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In Cycle 2: Childhood, a 2021 Poetry Cycle offered by The Well Review, Matthew Dickman will be a guest poetry tutor during Session 3: “Halloween” on October 21 from 8 to 10 p.m. (Irish Standard Time) via Zoom. From the organizers: Cycle 2: Childhood (October) €300.00 Session One: “Are we there yet?” Poetry Workshop Tutor: Sarah Byrne Session Two: “Roots, Shoots and Boots”: The Beara Rainforest, Guest Speaker: Eoghan Daltun Session Three: “Halloween” Guest Poetry Tutor: Matthew Dickman Session Four:…

Harvard Divinity School presents The Weather Report Series: The Climate of Grief with Victoria Chang and Terry Tempest Williams at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "Victoria Chang writes in her New York Times Notable Book of 2020, Obit, “I always knew that grief was something I could smell. But I didn’t know that it’s not actually a noun but a verb. That it moves.” After the deaths of her parents, she refused to write elegies; instead, Chang wrote poetic…

Montana Book Festival presents Untrammeled Renegade Genius: Jim Harrison As Poet at 6 pm MDT. From the organizers:   "Note: you can attend this event free of charge; you also have the option of purchasing a ticket that includes the price of Jim Harrison: Complete Poems and a complimentary copy of the Whitefish Review. Books will ship after the event on October 26th from Fact & Fiction Books." Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/untrammeled-renegade-genius-jim-harrison-as-poet-tickets-186309565927    

Fall for the Book Festival presents Maggie Smith & Victoria Chang in conversation on October 26 at 7 p.m. EDT via Crowdcast. From the organizers: Award-winning poets Maggie Smith and Victoria Chang discuss the objects of everyday life and family history — a hallway mirror, a marriage license, a photograph — and how we come to terms and know ourselves through them. Smith’s new collection, Goldenrod uses what Slate calls Smith’s “superpower”: brilliant metaphors that celebrate human emotions to explore everyday life with empathy and honesty. Time says, “To read…

White Whale Bookstore presents Reading & Conversation: "Dear Memory" with Victoria Chang and Kao Kalia Yang at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "We’re looking forward to virtually welcoming Victoria Chang to Pittsburgh in celebration of her most recent book: Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief. She’ll be joined in conversation by Kao Kalia Yang, who’s the author of TheLatehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. You can order Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief and TheLatehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir on our website! Check out our site here to…

The Union of Concerned Scientists presents The Poetry of Science with Elizabeth J. Coleman at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual conversation among five contemporary poets whose work explores science and our relationship to the earth. Join these poets to discuss the ways they use their art form to inspire and move people to action." Register here: https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2021-10-27-poetry-science?contactdata=&utm_campaign=email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&emci=edb471c4-002d-ec11-981f-c896653b9208&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=

Solid State Books presents Dear Memory with Victoria Chang and E. J. Koh at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "Tune in to hear Victoria Chang discuss her collection Dear Memory in conversation with E.J. Koh!" Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/victoria-chang-dear/register

Ellen Bass presents Living Room Craft Talks: The Fourth Series, a series of craft talks, on Fridays beginning October 29 and continuing through December 10, 2021 from 9 to 11 a.m. Pacific. From the organizer: Running Live Fridays, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3 & 10 9 – 11 am PT | 12 – 2 pm ET and Recorded for Viewing Online Through January 31, 2022 You do not need to have taken the previous Living Room Craft…