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  • Echoes of Exclusion with Paisley Rekdal

    The Magnes Auditorium 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Join poets Paisley Rekdal, Fae Myenne Ng, and Ava Chin and novelist Kathryn Ma for a timely discussion about the Chinese Exclusion Act and its echoes in contemporary America. This panel discussion will take place on Sunday May 7th from 2:00–3:00pm PDT.   The Bay Area Book Festival is free and open to the public.    […]

    FREE

  • Green Apple Books presents Randall Mann with D.A. Powell

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

    From the organizers: "Join us on Tuesday May 9th at 7:00pm PST when Randall Mann celebrates the release of his book, Deal: New and Selected Poems, with D.A. Powell at 9th Ave. Masks are encouraged for in-person attendance. Or, watch the livestream here."

  • An Afternoon with Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander

    Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

    From the organizers:  "Join us in person or via Zoom as we welcome Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander. They will read from their latest works and engage in a lively Q&A.  This event will take place on May 21 from 4:00 – 6:30pm EST at the Hudson Valley Writers Center and live […]

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  • Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk at Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises

    Sanders Theatre 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    From the organizers: "THE POET AND ORATOR at the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises—the traditional, academic opening event of Harvard’s Commencement-week celebrations—will be Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk, Ph.D. ’91. They are scheduled to appear on Tuesday morning, May 23, in Sanders Theatre. The Literary Exercises (this will be the 231st iteration) celebrate undergraduate […]

    FREE

  • Community of Writers Poetry Program taught by Victoria Chang, Kazim Ali, Forrest Gander, Carmen Giménez, Brenda Hillman, and Evie Shockley

    Palisades Tahoe CA, United States

    From the organizers: "The Poetry Program at the Community of Writers is founded on the belief that when poets gather in a community to write new poems, each poet may well break through old habits and write something stronger and truer than before. To help this happen we work together to create an atmosphere in which […]

    $1450

  • Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception with keynote speaker, Chris Abani

    American Writers Museum 180 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL, United States

    From the organizers:  "Celebrate the winners of the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction during a special award ceremony at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. Presented by Booklist and RUSA and generously supported by NoveList and a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, this year's show will honor […]

    $25 – $274

  • UMass English MFA Presents Lisa Olstein, Visiting Writers Series

    Old Chapel 144 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA, United States

    UMass English MFA for Poets & Writers Presents Lisa Olstein, Visiting Writers Series on Thursday September 28th 6:00pm - 7:30pm Eastern Time From the organizers: "Celebrating 60 Years of the UMass English MFA for Poets & Writers Visiting Writers Series no. 1 // Fall 2023 Join us for the first installment of the Visiting Writers […]

  • Open Books Presents Christopher Soto & Claudia Castro Luna, Latinx Poetry Writing Workshop

    Open Books: A Poem Emporium 108 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA, United States

    Open Books Presents Christopher Soto & Claudia Castro Luna, Latinx Poetry Writing Workshop on Saturday September 30th at 2pm - 3:30pm Pacific Time From the Organizers: "This poetry workshop is free, but space is limited! To RSVP, email instructor Christopher Soto directly at cs3625@nyu.edu and send 1-3 poems. Class will begin at 2pm and will […]

  • Cambridge Center Presents Cate Marvin and Marcus Wicker, Blacksmith House Poetry Series

    Cambridge Center for Adult Education 56 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Cambridge Center for Adult Education Presents Cate Marvin and Marcus Wicker, Blacksmith House Poetry Series on Monday October 2nd 8:00pm-9:00pm Eastern Time From the organizers: "Cate Marvin, whose most recent collection is Event Horizon, reads with Marcus Wicker, author of Silencer. Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers […]

  • NYU Presents Cate Marvin and Vievee Francis, Poetry Reading

    Lilliann Vernon Creative Writers House 58 West 10th St., New York,, NY

    NYU Presents Cate Marvin and Vievee Francis for a poetry reading on Friday, October 6th 5:00pm-7:00pm Eastern Time From the organizers: "Poetry readings by Vievee Francis and Cate Marvin, followed by a reception/signing. Open to the public. All attendees are required to RSVP in advance. While NYU has ended COVID-19 related restrictions and policies, we continue […]

