Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents Chris Abani

Rainier Arts Center 3515 S. Alaska St, Seattle, WA, United States

Seattle Arts & Lectures will host a reading with Chris Abani at Rainier Arts Center on Monday April 3rd at 7:30pm PST. This reading will also be streamed live online. To purchase tickets, please visit https://seattle-arts-and-lectures.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S5G00000QmfohUAB    

$10 – $35

Whitman College Visiting Writers Series: Jane Miller

Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory 324 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA, United States

From the organizers: "The Visiting Writers Reading Series brings established and emerging writers to share work with the community. Jane Miller has written twelve books, most recently the poetry collection Who Is Trixie the Trasher? and Other Questions, and From the Valley of Bronze Camels: A Primer, Some Lectures, & A Boondoggle on Poetry. She has performed her creative work […]

Eckerd College Presents National Poetry Month Reading with Victoria Chang

Dalí Museum's Will Raymund Theater 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL, United States

From the organizers:  "In collaboration with the Dalí Museum’s monthly Poetry at the Dalí Series, Eckerd College will welcome Victoria Chang to read from her forthcoming book of poems, With My Back to the World, in the Dalí Museum Will Raymund Theater at 6:30 pm EST April 12. This event is free to the public—please […]

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Paisley Rekdal Interviews Dean Rader

From the organizers:  "On Thursday April 20th, join HCN editor Paisley Rekdal for a livestream discussion with poet Dean Rader about his new book Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly from 11:00-12:00pm PDT. To join the livestream, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz9iGMczPac

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Victoria Chang at The Los Angeles Festival of Books

University of Southern California 3551 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA, United States

On Sunday April 23rd, The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and David L. Ulin will host "Doing the Work: Talking with Chowdhury Prize Recipient Victoria Chang." This event will take 12:30–1:20pm PST on The Poetry Stage at the University of Southern California campus. It is free to the general public.   

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Before the Borderless Release Party with Dean Rader

The Firehouse 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco

From the organizers: "Join Guggenheim award-winning author Dean Rader for a celebration of the release of his most recent book, Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly, in the Firehouse at Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture. Before the Borderless is a groundbreaking collection of poems featuring Rader’s original poems in conversation with paintings […]

Book Launch Reading with Paisley Rekdal

Dumke Auditorium at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

From the organizers: "Paisley Rekdal will read from her forthcoming collection, West: A Translation at the Dumke Auditorium at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts on April 26th at 5:00 pm PDT. Admission to the event is free. The launch is in connection with UMFA’s exhibition 'Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea,' running through June […]

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Poetry and the Archives of History with Paisley Rekdal

Marsh Cabaret Bar 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

From The Bay Area Book Festival:  "In this session, we’ll hear from those who instead look at archives and envision poetry. In West: A Translation, poet Paisley Rekdal vividly documents how the heroic narrative of the transcontinental railroad is intertwined with the history of Chinese exclusion. We'll also hear from poet Anthony Cody whose collection […]

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Echoes of Exclusion with Paisley Rekdal

The Magnes Auditorium 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join poets Paisley Rekdal, Fae Myenne Ng, and Ava Chin and novelist Kathryn Ma for a timely discussion about the Chinese Exclusion Act and its echoes in contemporary America. This panel discussion will take place on Sunday May 7th from 2:00–3:00pm PDT.   The Bay Area Book Festival is free and open to the public.    […]

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Green Apple Books presents Randall Mann with D.A. Powell

Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

From the organizers: "Join us on Tuesday May 9th at 7:00pm PST when Randall Mann celebrates the release of his book, Deal: New and Selected Poems, with D.A. Powell at 9th Ave. Masks are encouraged for in-person attendance. Or, watch the livestream here."

An Afternoon with Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander

Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

From the organizers:  "Join us in person or via Zoom as we welcome Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander. They will read from their latest works and engage in a lively Q&A.  This event will take place on May 21 from 4:00 – 6:30pm EST at the Hudson Valley Writers Center and live […]

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