Poetry & Pi(e)

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Brenda Cárdenas (left) and Nick Gulig.

Brenda Cárdenas (left) and Nick Gulig.

This celebration of the mathematician’s favorite holiday, Pi Day (3.14, get it?) actually works quite well mathematically and thematically (the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter) with its homonym of pie. How poetry got involved is anyone’s guess. This Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters event returns in person this year with readings from Wisconsin’s outgoing and incoming poets laureates, Nick Gulig and Brenda Cárdenas respectively. And yes, there will be pie! A virtual option is also available, but that’s BYOP.

media release: The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, in partnership with the Urban League of Greater Madison and the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission, will present Poetry & Pi(e), a festive annual event featuring poetry readings and delicious pie. On Friday, March 14, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, Poetry & Pi(e) will feature in-person readings by new Wisconsin Poet Laureate Brenda Cárdenas and outgoing Poet Laureate Nick Gulig. This will be a hybrid event, with the in-person experience held at The Black Business Hub, an enterprise center developed by the Urban League of Greater Madison devoted to incubating, accelerating, and networking Black and other BIPOC entrepreneurs. In-person attendees will enjoy scrumptious pies while enjoying poetry by accomplished Poets Laureate.  

“This opportunity to hear poetry read aloud, from two master writers, is an opportunity to see through their eyes, but also to understand ourselves and find our shared humanity," stated Erika Monroe-Kane, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. “In a time of tension and uncertainty, understanding each other and being connected is particularly important." 

Registration is required for this event for both the in-person and online experiences. Registration can be completed through the Poetry & Pi(e) page on the Wisconsin Academy’s website at: https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/evenings/poetry-and-pie-2025