  • Litquake presents Dean Rader, Randall Mann, and more for Poetry World Series

    Make-Out Room 3225 22nd, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Litquake presents Dean Rader, Randall Mann, and more for the Poetry World Series on Thursday, October 12 · 7:30pm PDT From the organizers: "Two teams of award-winning poets, including Kim Addonizio, Zeina Hashem Beck, Lee Herrick, Randall Mann, Christell Victoria Roach, and Dean Rader, take turns batting at topics pitched to them by the audience. […]

  • 50th Anniversary Reading with Jericho Brown, Paisley Rekdal, and Arthur Sze

    Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Presented by Copper Canyon Press and Lannan Foundation  The Lensic Performing Arts Center  211 W. San Francisco Street Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501   $8 Adult / $5 Senior and Student More information at The Lensic     Some of the most important poets writing today come together at the Lensic and via Livestream to […]

  • Elliott Bay Book Company Presents FREEMAN’S Launch with John Freeman, Deborah Landau, and Sasha LaPointe

    Elliot Bay Book Company

    Elliott Bay Book Company Presents FREEMAN’S Launch with John Freeman, Deborah Landau, and Sasha LaPointe on Monday October 23rd, 2023 @ 6:00PM - 7:00 PM Pacific Time. Additionally followed by readings with Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Sasha LaPointe, and Deborah Landau from their recently released collections. From the organizers: "Editor John Freeman launches the latest issue […]

  • Cambridge Center Presents Randall Mann and Daniel Brock Johnson, Blacksmith House Poetry Series

    Cambridge Center for Adult Education 56 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Cambridge Center Presents Randall Mann and Daniel Brock Johnson, Blacksmith House Poetry Series on Monday, October 23rd 8-9pm Eastern Time From the organizers: "Randall Mann reads from his new book, DEAL: New and Selected Poems, with Daniel Johnson, author of Shadow Act. Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging […]

    $5

  • Rose Theatre Presents Red Pine at Premiere of the Film “Dancing with the Dead”

    Rose Theatre 235 Taylor Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

    World Gala Premiere of Dancing with the Dead including Q&A with Director, Ward Serrill and a reading by Bill Porter (Red Pine) on Friday October 27th at 7pm PT From the organizers: "We are so excited to be hosting the World Premiere Gala of DANCING WITH THE DEAD and hope you will join us on […]

    $20

  • PSNY Features Deborah Landau, Terrance Hayes, Timothy Donnelly and more at First Annual Halloween Masquerade Ball

    The Strand's Rare Book Room 826 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    PSNY's First Annual Halloween Masquerade Ball features Deborah Landau, Terrance Hayes, Timothy Donnelly and more on Saturday October 28th 8pm-11pm ET From the organizers: "To all poets, poetry lovers, and poets-to-be: look no further for your dream spooky season soiree! Join The Poetry Society of New York for our first ever Masquerade Spectacular on October […]

  • Poetry@TECH Presents Victoria Chang, Vievee Francis, and James Davis May

    Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA, United States

    Poetry@TECH Presents Victoria Chang, Vievee Francis, and James Davis May at the 22nd Bourne Poetry Reading at Thursday, 02 November, 2023 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time From the organizers: "The reading is FREE and open to the public. Our doors open at 6:45 pm Eastern Time. For more information, contact Travis Denton via email at […]

  • Cascadia Field Guide Presents Paisley Rekdal, Brittney Corrigan, Oliver de la Paz, Jessica E. Johnson, and Derek Sheffield at Portland Book Fest

    Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    Cascadia Field Guide Presents Paisley Rekdal, Brittney Corrigan, Oliver de la Paz, Jessica E. Johnson, and Derek Sheffield at the Portland Book Festival on November 4th, 11:30am-11:50am PT From the organizers: "This pop-up reading features contributors to the mixed-genre anthology Cascadia Field Guide. Join Brittney Corrigan, Oliver de la Paz, Jessica E. Johnson, Paisley Rekdal, […]

  • National Book Foundation Presents Paisley Rekdal and Paul Harding at the Portland Book Festival

