A side profile of Kro typing on-demand poetry at a rooftop bistro in Fulton Market. They sit behind a blue typewriter, which holds a half-completed poem.

On-Demand Poetry:

Street Performance

During the warm season in Chicago (April-September), you can find me doing public poetry! Follow me on Instagram for the latest updates.

Scheduled Appearances

Poetry should be a public utility, just like electricity. I want poetry in airports and museums and botanic gardens and shopping malls. Do you have the connection to bring it there? Reach out—together we can make this world more poetic.

Upcoming:

  • WNDR Museum Poetry Residency, March 7, 2025 (12-6pm)

  • WNDR Museum Poetry Residency, March 8, 2025 (12-6pm)

  • Private Event @ The Museum of Science and Industry, March 6, 2025 (2-4pm)

  • Poetic Devices Live Stream on Instagram, March 18th, 2025 (5-6:30pm)

  • Jade & Malcom’s Wedding @ WildmanBT, April 12, 2025

  • Poetry Brothel (Typewriter & Stage Performance), Ghost Donkey, April 13, 2025 (6pm-12am)

  • Prose Hoes Literary Salon @ Kibbitznest, April 22, 2025 (7-10pm)

  • Reading from my MFA Thesis @ DePaul Spring English Conference, May 16, 2025 (time TBA)

  • Goblin Market (Massachusetts), May 23 2025 (4-7pm)

  • CTC Corporate Reception @ Harold Washington Public Library, APril 17, 2025 (6-8:30pm)

  • Miller-Burns Wedding at Artifact Events, June 28, 2025

  • QWERTYfest (Milwaukee, WI), Oct 3-5, 2025

  • Alex & Emma’s Wedding, Chicago, August 15, 2026

Where I’ve been:

  • Valentine’s at WNDR, Feb 14, 2024 (12-6pm)

  • Valentine’s at Ferragamo on Michigan Ave, Feb 8-9, 2025 (11:30am-5pm)

  • Poetry Party at MegMade Chicago, Feb 7, 2025 (6-7:30pm)

  • Valentine's Event for Global Furniture Group at The Merchandise Mart, Feb 5, 2025 (3:30pm-6pm)

  • Corporate Dinner @ Toro, Jan 7, 2025 (6-8pm)

  • Turnkey Corporate Holiday Party @ Homestead on the Roof, Dec 20, 2024 (7:15pm-8:45pm)

  • Randolph Street Market, Dec 14-15, 2024 (10-5pm)

  • Boston Consulting Group Employee Appreciation Night, Dec 13, 2024 (6-8pm)

  • BVLGARI Customer Appreciation Event, Dec 10, 2024 (2-4pm)

  • Poetry Performance at the Poetry Brothel Chicago @ KASHMIR in Fulton Market, Dec 8, 2024

  • Underground Art Market, Dec 7, 2024 (10am-5pm)

  • Company Holiday Party @ Eclipse Center Beloit WI, Dec 6, 2024 (2:30-4:30pm)

  • St Louis Typosphere Popup (Missouri), Nov 30, 2024

  • Gala Event for Mercy Home @ The Old Post Office, Nov 16, 2024 (9pm-12am)

  • Randolph Street Market, Nov 16-17 2024 (10-5pm)

  • Corporate Happy Hour for Attain @ HIDE+SEEK, Nov 14, 2024 (5pm-7:30pm)

  • Facilitated Typewriter Playtime (private event, Chicago), Nov 10, 2024 (12-2pm)

  • Residency @ Boston WNDR Museum Nov 2-3

  • Performance Poetry at the Boston Poetry Brothel, Oct 29, 2024

  • Allie’s Wedding (private event), Milwaukee, October 18, 2024

  • Modern Vintage Chicago Fashion Expo @ Ravenswood Event Center, Oct 13, 2024 (10am-5pm)

  • Vintage House Chicago @ Ramova, Oct 5, 2024 (10am-5pm)

  • Randolph Street Market, Sept 29, 2024 (10am-5pm)

  • Brookfield Fine Arts Festival, Sept 28, 2024

  • Relativity Fest @ Navy Pier, Sept 27, 2024 (7pm-11pm)

