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  • The Adroit Journal presents Word is Bond Benefit Reading, feat. Victoria Chang

    The Adroit Journal presents Word is Bond Benefit Reading, March 9, 8 PM EST, feat. Victoria Chang From the organizers: Join us for Word is Bond #2! All proceeds will be donated to the Houston Area Women's Center—addressing domestic violence & homelessness—& Lucilles 1913—a Black-run organization addressing food insecurity. Your support will go a long […]

    $10

  • Loyola University Chicago presents War, Peace, and the Catholic Imagination with Philip Metres & Phil Klay

    Loyola University Chicago presents War, Peace, and the Catholic Imagination, March 11 from 4 PM - 5:30 PM CST,  with Philip Metres & Phil Klay From the organizers: Featuring national book award winning novelist Phil Klay and multiple award winning poet Philip Metres discussing how violence, warfare, and oppression are mediated through an imagination that […]

  • HOME: Poetry Reading and Open Mic Series presents Monica Sok

    From the organizers: The theme, HOME, is born out of our current space, time, crisis, and future-shaping. What does home mean? What isn’t home? Who is lacking home? Now that we are all home so much, how do we like our homes? Ourselves? Our families? What is home, in the literal and figurative sense? Is […]

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  • SUNY Brockport presents The Writers Forum with Victoria Chang

    SUNY Brockport presents The Writers Forum, March 17 at 6:30 PM EDT, with Victoria Chang From the organizers: Please Note: The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced the Writers Forum reading series to move online. Our readings will be hosted on Zoom, and will be accessible to one and all, near and far. Zoom links will be posted […]

  • George Mason University presents Visiting Writer Series with Arthur Sze

    George Mason University presents Visiting Writer Series, March 18 at 7 PM EDT, with Arthur Sze From the organizers: George Mason University’s Creative Writing Program joins Mason’s University Libraries in presenting the Spring 2021 Visiting Writers Series, featuring two writers each in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/visiting-writers-series-5/register

  • Literati Bookstore presents At Home With Literati ft. Erin Belieu

    Literati Bookstore presents At Home With Literati, March 23 at 7 PM EDT, ft. Erin Belieu From the organizers: We're pleased to welcome Kim Addonizio and Erin Belieu to our At Home with Literati Series in support of Now We're Getting Somewhere and Come-Hither Honeycomb. Register here: https://www.literatibookstore.com/event/home-literati-kim-addonizio-erin-belieu  

  • Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival presents Two Poets with Tishani Doshi

    Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival presents, March 27th at 11 AM GMT, Two Poets with Tishani Doshi From the organizers: We meet two poets at the height of their powers, former Ireland Professor of Poetry Paula Meehan for an exploration of her generous collection of selected poems As If By Magic and Tishani Doshi with her […]

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  • Eastwind Books presents Southeast Asian American Poetry Reading with Monica Sok & Krysada Phounsiri

    From the organizers: "Join us for a poetry reading with Monica Sok and Krysada Phounsiri! Monica Sok and Krysada Phounsiri will be joined by SEA student poets from Stanford and UC Berkeley's Southeast Asian Student Coalition (SASC) anthology group." Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southeast-asian-american-poetry-reading-with-monica-sok-krysada-phounsiri-tickets-139752677019

  • Georgia Tech presents Poetry @ Tech with Arthur Sze, Maggie Smith, and Bruce McEver

    Georgia Tech presents Poetry @ Tech, April 7 at 7 PM EDT, with Arthur Sze, Maggie Smith, and Bruce McEver From the organizers: Join us on Thursday, 7 April 2021 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time for The McEver Poetry Reading with Maggie Smith , Arthur Sze, and Bruce McEver. Our (virtual) doors open at 6:45 pm Eastern Time. No registration […]

  • Sarah Lawrence College presents 2021 SLC Poetry Festival with Tishani Doshi and Dana Levin

    Sarah Lawrence College presents 2021 SLC Poetry Festival, April 8 - 11, with Tishani Doshi & Dana Levin From the organizers: The co-directors of the 18th annual Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival are thrilled to announce that the festival will be taking place April 8–11, 2021, and for the first time ever, virtually! This past year has […]

  • Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents Women Warriors: A Solidarity Reading feat. Victoria Chang, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Paisley Rekdal, Brenda Shaughnessy, & Monica Sok

    Asian American Writers' Workshop presents Women Warriors: A Solidarity Reading, April 8 at 4 PM PDT,  feat. Victoria Chang, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Paisley Rekdal, Brenda Shaughnessy, & Monica Sok From the organizers:  Join us for a marathon reading featuring a powerhouse collective of Asian American women. In the aftermath of the horrific murders in Atlanta, GA, […]

  • Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Panel Discussion feat. Dana Levin

    Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Panel Discussion, April 10 at 12 PM - 1 PM PDT, feat. Dana Levin From the organizers: Join us for a panel discussion with poets Dana Levin, Adrian Matejka, Kaveh Akbar, and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-dana-levin-adrian-matejka-kaveh-akbar-vanessa-angelica-villarreal-registration-146674133281?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

  • Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Poetry Reading feat. Javier Zamora

    Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival presents Poetry Reading, April 11 at 2:15 pm - 5:45 pm PDT,  feat. Javier Zamora From the organizers: Join us for the Sunday reading with Cynthia Cruz, Shira Erlichman, Shane McCrae, Jenny Xie & Javier Zamora.   There will be a five minute intermission half-way through the event, and the reading […]

  • Tricycle presents Arthur Sze & Marie Myung-Ok Lee on Meditative Poetry

    Tricycle presents, April 13 at 3 PM - 4 PM ET,  Arthur Sze & Marie Myung-Ok Lee on Meditative Poetry From the organizers: The meditative poetry of Arthur Sze is marked by a quality of “deep noticing,” in the words of poet Dana Levin. Sze has written ten collections of poetry, including Compass Rose, a finalist […]

  • Collected Works Bookstore presents Arthur Sze with Luci Tapahonso

    From the organizers: "In conversation with inaugural poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, Luci Tapahonso. National Book Award winner Arthur Sze is a master poet, and The Glass Constellation is a triumph spanning five decades, including ten poetry collections and twenty-six new poems." Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uxDjQcP7Tc6ijQYxNc-3Bw

  • Literary Arts presents Oregon Book Award Poetry Finalists Reading feat. Ed Skoog

    Literary Arts presents Oregon Book Award Poetry Finalists Reading, April 14 at 7 PM - 8 PM PDT,  feat. Ed Skoog From the organizers: Wed, April 14 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT, online via Zoom. Register in advance for this webinar.   Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eB2MQTt7TJuofnZpMl_PiA

  • One Book, One Philadelphia presents A Conversation with Jericho Brown

    One Book, One Philadelphia presents, April 14 at 7:30 PM EDT,  A Conversation with Jericho Brown From the organizers:  The 2021 One Book programming season kicks off with a reading and conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and One Book featured author, Jericho Brown, and Philadelphia Poet Laureate Trapeta B. Mayson. The event will feature special performances of […]

  • Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival presents Tishani Doshi

    Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival presents, April 15 - 18 GMT , Tishani Doshi From the organizers: It feels like a lifetime since we hosted our 2020 festival in the Temple of Peace last February. At the time, as Storm Denis raged outside, none of us knew what we would face in the coming months. Now we are looking […]

  • Scripps College presents @Noon: 21st-Century Indigenous Poets feat. Sherwin Bitsui

    Scripps College presents @Noon: 21st-Century Indigenous Poets, April 20 at 12 PM PDT, feat. Sherwin Bitsui From the organizers: In celebration of National Poetry Month, join Sherwin Bitsui, Santee Frazier, and this spring’s Mary Routt Chair in Creative Writing, Joan Naviyuk Kane, for a reading and discussion of their work. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/noon-21st-century-indigenous-poets-tickets-149179474825

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  • Diesel, A Bookstore presents Arthur Sze

    Diesel, A Bookstore presents Arthur Sze From the organizers: Join us on Tuesday, April 20th at 6:30 pm for a virtual event with with Arthur Sze in conversation with John Evans as they discuss The Glass Constellation:  New and Collected Poems.   Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/arthur-sze-in/register  

