Public Reading: Josina Manu Maltzman & Teo Shannon

Josina Manu Maltzman (all pronouns) will read from their chapbook essay “Ride Safe: One dyke’s journey to healing from the West Bank to the West Coast.” They are a writer, carpenter, and community organizer who has worked for liberation in Palestine since 2000. Their writing explores community safety and collective care, and their essay “Protective Presence in the West Bank” received the 2025 Plentitudes Prize in Nonfiction. Josina is also a core member of Relationships Evolving Possibilities (REP), a community safety project in the Twin Cities.

Teo Shannon (he/him) will read from his debut poetry collection a chronology of blood. A queer, chronically ill Latino poet based in Winona, Shannon holds an MFA from Pacific University and a PhD from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is cofounder and co–editor-in-chief of Cotton Xenomorph, a journal of flash fiction, poetry, and visual art. His collection will be published by the University of New Mexico Press in September 2025.flash fiction, poetry, and visual art. His collection will be published by the University of New Mexico Press in September 2025.

Winona State SLC – Room 120