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Porland, OR, United States

    National Book Foundation Presents Paisley Rekdal and Paul Harding at the Portland Book Festival November 4th 1:30-2:30pm PT From the organizers: "Join 2023 National Book Award–honored authors Paul Harding (This Other Eden, Fiction) and Paisley Rekdal (West: A Translation, Poetry) in a cross-genre conversation on how to bring historical voices to life, and how to […]

  • Portland Book Festival Presents Paisley Rekdal and Oliver de la Paz

    Portland's Brunish Theatre 111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, CA, United States

    Portland Book Festival Presents Paisley Rekdal and Oliver de la Paz on November 4th, 3:30pm-4:30pm PT From the organizers: "In The Diaspora Sonnets, Oliver de la Paz uses the traditional sonnet to eloquently invoke the perseverance and myth of the Filipino diaspora in America. Paisley Rekdal’s West: A Translation is an unflinching hybrid collection of […]

  • Bookends & Beginnings Presents Kevin Prufer and Steven Cramer Poetry Book Launch

    Bookends & Beginnings 1712 Sherman Avenue, Alley #1, Evanston, IL, United States

    Bookends & Beginnings Presents Kevin Prufer and Steven Cramer Poetry Book Launch on Saturday September 4th at 6pm CDT From the organizers: "Steven Cramer launches DEPARTURES FROM RILKE and Kevin Prufer launches THE FEARS at our MiniBar." To RSVP go to the event page here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-book-launch-steven-cramer-and-kevin-prufer-tickets-720591898767

  • Jake Adam York Memorial Reading Series Featuring Randall Mann & Stephen Sexton

    University of Colorado Denver 1015 9th St Park, Denver, CO, United States

    The University of Colorado Denver Creative Writing Reading Series Featuring Randall Mann & Stephen Sexton on Wednesday November 8th, 6pm MT From the organizers: "Founded to honor the memory of Jake Adam York, a poet and editor who taught at the University of Colorado Denver from 2000-2012, and passed away suddenly in December 2012. During […]

  • Monsters of Poetry Presents Natalie Eilbert and more

    Monsters of Poetry Presents Natalie Eilbert, Brett DeFries, Nicholas Gulig, and Sadia Hassan on Saturday November 11th at 7pm From the organizers: "monsters of poetry 11/11/23 7pm BYOB 402 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703 $3 suggested donation" For more information go to: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyjy5FjLWqT/?hl=en

  • Poetry Society of America Presents Deborah Landau & Ilya Kaminsky

    Poetry Society of America 119 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Poetry Society of America Presents Deborah Landau & Ilya Kaminsky for the PSA Reading Series on Thursday November 16th at 7pm ET From the organizers: "Address: Poetry Society of America 119 Smith Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Registration required: Tickets $5/ Free for Members" Register for this event here: https://poetrysociety.givecloud.co/product/57C27E3/reading-series

    $5

  • Seven Stories Press Presents Leila Chatti and Patrice Vecchione Reading at Two Dollar Radio

    Two Dollar Radio HQ 1124 Parsons Ave., Columbus, OH, United States

    Seven Stories Press Presents Leila Chatti and Patrice Vecchione Reading at Two Dollar Radio on November 16th at 7pm CST From the organizers: "An Evening of Poetry Celebrating the Power of Voice November 16, 2023 at 7:00pm CST Two Dollar Radio HQ 1124 Parsons Ave. Columbus, OH 43206 United States Join Ink Knows No Borders: Poems […]

  • Copper Canyon Press 50th Anniversary Celebration: Poets on their Personal Bests Featuring: Jericho Brown, Mark Bibbins, and Cate Marvin

    The New School 65 West 11th Street, New York, CA, United States

    In partnership with The New School Creative Writing Program on November 17th 7pm ET Featuring: Jericho Brown, Mark Bibbins, and Cate Marvin Hosted by: Erin Belieu, Carl Phillips, Michael Wiegers, and John Reed Poetry is vital to language and living. Since 1973, Copper Canyon Press has been publishing extraordinary poetry from around the world to […]

  • Empty Bowl Presents Reading and Reception with Bill Porter (Red Pine) and John Brandi

