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  • Shelter in Poems: A Virtual Reading with the Academy of American Poets

    In this unprecedented time, as more and more of us are turning to poetry, the Academy of American Poets launched Shelter in Poems, an initiative that invites poets and poetry lovers to share poems on social media that give them comfort or courage. Shelter in Poems: A Virtual Reading extends this idea with a special […]

  • Greenlight Bookstore presents John Freeman and Julia Alvarez

    Acclaimed authors and friends John Freeman and Julia Alvarez present their new books, both of which engages with questions of how we decide who to care for, which bodies matter, how we occupy space with strangers... and whose presences we don't see. - Freeman’s poetry collection The Park is a series of meditations inspired by The Luxembourg […]

  • Live with Victoria Chang and Monica Sok

    A reading with Victoria Chang and Monica Sok will be streamed live online as part of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore's Virtual Event Series. Register to attend here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/victoria-chang-and-monica-sok/register

  • A Virtual Reading with Michael McGriff and Robert Walicki

    White Whale Bookstore hosts an online evening of poetry with Michael McGriff and Robert Walicki. White Whale says "head to our Bookshop site's list titled 'Recent and Upcoming Events (Pre-order!)' to order one of Bob's books and several of Michael's. You can also check out other curated lists and picks on our main site page, or use […]

  • HRC Fireside Chat With Pulitzer-Prize Winning Poet Jericho Brown

    Pulitzer Prize-winner Jericho Brown joins Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David to discuss the resilience of the Black LGBTQ community and celebrate the power and importance of poetry as a vehicle for calling out injustice. Watch here: https://www.hrc.org/resources/fireside-chat-with-pulitzer-prize-winning-poet-jericho-brown

  • A Virtual Reading with James Richardson, Nancy Reddy, and Emily Van Duyne

    Stockton University presents a virtual reading with James Richardson, Nancy Reddy, Emily Van Duyne, livestreamed using Zoom. You don’t need to create a Zoom account in order to "attend," but you do need access to a computer, smart phone or other telephone. You can tune in from your computer or smart phone by clicking this […]

  • SPEAK. EASY. // A Virtual Reading Series presents John Freeman, Mary-Kim Arnold, and Jenny Zhang

    Twenty Stories LA presents SPEAK. EASY.—a virtual reading series with your favorite authors. On May 16, SPEAK. EASY. welcomes John Freeman, Mary-Kim Arnold, and Jenny Zhang to read from their latest works, followed by a conversation and audience Q&A, hosted by Emory and Alexa, owners of Twenty Stories. The event is free. Join here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/speak--easy---a-virtual

  • Virtual Event: A Poetry Reading with Ellen Bass and Tess Taylor

    A virtual reading with Ellen Bass and Tess Taylor, hosted by Brookline Booksmith, who says "Grab a drink and get ready for some poems. Settle in for some breath music. Join Ellen Bass and Tess Taylor to celebrate their new collections. Tess’s book Rift Zone offers poems for an apocalyptic California– the precarious places, the fault lines […]

  • Our Homes, Our Bodies, Our Imaginations: How Place Shapes Identity with Philip Metres, Lisa Olstein, and

    Virtual Views and Brews presents Our Homes, Our Bodies, Our Imaginations: how place shapes identity. Join KUT's Rebecca McInroy in conversation with poet Philip Metres, poet and memoirist Lisa Olstein, and anthropologist Meena Khandelwal,  to talk about everything from how we experience pain collectively, to the fragmented memories that shape our imaginary, to the gendered aspects of space […]