Welcome Poets

Watch the documentary Welcome Poets created by PBS Wisconsin. After the screening, participate in a discussion and Q&A with the creators Nick Gulig, former Wisconsin State Poet Laureate (2023-2024), and Colin Crowley, producer.

For more information on Wisconsin poet Lorine Niedecker, go to Friends of Lorine Niedecker.

About the Documentary

Upon returning to his home state of Wisconsin in 2016 after nearly two decades away, following five years teaching in Thailand, Nicholas Gulig joins UW-Whitewater as a poetry professor and moves to Fort Atkinson. Estranged, in a divided political climate, Gulig finds a steadying presence in the region's ties to 20th century poet Lorine Niedecker.

Major funding for Welcome Poets is provided by the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation, Peter and Connie Roop, the Focus Fund for the Arts and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.