Copper Canyon Press

UCross Spotlight Presents Sherwin Bitsui and Musician Kate Schutt
2020-04-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
Poet Sherwin Bitsui and musician Kate Schutt will be featured in a Ucross Spotlight Zoom event as part of a nationwide series of artist-centric events. The event is designed to highlight Ucross alumni, their work and their contribution to the nation’s arts and letters. Registration is required in advance.
Schutt is an award-winning songwriter, singer, guitarist and producer. Bitsui, who is a visual artist as well as a poet, is originally from the Navajo Reservation at White Cone, Ariz.
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuc-muqjgpGNAxFYwEOt3SoqNorjcJpuxs

An Online Reading with Ellen Bass, Victoria Chang, Nick Flynn, & Ben Purkert
2020-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
An online livestream reading with Ellen Bass, Victoria Chang, Nick Flynn, and Ben Purkert, presented by Poets & Writers. Find the access link here.

A Digital Reading with Philip Metres and Erika Meitner
2020-04-25 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Times listed are in Central Time (CT).
The Paper Plains Literary Festival and Raven Book Store present a digital reading with Philip Metres and Erika Meitner.
Two writers steeped in the documentary poetry tradition, Philip Metres and Erika Meitner, present a joint reading of their urgent, political, and deeply felt poetry. Metres reads from his new collection Shrapnel Maps and Meitner reads from Holy Moly Carry Me.
Register to attend here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/erika-meitner–philip/register

RAWI Spring 2020 Release Reading & Fundraiser with Philip Metres, Leila Chatti, and More
2020-04-25 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
The Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI) is organizing a spring release reading featuring 10 authors with March/April releases from our community, including Philip Metres and Leila Chatti. The reading will happen via Zoom (details forthcoming) at 6:00pm EST and there is a suggested $5 donation for the reading. All proceeds will go toward establishing a SWANA artist relief fund.
Donations for the relief fund will be accepted through RAWI’s GoFundMe campaign:https://www.gofundme.com/f/arabamerican-swana-writer-emergency-relief
RSVP to the reading here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cKYdOM-T5s7JygTXqBByS80Ar_xzolZ-5rit5ZEsKwY/viewform?edit_requested=true

The Deluge Book Release Reading with Leila Chatti and Friends
2020-04-21 20:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Times listed are in Eastern Time (ET).
Leila Chatti launches her book Deluge with a live online poetry reading also featuring Naomi Shihab Nye, Anita Skeen, Mary Szybist, and Dorianne Laux. Presented by Costura Creative.
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_heuXYwvHRgKOb6xXDtEL1Q

Ellen Bass: An Online Reading with Bookshop Santa Cruz
2020-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Times listed are in Pacific Time.
Bookshop Santa Cruz presents a live online reading with Ellen Bass, who will read from her brand new poetry collection, Indigo.
Sign up to receive a link to join via the form here: https://mailchi.mp/ellenbass/bookshopsantacruz

Launch Party Livestream: James Richardson, Sarah Ruhl, & Heather McHugh
2020-04-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Note: Event times listed are in Pacific Time (PT).
Every week in April, join Copper Canyon Press for a series of free livestreaming book launch readings!
Launch Party will introduce you to twelve brilliant new and forthcoming poetry collections—three every Thursday, plus our Tuesday finale. The guests for April 21, 11am PT are James Richardson, Sarah Ruhl, and Heather McHugh.
Register at this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8115852565181/WN_H_TFZALKTr2v47wMmYJJPQ
We’ll also share the livestream from our Facebook Page, and we’ll provide a link to the recording afterward.
If you’re inclined and able to purchase our poets’ books, we encourage you to support independent booksellers during this difficult time. Our poets have suggested some of their favorites here.

