Nathan Hoks is the author of Reveilles (Salt), The Narrow Circle (Penguin), and Nests in Air (Black Ocean). His fourth book of poems, Moony Days of Being, is forthcoming from Black Ocean in 2026. He has also published translations of poetry by Vicente Huidobro, Christian Dotremont, Henri Michaux, and Tristan Tzara. He teaches poetry at the University of Chicago and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He lives in Chicago with his family.
Recent work:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/156678/nests-in-air
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/156673/a-father39s-work-is-never-done
Jace Inman is a Chicago based, multi-discipline graphic designer, VJ, producer, hardware performer, and multi-genre DJ. Jace is known for his work with the preeminent internet radio station, Sub.FM and releases on Mantissa, Eat Dis, + Touched Music. He has recently been pushing underground events in Chicago / the midwest United States, including Heavensware, and Night Logistics.
Homepage: https://www.jaceinman.com/
Bandcamp: https://jaceinman.bandcamp.com/
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/jaceinman/
Sevan Mercy (all pronouns) and Lonesome Bill Walker (he/him) are a gender-bending, queer collaborative duo rooted in Milwaukee, WI. Sevan-in the shapeshifting roles of artist, parent, social worker, and spirit-tender-is a nonbinary, neurodivergent, SWANA wizard force of too-muchness. Through music and ritual, they blur meaning with meaninglessness in pursuit of collective liberation. Lonesome Bill is a transsexual mark maker and disabled devil using wood, paint, cloth, and ink to create narrative work in the forms of sculptures, costumes, and performance. Together, Sevan and Lonesome Bill draw deeply from mythology and absurdism to transform community gatherings and queer embodiment into ungovernable spaces.
Artist Profile: https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/cactus-plus-program/in-the-clouds-artist-residency/2025-residents/lonesome-bill-walker-sevan-mercy/
Donnie Echo is a synth engineer known mostly for his upstart in local indie rock band North Warren. Donnie co-runs a studio in Milwaukee, Golfshoe Music, that has Ableton Live seamlessly and wirelessly connected to their entire synth collection.(via Cactus Club)
DJ Del1lac, a Milwaukee resident and Apart artist, has a sonic range that covers a vast array of sounds. Regardless of the specific vibe, her selections always bring a raw energy that is strongly connected to the roots of rave culture. For her contribution to Kajunga Program, she throws down a slew of deep and groovy jungle tracks.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/plasticpulse