Copper Canyon Press

The Unifying Power of Translation: A Virtual Reading and Conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Patty Crane, Shangyang Fang, and Robin Myers
2025-11-11 17:15 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join Copper Canyon Press and host Michael Wiegers for a free, livestreamed event to celebrate the unifying power of translation. Michael will be joined by honored guests Arthur Sze, 25th Poet Laureate of the United States, Patty Crane, Shangyang Fang, and Robin Myers for an evening of poetry and conversation where you will be given the opportunity to make your gift in support of Copper Canyon Press.
Reserve your spot here.

Kwame Dawes and the African Poetry Book Distribution Project: Poetry Reading and Research
2025-11-15 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60654, United States
Kwame Dawes and the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) team will present research findings from the African Poetry Book Distribution Project. Funded by a Poetry Foundation grant, the Project studied poetry book distribution in African countries to improve accessibility and foster sustainable partnerships with publishing and literary stakeholders throughout Africa. The event also features readings from Midwest poets connected to the project, including Chris Abani, Rabha Ashry, and Cheswayo Mphanza.
The event will take place virtually, November 15, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public, but you have to register in advance.

Words Like Blades: A Virtual Reading with SHANGYANG FANG, JANE MILLER, and LISA OLSTEIN
2025-11-23 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join Shangyang Fang, Jane Miller, and Lisa Olstein for the “Words Like Blades” reading series hosted by Jennifer Franklin, Jane Huffman, Nathan McClain, and Ren Wilding. This event will be held on Sunday, November 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. eastern time (ET). The poets will read on Zoom, followed by a virtual Q&A.
Admission is free, but registration is required. Registered guests will receive a Zoom link and password prior to the start of the event. Registered guests will have the opportunity to send donations directly to the readers (to be split three ways) before, during, and after the event via Venmo or PayPal.

U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE'S Inaugural Reading at the Library of Congress
2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, 10 First Street, SE Washington, DC, 20540, United States
RESCHEDULED: U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze will open his tenure on December 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm ET with an inaugural reading at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
To register for your FREE tickets, click here.

Words Bridging Worlds: Community Workshop on Translating Poetry with U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE and Collected Works Bookstore
2026-01-07 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix) | Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM, 87501, United Kingdom
Join us for a workshop on translation hosted by U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and Collected Works Bookstore!
This event will take place at Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Event capacity is 15 registrants, so please reserve your FREE spot today! Click here to register.

Words Bridging Worlds: On Poetry and Translation – A Public Reading with U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE
2026-01-07 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix) | Queen’s College, 5-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367, United States
Join U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze for “Words Bridging Worlds: On Poetry and Translation,” a public reading at Queen’s College in the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library with Kimiko Hahn, the New York State Poet Laureate on January 7 at 5:00 pm MT. Register for tickets here.

The event will be livestreamed at this link.

Michael Bazzett in Conversation With Maggie Smith
2026-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Queermunity, 3036 Hennepin Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Join Stern Prize winner Michael Bazzett and Maggie Smith for an evening conversation and celebration of Smith’s brand new poetry collection, A Suit or a Suitcase!
Tickets are selling quickly! To reserve your spot, click here.

A Celebration of Transient Worlds by U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze
2026-04-20 17:15 - 18:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and host Michael Wiegers as we celebrate the publication of Transient Worlds, Arthur Sze’s official Laureate project! This virtual reading and conversation will take you inside the pages and purpose of this landmark collection. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Transient Worlds; travel the inspirational pathways of meaning between a source poem and its translations; and discover how reading and writing translation can be a new entrance into your own creative writing practice.

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