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  • Living Room Craft Talk with Ellen Bass VI

    From Ellen Bass: “If you want to learn more about the strategies that you can employ to write poems that are more vivid, arresting, meaningful and complex, please join Ellen Bass for this craft talk series on Fridays: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7 & 14 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. […]

  • One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives, feat. Jericho Brown, Nikki Wallschlaeger, Alberto Ríos, and Kwame Dawes

    From the organizers: On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT, the founding members of the Poetry Coalition will present One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives.  The virtual reading will be broadcast live via Crowdcast and YouTube (closed captioning available). Poets reading include: Prisca Afantchao, Sojourner Ahebee, Kazim Ali, Kimberly Blaeser, […]

  • LOGOS presents Tess Taylor and Forrest Gander, with EcoTheo Review

    From the organizer: LOGOS Collective Collective Gatherings are 'liturgically-inflected' reading events, which engage audience participation. This event features Tess Taylor and Forrest Gander. 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 […]

  • UA Distinguished Visitor Series presents Philip Metres

    From the organizers:  Sponsored by the University of Arizona English Department. Philip Metres has written ten books, including Shrapnel Maps (Copper Canyon 2020), Sand Opera, and The Sound of Listening. Awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lannan Fellowship, three Arab American Book Awards, and two NEAs, he is professor of English and director of the Peace, […]

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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 […]

    $85

  • 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 […]

  • A Reading & Conversation with Aimee Nezhukumatathil & Ross Gay, moderated by Cathy Linh Che & Malcolm Tariq

    From the organizers: "In celebration of the publication months of Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments and Ross Gay’s Be Holding: A Poem, we’re co-hosting a virtual reading with Cave Canem and Milkweed Editions! Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Ross Gay will read and join Cathy Linh Che of […]

  • My Name Is My Own: Celebrating June Jordan & Ruth Stone | A Virtual Benefit

    Featuring Jericho Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, Rio Cortez, Monica Sok, and Alison C. Rollins, plus editors Jan Heller Levi, Christoph Keller, Bianca Stone, and Michael Wiegers Join Copper Canyon Press and an all-star lineup to celebrate the legacies of two iconic feminist poets, while raising crucial funds to support our spring season of phenomenal books. You’ll […]

  • Hugo House Presents Book Launch: Rae Armantrout & Heather McHugh

    From the organizers: Join us for a virtual reading with celebrated writers Rae Armantrout and Heather McHugh, who will read from their new books, Conjure and Muddy Matterhorn (respectively). RSVP for this free reading at the “Tickets” link.

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  • Poets House presents Tyree Daye

    Poets House Presents is a series of 10 minute readings that are posted on IGTV, YouTube, and the Poets House Archive on Fridays at noon. On October 2, poet and educator Tyree Daye reads from his forthcoming second collection Cardinal, from Raleigh, NC. Watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/poetshouse On IGTV here: https://www.instagram.com/poets_house/channel/ Or check the archive for footage after the […]

  • FEMS2020 Presents Finals Showcase Featuring Charlotte Abotsi & Rachel McKibbens!

    From the organizers:  As a part of our 4th Annual FEMS Festival, we will be hosting a Finals Showcase featuring Charlotte Abotsi and Rachel McKibbens! We will be showcasing FEMS 2020 Festival participants alongside two features. Instead of a Finals stage of competition, we are creating space to celebrate the folks who have joined us […]

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  • USF Humanities Institute Presents A Poetry Reading with Pulitzer Prize Winner, Jericho Brown

    From the organizers: This year's winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Jericho Brown, will read from "The Tradition" and take questions from the audience. "The Tradition" details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. His poetic concerns are both broad and intimate, and at their […]

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  • Brooklyn Public Library Presents Indigenous Peoples Day Poetry Celebration with Sherwin Bitsui

    From the organizers:  Join award-winning authors Sherwin Bitsui, Joan Naviyuk Kane, and Tommy Pico for a poetry reading of new poems. Of Sherwin Bitsui's poetry, Library Journal writes, “Bitsui’s poetry returns things to their basic elements and voice in a flowing language rife with illuminating images," and went on to call his work "serious and innovative.”  "Through a […]

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  • The Manchester Literature Festival presents Jericho Brown, Rachel Long, Raymond Antrobus & Safiya Sinclair

    From the organizers:  MLF and Picador present four stunning, innovative poets whose work speaks to the times we are living in. Jericho Brown’s Pulitzer Prize winning collection The Tradition considers the normalisation of evil and explores masculinity, fatherhood and freedom. It also introduces the duplex, a new poetic form. Rachel Long’s superb debut My Darling from the […]

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  • Fall 2020 Launch Party Livestream: Tyree Daye, Jennifer L. Knox, Alberto Ríos, & Lewis Hyde

    Join Copper Canyon Press for a livestream launch party to celebrate four extraordinary books from our fall 2020 season! Tyree Daye, Jennifer L. Knox, Alberto Ríos, and Lewis Hyde 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 […]

  • UNC Chapel Hill presents Tyree Daye’s Cardinal: A Virtual Book Launch with Special Guest Nabila Lovelace

    From the organizers:  Please join us in a virtual book launch for Tyree Daye’s second collection Cardinal, from Copper Canyon Press, featuring the poet Nabila Lovelace. Tyree Daye’s Cardinal is a generous atlas that serves as a poetic “Green Book”—the travel-cum-survival guide for black motorists negotiating racist America in the mid-twentieth century. Interspersed with images […]

  • AAPI FORCE EF presents a Night of Cultural Resistance, feat. Monica Sok

    From the organizers:  AAPIs are rising up in resistance! Join AAPI FORCE EF for a night of dynamic performances and artist conversations on civic engagement at our Night of Cultural Resistance. We’re inviting some outstanding community members to share why and how their creative practices advocate for a more equitable future. As we get closer […]

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  • Colorado College presents Alison C. Rollins

    From the organizers: Join us for an evening with Alison Rollins, author of “Library of Small Catastrophes” a nominee for the 2020 Hurston Wright Legacy Award.  A Cave Canem and Callaloo fellow and a 2016 recipient of the Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowship, Rollins’s poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, […]

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  • Left Bank Books presents ONLINE: Pandemic Poets – Tess Taylor and Dana Levin, in conversation with “The Common.” Hope, resiliency, and poetry in the time of lockdown.

    From the organizers:  Join Left Bank Books and The Common for a conversation about poetics in the time of pandemic and the ecology of lockdown on October 21 at 7pm CDT/ 5pm PST/ 8pm EST. Acclaimed poets Dana Levin and Tess Taylor will read new work and discuss the importance of place, hope, and resilience in their […]

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  • The English Department at The Ohio State University presents Editors Panel 2020

    From the organizers:  Join The Writers Guild at The Ohio State University as we host a conversation with four publishing industry leaders:  Amber Oliver: Editor at Dutton/Plume Leila Chatti: Inaugural Anisfield-Wolf Fellow and Author of Deluge (Copper Canyon Press)  Evette Dionne: Editor-in-Chief of Bitch Media  Rio Cortez: Sales & Retail Marketing Manager at HarperCollins The event is […]

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  • The Dodge Poetry Program presents the Dodge Poetry Festival 2020

    From the organizers:  Come experience a deep, personal connection to poetry. Join the online festival to engage with beloved and distinguished poets and take part in community conversations no matter where you are (with Ellen Bass and other Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets.) ‍ Live Streaming Passes to the Festival are free. Captioning […]

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  • Washington University in St. Louis presents Reading with Mark Bibbins

    From the organizers: Visiting Hurst Professor Mark Bibbins is the author of four books of poetry: 13th Balloon; They Don’t Kill You Because They’re Hungry, They Kill You Because They’re Full; The Dance of No Hard Feelings; and Sky Lounge, winner of a Lambda Literary Award. The recipient of a New York Foundation for the […]

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  • The Adroit Journal presents Issue 35 Release Reading

    From the organizers: The editors of The Adroit Journal are thrilled to welcome you to a reading celebrating the release of our thirty-fifth issue. Readers include issue contributors Traci Brimhall, Kyle Dargan, Randall Mann, Jenny Molberg, Elle Nash, Alison C. Rollins, Darius Simpson, and Jenny Tseng. The reading will be hosted on Zoom by Heidi […]

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  • The Wisconsin Book Festival presents Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod & Descent

    From the organizers:  Presented in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Program in Creative Writing, this edition of Wisconsin Wednesdays features UW Alumnae Traci Brimhall and Lauren Russell for their new poetry collections, Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod, and Descent. Register here. 

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  • Poetry@Tech presents Atlanta Poetry Festival & Translation Summit

    From the organizers: featuring Jericho Brown, Linda Gregerson, Brenda Shaughnessy, Sandra Meek, Ilya Kaminsky, Mario Chard & a group of distinguished special guest poets from Germany This event is made possible in co-operation with Poetry@Tech, Terminus Magazine, Emory University, Westminster School, Berry College, and the Haus für Poesie Berlin. The event will be broadcast virtually over BlueJeans. As always, the reading […]

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  • Poets & Writers present Unique and Unified: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the NOMMO Literary Society with Jericho Brown

    From the organizers:  Founded in 1995, the NOMMO Literary Society was a writing workshop specifically for Black writers in New Orleans. Although Hurricane Katrina's landfall in 2005 led to the workshop’s formal disbandment, its legacy and impact is felt to this day. Join us for a panel with former NOMMO Literary Society workshop participants as […]

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  • To Marvin: A Celebration of Marvin Bell in Poems

    Please join us for a reading and celebration of Marvin Bell’s poetry by his friends, colleagues, and former students, including John Irving, Tess Gallagher, Heather McHugh, David St. John, Naomi Shihab Nye, Kwame Dawes, Ellen Bass, Juan Felipe Herrera, Stephen Kuusisto, Dorianne Laux, Lia Purpura, Eric Pankey, and many more. Nathan Bell will sing, and […]

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  • Twenty Summers presents Jaswinder Bolina & Victoria Chang in Conversation

    From the organizers:  Poets Jaswinder Bolina and Victoria Chang will talk about their latest books — Jaswinder’s first essay collection Of Color (McSweeney’s, 2020) and Victoria’s latest collection Obit (Copper Canyon Press, 2020) recently nominated for New Yorker’s National Book Award — as well as, perhaps, the state of the world during Twenty Summers’ first […]

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  • The C.D Wright Women Writers Conference presents Is Anyone Out there? Fostering Community in Rural Places with Traci Brimhall

    From the organizers:  Is Anyone Out There? Fostering Community in Rural Places  Jacque Boucher, Traci Brimhall, Luisa Muradyan, Mawi Sonna, Winniebell Zong Living in a rural place can make it hard to connect with other writers. Despite these challenges our panelists have run reading series, book clubs, created literary non-profits, edited journals, started writing groups, and […]

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  • 92Y presents Young Writers Workshop: Poetry with Monica Sok

    From the organizers: "Online Class for high school students, ages 15-18 Our poems have the power to reflect us. We may look into the mirror to see ourselves in plain sight. But what about windows that invite our own reflections inside another space? The self, looking into a room. The self, staring outside at a […]

  • Minnesota State University’s Good Thunder Series presents Leila Chatti

    Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato — Centennial Student Union 620 West, S Rd, Mankato, MN

    Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato's Good Thunder Series presents a day with Leila Chatti: Workshop 10:00-11:00am CT Emy Frentz Arts Guild | 523 S 2nd St, Mankato Craft Talk 3:00-4:00pm CT Ostrander Auditorium, Centennial Student Union | Minnesota State University, Mankato Books will be available for purchase Reading 7:30-8:30pm CT Room 243/4/5, Centennial Student Union | Minnesota […]

  • Skylight Books presents Live on Crowdcast: Zyzzyva: the L.A. Issue Group Reading

    From the organizers: Please note: this event will take place live on Crowdcast. RSVP here to join the livestream or watch the replay! Join us for a group reading to celebrate the launch of ZYZZYVA's LA Issue featuring Douglas Manuel, Michelle Latiolais, Victoria Chang, David Hernandez, Henry Lara.  ZYZZYVA was founded in 1985 in San Francisco with the […]

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  • 92Y presents Young Writers Workshop: Poetry with Monica Sok

    From the organizers: "Online Class for high school students, ages 15-18 Our poems have the power to reflect us. We may look into the mirror to see ourselves in plain sight. But what about windows that invite our own reflections inside another space? The self, looking into a room. The self, staring outside at a […]

  • West X Midwest presents Claudia Rankine and Jericho Brown

    From the organizers: Spend an evening with McArthur Fellow Claudia Rankine and Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Jericho Brown and as they discuss Just Us, Rankine’s brilliant new collection. This arrangement of essays, poems, and images, speaks to the mechanics of race in this country, and invites us to discover what it takes to build better futures.

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  • Beyond Baroque presents Part I of The Poetry Stage Redux

    From the organizers: Beyond Baroque presents the first installment of The Poetry Stage Redux, a series of readings by nationally acclaimed poets from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Poetry Stage. Featured readers for November 19 include Sara Borjas, Nickole Brown, Cyrus Cassells, Victoria Chang, Cathy Colman, Megan Fernandes, Jane Hirshfield, Jessica Jacobs, John Murillo, […]

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  • Transylvania University Theater presents Maurice Manning’s “Railsplitter”

    From the organizers: Transylvania University Theater, in partnership with Maurice Manning, an esteemed American poet, Guggenheim Fellow, Pulitzer Prize finalist and professor of English, presents a performance adaptation of his latest book of poetry, “Railsplitter.” Through this filmed, online performance, the Theater program asks the question: How does the mythology of Lincoln speak currently through us, expressed by Manning’s words? […]

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  • The Arab American National Museum presents Upping the Stakes: Persecution and Resistance Across Contexts — Live Arts Share + Panel Discussion

    From the organizers: FREE with RSVP or suggested $10 donation* *Donate $25 or more and receive a free e-subscription of Michigan Quarterly Review! RSVP for streaming link Writers published in Sukoon Magazine and the Michigan Quarterly Review’s special issue on Persecution will share their work and participate in a panel discussion around the theme of persecution, injustice, displacement and […]

  • The Adroit Journal presents Adroit Turns Ten: An Evening of Writing & Verse

    From the organizers: The editors of The Adroit Journal are thrilled to welcome you to a special reading in celebration of our ten year anniversary, honoring our Founding Editor-in-Chief, Peter LaBerge. Readers include K-Ming Chang, Victoria Chang, Chen Chen, Tiana Clark, Megan Giddings, Laura Kasischke, Dorianne Laux, Ben Loory, LaTanya McQueen, José Olivarez, Justin Phillip Reed, and Arthur […]

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  • The Academy of American Poets presents Gather in Poems: A Virtual Reading and Offering of Community Through Poetry Featuring Award-Winning Poets from Across the U.S.

    From the organizers: The Academy of American Poets is honored to present Gather In Poems: A Virtual Reading on Tuesday, November 24, at 7:30 pm EDT, which will reflect on the importance of community through the sharing of poetry between people.  This reading will be free and open to the public, with presentations by:  Francisco […]

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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 

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  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]