  • Kirkland & Ellis @ Miru Chicago, Sept 25, 2024 (6:30-10:30pm)

  • Vintage Shindig @ Highland Park, Sept 15, 2024

  • Prospect Events Cocktail Reception at SIX10, Sept 10, 2024 (4:30-6:30pm)

  • West Loop Art Fest, Aug 31-Sept 2, 2024

  • Skopelos & Hydra, Greece, Aug 14-28, 2024

  • Down the Rabbit Hole @ the rooftop of Morgan’s on Fulton, Aug 13, 2024 (3:30-6:30pm)

  • Pascale’s Post-Wedding Celebration @ Greenhouse Loft Chicago, August 2, 2024 (7-11pm)

  • Corporate Reception @ Renaissance Schaumburg, July 31, 2024 (6pm-9pm)

  • Fulton Market Grand Prix EXPO @ Fulton Market, July 28, 2024 (2pm-10pm)

  • WIPA Chicago Chapter Event @ 21c Museum Hotel, July 24, 2024 (5:30-7:30pm)

  • Post-Elopement Celebration @ Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville Indiana, July 21st, 2024

  • Institute of Food Technology Conference @ Hyatt Regency Chicago, July 15, 6:30pm-9:30pm

  • Southport Art Fest, July 13-14, 2024

  • Performance: Stage Set @ Second City, July 6, 2024 (7:30pm)

  • Rathole Music Fest @ Bourbon on Division, June 29, 2024 2pm-11pm

  • Performance: MC’ing the Rat Slam Stage @ Rathole Music Fest, June 29, 2024 (4pm-10pm)

  • Utopian Tailgate @ Second City, June 27, 2024 (5:30pm-8:30pm)

  • QWERTYfest Milwaukee, June 21-22, 2024

  • Sundays on State, June 16, 2024

  • Jessica & Chris’s Wedding @ Cafe Brauer, June 15, 2024 (4:30pm-6:30pm)

  • WNDR Museum, June 15, 2024 (12pm-3pm)

  • WNDR Museum, June 14, 2024 (12pm-6pm)

  • Boat Docks @ River Roast, June 13, 2024, (8pm-10pm)

  • Intereum Reception @ The Hoxton Hotel, June 9, 2024 (5:30pm-7pm)

  • Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets - National Outlet Day, June 9, 2024 (12pm-2pm) (Wisconsin)

  • Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets - National Outlet Day, June 8, 2024 (12pm-3pm) (Wisconsin)

  • Fforest Fest, Morris IL, June 1, 2024 (10am-8pm)

  • Goethe-Institut Chicago Reopening Celebration, May 31, 2024 (5pm-8pm)

  • Goblin Market @ Rites of Spring, May 23, 2024 (7pm)

  • Randolph Street Market, May 26, 2024 (10am-5pm)

  • Equifax Corporate Party, May 24, 2024 (6pm-9pm)

  • WNDR Museum Poet-in-Residency, May 18, 2024 (12pm-6pm)

  • CD Peacock Store Opening, May 16, 2024 (5pm-8pm)

  • Mother’s Day Poems @ the Kimpton-Gray Hotel, May 12, 2024 (4pm-6pm)

  • Mother’s Day Eve, Oak Park, May 11, 2024 (7:30-9:30pm)

  • Bridget’s Big Gay Wedding, Colvin House, May 10, 2024 (6-9pm)

  • Rail Reception @ The Old Post Office, May 8, 2024 (8pm-10pm)

  • WNDR Museum Poet-in-Residency, May 4, 2024 (2pm-8pm)

  • Community Garden Opening, Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin, May 3, 2024 (11am-2pm)

  • Employee Open Mic Night @ LinkedIn Chicago Headquarters, April 23, 2024 (3:30pm-6pm)

  • Hosting: Word of Mouth - Printer’s Row Poetry Show @ Necessary & Sufficient Coffee, April 13, 2024 (5-7:30pm)

  • Necessary & Sufficient Coffee, Printer’s Row, March 30, 2024 (2-4pm)

  • The Art of Becoming @ The Kulture Museum, Mar 30, 2024 (7-10pm)

