Nick Shattuck

‘kill a poet’ timeline

1/8/26 — written in an hour
1/9/26 — recorded in 20 minutes at
1/16/26 — released
1/26/26 — featured on , played across Minneapolis
2/12/26 — half-page write-up in the Beach Reporter

2/11/26 — saw the call for art
2/20/26 — borrowed a typewriter and started typing (thank you )

Typing, typing, typing until the pieces found me.
The pages led to photographs.
The photographs were printed.
The typewritten works were framed and prepared for the gallery.

3/1/26 — submitted to
3/8/26 — accepted
3/12/26 — stickers in hand

Then the full circle magic-
performing the song live on opening night, surrounded by light, the pieces behind me, and the people around me.

(The art stays up until 4/4 and the gallery is open 10am-8pm daily. Please go visit and look at all the amazing submissions. It’s truly an experience. Thank you . )