    Oberto Commons 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States

    Empty Bowl Presents Reading and Reception with Bill Porter (Red Pine) and John Brandi on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM From the organizers: "Join us for a reading & reception with acclaimed translator Bill Porter (Red Pine) and Haiku poet, artist, and translator John Brandi. Tuesday, December 5, 2023 from 7 – 9 […]

  • Hudson Valley Writers Center Presents a Reading and Conversation about the work of Tomas Tranströmer, with translator Patty Crane

    Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

    Hudson Valley Writers Center Presents a Reading and Conversation about the work of Tomas Tranströmer, with translator Patty Crane on December 6th at 7pm ET From the organizers: "Please join Jennifer Franklin, Program Director, as she welcomes the translator of The Blue House: Complete Works of Tomas Tranströmer (Copper Canyon Press, 2023). This collection is […]

  • Empty Bowl Presents Reading with Bill Porter (Red Pine) and John Brandi

    Port Townsend Friends Meeting House 1841 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

    Empty Bowl Presents Reading with Bill Porter (Red Pine) and John Brandi at Friday, December 8, 2023 4:30 PM 6:00 PM From the organizers: "Please join Empty Bowl Press for a reading with two acclaimed poets and translators: Red Pine and John Brandi. Port Townsend Friends Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA."

  • Lexington Public Library Open Mic Night featuring Maurice Manning

    Farish Theatre Downtown Public Library 140 E Main St, Lexington, KY, United States

    Lexington Public Library Open Mic Night featuring Maurice Manning Dec 13, 2023 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM From the organizers: "Farish Theatre - Downtown Public Library 140 E Main St, Lexington, Kentucky 40507 "Lexington Public Library’s next Open Mic Night will feature renowned poet Maurice Manning. Manning is a former Guggenheim Fellow, Yale Series of […]

  • Black History in Poetry and the Visual Archive featuring Tyree Daye, Niki Herd, Alison C. Rollins

    Kansas City Convention Center Kansas City

    Black History in Poetry and the Visual Archive featuring Tyree Daye, Niki Herd, Alison C. Rollins at 3:20 pm to 4:35 pm, Saturday, February 10th How do we think of ourselves in history, and when we do, what do we see? Three innovative poets consider how personal and public histories—Black histories in particular—are intertwined and how […]

  • Grolier Poetry Book Shop: Shangyang Fang, C. Francis Fisher, and Charles Kell

    Grolier Poetry Book Shop 6 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    From the presenters: "Please join us for our reading with Shangyang Fang, C. Francis Fisher and Charles Kell with an introduction by Chris Hosea." Register here for the in-person reading: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek8whi1k63f0c67d&llr=6hztvkcab Register here to attend virtually: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek8whi1r59ace29b&llr=6hztvkcab

  • Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Presents Arthur Sze and Wang Jiaxin

    Piper Writer's House 450 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, United States

    Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Presents Arthur Sze and Wang Jiaxin on Thurs April 18th 2024 at 7pm MST From the organizers: "In honor of National Poetry Month 2024, two distinguished poets read and talk about form, tradition, innovation and imitation. The conversation will be moderated by Lucas Klein, translator and ASU Professor of Chinese." […]

  • Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet

    Humanities Center at Stanford 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA, United States

    Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet on Wednesday May 8th, 2024 at 8pm PT From the organizers: "Sze is this year's Mohr Visiting Poet. Each year, the Creative Writing Program welcomes distinguished writers to teach a Stanford writing seminar to undergraduates. These seminars are made possible with the generous support […]

  • Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents a Colloquium with Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet

    Margaret Jacks Hall 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA, United States

    Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents a Colloquium with Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet on Wednesday May 22nd at 11am PT From the organizers: "Sze is this year's Mohr Visiting Poet. Each year, the Creative Writing Program welcomes distinguished writers to teach a Stanford writing seminar to undergraduates. These seminars are made possible with the […]

  • The Keeler Tavern Museum presents Poetry in the Garden with Sophie Cabot Black and Patricia Spears Jones

    Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center 152 Main St, Ridgefield, CT, United States

