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  • The Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation at CSUF presents Black Center: An Online Poetry Reading

    From the organizers: Featuring Tommye Blout, Nandi Comer, T'ai Freedom Ford, Luther Hughes, Nabila Lovelace, Joy Priest, Phillip B. Williams, Keith S. Wilson.  Hosted by Ashaki M. Jackson   tinyurl.com/BLACKCENTER ID: 968 5822 9617 For additional information, contact Dr. Natalie Graham at NGraham@fullerton.edu. Learn more about the institute at http://hss.fullerton.edu/ibii 

    Free

  • WE SPEAK Youth Poetry Slam Competition with Special Guest Jericho Brown

    From the organizers: Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) presents the first-ever WE SPEAK Festival, a virtual, evening-length celebration of spoken word poetry and storytelling. Integrating critically-acclaimed artists Jericho Brown, Andrea Gibson, Kealoha, Shane Koyczan, and Robin Sanders, alongside talented local youth chosen through a juried selection process, WE SPEAK seeks to embody the complex themes and […]

    $5 – $45

  • Maynooth University English Department presents Philip Metres: Shrapnel Maps, A Poetry Reading and Discussion

    From the organizers: In the second event of our Poetry and Poetics reading and discussion series, Maynooth English Department is delighted to host multi-award-winning poet Philip Metres, who will read from, and talk about, his new poetry collection, Shrapnel Maps. The event will include an interactive Q&A with the poet, featuring questions from Maynooth students and […]

    Free

  • Brooklyn Public Library presents MISSING THEM Poetry Reading: Holding Space for Grief

    From the organizers: Join us on Friday night to kick off THE CITY’s MISSING THEM Memorial Event with poetry readings on loss, grieving and celebrating life during a pandemic, presented by Brooklyn Public Library featuring poets Ellen Bass, Ross Gay and Aracelis Girmay. THE CITY’s MISSING THEM project is an ambitious effort to track down every New Yorker that died due to COVID-19 […]

    Free

  • Elliott Bay Book Company presents Ellen Bass and Derek Sheffield

    From the organization: "Derek Sheffield recently joined us for an exuberant post-election reading of the Terrain.org anthology Dear America, and returns to our virtual stage tonight to launch a new collection of poetry, Not For Luck (Wheelbarrow Books/Michigan State University Press). Reading with him tonight is the esteemed poet Ellen Bass, whom we had hoped to host last […]

  • The Brooklyn Rail presents Radical Poetry Reading with Sharon Olds, Leila Chatti, Toi Derricotte, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Danez Smith

    From the organizers: "Poet Sharon Olds curates the 20th Radical Poetry Reading, featuring Toi Derricotte, Yusef Komunyakaa, Danez Smith, and Leila Chatti. This event will be held over ZOOM. We’ll send you a link to join this event after you register." Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-social-environment-211-radical-poetry-with-sharon-olds-tickets-135920246115

  • Palm Beach Poetry Festival presents Gregory Orr

    From the organizers: For this year’s Thomas Lux Memorial Reading and special interview, the festival is pleased to present The Beloved: A Poetry and Song Cycle, a collaborative work created by Gregory Orr and The Parkington Sisters. This original work features the extraordinary musical compositions and lyric adaptation of Gregory Orr’s poems by the Parkington […]

  • LOGOS presents Tyree Daye + Hannah VanderHart

    From the organizers: Digital LOGOS Gathering, co-sponsored by EcoTheo Review. LOGOS Collective Collective Gatherings are 'liturgically-inflected' reading events, which engage audience participation. To participate in the ZOOM call, please RSVP through Eventbrite. A confirmation email will be sent with ZOOM link and PW for access. You can also tune-in and watch the event on the […]

    Free

  • Princeton University presents Jericho Brown and Danez Smith in Conversation with Tracy K. Smith

    From the organizers: "Join 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith, as she discusses poetry, survival, and our pandemic reality with renowned poets Jericho Brown and Danez Smith. This highlighted Wintersession event will feature poetry readings by Jericho Brown, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in poetry; and award-winning poet, performer, and current Princeton Arts […]

  • The Santa Cruz County Community Writers Series presents Ellen Bass

    From the organizers: Ellen Bass’s most recent poetry book is Indigo (Copper Canyon Press, 2020). Her poems appear frequently in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, and other journals. Among her awards are Fellowships from the NEA, the California Arts Council, three Pushcart Prizes, and The Lambda Literary Award. In 1973, she coedited the first […]