The Sierra Poetry Festival "Un-Keynote" with Ellen Bass
2020-04-18 09:25 - 09:55 (America/Los_Angeles)
Times listed are in Pacific Time.
In her Sierra Poetry Festival “un-keynote” address, Ellen Bass will read from her new book, Indigo, and talk about poetry as a way to transmute suffering into beauty, to find the exquisite tenderness in pain, to make meaning in the face of our fragility. She will explore poetry as a path to be more fully rooted in our lives and in the world. The address will be streamed live online.
Register here: https://www.sierrapoetryfestival.org/2020-program

Launch Party Livestream: Ed Skoog, Victoria Chang, & Philip Metres
2020-04-16 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Note: Event times listed are in Pacific Time (PT).
Every week in April, join Copper Canyon Press for a series of free livestreaming book launch readings!
Launch Party will introduce you to twelve brilliant new and forthcoming poetry collections—three every Thursday, plus our Tuesday finale. The guests for April 16, 3pm PT are Ed Skoog, Victoria Chang, and Philip Metres.
Register at this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1015852546862/WN_C3i6qnJ0SpGqqujVTkzZOA
We’ll also share the livestream from our Facebook Page (pending the resolution of a Zoom/Facebook issue that, as of April 9, prevents simultaneous broadcasting), and we’ll provide a link to the recording afterward on Facebook and on this page.
If you’re inclined and able to purchase our poets’ books, we encourage you to support independent booksellers during this difficult time. Our poets have suggested some of their favorites here.

Stegner Fellows National Poetry Month Reading featuring Monica Sok, Taneum Bambrick
2020-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Ruby will host an online National Poetry Month reading featuring Monica Sok, Safia Elfhillo, Claire Meuschke, and Taneum Bambrick; all current Stegner fellows at Stanford University.
This is a Virtual Ruby event, taking place over Zoom. Register here: https://zoom.us/j/285830870?pwd=[REDACTED] Password will be sent with registration.

Launch Party Livestream: Traci Brimhall, Leila Chatti, & John Freeman
2020-04-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Note: Event times listed are in Pacific Time (PT).
Every week in April, join Copper Canyon Press for a series of free livestreaming book launch readings!
Launch Party will introduce you to twelve brilliant new and forthcoming poetry collections—three every Thursday, plus our Tuesday finale. The guests for April 9, 11am PT are Traci Brimhall, Leila Chatti, and John Freeman.
Register at this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7715852559969/WN_GT2TAC0CQSSagfi3yz5IdQ
We’ll also share the livestream from our Facebook Page, and we’ll provide a link to the recording afterward.
If you’re inclined and able to purchase our poets’ books, we encourage you to support independent booksellers during this difficult time. Our poets have suggested some of their favorites here.

Bowery Poetry Instagram Live Reading featuring Monica Sok
2020-04-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Bowery Poetry will host a live poetry reading featuring Monica Sok on their Instagram account: @bowerypoetry. Monica Sok will also stream the reading live on her Instagram account: @monicajuice.

Launch Party Livestream: Ellen Bass, Monica Sok, & Mark Bibbins
2020-04-02 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Every week in April, join Copper Canyon Press for a series of free livestreaming book launch readings!
Launch Party will introduce you to twelve brilliant new and forthcoming poetry collections—three every Thursday, plus our Tuesday finale. The guests for April 2, 3pm PT are Ellen Bass, Monica Sok, and Mark Bibbins.
Register at this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3015852458168/WN_ZppjQY-gRGuwkx6-Fn_AEA
We’ll also share the livestream from our Facebook Page and on our YouTube channel, and we’ll provide a link to the recording afterward.
If you’re inclined and able to purchase our poets’ books, we encourage you to support independent booksellers during this difficult time. Our poets have suggested some of their favorites here.

