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Bonk! Performance Series
The Bonk! Performance Series is a monthly event held in various locations in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. The series is curated by poet Nick Demske, and aims to bring challenging poetry, art, and performance to the local arts community.

Each month typically features readings by 2 poets and a musical performance. Some months have included special events, such as readings for 100 Thousand Poets for Change  and a poetry read-in for black authors called the Mary Finley and Marcie Eanes Memorial Black History Month Read-In. In 2020 the format changed to virtual, and included the Bonk! Hispanic Heritage Month in partnership with the Kenosha Public Library.

Some recent notable performers include Alison Rollins, Margaret Rozga. Alilson Rollins was a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Literature fellow, a 2016 recipient of the Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship and author of the poetry collection, “Library of Small Catastrophes.”