Nicole Borg, Author

05/10/2026

Pictures from an amazing Poetry Month! The League of Minnesota Poets spring conference in Ely. A reading by poet laureates Joyce Sutphen and Gwen Nell Westerman at the Paramount in St. Cloud. And a marvelous Independent Bookstore Day at Books Revisited. A fabulously literary whirlwind of a month 📖❤️

04/08/2026

Excited to be a part of the Agates Indy BookStore Tour, at The Book Keepers, this Thursday at 4:30 in Hutchinson, MN.

02/22/2026

I just sent out Alter Ego Issue 1.5, my monthly horror-poetry newsletter. If you're not on my email list yet, but you're curious about Alter Ego, I've included the first page of the horror section and the first page of the poetry section. Message me if you'd like to read more. This issue includes an excerpt from my horror novel and a brand new poem, fresh off the poetry production line!

Where blood meets verse Horror—oh, my! February 22, 2026 Issue 1.5 Years ago, my cousin gifted me Learning the Tarot by Joan Bunning and a deck thinking it’d be a cool party trick if I could do readings for friends. I agreed! I like anything that’s heavy on symbolism and persona...

02/22/2026

It is finally here! Lost Lake Folk Opera Volume 10: United We Write Winter of ICE. Check it out. Honored to be in such fabulous company: Margaret Hasse, Ed Bok Lee, Becky Boling, DE Green, Emilio DeGrazia, Justin Watkins, Ken McCullough, Elizabeth Weir, Nick Ozment, Lee Henschel Jr., and so many others. And thanks to Shipwreckt Books & Lost Lake Folk Opera for putting all of this together!

A Literary Struggle to Preserve our Democratic Republic - 2025 & 2026: Fiction & Non-, Poetry, Plays, and Opinion. V10 is dedicated to Renee Good, poet & mother, murdered on January 7, 2026, and Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the VA Hospital, murdered on January 24, 2026, both by Federal agents in ...

01/19/2026

Fabulous to read poetry at the book launch of “First Step” published by Wordwhipper Press! So many wonderful poets.

01/01/2026

Looking forward to a first reading of 2026. Writer's Night Out at OMNI Brewery in Maple Grove this Tuesday, the 6th, from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Come out and be nourished by some fabulous poetry. I know I can't wait!

11/29/2025

After a lovely weekend of family and food, I'm ready to sit down and read a little post-apocalyptic news courtesy of Benjamin Percy and Bad Hand Books!

11/08/2025

Looking forward to reading a poem today at Central Lakes College in Brainerd and enjoying my fellow poets’ work. The event starts at 1:00. Stop by if you’re around. Poetry, live music and refreshments—what could be better!

11/03/2025

Excited to announce I’ve had four poems accepted to Lost Lake Folk Opera literary magazine! Thanks to Tom Driscoll and Shipwreckt Books. https://shipwrecktbooks.press/

10/31/2025

Happy Hallowen! If you missed Issue 1.2 of Alter Ego, let me know and I’ll send it your way. And enjoy this “most wonderful time of the year” 🎃🔪💀