CANCELED: AWP 2020 | Big Beautiful Copper Canyon Book Release
2020-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Holy Spirit Hall in the Healy Murphy Center, 618 Live Oak St., San Antonio, TX, 78202, United States
Updated March 3, 2020: Please note that this event has been canceled.
After much deliberation, the team at Copper Canyon Press has decided not to attend the 2020 AWP conference in San Antonio. We made this difficult call out of an abundance of caution after consulting with each staff member who was scheduled to attend the conference, as well as numerous Copper Canyon poets and fellow exhibitors. You can read our full statement here.
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Join us for an AWP20 off-site poetry reading and celebration of new titles by these extraordinary Copper Canyon poets:

Ellen Bass
Marianne Boruch
John Balaban
Ed Skoog
Philip Metres
Monica Sok
James Richardson
Leila Chatti
Mark Bibbins
John Freeman
Taneum Bambrick
Traci Brimhall
Victoria Chang

Don’t miss the chance to grab a copy of our AWP20 early edition books before they sell out!
Doors at 7:00pm
Reading at 7:30pm

CANCELED: AWP 2020 | Copper Canyon Press & Lambda Literary Showcase
2020-03-06 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, 922 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, TX, 78212, United States
Updated March 3, 2020: Please note that this event has been canceled.
After much deliberation, the team at Copper Canyon Press has decided not to attend the 2020 AWP conference in San Antonio. We made this difficult call out of an abundance of caution after consulting with each staff member who was scheduled to attend the conference, as well as numerous Copper Canyon poets and fellow exhibitors. You can read our full statement here.
Our friends at Lambda Literary will still be in attendance, and we encourage all conference-goers to support them by visiting them at bookfair booth #1420 and attending their other events.
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Copper Canyon Press and Lambda Literary present an AWP20 off-site reading and queer celebration featuring the launch of special guest Mark Bibbins’s new book 13th Balloon and Lambda Literary’s Emerge: A Collection of Literary Work from the 2019 Lambda Literary Fellows. Happy hour refreshments to follow the reading. Our line-up includes:

Mark Bibbins
Alison C. Rollins
Jericho Brown
Kayleb Rae Candrilli

Nicole Shawan Junior

Benjamin Garcia

Tahirah Alexander Green

Doors at 3:00pm
Reading at 3:30pm

AWP 2020 | A Tribute to W.S. Merwin, Sponsored by Copper Canyon Press & Write On, Door County
2020-03-05 15:20 - 16:35 (America/Chicago) | HemisFair Ballroom C3, Henry B. González Center, Ballroom Level, 900 E Market St., San Antonio, Texas, 78205
Updated March 3, 2020:
After much deliberation, the team at Copper Canyon Press has decided not to attend the 2020 AWP conference in San Antonio. We made this difficult call out of an abundance of caution after consulting with each staff member who was scheduled to attend the conference, as well as numerous Copper Canyon poets and fellow exhibitors. You can read our full statement here.
We will update this event with details as we learn more.
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W.S. Merwin was a two-time Pulitzer prize-winning author, United States poet laureate, Academy of American Poets Chancellor, environmental activist, and translator. His impact on American literature was profound. One of the nation’s most decorated and prolific poets, Merwin published over fifty books, including The Shadow of Sirius (Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 2009), Migration: New and Selected Poems (National Book Award, 2007), and The Carrier of Ladders (Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 1971). His poetry, as well as his life as a poet, was flavored with a moral and political imperative. Merwin passed away in March 2019, at his home in Hawaii. In this memorial event, his longtime poetry editor at Copper Canyon Press, Michael Wiegers, will be joined by Naomi Shihab Nye, Forrest Gander, and Matthew Zapruder to read and discuss poems by this tremendous friend, activist, and creative presence.

A veteran of independent publishing for nearly three decades, Michael Wiegers (moderator) is the executive editor / editor-in-chief of Copper Canyon Press. He additionally serves as poetry editor for Narrative magazine, and he edited The Essential Merwin and two retrospective volumes of the poetry of Frank Stanford, including Hidden Water and What about This, which was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and recipient of the Balcones Award in Poetry. A translator of Spanish language poetry, he co-edited with Monica de la Torre, Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry.

Naomi Shihab Nye has been a Lannan Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Witter Bynner Fellow (Library of Congress). She has received a Lavan Award from the Academy of American Poets, the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, the Paterson Poetry Prize, and four Pushcart Prizes.