  • Necessary & Sufficient Coffee, Printer’s Row, March 22, 2024 (2-4pm)

  • WNDR After Dark, March 21st, 2024 (6pm-10pm)

  • Sue’s 90th Birthday Party @ The Gallery in River Forest, March 10, (6pm-8pm)

  • CTC Awards Dinner @ Theater on the Lake, March 7, 2024 (6-9pm)

  • Leighs’s Birthday Party, Oak Park, Jan 20, 2024

  • Christkindlemarket Aurora, Thursdays in Dec, 2023

  • Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville, Fridays in Dec, 2023

  • Underground Art Market, Dec 17, 2023

  • Google End-of-Year Bash @ The House of Blues,
    Nov 28, 2023

  • Harmonic Convergence, St Louis, Nov 25, 2023

  • Randolph Street Market, Nov 18-19, 2023

  • Amazon Reception @ Marriott Marquis, Nov 14, 2023

  • Amazon Business @ The Old Post Office, Nov 8, 2023

  • Gilda’s Club Chicago, Nov 4, 2023

  • Andersonville Arts Weekend, Oct 1, 2023

  • Randolph Street Market, September 24, 2023

  • Anna & Brad’s Wedding @ Bistro Campagne, September 9, 2023

  • Fast Services Reception @ Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom, Aug 24, 2023

  • Private Wedding, Aug 25, 2023

  • Private Wedding, Aug 19, 2023

  • Underground Art Market, Chicago, August 13, 2023

  • Poetry & Paint @ The Kulture Museum, August 12, 2023

  • The Martin Gallery Opening, Aug 7, 2023

  • Oak Park Farmer’s Market, July 15, 2023

  • Underground Art Market, Chicago, July 16, 2023

  • Private Wedding @ Michigan, July 29, 2023

  • Southport Arts Festival, Chicago, July 8-9, 2023

  • QWERTY fest Milwaukee, June 23-25 2023

  • Private Wedding @ Chicago, June 17, 2023

  • Cocktail Hour @ RPM Italian Chicago, June 22, 2023

  • Goblin Market @ Rites of Spring, Massachusets, May 26, 2023

  • fForest Fest @ Morris IL, 12-6pm June 3, 2023

  • ReKinnection Festival, Missouri, June 7-11, 2023

  • Private Event @ Hilton Chicago Grand Ballroom, May 4, 2023

  • I’m (her)e: Women’s History Month Bruch @ The Macy’s Building, March 29, 2023

  • Chicago Circus & Performing Arts Festival @ The Den Theater, March 9, 2023

  • Christkindlmarket 2022 @ Wrigleyville

  • Randolph Street Market, December 2022

  • Employee Appreciation Night @ Beatnik on the River

  • Holiday Party @ The Wilder Mansion in Elmhurst

  • Prayer Wheel Launch Party @The Insect Asylum

  • City Lights @ The Willis Tower

  • Feed Your Soul @ The House of Rad, Milwaukee

  • West Loop Art Fest 2022

  • SummerSalt Market @ The Salt Shed

  • Grand Opening @ the From Here On Food Hall

  • ACTIVATE with the Chicago Loop Alliance

  • NeoCon 2022 @ Merchandise Mart

  • Expo Chicago 2022 @ Navy Pier

  • The Martin @ Humboldt Park

  • The Underground Art Market @ SalvageOne 2021

  • Randolph Street Market 2021

  • Necessary & Sufficient Coffee @ Logan Square

  • The Extraordinarium @ Logan Square

  • The TomCat Trumpet Experience @ AliveOne

  • And more!

Where’s the poet?

photo credit: MKEventPhoto

from weddings & brand activations to poetry in the streets

In the cold months, you can find me at my poetry residency at the WNDR Museum. I also appear at corporate events, fundraisers, galas, and brand activations. But as soon as it’s warm enough (April-October) I take out my tray table and start popping up all over town! Street performance is at the heart of my art. Everyone needs a poem.

I perform spoken word sets, I teach workshops and classes, I act as a private writing coach, and I create immersive poetic experiences. I’m doing what I can to make this world more poetic, one letter at a time.