  • The Adroit Journal Issue 36 Release Reading featuring Ellen Bass

    From the organizers: "The editors of The Adroit Journal are excited to welcome you to a reading celebrating the release of our thirty-sixth issue. Readers include issue contributors Ellen Bass, Ethan Chatagnier, Martha Collins, Ghinwa Jawhari, Aurielle Marie, Nkosi Nkululeko, and Lydia Wei. The reading will be hosted on Zoom by Heidi Seaborn, executive editor of The Adroit […]

  • Lannan Center for Poetics & Social Practice presents Javier Zamora and Natalie Scenters-Zapico

    Lannen Center for Poetics & Social Practice 3611 Canal Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Lannan Center for Poetics & Social Practice welcomes Javier Zamora and Natalie Scenters-Zapico for a reading and discussion moderated by Carolyn Forché. Check here for updated information, including location TBD: https://lannan.georgetown.edu/2020-2021-readings-and-talks/javier-zamora-and-natalie-scenters-zapico/

  • Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters

    From the organizers: "As part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles joins the nationwide celebration of 250 years of African American poetry, on the occasion of the release of Kevin Young’s anthology. This program will include a special reading of these poems that address questions of […]

  • 100 Boots Poetry Series presents Nathaniel Mackey and Natalie Shapero

    From the organizers: "This free program will be hosted on Zoom; registration is required. The 100 Boots Poetry Series presents readings by a range of emerging and established writers from St. Louis and across the United States. 100 Boots is organized by Ted Mathys, poet and educator at Saint Louis University. Mathys will host a […]

  • Fresno MFA Chicanx Writers and Artists Association presents Monica Sok

    From the organizers:   "Join the Chicanx Writers and Artists Association in (re)welcoming Monica Sok, an acclaimed poet, for a reading and Q&A! Monica was previously slated to read with us last Spring and we're fortunate she's able to make space with us this upcoming January."   Register here: https://fresnostate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsfuisrz8uHNYu1zqNcwlo8QW4YsNMsKQs

  • The Chicano Writers and Artists Association at Fresno State presents Monica Sok

    From the organizers: Join the Chicanx Writers and Artists Association in (re)welcoming Monica Sok, an acclaimed poet, for a reading and Q&A! Monica was previously slated to read with us last Spring and we're fortunate she's able to make space with us this upcoming January. Pre-registration is required: here.   

    Free

  • Lit Youngstown presents Philip Metres, Kevin Carey, & Kim Roberts

    Lit Youngstown presents a celebration of three poets and their new books, streaming live on Lit Youngstown's YouTube channel. Tune in for a reading and conversation with Philip Metres, Kevin Carey, and Kim Roberts. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSU2yQJz2gpHQWwdMAfrWzw

  • HOME: Poetry Reading and Open Mic Series presents Rachel McKibbens

    From the organizers: The theme, HOME, is born out of our current space, time, crisis, and future-shaping. What does home mean? What isn’t home? Who is lacking home? Now that we are all home so much, how do we like our homes? Ourselves? Our families? What is home, in the literal and figurative sense? Is […]

    Free

  • Home Poetry Workshop Series: A Poetry Reading & Open Mic with Rachel McKibbens

    From the organizers: “HOME is a poetry reading, open mic, and workshop series led by Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola. It consists of a featured reader and brief open mic every first Friday of the month, followed by a writing workshop the following Saturday morning. Anthony Febo will host the readings and open mics." This […]

    Free

  • Home Poetry Workshop Series: The Magic and Uncertainty of Memory with Rachel McKibbens

    From the organizers: "HOME is a poetry reading, open mic, and workshop series led by Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola. It consists of a featured reader and brief open mic every first Friday of the month, followed by a writing workshop the following Saturday morning."  This workshop is led by Rachel McKibbens. "The magic and […]

    Free

  • Observable Reading Series presents Tyree Daye and Fatimah Asghar

    The St. Louis Poetry Center's Observable reading series presents a livestreamed reading with Tyree Daye and Fatimah Asghar. The event is free, with a suggested $5 donation. Enjoy the livestream here: https://stlouispoetrycenter.org/observable/ Or here: https://www.facebook.com/stlouispoetrycenter/live

  • Winter 2021 Launch Party Livestream: Natalie Shapero, Alex Dimitrov, & Erin Belieu

    Join Copper Canyon Press for a livestream launch party reading in celebration of our winter 2021 season of books! Natalie Shapero, Alex Dimitrov, and Erin Belieu will read from their new collections, followed by a Q&A with viewers. Access is free. We’ll also share the livestream from our Facebook Page, and a link to the event […]

  • Georgia Poetry Circuit presents Victoria Chang

    Georgia Poetry Circuit, February 11 at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET, presents Victoria Chang From the organizers: The Georgia Poetry Circuit and The Department of Writing & Linguistics present poet Victoria Chang for two events. The schedule of events is as follows, and all events are free to the public and take place via […]

  • Unbound Book Festival presents Poetry and Prayer, feat. Jericho Brown

    From the organizers: "Featuring Jericho Brown, Molly McCullly Brown, Alicia Jo Rabins, with moderator Rev. Molly Housh Gordon If, as Mary Oliver declared, attention is the beginning of devotion, then many poems are akin to prayer. But for those poets steeped in liturgical traditions or marked by celestial yearnings, that connection is more direct. The […]

  • The Poetry Project presents Forms of Love: 10 Session Workshop with Nikki Wallschlaeger

    The Poetry Project presents a 10-session workshop, Feb. 11—April 15, led by Nikki Wallschlaeger. From the organizers: "When we think of love poems, we think of the dominant form: the romantic. In this workshop we will be unpacking, examining and writing love poems from the platonic, familial, spiritual, to the romantic, to expand our horizons […]

    $275

  • Folger Shakespeare Library presents O.B. Hardison Poetry with Tracy K. Smith & Maurice Manning

    Folger Shakespeare Library presents O.B. Hardison Poetry, February 11th at 7:30 PM ET, with Tracy K. Smith & Maurice Manning From the organizers: Poet Maurice Manning will join with recent Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith for a live reading that speaks to the words and actions of Abraham Lincoln. After a virtual tour of President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C., Manning […]

    $5

  • Poets on the Coast presents Demystifying the Poetry Manuscript with Kelli Agodon & others

    Poets on the Coast presents Demystifying the Poetry Manuscript, Feb. 13 10 AM - 4 PM PST, with Kelli Agodon & others. From the organizers: How does a notebook full of poems transform into a published collection? How does one choose an enticing title, the right layout? Chapbook or full-length? Contest route or open reading […]

    $229

  • UCR Writers Week presents Alison C. Rollins, Kelli Jo Ford, and Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

    UCR Writers Week presents Alison C. Rollins, Kelli Jo Ford, and Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle From the organizers: Entering its 44th year, UCR’s Writers Week is the longest-running free literary event in California and features the most renowned authors of our day alongside those at the start of promising careers. The week of events is open to […]

  • NBF Presents: Secrets of the South, feat. Jericho Brown, Tayari Jones, and Deesha Philyaw

    From the organizers: "Join National Book Award–honored authors Jericho Brown (The Tradition, 2019 Poetry Finalist), Tayari Jones (An American Marriage, 2018 Fiction Longlist), and Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, 2020 Fiction Finalist) for a conversation on Southern literature and how Black writers are redefining stereotypes of the South, one poem, story, and […]

  • Lit Youngstown presents Kelli Russell Agodon, Erica Bodwell, & Jennifer Jean

    From the organizers: "Lit Youngstown will celebrate Kelli Russell Agodon, Erica Bodwell, and Jennifer Jean and the publication of their new books Sunday, February 21 at 7 PM EST. Join us on Lit Youngstown’s YouTube channel for a live reading and conversation." Event will stream at Lit Youngstown's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSU2yQJz2gpHQWwdMAfrWzw/

  • Emory University presents Faculty Showcase feat. Jericho Brown & others

    Emory University presents Faculty Showcase feat. Jericho Brown & others From the organizers: Join the Office of the Provost in celebrating Black History Month through the extraordinary research, creativity, and diversity of Emory’s faculty. Sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs, the event features the poetry of Professor Jericho Brown and offers interactive engagement with […]

  • Elliot Bay Book Company presents Valzhyna Mort with Ilya Kaminsky

    Elliot Bay Book Company presents Valzhyna Mort with Ilya Kaminsky, Feb. 22 at 6 PM PST From the organizers: Published late in 2020 to universal high praise, Valzhyna Mort’s utterly powerful poetry collection, Music for the Dead and Resurrected (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), is steeped in a tradition of poetic witness for her native Belarus in this […]

  • Brazos Bookstore presents VIRTUAL with Erin Belieu, Cate Marvin, and Mark Wunderlich

    Brazos Bookstore presents VIRTUAL , Thursday, February 25 at 7 PM CST, with Erin Belieu, Cate Marvin, and Mark Wunderlich From the organizers: START:  Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 7:00pm LOCATION:  This event will be presented on Zoom.   Register here: https://brazosbookstore.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ddf4FdM3SyGN7MODUgHwsQ?_x_zm_rtaid=--nUJ32pTW2Hw2psDBz5hQ.1612804047802.b7948ea1c961bd16e576906ac8d544c2&_x_zm_rhtaid=105  

  • Iowa State University presents Monday Monologue with Jennifer Knox

    Iowa State University presents Monday Monologue, March 1 at 12 PM - 1 PM EST, with Jennifer Knox From the organizers: ISU’s Monday Monologue series presents a livestream reading with Jennifer L. Knox. This reading will be accessible on Zoom; it’s free and open to the public. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoUfZ4bSstnfkw4LF2R5-Q/featured

  • The 2021 Tomás Rivera Conference presents A Reading & Conversation with Javier Zamora

    From the organizers:  Our theme for the Fall 2020 conference seeks to explore, challenge, and interrogate the myriad ways in which activism—in all its forms—influences the production and consumption of art from various mediums (writing, visual art, film, music, performance). We hope to open up dialogues and lines of communication between a cross-section of artists […]

    Free

  • The New School presents Poetry Forum with Erin Belieu

    The New School presents Poetry Forum with Erin Belieu From the organizers: The New School's Creative Writing Program curates a series of forums and special events throughout the academic year, featuring new and established writers. The forums in Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Writing for Children & YA, explore work from a writerly perspective, featuring a […]

  • TYR presents Writing in an Age of Crisis with Jericho Brown

    TYR presents Writing in an Age of Crisis, March 4 at 7 PM EST with Jericho Brown From the organizers: As part of a new series on craft, “TYR Talks,” the 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner will read and talk about the craft of writing poetry—and his current work—with Meghan O’Rourke and Roger Reeves of The Yale Review. […]

  • Bootleg Reading Series presents Leila Chatti & others

    Bootleg Reading Series presents, March 4 at 8 PM ET,  Leila Chatti & others From the organizers: Autumn House Press + Bull City Press + Four Way Books present Michael Bazzett, Susan Buttenweiser, Leila Chatti, Cynthia Cruz, John Foy, Matthew Lippman, T..J. McLemore, Hadley Moore, John Murillo, M. Randal O’Wain, Ed Pavlic, Abigail Wender, Patricia […]

  • HOME Poetry Series presents Monica Sok

    HOME Poetry Series presents Monica Sok From the organizers: HOME is a poetry reading, open mic, and workshop series led by Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola. It consists of a featured reader and brief open mic every first Friday of the month, followed by a writing workshop the following Saturday morning. Anthony Febo will host the […]

  • Hugo House presents Writing the Duplex with Jericho Brown

    From the organizers: In this 90-minute class, Jericho Brown will lead students through an exercise for writing a duplex poem — a form he invented that blends the ghazal, the sonnet, and the blues. Each student should bring 14 disparate lines of 9–11 syllables to class. Lines may be from sentences of the student’s own […]

    $90

  • The Adroit Journal presents Word is Bond Benefit Reading, feat. Victoria Chang

    The Adroit Journal presents Word is Bond Benefit Reading, March 9, 8 PM EST, feat. Victoria Chang From the organizers: Join us for Word is Bond #2! All proceeds will be donated to the Houston Area Women's Center—addressing domestic violence & homelessness—& Lucilles 1913—a Black-run organization addressing food insecurity. Your support will go a long […]

    $10

  • Loyola University Chicago presents War, Peace, and the Catholic Imagination with Philip Metres & Phil Klay

