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Tuesday Funk cohost Erin Watson giving a toast

Debriefings Reading #174

September 2026 Debrief

The first of September was hot and humid, but the air conditioning in the upstairs lounge of Hopleaf did its job, and the crowd at the 174th edition of Tuesday Funk were cool indeed. Erin J. Watson pulled double duty as cohost and lead-off reader, sharing her brand-new

Participants Reading #174

Meet the Readers: Erin Watson

Erin J. Watson is a Southern queer person living in Chicago. She makes zines, rides bikes, and volunteers with Chicago Books to Women in Prison. Her poems have recently appeared in Milwaukee Avenue Messenger, and her zines include My Dog Only Listens to the Mountain Goats and Things We Bought

Tuesday Funk #174, Sept. 1, 2026

Readings Reading #174

Tuesday Funk #174: September 1, 2026

The shadows are getting longer, but the air is still warm and the leaves have yet to fall. Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 1 in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf for Tuesday Funk! We'll be featuring readings by Teresa Dzieglewicz, PJ Gray, C. Russell Price, Kathleen Rooney and

Debriefings Reading #148

June 2024 Debrief

We had a standing-room-only crowd for the 148th edition of Tuesday Funk on June 4, 2024 — and no wonder, with Eden Robins making her final appearance as cohost. Plus we had a stacked lineup! Chris Sweet started us off strong with a fun and funny essay about Bob

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Participants Reading #148

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Erin J. Watson is a Southern queer person living in Chicago. She makes zines, reads poems, rides bikes, and works in nonprofits. Her recent zines include Things We Bought at Harvestime and Extremely Gay for the Moon and the Lake, and she's thrilled to take the torch from

Tuesday Funk #148 - June 4, 2024

Readings Reading #148

Tuesday Funk #148: June 4, 2024

Will the scream of cicadas drown out the readers at our next show? Find out when Tuesday Funk returns on Tuesday, June 4 to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf! The evening will feature readings by Lina Chern, Eden Robins, Chrisopher Sweet, Ryan Trimble, and Erin Watson. Andrew Huff and Eden

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Participants Reading #140

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Erin Watson is a Southern person living in Chicago. Her poems have appeared in the chapbooks Breathtaken and No Experiences and in Entropy Magazine. When it's not a pandemic out, Erin cohosts Other People's Poems at Uncharted Books, as well as the Basement Life reading series

Tuesday Funk #140 - Aug. 4, 2020

Readings Reading #140

Quarantuesday Funk #140: Aug. 4

It's nice and hot in Chicago, so we hope you have air conditioning -- or at least a nice cold drink -- for when Tuesday Funk does its next pre-recorded YouTube Live show on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 7:30pm on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/TuesdayFunk! Please join

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Participants Reading #128

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Erin Watson is a Southern person living in Chicago. Her poetry chapbooks include No Experiences and Breathtaken. Her essays and criticism appear on the Volta Blog and in the forthcoming zine We Can Turn the World To Gold: A Carly Rae Jepsen Fanzine. Erin was a 2018 semifinalist and a

Tuesday Funk #128: June 4, 2019

Readings Reading #128

Tuesday Funk #128: June 4, 2019

The sun is out, the flowers are blooming, the trees are green and by the beginning of June we'll all remember why we live in Chicago -- for its amazing live lit, of course! Join us for a power-packed lineup for the 128th edition on Tuesday Funk on

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Participants Reading #83

Meet Our Readers: Erin Watson

Erin Watson is a Southern person living in Chicago. Her poems appear in Anthology of Chicago and in the self-published chapbooks No Experiences, Instax Winter, and Nickels. Her poetry criticism appears on the Volta Blog. She was a finalist for the 2014 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award and one

Tuesday Funk for July 7, 2015

Reading #83 Doucet Norman

Tuesday Funk #83: July 7, 2015

Cool yourself with a beer and Tuesday Funk in July as we welcome guests Erin Watson, Fred Sasaki, Norman Doucet and Lily Be -- plus cohost Eden Robins with a full-length piece -- for your favorite eclectic monthly reading series. Join us Tuesday, July 7 in the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf,