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  • Wednesday Night Poetry presents Ellen Bass, Traci Brimhall, Lauren Camp, and musical guests Bethlehem and Sad Patrick

    Wednesday Night Poetry is the country's longest running open mic reading series. During the pandemic, readings stream live on Facebook. Tune in Wednesday, August 26 at 7:00pm CT for a reading featuring Ellen Bass, Traci Brimhall, Lauren Camp, with musical guests Bethlehem and Sad Patrick. Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2053981048117043/

  • MOCA LA and IN PLAIN SIGHT present Writing Diaspora: An Evening of Poetry with Javier Zamora and Raquel Gutierrez

    From the organizers: "This program features an evening of readings and discussions with acclaimed poets Javier Zamora and Raquel Gutiérrez, two participants in the In Plain Sight artist intervention. Sharing roots in El Salvador, they will read selections from their writings that explore experiences of immigration and borderland politics. Following their presentation, they will be […]

  • Berkeley Lunch Poems presents Roger Reeves

    UC Berkeley's Lunch Poems reading series presents a reading with Roger Reeves. Register here: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/94375567616

  • Decatur Book Festival presents Jericho Brown

    From the organizers:  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival presented by Emory University is proud to feature 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown as this year’s Keynote speaker. In conversation with festival board president, Mathwon Howard, Brown will discuss his most recent book, The Tradition, that details the normalization of evil and its history at the […]

  • The Center for Fiction presents The New Gen! Rising African Poets with Kwame Dawes & Chris Abani

    From the organizers: "Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani started the New-Generation African Poet limited edition chapbook in 2014 with indie publisher Akashic Books. Every year, they showcase the verses and innovation of the best African poets working today with an emphasis on poets who have not yet published their first full-length collection. A reading from ten poets included in this year’s […]

  • McNally Jackson presents Sarah Ruhl and Jill Bialosky

    Independent bookstore McNally Jackson presents a virtual reading with Sarah Ruhl and Jill Bialosky. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkduqoqTkvG9TEXTeeFHC3P43O4lB0nbWu

  • Montana Book Festival presents A Conversation with Matthew Zapruder and Michael Earl Craig

    The Montana Book Festival presents a conversation between Matthew Zapruder and Michael Earl Craig. No registration required. This is a pre-recorded event and can be accessed via the Festival's YouTube channel on September 10, 2020, at 12:30PM MDT. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSWTKdZoZOcD4pYx2TkbAzQ?view_as=subscriber

  • Elliott Bay Book Company presents Aimee Nezhukumatathil and John Freeman

    From the organizers: "If things go as we imagine this might, this evening’s program will feature Aimee Nezhukumatathil, one of the most vital poets of her generation, doing this virtual reading program with her first book of prose, the dazzling, animated book that is World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (Milkweed).  […]

  • Cuyahoga County Public Library presents A Conversation with Philip Metres

    From the organizers: "Join us on Facebook Live for a conversation with author Philip Metres and Karen Long of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. This event will be broadcast live at facebook.com/cuyahogalib/live. A Facebook account is not required to view the program." Watch here: facebook.com/cuyahogalib/live

  • The 39th Northern California Book Awards with finalist Matthew Zapruder

    From the organizers: "Celebrate the Bay Area’s vibrant literary scene. This event will simultaneously broadcast on the SF Public Library YouTube. For accommodations, call 415-557-4557 or contact marti.goddard@sfpl.org. Requesting 72 hours in advance will help ensure availability." Register to attend via Zoom here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qhzjQX25R8-rd3C2QC7yTg

  • Lift Every Voice: 250 Years of African American Poetry featuring Jericho Brown, Nikki Finney, Sonia Sanchez, Tyehimba Jess, and more

    From the organizers: "Library of America, in partnership with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, presents the launch of Lift Every Voice, a nationwide celebration of the 250-year-long African American poetic tradition. The celebration is anchored by the publication of the anthology, African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song, edited by poet and Schomburg […]

  • Blue Flower Arts presents a Master Class with Jericho Brown

    From the organizer: "In this 90-minute virtual master class, poet and educator Jericho Brown will lead you through a set of unconventional exercises he's designed to keep your ears open and your fingers moving. Brown believes there is a profound relationship between reading poetry and writing it. He will lead our virtual gathering through focused readings, discussions, and recitations of the […]

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  • Wisconsin Book Festival presents Leila Chatti and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

    From the organizers: "Presented in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Program in Creative Writing, this edition of Wisconsin Wednesdays features UW Alumnae Rowan Hisayo Buchanan for her new novel, Starling Days, and Leila Chatti for her new poetry collection, Deluge." Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/starling-days--deluge/register

  • Academy of American Poets presents Books Noted Live: Tyree Daye & Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

    From the organizers: "Join the Academy of American Poets for Books Noted Live, a new, virtual reading and conversation series featuring poets with new or forthcoming books. The first of four events will take place Friday, September 25th at 7PM EDT. The Academy is pleased to host Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Age of Phillis, which was […]