• 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 […]

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  • 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