Forrest Gander’s Be With won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Core Samples from the World was a finalist for the Pulitzer and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Gander’s translations include Alice Iris Red Horse, Poems by Gozo Yoshimasu and Then Come Back: The Lost Neruda Poems.

Matthew Zapruder is editor at large for Wave Books, and teaches poetry in the Saint Mary’s College of California MFA. His most recent book of poems is Sun Bear. Why Poetry, a book of prose, was published in summer 2017.

AWP 2020 | Fierce Lineage, Poetic Agency: Women of Copper Canyon Press
2020-03-05 12:10 - 13:25 (America/Chicago) | Room 008, Henry B. González Convention Center, Riverlevel, 900 E Market St., San Antonio, Texas, 78205
Updated March 3, 2020:
After much deliberation, the team at Copper Canyon Press has decided not to attend the 2020 AWP conference in San Antonio. We made this difficult call out of an abundance of caution after consulting with each staff member who was scheduled to attend the conference, as well as numerous Copper Canyon poets and fellow exhibitors. You can read our full statement here.
At this time, the event will move ahead with Leila Chatti and Traci Brimhall. We will update this event with details as we learn more.
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Reading from their own new and recent poetry collections while paying homage to a powerful lineage of female-identified poets, a diverse lineup of Copper Canyon Press authors will share poems of survival and love, desire and illness, of bodies that move with agency and voices that speak with complexity. Each reader will present, in addition to her own work, one poem by an influential woman author from Copper Canyon’s 45+ year catalog.

Victoria Chang (moderator)’s books are Obit, Barbie Chang, The Boss, Salvinia Molesta, Circle, and Is Mommy? (picture book). She is the program chair of Antioch’s low-res MFA program in LA.

Leila Chatti is the author of Deluge, Tunsiya/Amrikiya, and Ebb. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and Cleveland State University, where she is the inaugural Anisfield-Wolf Fellow.

Ellen Bass celebrates her latest book, Indigo, at this year’s AWP. Her poems have often appeared in the New Yorker and American Poetry Review. She is also coauthor of The Courage to Heal. A Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, she teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University.

Traci Brimhall is the author of four collections of poetry: Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod, Saudade, Our Lady of the Ruins, and Rookery. A recipient of an NEA Fellowship, she is an associate professor at Kansas State University.

Paisley Rekdal with Seattle Arts & Lectures
2020-02-06 19:30 UTC | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Washington, 98122
Please note the change in location: this event will now be held at Hugo House.

Copper Canyon Press Annual Showcase & Book Sale—Seattle
2019-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Washington, 98122
Join Copper Canyon Press for our annual poetry showcase and book sale in Seattle! This year’s celebration will celebrate socially-engaged poetry with poems that take on climate change, gender justice, issues of labor and class, and life at the U.S-Mexico border.
Elizabeth J. Coleman will travel from New York to read from the groundbreaking anthology of eco-poetry Here: Poems for the Planet; Evelia Arcis Taylor—10 year old writer and performer extraordinaire—will join Coleman in reading a selection from Here; Taneum Bambrick will read from Vantage, winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Award selected by Sharon Olds; and Natalie Scenters-Zapico will read from her critically acclaimed collection Lima :: Limón. Glass Heart String Choir will also play music for the event.

Attendance is free but space is limited, so reserve your spot here.

Those who RSVP for a free ticket will be gifted a complimentary book of poetry.

Copper Canyon Press Annual Showcase & Book Sale—Port Townsend
2019-12-11 17:15 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort Worden Commons A, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA, 98368
Mark your calendars for our annual Port Townsend end-of-year holiday poetry celebration! This free event will take place at The Commons at Fort Worden State Park. Light refreshments will be served.
At 6:15pm, there will be a brief reading by prize-winning poet and public-interest attorney Elizabeth J. Coleman, editor of the anthology Here: Poems for the Planet, and Taneum Bambrick, author of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize-winning collection Vantage.
The book sale will feature recent releases and old favorites alike, including books by National Book Award Winner Arthur Sze and Finalist Jericho Brown.
