• Palm Beach Poetry Festival presents Gregory Orr

    From the organizers: For this year’s Thomas Lux Memorial Reading and special interview, the festival is pleased to present The Beloved: A Poetry and Song Cycle, a collaborative work created by Gregory Orr and The Parkington Sisters. This original work features the extraordinary musical compositions and lyric adaptation of Gregory Orr’s poems by the Parkington […]

  • LOGOS presents Tyree Daye + Hannah VanderHart

    From the organizers: Digital LOGOS Gathering, co-sponsored by EcoTheo Review. LOGOS Collective Collective Gatherings are 'liturgically-inflected' reading events, which engage audience participation. To participate in the ZOOM call, please RSVP through Eventbrite. A confirmation email will be sent with ZOOM link and PW for access. You can also tune-in and watch the event on the […]

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  • Princeton University presents Jericho Brown and Danez Smith in Conversation with Tracy K. Smith

    From the organizers: "Join 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith, as she discusses poetry, survival, and our pandemic reality with renowned poets Jericho Brown and Danez Smith. This highlighted Wintersession event will feature poetry readings by Jericho Brown, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in poetry; and award-winning poet, performer, and current Princeton Arts […]

  • The Santa Cruz County Community Writers Series presents Ellen Bass

    From the organizers: Ellen Bass’s most recent poetry book is Indigo (Copper Canyon Press, 2020). Her poems appear frequently in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, and other journals. Among her awards are Fellowships from the NEA, the California Arts Council, three Pushcart Prizes, and The Lambda Literary Award. In 1973, she coedited the first […]

  • The Adroit Journal Issue 36 Release Reading featuring Ellen Bass

    From the organizers: "The editors of The Adroit Journal are excited to welcome you to a reading celebrating the release of our thirty-sixth issue. Readers include issue contributors Ellen Bass, Ethan Chatagnier, Martha Collins, Ghinwa Jawhari, Aurielle Marie, Nkosi Nkululeko, and Lydia Wei. The reading will be hosted on Zoom by Heidi Seaborn, executive editor of The Adroit […]

  • Lannan Center for Poetics & Social Practice presents Javier Zamora and Natalie Scenters-Zapico

    Lannen Center for Poetics & Social Practice 3611 Canal Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Lannan Center for Poetics & Social Practice welcomes Javier Zamora and Natalie Scenters-Zapico for a reading and discussion moderated by Carolyn Forché. Check here for updated information, including location TBD: https://lannan.georgetown.edu/2020-2021-readings-and-talks/javier-zamora-and-natalie-scenters-zapico/

  • Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters

    From the organizers: "As part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles joins the nationwide celebration of 250 years of African American poetry, on the occasion of the release of Kevin Young’s anthology. This program will include a special reading of these poems that address questions of […]