Copper Canyon Press

August Wilson African American Cultural Center presents Nicholas Goodly for Lit Friday
2024-06-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
From the organizers:
“Nicholas Goodly joins LIT Friday to discuss Black Swim.
LIT Friday is an August Wilson African American Cultural Center monthly virtual program. Hosted by poet and art journalist, Jessica Lanay, LIT Friday features in depth conversations on the final Friday of each month with writers and thinkers of the African Diaspora. The conversations focus on the intersection of the featured guests’ work and contemporary events affecting the global Black community. Previous guests include Man Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo (2021), music journalist Nelson George (2020), public scholar Dr. Yaba Blay (2022), journalist and author Danyel Smith (2023), and National Book Award finalist Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (2024).”
Register here: https://awaacc.org/event/lit-friday-nicholas-goodly/

Ellen Bass presents Truth and Beauty with Marie Howe and Ellen Bass
2024-07-29 - 2024-08-02
Ellen Bass presents Truth and Beauty with Marie Howe and Ellen Bass
From the organizers:
“If you want to encounter more truth in your poems, to express it in the most beautiful way possible, to craft poems that reflect the inextricable marriage of truth and beauty, love and death, the luminous and the ordinary, please join us for this special workshop.
We will elude and distract the censors that silence or limit us. We’ll approach our experience from new angles to find the poem within the story. We’ll question the stories we think are true and experience the power of not-knowing and discovery.
We will write poems, share our writing, and hear what our work touches in others. We’ll also read model poems by contemporary poets and discuss aspects of the craft. But mainly this will be a writing retreat—time to explore and create in a supportive community. Though the focus is on poetry, prose writers who want to enrich their language will find it a fertile environment.”
Register here: https://www.ellenbass.com/events/truth-and-beauty-online-july-august-2024/

Naomi Shihab Nye & James Crews present Ted Kooser Book Launch
2024-09-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
From the organizers:
“Naomi Shihab Nye & James Crews will share poems from Ted Kooser‘s latest book, RAFT, out from Copper Canyon Press in September, 2024. Please note: due to health reasons, Ted Kooser will not be participating in this reading, though he will be watching!”
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ted-kooser-book-launch-tickets-935544367387?aff=oddtdtcreator
Preorder the book here. Include a note in the comments section at checkout for a personalized message from Ted Kooser: https://sewardchapters.com/book/9781556597015

The Essential C.D. Wright: A Reading with Arthur Sze, Brenda Hillman, and Forrest Gander
2024-10-08 17:15 - 18:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join Copper Canyon Press and honored guests Arthur Sze, Brenda Hillman, and Forrest Gander for an evening of poetry and celebration in honor of legendary poet C.D. Wright.
Hosted by C.D. Wright’s longtime poetry editor and Copper Canyon Press’s Executive Editor, Michael Wiegers, this livestream benefit reading will launch The Essential C.D. Wright and feature rare poems, archival photographs and materials, as well as numerous personal stories from her life. Throughout the evening you will be given the opportunity to become a part of the poetry by donating to secure and advance C.D.’s poetic legacy for generations to come.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KPxG8BMoQQeyHFA7t3fbJw#/registration

Pádraig Ó Tuama: The Better Angels of Our Nature
2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cathedral Nave, University of Washington, 1410 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA, 98195, 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 announced previously.
We live in fraught times when violence seems to be the common denominator in a calculus based in mistrust and misanthropic othering. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind… Drawing on inspiration from his work with language and religion, conflict and peacemaking, this truth-teller of our time will draw us into an orbit of soulful wisdom and poetic grace.
Fee: $15 (for in-person and livestream participation).
Register below or using this link.

Sophie Cabot Black and Elise Paschen at Grolier Poetry Book Shop
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Bennington Writers Reading Series: Summer 2025
2025-06-05 08:00 - 2025-06-13 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 links.
https://www.bennington.edu/events/event-series/writers-reading-series-summer-2025

Jennifer Chang, Rachel Cohen, and Rebecca Makkai
Thursday, Jun 5
Tishman Lecture Hall

Peter Cameron, Bianca Stone, and De’Shawn Charles Winslow
Friday, Jun 6
Tishman Lecture Hall

Monica Ferrell, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Moriel Rothman-Zecher MFA ’23
Saturday, Jun 7
Tishman Lecture Hall

Jai Chakrabarti, Stacey D’Erasmo, and Craig Morgan Teicher
Sunday, Jun 8
Tishman Lecture Hall

Alumni Fellows Reading: Davin Malasarn MFA ’20 and Nina Peláez MFA ’24
Monday, Jun 9
Tishman Lecture Hall

‘Pemi Aguda and Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Monday, Jun 9
Tishman Lecture Hall

Brian Dillon, Hugh Ryan MFA ’09, and Taymour Soomro
Wednesday, Jun 11
Tishman Lecture Hall

Garrard Conley, Thomas Grattan, and Lance Richardson
Thursday, Jun 12
Tishman Lecture Hall

Randall Mann and Dinaw Mengestu
Friday, Jun 13
Tishman Lecture Hall

A Poetry Reading with Gabrielle Calvocoressi at Smith College
2025-09-30 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

The Unifying Power of Translation: A Virtual Reading and Conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Patty Crane, Shangyang Fang, and Robin Myers
2025-11-11 17:15 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join Copper Canyon Press and host Michael Wiegers for a free, livestreamed event to celebrate the unifying power of translation. Michael will be joined by honored guests Arthur Sze, 25th Poet Laureate of the United States, Patty Crane, Shangyang Fang, and Robin Myers for an evening of poetry and conversation where you will be given the opportunity to make your gift in support of Copper Canyon Press.
Reserve your spot here.

Kwame Dawes and the African Poetry Book Distribution Project: Poetry Reading and Research
2025-11-15 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Kwame Dawes and the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) team will present research findings from the African Poetry Book Distribution Project. Funded by a Poetry Foundation grant, the Project studied poetry book distribution in African countries to improve accessibility and foster sustainable partnerships with publishing and literary stakeholders throughout Africa. The event also features readings from Midwest poets connected to the project, including Chris Abani, Rabha Ashry, and Cheswayo Mphanza.
The event will take place virtually, November 15, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public, but you have to register in advance.

Words Like Blades: A Virtual Reading with SHANGYANG FANG, JANE MILLER, and LISA OLSTEIN
2025-11-23 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join Shangyang Fang, Jane Miller, and Lisa Olstein for the “Words Like Blades” reading series hosted by Jennifer Franklin, Jane Huffman, Nathan McClain, and Ren Wilding. This event will be held on Sunday, November 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. eastern time (ET). The poets will read on Zoom, followed by a virtual Q&A.
Admission is free, but registration is required. Registered guests will receive a Zoom link and password prior to the start of the event. Registered guests will have the opportunity to send donations directly to the readers (to be split three ways) before, during, and after the event via Venmo or PayPal.