    From the organizers: "Poetry in the Garden (formerly "A Garden of Verse") is back for another summer season! The series, produced by Ridgefield Poet Laureate Emerita Barb Jennes, will feature some of the nation's leading poets. Join us in KTM&HC's beautiful historic walled garden for weekly readings throughout the month of July. Doors open at […]

    Free

  • The 13th Annual New York City Poetry Festival presents Diannely Antigua, Deborah Landau, and Sophie Cabot Black

    Nolan Park Governors Island, New York, NY

    The 13th Annual New York City Poetry Festival presents Diannely Antigua, Deborah Landau, and Sophie Cabot Black From the organizers: "A literary institution in its thirteenth year, funded by NYSCA, DCLA, and more, The New York City Poetry Festival is a progressive and transformative event that draws over 15,000 attendees. NYC PoFest is one of […]

    Free

  • DIESEL, A Bookstore presents Noah Warren, Christian Gullette, and Dan O’Brien

    Diesel, A Bookstore 225 26th St, Santa monica, CA

    From the organizers: "Join us on Tuesday July 30th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Christian Gullette, Dan O'Brien and Noah Warren to the store to discuss and sign Coachella Elegy, Survivors's Notebook and The Complete Stories. This event is free to attend and will be held in the courtyard at DIESEL, A Bookstore in […]

    Free

  • Flyleaf Books presents their Second Sunday Poetry Series with John Balaban and Anna Lewis

    Flyleaf Books 752 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    Flyleaf Second Sunday Poetry Series presents readings with John Balaban and Anna Lewis From the organizers: "Join us for our Monthly Poetry series, an afternoon of poetic readings. Featured poets will each read for 20 minutes, followed by a short break to sign books, then an open mic. Please sign up by 2:30 pm, and […]

    Free

  • Ted Kooser Book Release – Raft

    Chapters Books & Gifts 548 Seward St, Seward, NE, United States

    From the organizers: "Delightfully universal, Raft by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ted Kooser travels the Midwest landscape, attuned to life's shared experiences and emotions--illness, aging, beauty, and love. Raft is our fourth collection of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser. Open in his desire to write for the everyday reader, these poems […]

    Free

  • CCP at Brooklyn Book Festival, Sunday, September 29

    Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    From the organizers: "The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s largest free literary festival and connects readers with local, national and international authors and publishers during the course of a celebratory literary week. The Festival presents original programming and enthusiastically welcomes New York City’s cross cultural book readers as well as national and international […]

    Free

  • Copper Canyon Press at AWP 2025

    AWP, Los Angeles Convention Center

    Copper Canyon Press looks forward to attending the in-person 2025 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference March 26-29. Here’s how to find the Press, our booth at #AWP25, and your favorite poets. Copper Canyon Press Events at AWP 2025 Conference Thursday (March 27)   Jericho Brown, Camille Rankine 9:00am–10:15pm. Room 408A, Level Two, Los […]

  • Yuki Tanaka Book Signing at AWP

    CCP Booth #418

    Stop by booth #418 at AWP for a book signing with Yuki Tanaka, author of Chronicle of Drifting!  

  • The Vacancies We Name: Poetry of Global Perspectives with Michael Wiegers, Tishani Doshi, Pádraig Ó Tuama, and Shangyang Fang

    Petree Hall C, Los Angeles Convention Center, Level 1

    From the Organizers: When we leave home and move through the world, what vacancies get created inside us? What does it mean to be severed from belonging—and to find it again? And how does poetry give us a mouth with which to tune our empty spaces? In this reading, three celebrated, international poets explore the […]

  • 8th Annual Lee Scheingold Lecture in Poetry and Poetics With Pádraig Ó Tuama

    Husky Union Building, Room 334, University of Washington 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, United States

    From the organizers: Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama’s work centers around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. Working fluently on the page and in public, he is a compelling poet and skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. He presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the […]

  • The Elliott Bay Book Company presents a Reading with Tishani Doshi and Kelli Russell Agodon

    Elliott Bay Book Company 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA, United States

    From the organizers: "Award-winning poet, writer, and dancer Tishani Doshi and award-winning poet and editor Kelli Russell Agodon visit the store to discuss their poetry collections, A God at the Door and Dialogues with the Rising Tides. Please help us prepare for audience size by RSVPing here." A God at the Door "We are homesick everywhere," writes […]

