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Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Ocean Vuong: Live & Online‑Only
2021-06-09 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents, June 9 at 6 PM PDT, Ocean Vuong: Live & Online‑Only
From the organizers:
Ocean Vuong is a poet and fiction writer whose work considers class, queerness, family, and identity. His epistolary novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (2019), was an immediate and enduring bestseller described by the Los Angeles Times as a “series of high notes that trembles exquisitely almost without break.” Q&A moderated by musician Perfume Genius.
This event will be live and online only. Please note: this event begins at 6:00 p.m. (PDT).
Register here: https://lectures.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0Ff400000Gnu2rEAB

New York Public Library presents Spiritfirst: Akwaeke Emezi with Saidiya Hartman
2021-06-08 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
New York Public Library presents, June 8 at 7 PM – 8 PM EDT, Spiritfirst: Akwaeke Emezi with Saidiya Hartman
From the organizers:
The bestselling author shares their debut work of nonfiction, Dear Senthuran, a memoir that “deeply engages with the metaphysics of Black spirit and singularly faces the Black reader.”
Register here: https://www.showclix.com/event/akwaekeemezi/tag/nyplwebsite

Hennepin Avenue UMC presents An Evening with Jericho Brown
2021-06-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
Hennepin Avenue UMC presents, June 19 at 6 PM – 8 PM CDT, An Evening with Jericho Brown
From the organizers:
There are two ways to attend. This is a hybrid event, with registered tickets available for in-person or virtual attendance.
In-person Attendance ($20)
Experience Jericho in person, with reserved, socially-distanced seating for 150 in the beautiful HAUMC building. *Face masks required. Doors open at 5:30pm. For more information about Hennepin Avenue UMC’s COVID-19 in-person event protocols and procedures visit: haumc.org/covid-19
Virtual Attendance ($10)
Virtual attendees will receive a Zoom link and instructions on the day of the event via email. Please be sure to check your email and spam folders regularly.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-jericho-brown-tickets-154294158983

Hudson Valley Writers presents Monday Night Poetry with Alex Dimitrov (via Zoom)
2021-06-07 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Hudson Valley Writers presents, June 7, 14, 21, & 28 at 6:30 PM – 9 PM EDT, Monday Night Poetry with Alex Dimitrov (via Zoom)
From the organizers:
This is a 4-week class, occurring on 4 consecutive Mondays beginning June 7 ending on June 28 via Zoom. 6:30-9:00pm EST.
HVWC is lucky to have award-winning Copper Canyon poet and editor, Alex Dimitrov, teaching our students again this summer. Don’t miss the opportunity to study with one of the best set of eyes in the poetry world! This class is not generative. It’s a workshop. This will be a rigorous class but you will also have fun.
This class is capped at 10 students. It will be taught via Zoom and the Zoom link will be emailed at the time of workshop registration. (Please check spam / promotions folder to ensure the link is received.) Please write to admin@writerscenter.org with any questions about this process.
Register here: https://www.writerscenter.org/calendar/dimitrovjune/

Ellen Bass presents Truth & Beauty: An Online Writing Workshop
2021-06-07 14:00 - 2021-06-11 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Ellen Bass presents, June 7-11, Truth & Beauty: An Online Writing Workshop
From the organizers:
If you want to encounter more truth in your poems, to express it in the most beautiful way possible, to craft poems that reflect the inextricable marriage of truth and beauty, love and death, the luminous and the ordinary, please join us for this special workshop.
We will elude and distract the censors that silence or limit us. We’ll approach our experience from new angles to find the poem within the story. We’ll question the stories we think are true and experience the power of not-knowing and discovery.
We will write poems, share our writing, and hear what our work touches in others. We’ll also read model poems by contemporary poets and discuss aspects of the craft. But mainly this will be a writing retreat—time to explore and create in a supportive community. Though the focus is on poetry, prose writers who want to enrich their language will find it a fertile environment.
Register here: https://www.ellenbass.com/product/truth-and-beauty-2021-online/

Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conferences presents Ghostlily Along, Bloodily Biting: Using Nocturnes and Palinodes to Jump Start Nature Poems with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
2021-06-06 17:30 (America/New_York)
Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences presents, June 6 at 5:30 PM EST, Ghostlily Along, Bloodily Biting: Using Nocturnes and Palinodes to Jump Start Nature Poems with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
From the organizers:
Using sample poems from Yone Noguchi, Jane Kenyon, and Arthur Sze as jumping-off points, we will investigate how and when to use retractions (palinodes) and the metaphors and place setting of the night to serve as a catalyst for your own nature writing.
Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/BLE_Nezhukumatathil/register?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=profile_web&utm_campaign=profile

Roxbury Poetry Festival presents Keynote Address with Jericho Brown
2021-06-05 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Roxbury Poetry Festival presents Keynote Address, June 5 at 4 PM – 5 PM EDT, with Jericho Brown
From the organizers:
2020 Pulitzer Prize winner, Jericho Brown, will read from his book The Tradition and answer a few questions from the audience. This talk will be moderated by a local artist.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roxbury-poetry-festival-2021-tickets-146513542951

Roxbury Poetry Festival presents Craft Talk with Rachel McKibbens
2021-06-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Roxbury Poetry Festival presents Craft Talk, June 5 at 1 PM – 2 PM EDT, with Rachel McKibbens
From the organizers:
As poets, we use devices to resurrect or bury, but how often are we willing to lean into our own wickedness, to give it its rightful placement as the second face of our vulnerability instead of an agent of confession? This craft talk encourages participants to bring their lunch on screen while enjoying a craft talk from poet and performer, Rachel McKibbens.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roxbury-poetry-festival-2021-tickets-146513542951

Community Bookstore presents Ocean Vuong presents "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop
2021-06-03 19:30 (America/New_York)
Community Bookstore presents, June 3 at 7:30 PM EDT, Ocean Vuong “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop
From the organizers:
Ocean Vuong joins us for the paperback release of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. This program is in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop and Murmrr and will take place on Zoom.
Purchase tickets here: https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Ocean-Vuong/425843?afflky=Murmrr

Brooklyn Poets presents Brooklyn Poets Reading Series with Mark Bibbins
2021-06-03 19:00 (America/New_York)
Brooklyn Poets presents, June 3 at 7 PM EDT, Brooklyn Poets Reading Series with Mark Bibbins
From the organizers:
Named one of the best reading series in NYC as well as one of the 50 best free things to do in the city by Time Out New York, the Brooklyn Poets Reading Series takes place bimonthly at select venues in Brooklyn. Readings are free and open to the public.

Each reading features three poets, with at least one from Brooklyn and one from outside the borough, pairing emerging with more established poets and focusing on those from underrepresented communities. Readings are curated by Jason Koo. For inquiries, contact us.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WZOl8C2YQbOw29SScdsBIQ

Ruth Stone House presents Creative Uncertainty with Bianca Stone
2021-06-03 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Ruth Stone House presents, June 3, 10, 17, & 24 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM EDT, Creative Uncertainty with Bianca Stone
From the organizers:
In this class, we will be workshopping our poems as well as reading inspiring works by others. This is a class to improve your poetry writing and poetry reading skills. We will be leaving our comfort zones, both in language and in thought. I will serve as a guide to your own discoveries and honor each student’s interests and ideas while challenging you to think more deeply about the choices and habits in your writing practice.
This is a workshop and craft class. We will be reading fun, beautiful, and motivating works, leaving ample time to write and discuss our own poems. Students are expected to write new work (four poems), radically revise, participate in in-class writing, read secondary materials, and join the discussion. You will leave this class a stronger writer.
Register here: https://classroom.ruthstonehouse.org/shop/creative-uncertainty

Literary Arts presents One Page Wednesday: June with Kelli Russell Agodon
2021-06-02 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Literary Arts presents One Page Wednesday: June, June 2 at 6:30 PM PDT, with Kelli Russell Agodon
From the organizers:
Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired! Hosted by Natalie Serber.
June’s featured reader is Kelli Russell Agodon.
You don’t need to live in Portland to participate. If you have questions, please contact jessica@literary-arts.org
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uf-msqjsvH9yzuJvgyN46ticc1wFBgnpU

The Merwin Conservancy presents Jericho Brown
2021-05-29 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Merwin Conservancy presents, May 29 at 5 PM PDT, Jericho Brown
From the organizers:
Join us on Saturday, May 29th, 2021 at 2:00PM Hawai‘i time as we host Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown, who will read from his book The Tradition (Copper Canyon Press, 2019) and discuss the role of a person’s “place” in poetry making.
Live webcast begins 2:00 PM Hawai‘i / 5:00 PM Pacific / 8:00 PM Eastern and will run 60 minutes.
This event is free, but a donation is welcome.
Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/GRJerichoBrown/register

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Alberto Ríos
2021-05-28 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Washington, 98122
Seattle Arts and Lectures presents a reading and conversation with Alberto Ríos. Tickets are available for in-person attendance and online viewing, or online viewing only.
Tickets here: https://lectures.org/event/alberto-rios/

Red Hen Press presents NEH Reading and Conversation Series: Jason Schneiderman and Ellen Bass
2021-05-26 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Red Hen Press presents, May 26 at 4 PM PDT, NEH Reading and Conversation Series: Jason Schneiderman and Ellen Bass
From the organizers:
Continuing our poetry lecture and conversation series are Jason Schneiderman and Ellen Bass, moderated by Douglas Manuel, on the queer voice in poetry, and the topic of subverting the form, and subverting the language in Formalist poetry.
Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/events/874790966407292?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D

Vermont College of Fine Arts presents Reading: HERE—Poems for the Planet with Elizabeth J. Coleman
2021-05-26 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Vermont College of Fine Arts presents, May 26 at 11 AM EDT, Reading: HERE—Poems for the Planet with Elizabeth J. Coleman
From the organizers:
Elizabeth J. Coleman (W ’12), poet and editor, hosts a reading from the anthology HERE: Poems for the Planet featuring VCFA faculty, alumnx, and friends Francisco Aragón, Nickole Brown (W ’03), Kyle Dargan, Richard Jackson, Natasha Sajé, and Betsy Sholl.
Register here: https://one.bidpal.net/vcfaartandconnection/welcome

Virtual Poetry Road Trip presents Ken Hada, Cindy Huyser, & Jennifer L. Knox
2021-05-21 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
Virtual Poetry Road Trip presents, May 21 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM CDT, Ken Hada, Cindy Huyser, & Jennifer L. Knox
From the organizers:
When Zoe Fay-Stindt and Allyson Whipple were disappointed that the ongoing pandemic meant that they couldn’t visit or meet up at a poetry festival, they decided to bring the road trip online. They decided to co-host a reading series featuring one poet from every state (Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Iowa), as a way to celebrate different poets from that hypothetical journey. This event features Cindy Huyser (TX), Ken Hada (Oklahoma), Dottie Joslyn (Missouri) and Jennifer Knox (Iowa).
This event is open to all. If you have the means, please consider making a donation of any amount. Donations will be split among our featured readers. If you cannot donate and run into a registration hiccup, please contact co-host Allyson Whipple at allyson@allysonwhipple.com for assistance.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-poetry-road-trip-tickets-154761360395?fbclid=IwAR2oaa1wMZHQS3bMe8Yjk1pOzIQWT5bvWbCIo27GnRfnNSlzqIq8N64cSBg

Northwind Art presents Northwind Reading Series with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Landgraf
2021-05-20 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Northwind Art presents Northwind Reading Series, May 20, with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Landgraf
Link will appear here: https://northwindarts.org/northwind-reading-series