  • Lift Every Voice presents Sisters in Struggle and Song: A Reading and Conversation with Mariposa Fernández, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, and Patricia Spears Jone

    Lift Every Voice presents Sisters in Struggle and Song: A Reading and Conversation, April 20 at 7 PM EDT, with Mariposa Fernández, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, and Patricia Spears Jones From the organizers: Join New York-based poets Mariposa Fernández (Bronx), LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (Harlem) and Patricia Spears Jones (Brooklyn) to celebrate the publication of the Library of America’s history-making anthology, African […]

  • Lift Every Voice presents The Enduring Power of Langston Hughes, with Kevin Young, Edgar Tidwell, Glenn North, Tahraji Milsap, Jayden James

    Lift Every Voice presents, April 21 at 6:30 PM EDT, The Enduring Power of Langston Hughes, with Kevin Young, Edgar Tidwell, Glenn North, Tahraji Milsap, Jayden James From the organizers: It was 100 years ago, in June 1921, that a young Langston Hughes published what would become one of his best-known poems, “The Negro Speaks […]

  • Cave Canem presents New Works: Writing Grief feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger

    Cave Canem presents New Works: Writing Grief, April 21 at 7 PM - 7:30 PM EDT,  feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger From the organizers: Poets Saddiq Dzukogi (Your Crib, My Qibla), Natasha T. Miller (Butcher), and Nikki Wallschlaeger (Waterbaby) read poems from recent collections that grapple with grief.   Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_APUEXl-YSEGlpSzkSobySg

  • Friendly City Books presents Virtual Event with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce

    Friendly City Books presents Virtual Event, April 22 at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT, with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce From the organizers: RSVP below for our Earth Day virtual event with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce on Thursday, April 22, at 6:30 pm Central. Register here: https://www.friendlycitybooks.com/events/earth-day-poetry

  • Bloodaxe Books presents Poetry Online with Tishani Doshi

    Bloodaxe Books presents Poetry Online, April 22 at 7 PM, with Tishani Doshi From the organizers: 7pm Free launch event on YouTube Live with Dom Bury and Jenna Clake. Hosted by Neil Astley, editor of Bloodaxe Books.   Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrXaZ0wUw7JwdfrAvAbTUg

  • Wisconsin Union presents Ocean Vuong: Book Reading and Q&A

    Wisconsin Union presents, April 22 at 7 PM CDT, Ocean Vuong: Book Reading and Q&A From the organizers: The Wisconsin Union Theater and the Madison Public Library’s Wisconsin Book Festival are proud to present a memorable night with award-winning author Ocean Vuong.  Vuong will read from his powerful 2019 novel "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" and then participate […]

  • Pangyrus presents What Tells You Ripeness: Black Poets on Nature with Nikki Wallschlaeger

    Pangyrus presents What Tells You Ripeness: Black Poets on Nature with Nikki Wallschlaeger From the organizers: Pangyrus is proud to present a collection of Black writing on nature, What Tells You Ripeness. Soliciting and selecting poets for the collection, guest poetry editor Nikki Wallschlaeger aims to continue the work of Camille T. Dungy’s anthology Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature […]

  • Malvern Books presents Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club with Ocean Vuong

    Malvern Books presents Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club, April 24 at 1 PM CDT, with Ocean Vuong From the organizers: We’d like to invite you to join Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club! Hosted by Malvernian Claire, this is a reading group for those of you interested in exploring works from our expansive poetry section. Register […]

  • Skagit River Poetry Foundation presents Truth, Beauty & Tulips feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger

    Skagit River Poetry Foundation presents Truth, Beauty & Tulips, April 25 at 3 PM PDT,  feat. Nikki Wallschlaeger From the organizers: Join Washington State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest, Copper Canyon Press poet, Nikki Wallschlaeger, along with local poets, Jessica Gigot & Gail Davern. Watch here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88533703634?pwd=WG16UDlnc3lOYURJdmxpTTh0aGxqUT09  

  • Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Jericho Brown

    From the organizers:  This livestream* reading will be accessible from the Inprint website. General admission tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 23. Details on how to access the reading will be provided to season subscribers and to those who purchase general admission tickets in the Eventbrite email receipt.  Jericho Brown will read a selection of […]

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  • Library of Congress presents Poetry Spotlight with Victoria Chang & Brenda Shaughnessy

    Library of Congress presents Poetry Spotlight, April 29 at 7 PM - 8 PM EDT,  with Victoria Chang & Brenda Shaughnessy From the organizers: Poets Victoria Chang (“Obit”) and Brenda Shaughnessy (“The Octopus Museum”) discuss their poetry collections, which address issues of loss, fear and the future of the planet. A National Poetry Month event. […]

  • Seattle Arts and Lectures presents Natalie Diaz

    Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States

    Seattle Arts and Lectures presents a reading and conversation with poet Natalie Diaz, moderated by Laura Da'. Tickets are available for in-person attendance and online viewing, or online viewing only. Tickets here: https://lectures.org/event/natalie-diaz/

  • The Brooklyn Rail presents Radical Poetry Reading with Jorie Graham feat. Claudia Rankine, Forrest Gander, Victoria Chang, D.A Powell, and Jericho Brown

    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

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    Launch Party Livestream: Spring 2021 feat. Agodon, Candrilli, Sze, Wallschlaeger, and Warren

    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 […]

  • City Lights presents Kate Durbin and Alex Dimitrov

    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 […]

  • Bureau of General Services – Queer Division presents 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Readings feat. Ellen Bass, Natalie Diaz, and Mark Bibbins

    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 […]

  • Wallingford Public Library presents Arthur Sze

    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&

  • Mizna presents It Is Burning./ It Is Dreaming./ It Is Waking Up/: Poetry And Environmental Justice feat. Leila Chatti

    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 […]

  • Point Reyes Books presents Noah Warren – The Complete Stories

    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 […]

  • Hudson Valley Writers Center presents Alex Dimitrov and Donika Kelly

    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 […]

  • Virtual Poetry Road Trip presents Ken Hada, Cindy Huyser, & Jennifer L. Knox

    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 […]

  • Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Alberto Ríos

    Hugo House 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Washington

    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/

  • The Merwin Conservancy presents Jericho Brown

    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. […]

  • Brooklyn Poets presents Brooklyn Poets Reading Series with Mark Bibbins

    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 […]

  • Community Bookstore presents Ocean Vuong presents “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop

    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 […]

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  • Roxbury Poetry Festival presents Keynote Address with Jericho Brown

    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

  • Hennepin Avenue UMC presents An Evening with Jericho Brown

    Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 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 […]

    $10

  • New York Public Library presents Spiritfirst: Akwaeke Emezi with Saidiya Hartman

    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

  • Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Ocean Vuong: Live & Online‑Only

    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 […]

    $10

  • Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Ocean Vuong

    Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States

    Seattle Arts and Lectures presents a reading and conversation with Ocean Vuong. Tickets are available for in-person attendance and online viewing, or online viewing only. Tickets here: https://lectures.org/event/ocean-vuong/

  • One Book, One Philadelphia presents Re-Creating a New World: One Book Finale with Jericho Brown

    One Book, One Philadelphia presents, June 9 at 7:30 PM - 9 PM EDT,  Re-Creating a New World: One Book Finale with Jericho Brown From the organizers: Join us to celebrate a season of discussing The Tradition. Following a reading and conversation with One Book, One Philadelphia 2021 author, Jericho Brown, and Philadelphia poet Ursula Rucker, we’ll listen to […]

  • Rain Taxi presents Arthur Sze in conversation with Eric Lorberer

    Rain Taxi presents, June 17 at 5:30 PM CDT,  Arthur Sze in conversation with Eric Lorberer From the organizers: Join us for a conversation and reading with Arthur Sze to celebrate his latest publication, a monumental New and Collected Poems called The Glass Constellation (Copper Canyon Press)—a triumph spanning five decades of work that ranges from compressed lyrical poems […]

