DIESEL, A Bookstore presents Noah Warren, Christian Gullette, and Dan O’Brien

Diesel, A Bookstore 225 26th St, Santa monica, CA

From the organizers: "Join us on Tuesday July 30th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Christian Gullette, Dan O'Brien and Noah Warren to the store to discuss and sign Coachella Elegy, Survivors's Notebook and The Complete Stories. This event is free to attend and will be held in the courtyard at DIESEL, A Bookstore in […]

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Flyleaf Books presents their Second Sunday Poetry Series with John Balaban and Anna Lewis

Flyleaf Books 752 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Flyleaf Second Sunday Poetry Series presents readings with John Balaban and Anna Lewis From the organizers: "Join us for our Monthly Poetry series, an afternoon of poetic readings. Featured poets will each read for 20 minutes, followed by a short break to sign books, then an open mic. Please sign up by 2:30 pm, and […]

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Ted Kooser Book Release – Raft

Chapters Books & Gifts 548 Seward St, Seward, NE, United States

From the organizers: "Delightfully universal, Raft by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ted Kooser travels the Midwest landscape, attuned to life's shared experiences and emotions--illness, aging, beauty, and love. Raft is our fourth collection of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser. Open in his desire to write for the everyday reader, these poems […]

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Naomi Shihab Nye & James Crews present Ted Kooser Book Launch

From the organizers: "Naomi Shihab Nye & James Crews will share poems from Ted Kooser's latest book, RAFT, out from Copper Canyon Press in September, 2024. Please note: due to health reasons, Ted Kooser will not be participating in this reading, though he will be watching!" Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ted-kooser-book-launch-tickets-935544367387?aff=oddtdtcreator Preorder the book here. Include a […]

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2024 Jackson Poetry Prize Reading featuring Fady Joudah and Pádraig Ó Tuama

The Greene Space 44 Charlton St, New York, NY, United States

From the organizers: The Jackson Poetry Prize honors an American poet of exceptional talent. It was established in 2006 with a gift from the Liana Foundation and is named for the John and Susan Jackson family. Eligible poets must have published at least two books of acknowledged literary merit. The 2024 prize carries a monetary value of […]

$16

CCP at Brooklyn Book Festival, Sunday, September 29

Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

From the organizers: "The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s largest free literary festival and connects readers with local, national and international authors and publishers during the course of a celebratory literary week. The Festival presents original programming and enthusiastically welcomes New York City’s cross cultural book readers as well as national and international […]

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New Works: Sophie Cabot Black and Marie Howe

Poets House 10 River Terrace, New York, NY, United States

From the organizers: Experience the newest poetry collections from Sophie Cabot Black and Marie Howe through poems that capture visions of the pastoral and glimpses of the quotidian. In Cabot Black’s Geometry of the Restless Herd (Copper Canyon, 2024), poems about sheep herding examine the connection between people, land, animals, and power. Howe’s New and Selected Poems […]

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The Essential C.D. Wright: A Reading with Arthur Sze, Brenda Hillman, and Forrest Gander

Join Copper Canyon Press and honored guests Arthur Sze, Brenda Hillman, and Forrest Gander for an evening of poetry and celebration in honor of legendary poet C.D. Wright. Hosted by C.D. Wright’s longtime poetry editor and Copper Canyon Press’s Executive Editor, Michael Wiegers, this livestream benefit reading will launch The Essential C.D. Wright and feature rare […]

Reimagine Virtual Candlelight Vigil with Danusha Laméris and Naomi Shihab Nye

From the organizers: Let's honor our loved ones, hold space for grief, and reflect on the possibilities of transformation with poets Danusha Laméris and Naomi Shihab Nye. Reimagine has been hosting candlelight vigils since March 2020, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to break down taboos and hold space for all that we've […]

Free – $30

2024 Sharon Springs Poetry Festival with Sophie Cabot Black

From the organizers: Poetry Reading - Friday night, October 18, at 7:30 PM (EDT): Each of our guest poets Peter Balakian, Sophie Cabot Black, and Maya C. Popa present a public reading in the auditorium of the Sharon Springs Central School. Afterward, you’ll be able to meet the poets in the lobby, purchase a copy […]

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Live! at the Library: Bobbitt Prize Event with Arthur Sze

Library of Congress: James Madison Memorial Building: Mumford Room 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

From the organizers: The Library of Congress will award the 2024 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry to National Book Award winner Arthur Sze for lifetime achievement in poetry. Sze of Santa Fe, New Mexico, will receive the prize on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. during an event in the Mumford Room of […]

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Meet Me There: Featuring Niki Herd and Victoria Chang

From the organizers: "Meet Me There" is a monthly intergenerational poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction experience curated by trans/genderqueer poet and sound artist Samuel Ace. Writers exploring genre and gender boundaries will be a special focus of this series. This event takes place on crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. December's featured poets are Niki Herd […]

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