Hudson Valley Writers Center presents Alex Dimitrov and Donika Kelly
2021-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
From the organizers:
“Please join us as we welcome Alex Dimitrov and Donika Kelly as they read from their astonishing new collections and answer your questions on craft in a engaging Q&A on Zoom. You may submit questions before the event to jennifer@writerscenter.org and live on the zoom chat. This reading is free and capped at 500. Donations (towards the poets’ honoraria) are encouraged and appreciated. You will receive the link as soon as you register so be sure to check your spam and promotions folder.”
Register here: https://www.writerscenter.org/calendar/kellydimitrov/

Point Reyes Books presents Noah Warren - The Complete Stories
2021-05-19 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Point Reyes Books presents, May 19 at 7 PM PDT, Noah Warren – The Complete Stories
From the organizers:
Noah Warren, winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, celebrates the release of his second book of poems, The Collected Stories (Copper Canyon Press) with Armen Davoudian, Randall Mann, and Katie Peterson.
This event will be streamed on our Crowdcast channel.
Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/nwarren/register

The S.H.E. Fund presents From Tribe and Fire feat. Ellen Bass
2021-05-16 13:00 - 14:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
The S.H.E. Fund presents, May 16 at 1 PM PDT, From Tribe and Fire feat. Ellen Bass
From the organizers:
Join us for an inspirational event to uplift women’s voices and support the students of the Safe House Education (S.H.E.) Fund. This virtual event will feature poets Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield, Marie Howe, Danusha Laméris; musicians Jami Sieber, Agu, and Muthoni Drummer Queen; and the S.H.E. students themselves. Read more about the poets and musicians below.
Register here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTEwNDM5/106009

Mizna presents It Is Burning./ It Is Dreaming./ It Is Waking Up/: Poetry And Environmental Justice feat. Leila Chatti
2021-05-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Mizna presents It Is Burning./ It Is Dreaming./ It Is Waking Up/: Poetry And Environmental Justice, May 15 at 6 PM CDT, feat. Leila Chatti
From the organizers:
The Poetry Coalition, an alliance of more than 25 independent poetry organizations across the United States, devotes this spring’s collaborative programming to exploring themes of Poetry and Environmental Justice with programs in eleven cities that will reach an anticipated audience of more than 300,000 individuals nationwide.
This reading is titled after the line “It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.” from Linda Hogan’s poem, Map.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/it-is-burning-it-is-dreaming-it-is-waking-up-tickets-151130087159

Wallingford Public Library presents Arthur Sze
2021-05-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Wallingford Public Library presents, May 12 at 7 PM – 8 PM EDT, Arthur Sze
From the organizers:
Join us as we welcome distinguished poet Arthur Sze for a virtual visit. This is a can’t-miss event for writers, poets, and literature lovers of all ages!
Register here: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=WFORD&curID=500026&

Ames Community Arts Council presents May's Gathering of Artists with Jennifer Knox
2021-05-11 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Ames Community Arts Council presents May’s Gathering of Artists, May 11 at 6 PM CDT, with Jennifer Knox
From the organizers:
The Ames Community Arts Council’s May Gathering of Artists will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, May 11 at 6 p.m., and will feature poet Jennifer Knox. This event is free and open to everyone.

Jennifer will read and discuss a few of her favorite poems, including pieces from her fifth book of poems, Crushing It, which was published by Copper Canyon Press in October 2020. Participants will do some writing on their own, then we’ll regroup, discuss the process, and share our work (optional).
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtduuhqTgpGtyWpK2fr46n_HvWjnjQdB_h

Bureau of General Services - Queer Division presents 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Readings feat. Ellen Bass, Natalie Diaz, and Mark Bibbins
2021-05-10 19:00 - 2021-05-11 19:00 (America/New_York)
Bureau of General Services – Queer Division presents 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Readings, May 10 & May 11 at 7 PM – 9 PM EDT, feat. Ellen Bass, Natalie Diaz, and Mark Bibbins
From the organizers:
The Bureau is thrilled to host two nights of online readings by Publishing Triangle Awards finalists!
On Monday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 11, the Publishing Triangle will hold its seventh Finalists Reading (in two parts), featuring 17 nominees for the Publishing Triangle awards. This sterling batch of LGBT authors will read excerpts from their books, which represent the best in LGBT writing published in 2020, on the nights before our awards are announced.
Readings begin at 7 PM EDT on both Monday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 11.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-publishing-triangle-awards-finalists-readings-tickets-151232862563?aff=ebdssbeac

