About anja Notanja Sieger, Typewriter Poet & Artist 

I use typewritten poetry, performance art, community collaboration, paper cutting, drawing, crochet, live radio, and storytelling to understand life. No matter the medium, improvisation is the uniting force because split-second decisions thrill me. What wisdom rises to the surface by following instinct? When I spelunk the present scene, reoccurring themes emerge—supernatural beings, the animal psyche, the theater of gender and personality, humorously rebelling against fear, and revering the underacknowledged minutia of daily life.  I am a mostly analog artist living in a digital world.

I’ve been typing poems at fairs and private events since 2011. You can even order a poem on this site (see my shop). To book me: notanja@gmail.com  

Awards

Milwaukee Arts Board Grant Finalist, 2020

Mary Nohl Suitcase Grant Recipient, 2019

O, Miami Festival Grant Recipient, 2019

Artist-in-resident at RedLine Milwaukee, 2016-2019

Resident Narrator of the Pfister Hotel, 2014-2015

Winner of the "Art" Story Slam at the Pfister Hotel, 2014

Featured Daily Story on www.cowbird.com, 2012, 2014

Ex Fabula Story Slam All-Star Storyteller, 2011

From 2024.

From 2014.