  • The Merwin Conservancy presents Ross Gay & Aimee Nezhukumatathil in Conversation

    The Merwin Conservancy presents, June 26 at 5 PM PDT,  Ross Gay & Aimee Nezhukumatathil in Conversation From the organizers: Join us on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 2:00PM Hawai‘i time as accliamed poets and writers Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil come together for readings and conversation about place, poetry, and the wonders of the […]

  • Skylight Books presents Live on Crowdcast: Heidi Seaborn with Kelli Russell Agodon

    Skylight Books presents Live on Crowdcast: Heidi Seaborn discusses An Insomniac's Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe with Kelli Russell Agodon on July 1, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. (PDT). From the organizers: Heidi Seaborn’s astonishing second collection of poems, An Insomniac’s Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe is a middle-of-the-night poetic conversation with Marilyn Monroe that explores obsessions, addictions, […]

  • City of Asylum presents Poets Naomi Shihab Nye, Michael Simms, & Friends

    City of Asylum virtually presents Poets Naomi Shihab Nye, Michael Simms, & Friends on July 1 at 7:00 p.m. (EDT), in partnership with Vox Populi. From the organizers: This is a virtual-only event streamed on City of Asylum’s virtual platform, City of Asylum @ Home. Run time: 90 minutes Naomi Shihab Nye, the current Young […]

  • Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Valzhyna Mort and Victoria Chang, chaired by Neil Astley

    Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Valzhyna Mort and Victoria Chang, chaired by Neil Astley, on July 2, 2021 from 6 to 7 p.m. (BST); 10 to 11 a.m. (PDT); noon to 1 p.m. (CDT); 1 to 2 p.m. (EDT). From the organizers: After her mother died, poet Victoria Chang refused to write elegies. Rather, she distilled her grief […]

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  • Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Jorie Graham hosted by Sarah Howe

    Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Jorie Graham hosted by Sarah Howe, on July 2, 2021 from 8 to 9 p.m. (BST); noon to 1 p.m. (PDT); 2 to 3 p.m. (CDT); 3 to 4 p.m. (EDT). From the organizers: Celebrated American poet Jorie Graham, will read from her latest collection Runaway and chat about her work with poet Sarah […]

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  • West Cork Literary Festival presents Experiments in Empathy: Ellen Bass & Tom Moore

    West Cork Literary Festival presents Experiments in Empathy: Ellen Bass & Tom Moore, on July 15 at 8 p.m. (GMT+1) (12 p.m. PDT). From the organizers: But sometimes it’s too much to ask a person to inhabit the strange region of a foreign heart –‘Experiment in Empathy’ by Ellen Bass, from Indigo (2020) Later that afternoon, lonely […]

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  • Boyce Thompson Arboretum presents Nature Authors: From NYT to BTA with Aimee Nezhukumatathil

    Boyce Thompson Arboretum presents Nature Authors: From NYT to BTA with Aimee Nezhukumatathil on July 22 at 6 p.m. (MST) via Zoom. From the organizers: Boyce Thompson Arboretum welcomes bestselling nature authors Gary Nabhan, Doug Tallamy, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Emma Marris in a special virtual series throughout the summer. Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of […]

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  • Left Bank Books and Saint Louis Poetry Center present Maggie Smith with Dana Levin

    Left Bank Books and Saint Louis Poetry Center present Maggie Smith in conversation with Dana Levin on Facebook Live on July 27 at 5:30 p.m. (central). From the organizers: Left Bank Books and Saint Louis Poetry Center welcome award-winning poet and bestselling author of Keep Moving and Good Bones, Maggie Smith, who will discuss and read from […]

  • Georgia Center for the Book presents 2021 Route 1 Reads Poetry Reading

    Georgia Center for the Book presents 2021 Route 1 Reads Poetry Reading, a virtual poetry reading, on August 2 at 7 p.m. EDT. Featured guests include Michael Klein, Kirun Kapur, Julia Spicher Kasdorf, Kiki Petrosino, Adrienne Su, and Tyree Daye, with editor Kim Roberts. From the organizers: Poets from Maine to Florida, featured on the […]