    Loyola University Chicago presents War, Peace, and the Catholic Imagination, March 11 from 4 PM - 5:30 PM CST,  with Philip Metres & Phil Klay From the organizers: Featuring national book award winning novelist Phil Klay and multiple award winning poet Philip Metres discussing how violence, warfare, and oppression are mediated through an imagination that […]

  • HOME: Poetry Reading and Open Mic Series presents Monica Sok

    From the organizers: The theme, HOME, is born out of our current space, time, crisis, and future-shaping. What does home mean? What isn’t home? Who is lacking home? Now that we are all home so much, how do we like our homes? Ourselves? Our families? What is home, in the literal and figurative sense? Is […]

    Free

  • SUNY Brockport presents The Writers Forum with Victoria Chang

    SUNY Brockport presents The Writers Forum, March 17 at 6:30 PM EDT, with Victoria Chang From the organizers: Please Note: The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced the Writers Forum reading series to move online. Our readings will be hosted on Zoom, and will be accessible to one and all, near and far. Zoom links will be posted […]

  • George Mason University presents Visiting Writer Series with Arthur Sze

    George Mason University presents Visiting Writer Series, March 18 at 7 PM EDT, with Arthur Sze From the organizers: George Mason University’s Creative Writing Program joins Mason’s University Libraries in presenting the Spring 2021 Visiting Writers Series, featuring two writers each in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/visiting-writers-series-5/register

  • The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing presents An Evening with Michael Wiegers

    The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing presents, March 19 at 6 PM MST, An Evening with Michael Wiegers From the organizers: Join us for an evening with Michael Wiegers, Editor in Chief of Copper Canyon Press, as he shares advice and insights on the world of publishing with independent presses. Hosted by the Virginia G. Piper […]

  • Literati Bookstore presents At Home With Literati ft. Erin Belieu

    Literati Bookstore presents At Home With Literati, March 23 at 7 PM EDT, ft. Erin Belieu From the organizers: We're pleased to welcome Kim Addonizio and Erin Belieu to our At Home with Literati Series in support of Now We're Getting Somewhere and Come-Hither Honeycomb. Register here: https://www.literatibookstore.com/event/home-literati-kim-addonizio-erin-belieu  

  • Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival presents Two Poets with Tishani Doshi

    Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival presents, March 27th at 11 AM GMT, Two Poets with Tishani Doshi From the organizers: We meet two poets at the height of their powers, former Ireland Professor of Poetry Paula Meehan for an exploration of her generous collection of selected poems As If By Magic and Tishani Doshi with her […]

    $6

  • Eastwind Books presents Southeast Asian American Poetry Reading with Monica Sok & Krysada Phounsiri

    From the organizers: "Join us for a poetry reading with Monica Sok and Krysada Phounsiri! Monica Sok and Krysada Phounsiri will be joined by SEA student poets from Stanford and UC Berkeley's Southeast Asian Student Coalition (SASC) anthology group." Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southeast-asian-american-poetry-reading-with-monica-sok-krysada-phounsiri-tickets-139752677019

  • Georgia Tech presents Poetry @ Tech with Arthur Sze, Maggie Smith, and Bruce McEver

    Georgia Tech presents Poetry @ Tech, April 7 at 7 PM EDT, with Arthur Sze, Maggie Smith, and Bruce McEver From the organizers: Join us on Thursday, 7 April 2021 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time for The McEver Poetry Reading with Maggie Smith , Arthur Sze, and Bruce McEver. Our (virtual) doors open at 6:45 pm Eastern Time. No registration […]

  • Sarah Lawrence College presents 2021 SLC Poetry Festival with Tishani Doshi and Dana Levin

    Sarah Lawrence College presents 2021 SLC Poetry Festival, April 8 - 11, with Tishani Doshi & Dana Levin From the organizers: The co-directors of the 18th annual Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival are thrilled to announce that the festival will be taking place April 8–11, 2021, and for the first time ever, virtually! This past year has […]

  • Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents Women Warriors: A Solidarity Reading feat. Victoria Chang, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Paisley Rekdal, Brenda Shaughnessy, & Monica Sok

    Asian American Writers' Workshop presents Women Warriors: A Solidarity Reading, April 8 at 4 PM PDT,  feat. Victoria Chang, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Paisley Rekdal, Brenda Shaughnessy, & Monica Sok From the organizers:  Join us for a marathon reading featuring a powerhouse collective of Asian American women. In the aftermath of the horrific murders in Atlanta, GA, […]

  • Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Craft Talk with Dana Levin

    Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Craft Talk, April 9 at 10 AM - 11 AM PDT, with Dana Levin From the organizers: Join Dana Levin for a discussion of the craft of poetry. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/craft-talk-with-dana-levin-registration-146652907795?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

  • Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Generative Session with Dana Levin

    Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Generative Session, April 10 at 10 AM - 11 AM, with Dana Levin From the organizers: Join Dana Levin for an hour-long session of making, drafting, and trying new things. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/generative-session-with-dana-levin-registration-146669772237?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

  • Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Panel Discussion feat. Dana Levin

    Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Panel Discussion, April 10 at 12 PM - 1 PM PDT, feat. Dana Levin From the organizers: Join us for a panel discussion with poets Dana Levin, Adrian Matejka, Kaveh Akbar, and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-dana-levin-adrian-matejka-kaveh-akbar-vanessa-angelica-villarreal-registration-146674133281?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

  • Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Poetry Reading feat. Javier Zamora

    Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Poetry Reading, April 11 at 2:15 pm - 5:45 pm PDT,  feat. Javier Zamora From the organizers: Join us for the Sunday reading with Cynthia Cruz, Shira Erlichman, Shane McCrae, Jenny Xie & Javier Zamora.   There will be a five minute intermission half-way through the event, and the reading […]

  • Tricycle presents Arthur Sze & Marie Myung-Ok Lee on Meditative Poetry

    Tricycle presents, April 13 at 3 PM - 4 PM ET,  Arthur Sze & Marie Myung-Ok Lee on Meditative Poetry From the organizers: The meditative poetry of Arthur Sze is marked by a quality of “deep noticing,” in the words of poet Dana Levin. Sze has written ten collections of poetry, including Compass Rose, a finalist […]

  • Collected Works Bookstore presents Arthur Sze with Luci Tapahonso

    From the organizers: "In conversation with inaugural poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, Luci Tapahonso. National Book Award winner Arthur Sze is a master poet, and The Glass Constellation is a triumph spanning five decades, including ten poetry collections and twenty-six new poems." Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uxDjQcP7Tc6ijQYxNc-3Bw

  • Literary Arts presents Oregon Book Award Poetry Finalists Reading feat. Ed Skoog

    Literary Arts presents Oregon Book Award Poetry Finalists Reading, April 14 at 7 PM - 8 PM PDT,  feat. Ed Skoog From the organizers: Wed, April 14 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT, online via Zoom. Register in advance for this webinar.   Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eB2MQTt7TJuofnZpMl_PiA

  • One Book, One Philadelphia presents A Conversation with Jericho Brown

    One Book, One Philadelphia presents, April 14 at 7:30 PM EDT,  A Conversation with Jericho Brown From the organizers:  The 2021 One Book programming season kicks off with a reading and conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and One Book featured author, Jericho Brown, and Philadelphia Poet Laureate Trapeta B. Mayson. The event will feature special performances of […]

  • Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival presents Tishani Doshi

    Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival presents, April 15 - 18 GMT , Tishani Doshi From the organizers: It feels like a lifetime since we hosted our 2020 festival in the Temple of Peace last February. At the time, as Storm Denis raged outside, none of us knew what we would face in the coming months. Now we are looking […]

  • Scripps College presents @Noon: 21st-Century Indigenous Poets feat. Sherwin Bitsui

    Scripps College presents @Noon: 21st-Century Indigenous Poets, April 20 at 12 PM PDT, feat. Sherwin Bitsui From the organizers: In celebration of National Poetry Month, join Sherwin Bitsui, Santee Frazier, and this spring’s Mary Routt Chair in Creative Writing, Joan Naviyuk Kane, for a reading and discussion of their work. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/noon-21st-century-indigenous-poets-tickets-149179474825

    $5

  • Diesel, A Bookstore presents Arthur Sze

    Diesel, A Bookstore presents Arthur Sze From the organizers: Join us on Tuesday, April 20th at 6:30 pm for a virtual event with with Arthur Sze in conversation with John Evans as they discuss The Glass Constellation:  New and Collected Poems.   Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/arthur-sze-in/register  

