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Book Passage presents Anthony Veasna So’s AFTERPARTIES: A Tribute Panel
Book Passage presents Celebrating the Publication of Anthony Veasna So's Afterparties: A Tribute Panel, an online event featuring panelists Bryan Washington, Monica Sok, and Mira Jacob, on August 7 at 4 p.m. Pacific time. From the organizers: Sat., August 7, 2021 • 4:00pm PT • Live • Online Panelists include: Bryan Washington, Monica Sok, and […]
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Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference presents “White Elegies: On Whiteness and Cultural Appropriation in Poetry” with Paisley Rekdal
Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conference presents "White Elegies: On Whiteness and Cultural Appropriation in Poetry," a virtual lecture by Paisley Rekdal on Aug. 12 at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). From the organizers: Join us for “White Elegies: On Whiteness and Cultural Appropriation in Poetry,” with Paisley Rekdal. Financial aid is available for the Lecture Series; contact […]
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Brooklyn Poets presents Craft Lab: Nonsense and Senselessness with Jericho Brown
Brooklyn Poets presents Nonsense and Senselessness, a Craft Lab with Jericho Brown, on August 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. EDT online via Zoom. From the organizers: Former Poet Laureate Rita Dove says that “poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” Yet many readers still struggle to understand the meanings of poems. […]
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North Carolina Humanities presents Guide the Way: Traveling the Historic South and the Poetry of Today, with Tyree Daye and Dr. Torren Gatson
North Carolina Humanities presents Guide the Way: Traveling the Historic South and the Poetry of Today, with Tyree Daye and Dr. Torren Gatson, on August 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. EDT. From the organizers: What happens when a southern poet and historian meet? This event features the 2021 North Carolina Humanities selected Route 1 […]
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Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference presents “A Belief in Angels: Joy in Poetry” with Victoria Chang
Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conference presents "A Belief in Angels: Joy in Poetry," a virtual lecture by Victoria Chang on Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. (EDT). From the organizers: What is a poem of joy? Or a line of poetry that evokes joy? In this talk, we’ll think through what joy means, what a poem […]
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Hudson Valley Writers Center presents An Evening of Prose with Paisley Rekdal & Carol Edgarian
The Hudson Valley Writers Center presents An Evening of Prose with Paisley Rekdal & Carol Edgarian on August 18 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. EDT via Zoom. From the organizers: This reading will take place via Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed at the time of registration and again on the day of the […]
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Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference presents “Debut Books of Poetry: Notes on Sounding Like Yourself” with Brenda Shaughnessy
Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conference presents "Debut Books of Poetry: Notes on Sounding Like Yourself," a virtual lecture by Brenda Shaughnessy on Aug. 20 at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). From the organizers: You’ve immersed in flow, process, form, revision, workshop, submissions, and now—what will/could all that creative and administrative energy add up to? What are the […]
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The San Diego Union Tribune presents Festival of Books feat. Arthur Sze
The San Diego Union Tribune, August 21 at 10 AM - 5 PM PDT, presents Festival of Books feat. Arthur Sze From the organizers: The single-day virtual festival brings together book lovers of all ages, independent book sellers, authors, poets, illustrators and local businesses to celebrate the written word. Enjoy the event virtually -- or […]
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Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference presents “The New Made New: Revisiting to Stephen Henderson” with Jericho Brown
Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conference presents "The New Made New: Revisiting to Stephen Henderson," a virtual lecture by Jericho Brown on Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. (EDT). From the organizers: Join us for "The New Made New: Revisiting to Stephen Henderson," with Jericho Brown. Financial aid is available for the Lecture Series; contact us for […]
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AAWW x Cosmos Book Club: Celebrating AFTERPARTIES by Anthony Veasna So, with Monica Sok and Danny Thanh Nguyen
Asian American Writers' Workshop and Cosmos Book Club will celebrate Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So, with Monica Sok and Danny Thanh Nguyen, on August 23 at 8 p.m. EDT. From the organizers: Seamlessly transitioning between the absurd and the tenderhearted, balancing acerbic humor with sharp emotional depth, Anthony Veasna So’s debut collection Afterparties offers an expansive […]