City Lights presents Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov
2021-05-06 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
City Lights presents, May 6th at 6 PM PDT, Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov
From the organizers:
Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov celebrate their new collections of poetry
Kate Durbin reading from HOARDERS published by Wave Books
Alex Dimitrov reading from Love & Other Poems published by Copper Canyon Press
This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the Zoom platform.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kate-durbin-and-alex-dimitrov-tickets-142648143437

Launch Party Livestream: Spring 2021 feat. Agodon, Candrilli, Sze, Wallschlaeger, and Warren
2021-05-05 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us Wednesday, May 5 for our spring Launch Party Livestream—an online poetry reading, benefit, and celebration of five new books from our spring season, featuring Kelli Russell Agodon, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Arthur Sze, Nikki Wallschlaeger, and Noah Warren.
Each poet will read from their new collection, and we’ll end the evening with a Q&A and opportunity to support Copper Canyon Press. Registration is free through Zoom, and all are welcome. See you there!
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1516172096643/WN_LX2hzZ2vTSa6ubL8Mw-uPg

The Brooklyn Rail presents Radical Poetry Reading with Jorie Graham feat. Claudia Rankine, Forrest Gander, Victoria Chang, D.A Powell, and Jericho Brown
2021-05-05 11:00 (America/New_York)
The Brooklyn Rail presents Radical Poetry Reading with Jorie Graham, May 5 at 11 AM EDT, feat. Claudia Rankine, Forrest Gander, Victoria Chang, D.A Powell, and Jericho Brown
From the organizers:
Jorie Graham curates the 35th Radical Poetry Reading featuring Claudia Rankine, Forrest Gander, Victoria Chang, D.A Powell, and Jericho Brown.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-poetry-reading-with-jorie-graham-tickets-152895008085

Poets on the Coast presents The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich
2021-05-01 10:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Poets on the Coast presents The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World, May 1 at 10 AM – 2:30 PM PST, with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich
From the organizers:
What do Sylvia Plath’s braid, an hourglass museum, and a lampshade of silvering hair have in common? They represent the New Surrealism. Together, we will generate a collage of poems using surrealist prompts from 20th-century surrealists as well as our own. We’ll also look at the wild surrealist women artists: Leonora Carrington, Leonor Fini, and Remedios Varo. Whether you know anything about the new surrealism or not, you will leave this class with 4-7 new poem starts and new pathways into writing a poem. A copy of Dialogues with Rising Tides, by Kelli Russell Agodon, Copper Canyon Press, 2021 is included in the registration.
And after our class ends, Kelli & Susan will email you a list of curated journals for you to submit your work to along with a model submission letter. In addition, we will provide you with places to send your book manuscript, now or in the future.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqsn1OtcCK1GmLHFtcp5BFmoQ6Zo9j6pwhkrtah7_pGWveRQ/viewform

Poets on the Coast present The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich
2021-05-01 10:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Poets on the Coast present The Surrealist’s Toolkit: Generating New Poems from the Subconscious World, May 1 10 AM – 2:30 PST, with Kelli Russell Agodon & Susan Rich
From the organizers:
What do Sylvia Plath’s braid, an hourglass museum, and a lampshade of silvering hair have in common? They represent the New Surrealism. Together, we will generate a collage of poems using surrealist prompts from 20th-century surrealists as well as our own. We’ll also look at the wild surrealist women artists: Leonora Carrington, Leonor Fini, and Remedios Varo. Whether you know anything about the new surrealism or not, you will leave this class with 4-7 new poem starts and new pathways into writing a poem. A copy of Dialogues with Rising Tides, by Kelli Russell Agodon, Copper Canyon Press, 2021 is included in the registration.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqsn1OtcCK1GmLHFtcp5BFmoQ6Zo9j6pwhkrtah7_pGWveRQ/viewform