  • Lift Every Voice presents Sisters in Struggle and Song: A Reading and Conversation with Mariposa Fernández, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, and Patricia Spears Jone

    Lift Every Voice presents Sisters in Struggle and Song: A Reading and Conversation, April 20 at 7 PM EDT, with Mariposa Fernández, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, and Patricia Spears Jones From the organizers: Join New York-based poets Mariposa Fernández (Bronx), LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (Harlem) and Patricia Spears Jones (Brooklyn) to celebrate the publication of the Library of America’s history-making anthology, African […]

  • Cuirt International Festival of Literature presents Conversations on Craft with Tishani Doshi

    Cuirt International Festival of Literature presents Conversations on Craft, April 21 at 5 PM GMT, with Tishani Doshi From the organizers: Cúirt presents Conversations on Craft, a series of events to exercise the formal muscles of new and emerging writers at every stage of their development. A series of webinars with live Q&As, these events […]

    €9.39

  • Lift Every Voice presents The Enduring Power of Langston Hughes, with Kevin Young, Edgar Tidwell, Glenn North, Tahraji Milsap, Jayden James

    Lift Every Voice presents, April 21 at 6:30 PM EDT, The Enduring Power of Langston Hughes, with Kevin Young, Edgar Tidwell, Glenn North, Tahraji Milsap, Jayden James From the organizers: It was 100 years ago, in June 1921, that a young Langston Hughes published what would become one of his best-known poems, “The Negro Speaks […]

  • Cave Canem presents New Works: Writing Grief feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger

    Cave Canem presents New Works: Writing Grief, April 21 at 7 PM - 7:30 PM EDT,  feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger From the organizers: Poets Saddiq Dzukogi (Your Crib, My Qibla), Natasha T. Miller (Butcher), and Nikki Wallschlaeger (Waterbaby) read poems from recent collections that grapple with grief.   Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_APUEXl-YSEGlpSzkSobySg

  • Friendly City Books presents Virtual Event with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce

    Friendly City Books presents Virtual Event, April 22 at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT, with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce From the organizers: RSVP below for our Earth Day virtual event with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce on Thursday, April 22, at 6:30 pm Central. Register here: https://www.friendlycitybooks.com/events/earth-day-poetry

  • Bloodaxe Books presents Poetry Online with Tishani Doshi

    Bloodaxe Books presents Poetry Online, April 22 at 7 PM, with Tishani Doshi From the organizers: 7pm Free launch event on YouTube Live with Dom Bury and Jenna Clake. Hosted by Neil Astley, editor of Bloodaxe Books.   Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrXaZ0wUw7JwdfrAvAbTUg

  • Wisconsin Union presents Ocean Vuong: Book Reading and Q&A

    Wisconsin Union presents, April 22 at 7 PM CDT, Ocean Vuong: Book Reading and Q&A From the organizers: The Wisconsin Union Theater and the Madison Public Library’s Wisconsin Book Festival are proud to present a memorable night with award-winning author Ocean Vuong.  Vuong will read from his powerful 2019 novel "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" and then participate […]

  • Pangyrus presents What Tells You Ripeness: Black Poets on Nature with Nikki Wallschlaeger

    Pangyrus presents What Tells You Ripeness: Black Poets on Nature with Nikki Wallschlaeger From the organizers: Pangyrus is proud to present a collection of Black writing on nature, What Tells You Ripeness. Soliciting and selecting poets for the collection, guest poetry editor Nikki Wallschlaeger aims to continue the work of Camille T. Dungy’s anthology Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature […]

  • Unbound Book Festival Keynote, feat. Jericho Brown and Tracy K. Smith

    From the organizers: "Panelists: Jericho Brown and Tracy K. Smith Join us for an unforgettable evening when we welcome these two beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning poets in conversation to conclude Unbound's sixth festival." Access link will appear here: http://www.unboundbookfestival.com/keynote-event

  • Malvern Books presents Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club with Ocean Vuong

    Malvern Books presents Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club, April 24 at 1 PM CDT, with Ocean Vuong From the organizers: We’d like to invite you to join Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club! Hosted by Malvernian Claire, this is a reading group for those of you interested in exploring works from our expansive poetry section. Register […]

  • Skagit River Poetry Foundation presents Truth, Beauty & Tulips feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger

