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An audience engaged in an open mic experience at Express Yourself Milwaukee Studio Event
Album cover of Healing Broken poetry cd shoiwng  mother and son

Beloved Healing LLC was developed to promote positive community, provide educational consulting, restorative poetry, writing, social justice, art, and improv workshops, as well as ghost writing and healing goods to both bring out the best in self and build community in a variety of settings from schools, businesses and every place in between.

 

Beloved Healing LLC continues to build bridges across the vast array of cultures too often at odds while reaffirming the gifts and goodness we all posses so we can walk in our values and transform justice into actionable steps.

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The practices and wisdom used are passed on from indigenous roots that honor the collective and individual voice while capturing the needs of modern society and highlighting the joys that empower our positive change together.

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Milwaukee Slam Poets posiing after a feature in Chicago.

Meet "darlin" nikki janzen

Darlin Nikki Janzen performing with passion at an open mic Poetry Unplugged

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Project Director

Mother, Aunt, Friend

Social Justice Educator

Restorative Practitioner

Equity Specialist

Social Justice Educator

Spoken word Slam Champion

Mixed media artist

Adjunct Professor

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“Darlin” nikki janzen works with diverse artists, teachers, parents, community partners, nonprofits and co-conspirators to create safe spaces and build bridges to create community conversations, art, and progress in hopes to continue #HealingBroken.

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Nikki has travelled around the country sharing spoken word working to use poetry as a bridge between cultures. She is the CEO of Beloved Healing LLC, and has been featured in the Shepard Express, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, on LTYM Milwaukee, CrossHatxh Poetry Series, Youth Rise Radio, published in multiple anthologies (e.g. Red Reads First, Humming Bird Press, Still Waters Press); a two time Grand Slam Spoken Word Champion of Milwaukee, 2008 Women of the World Haiku Slam Champion, 2007 MMAPSE Teacher of the Year, 2008 BET Regional Slam Winner.

 

She has self-published 6 chapbooks and two restorative poetry albums: Healing Broken is available on iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon

Alubum cover of Healing Broken with mother and son

Poet's Monday with Tim Koss

July 28, 2025 @ Lineman's River West inn, Milwaukee, WI 

7:30 open mic $3

8;30 featuring Darlin Nikki Janzen

Haiku Death Match and Short Poem Showcase 

August 02, 2025 @ Woodland Pattern Milwaukee, WI 

2:00pm 

Pay What you can

Hosted by Darlin Nikki Janzen

Haiku and short poem slam and showcase

August 22, 2025 @ Cache Cider 2612 S Greeley St Milwaukee, WI 

7:00 pm

Donations Accepted

Poems by Darlin Nikki Janzen

Sounds of Angel and Malia

Country-fried Folk Rock of Crow Eater

Special Spoken Word events
Vending handmade jewelry and poetry chapbooks

Vending

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