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  • Pádraig Ó Tuama: The Better Angels of Our Nature

    Cathedral Nave, University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA, United States

    From the Organizer: A Thursday evening Wisdom School event with acclaimed poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025, 7–8:30 P.M., in person in the cathedral nave and livestreamed; registration required Due to the number of registrations, this event will be offered in the cathedral nave rather than Bloedel Hall. A livestream will be available to registrants as […]

    $15

  • O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale with Ellen Bass

    Folger Theatre 201 E Capitol St SE, Washington, United States

    From the organizer: The 2024-25 Poetry season concludes with a finale reading by Ellen Bass. Bass’s most recent poetry books include Indigo, Like a Beggar, and The Human Line. She co-edited the first major anthology of women’s poetry, No More Masks!, and her nonfiction works include The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Free Your Mind: […]

    $20

  • Sierra Poetry Festival (With Randall Mann)

    The Center for the Arts 314 W Main St., Grass Valley, CA, United States

    From the organizers: Sierra Poetry Festival is a project of Nevada County Arts Council. We will host our 9th Annual SIERRA POETRY FESTIVAL on April 12, 2025 at The Center for the Arts, in Grass Valley, CA, attended by some of our most exciting local, national, and international poets and performers, in the midst of […]

    $25

  • Sophie Cabot Black and Elise Paschen at Grolier Poetry Book Shop

    Grolier Poetry Book Shop 6 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Sophie Cabot Black, author of Geometry of the Restless Herd, will be reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop with Elise Paschen on April 30th at 7PM. Register in person here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/5pyq967/lp/33cf158d-15e4-461f-86b6-544a6b219cd0 Register virtually here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rm8bs8p/lp/97d283fd-19b6-4b6e-a9e1-39414f37b887

  • Literary Speakeasy: A Toast to Foglifter

    Martuni's 4 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    From the organizer: This month Literary Speakeasy is celebrating Foglifter Journal with six fantastic Foglifter authors and writers! This month's featured readers are: * Cianga * Syr Becker * Lily Kaylor Honoré * Randall Mann * Eden Nobile * D'mani Thomas Your host and curator every month is James J. Siegel Literary Speakeasy happens on […]

    Free

  • Bennington Writers Reading Series: Summer 2025

    From the organizers: Critically acclaimed, award-winning authors and faculty of the Bennington Writing Seminars will offer an evening reading series during the MFA program's summer residency. This series is open to the public and will be available to stream virtually. The complete schedule of readings can be found at the link below, along with streaming […]

    Free

  • Poetry & Sex in Public Places: A Celebration of Mutsuo Takahashi’s “Ode”

    Kerouac Alley Kerouac Alley, San Francisco, CA, United States

    From the organizer: This event will be held in Kerouac Alley, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe. Admision is Free. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. A tribute to Mutsuo Takahashi, one of Japan’s most prominent living poets. With Randall Mann and D. A. Powell – This event will be held in Kerouac Alley, between City Lights […]

    Free

  • A Poetry Reading with Gabrielle Calvocoressi at Smith College

    Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall (Smith College)

    In honor of her new book, The New Economy, Gabrielle Calvocoressi will be reading poetry on the Smith College campus Tuesday, September 30th from 7pm-8:30pm in Weinstein Auditorium. This event us free and open to the public. A livestream also available on the BDPC YouTube page.

    FREE

  • The 2025 Pegasus Awards Reading

    Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    The Poetry Foundation hosts this special reading as an opportunity to hear from the recipients of the 2025 Pegasus Awards, a set of prizes established by the Poetry Foundation. The reading, and winners of this years prizes, feature Rigoberto González (Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize), Amy Stolls (Pegasus Award for Service in Poetry), and Kazim Ali […]

    FREE

  • U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE’S Inaugural Reading at the Library of Congress

    Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress 10 First Street, SE Washington, DC, United States

    RESCHEDULED: U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze will open his tenure on December 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm ET with an inaugural reading at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.  To register for your FREE tickets, click here.

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