    Skagit River Poetry Foundation presents Truth, Beauty & Tulips, April 25 at 3 PM PDT,  feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger From the organizers: Join Washington State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest, Copper Canyon Press poet, Nikki Wallschlaeger, along with local poets, Jessica Gigot & Gail Davern. Watch here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88533703634?pwd=WG16UDlnc3lOYURJdmxpTTh0aGxqUT09  

  • Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Jericho Brown

    From the organizers:  This livestream* reading will be accessible from the Inprint website. General admission tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 23. Details on how to access the reading will be provided to season subscribers and to those who purchase general admission tickets in the Eventbrite email receipt.  Jericho Brown will read a selection of […]

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  • Library of Congress presents Poetry Spotlight with Victoria Chang & Brenda Shaughnessy

    Library of Congress presents Poetry Spotlight, April 29 at 7 PM - 8 PM EDT,  with Victoria Chang & Brenda Shaughnessy From the organizers: Poets Victoria Chang (“Obit”) and Brenda Shaughnessy (“The Octopus Museum”) discuss their poetry collections, which address issues of loss, fear and the future of the planet. A National Poetry Month event. […]

  • Seattle Arts and Lectures presents Natalie Diaz

    Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States

    Seattle Arts and Lectures presents a reading and conversation with poet Natalie Diaz, moderated by Laura Da'. Tickets are available for in-person attendance and online viewing, or online viewing only. Tickets here: https://lectures.org/event/natalie-diaz/

  • Poets on the Coast present The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich

    Poets on the Coast present The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World, May 1 10 AM - 2:30 PST, with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich From the organizers:  What do Sylvia Plath’s braid, an hourglass museum, and a lampshade of silvering hair have in common? They represent the New Surrealism. Together, […]

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  • Poets on the Coast presents The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich

    Poets on the Coast presents The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World, May 1 at 10 AM - 2:30 PM PST,  with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich From the organizers: What do Sylvia Plath’s braid, an hourglass museum, and a lampshade of silvering hair have in common? They represent the New […]

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  • The Brooklyn Rail presents Radical Poetry Reading with Jorie Graham feat. Claudia Rankine, Forrest Gander, Victoria Chang, D.A Powell, and Jericho Brown

    The Brooklyn Rail presents Radical Poetry Reading with Jorie Graham, May 5 at 11 AM EDT,  feat. Claudia Rankine, Forrest Gander, Victoria Chang, D.A Powell, and Jericho Brown From the organizers: Jorie Graham curates the 35th Radical Poetry Reading featuring Claudia Rankine, Forrest Gander, Victoria Chang, D.A Powell, and Jericho Brown. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-poetry-reading-with-jorie-graham-tickets-152895008085

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    Launch Party Livestream: Spring 2021 feat. Agodon, Candrilli, Sze, Wallschlaeger, and Warren

    Join us Wednesday, May 5 for our spring Launch Party Livestream—an online poetry reading, benefit, and celebration of five new books from our spring season, featuring Kelli Russell Agodon, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Arthur Sze, Nikki Wallschlaeger, and Noah Warren. Each poet will read from their new collection, and we’ll end the evening with a Q&A […]

  • City Lights presents Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov

    City Lights presents, May 6th at 6 PM PDT,  Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov From the organizers: Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov celebrate their new collections of poetry Kate Durbin reading from HOARDERS published by Wave Books Alex Dimitrov reading from Love & Other Poems published by Copper Canyon Press This is a virtual event that will be hosted […]

  • Bureau of General Services – Queer Division presents 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Readings feat. Ellen Bass, Natalie Diaz, and Mark Bibbins

    Bureau of General Services - Queer Division presents 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Readings, May 10 & May 11 at 7 PM - 9 PM EDT, feat. Ellen Bass, Natalie Diaz, and Mark Bibbins From the organizers: The Bureau is thrilled to host two nights of online readings by Publishing Triangle Awards finalists! On Monday, May […]

  • Wallingford Public Library presents Arthur Sze

    Wallingford Public Library presents, May 12 at 7 PM - 8 PM EDT,  Arthur Sze From the organizers: Join us as we welcome distinguished poet Arthur Sze for a virtual visit. This is a can't-miss event for writers, poets, and literature lovers of all ages! Register here: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=WFORD&curID=500026&