Natalie Eilbert and Amy Dennis at The Factory Reading Series

Knox Presbyterian Church 120 Lisgar St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

From the organizers:  "As part of the thirteenth annual VERSeFest poetry festival presents: The Factory Reading Series Lecture Series; two talks/readings by Natalie Eilbert and Amy Dennis, lovingly hosted by Rob McLennan. This event will take place at Knox Presbyterian Church from 1-2pm EST on March 25th. It will also be streamed free online. Tickets for […]

$15

Lovecrumbs Readings presents A Night of Poetry featuring Randall Mann

Lovecrumbs Café 155 West Port, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

From the organizers: "On Friday March 31st, we’re back for another chilled night of poetry, wine, and cake at Lovecrumbs Café in Edinburgh. Featuring readings from: Randall Mann, Rosa Campbell, Helena Fornells Nadal, Caleb Nichols, and Nasim Rebecca Asl. Doors open at 6.30pm (ish). Readings starting around 7.00pm (ish)."      

Seattle Arts & Lectures Presents Chris Abani

Rainier Arts Center 3515 S. Alaska St, Seattle, WA, United States

Seattle Arts & Lectures will host a reading with Chris Abani at Rainier Arts Center on Monday April 3rd at 7:30pm PST. This reading will also be streamed live online. To purchase tickets, please visit https://seattle-arts-and-lectures.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S5G00000QmfohUAB    

$10 – $35

Whitman College Visiting Writers Series: Jane Miller

Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory 324 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA, United States

From the organizers: "The Visiting Writers Reading Series brings established and emerging writers to share work with the community. Jane Miller has written twelve books, most recently the poetry collection Who Is Trixie the Trasher? and Other Questions, and From the Valley of Bronze Camels: A Primer, Some Lectures, & A Boondoggle on Poetry. She has performed her creative work […]

Eckerd College Presents National Poetry Month Reading with Victoria Chang

Dalí Museum's Will Raymund Theater 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL, United States

From the organizers:  "In collaboration with the Dalí Museum’s monthly Poetry at the Dalí Series, Eckerd College will welcome Victoria Chang to read from her forthcoming book of poems, With My Back to the World, in the Dalí Museum Will Raymund Theater at 6:30 pm EST April 12. This event is free to the public—please […]

FREE

Victoria Chang at The Los Angeles Festival of Books

University of Southern California 3551 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA, United States

On Sunday April 23rd, The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and David L. Ulin will host "Doing the Work: Talking with Chowdhury Prize Recipient Victoria Chang." This event will take 12:30–1:20pm PST on The Poetry Stage at the University of Southern California campus. It is free to the general public.   

FREE

Book Launch Reading with Paisley Rekdal

Dumke Auditorium at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

From the organizers: "Paisley Rekdal will read from her forthcoming collection, West: A Translation at the Dumke Auditorium at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts on April 26th at 5:00 pm PDT. Admission to the event is free. The launch is in connection with UMFA’s exhibition 'Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea,' running through June […]

FREE

Echoes of Exclusion with Paisley Rekdal

The Magnes Auditorium 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join poets Paisley Rekdal, Fae Myenne Ng, and Ava Chin and novelist Kathryn Ma for a timely discussion about the Chinese Exclusion Act and its echoes in contemporary America. This panel discussion will take place on Sunday May 7th from 2:00–3:00pm PDT.   The Bay Area Book Festival is free and open to the public.    […]

FREE

An Afternoon with Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander

Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States

From the organizers:  "Join us in person or via Zoom as we welcome Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander. They will read from their latest works and engage in a lively Q&A.  This event will take place on May 21 from 4:00 – 6:30pm EST at the Hudson Valley Writers Center and live […]

FREE

Community of Writers Poetry Program taught by Victoria Chang, Kazim Ali, Forrest Gander, Carmen Giménez, Brenda Hillman, and Evie Shockley

Palisades Tahoe CA, United States

From the organizers: "The Poetry Program at the Community of Writers is founded on the belief that when poets gather in a community to write new poems, each poet may well break through old habits and write something stronger and truer than before. To help this happen we work together to create an atmosphere in which […]

$1450

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception with keynote speaker, Chris Abani

American Writers Museum 180 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL, United States

From the organizers:  "Celebrate the winners of the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction during a special award ceremony at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. Presented by Booklist and RUSA and generously supported by NoveList and a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, this year's show will honor […]

$25 – $274