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Elliott Bay Book Company presents Poetry Reading with Kelli Russell Agodon
Elliot Bay Book CompanyElliott Bay Book Company presents Poetry Reading with Kelli Russell Agodon From the organizer: Susan Rich and Kelli Russell Agodon, two superb poets of Seattle and home country across the water from Seattle give this joint in person reading from their new books. Thursday, April 7 at 6 p.m. Live & In-Person at Elliott Bay […]
Christopher Soto Book Launch Tour
Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA, United StatesChristopher Soto Book Launch Tour From the organizers: Join Christopher Soto at Beyond Baroque, CA in celebration of their debut collection, Diaries of a Terrorist. In person event.
Dana Levin Book Launch with Paul Tran
High Low Building 3301 Washington, St. Louis, MO, United StatesDana Levin Book Launch with Paul Tran Join Dana Levin and Paul Tran for a reading, conversation, and celebration of their new books.
Katonah Poetry Series presents Arthur Sze
Katonah Village LibraryKatonah Poetry Series presents Arthur Sze Join the Katonah Poetry Series for an in-person poetry reading featuring Arthur Sze.
Christopher Soto Book Launch Tour
Making Worlds BookstoreChristopher Soto Book Launch Tour From the organizers: Join Christopher Soto at Making Worlds Bookstore in celebration of their debut collection, Diaries of a Terrorist. In person event.
Christopher Soto Virtual Book Launch Tour
Ace Hotel 20 W 29th St, New York, NY, United StatesChristopher Soto Virtual Book Launch Tour From the organizers: Join Christopher Soto at Ace Hotel, NY in celebration of their debut collection, Diaries of a Terrorist.
Lannan presents Arthur Sze with Forrest Gander
Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesLannan presents Arthur Sze with Forrest Gander Join Lannan for an in-person reading and conversation with Arthur Sze and Forrest Gander. This event will also be live-streamed. More info here: https://lannan.org/events/arthur-sze-with-forrest-gander
Bennington College presents Poetry Reading with Paisley Rekdal
Bennington College Tishman Lecture HallBennington College presents Poetry Reading with Paisley Rekdal Bennington College presents poetry reading and book signing with Paisley Rekdal on May 11th at 7:00 PM ET.
Christopher Soto Book Launch Tour
Artbook at Hauser and Wirth 917 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesChristopher Soto Book Launch Tour From the organizers: Join Christopher Soto at Artbook at Hauser and Wirth in celebration of their debut collection, Diaries of a Terrorist. In person event.
Buddhist Film Festival presents Special Screening Event featuring Bill Porter (Red Pine)
Smith Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA, United StatesBuddhist Film Festival presents Special Screening Event featuring Bill Porter (Red Pine), Copresented with California Film Institute Join the Buddhist Film Festival for a Special Screening of The Mountain Path at the Smith Rafael Film Center with Special Guests: Director Edward Burger, and Bill Porter, author of The Road to Heaven. From the organizers: This […]
Raven Book Store presents Poetry Night with Traci Brimhall and Amanda Moore
Raven Book Store 809 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesRaven Book Store presents Poetry Night with Traci Brimhall and Amanda Moore From the organizers: Join acclaimed poets Traci Brimhall and Amanda Moore for a wonderful night of poetry and magic at the Raven Book Store on Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 7:00pm CDT.
New York Public Library presents Sarah Ruhl and Ada Limon
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library 455 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesNew York Public Library presents Sarah Ruhl and Ada Limon From the organizer: In May, we are proud to partner with independent publishers Milkweed Editions and Copper Canyon press to present readings of new work by poet Ada Limón and playwright Sarah Ruhl. Register here: https://www.showclix.com/event/mayhappyhour/tag/pub
McNally Jackson presents Sarah Ruhl in conversation with Paul Muldoon
McNally Jackson Books 4 Fulton St, New York, NY, United StatesMcNally Jackson presents Sarah Ruhl in conversation with Paul Muldoon From the organizers: Join two celebrated writers, Sarah Ruhl and Paul Muldoon, to celebrate the publication of their new books, both lyrical and ambitious works which grapple with pandemics, quarantine, and the crises of our times. We ask that all guests show proof of vaccination and […]
Book Launch for Cate Marvin’s Event Horizon
Space Gallery Portland, Maine, United StatesBook Launch for Cate Marvin's Event Horizon Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance is sponsoring a Launch Party for Cate Marvin's fourth book, Event Horizon, on June 2nd at Space Gallery in Portland, Maine.
House of SpeakEasy presents Seriously Entertaining with Sarah Ruhl
House of SpeakEasy presents Seriously Entertaining with Sarah Ruhl From the organizer: On June 7, Pulitzer-Prize and Tony Award-nominated playwright and writer Sarah Ruhl, author and essayist Zakiya Dalila Harris, writer and creative director Jen Winston, and debut novelist David Santos Donaldson will share engaging and entertaining stories tied to the evening’s theme “Being and […]
Ojai Music Festival presents The Echoing of Tenses with Arthur Sze
Libbey BowlOjai Music Festival presents The Echoing of Tenses with Arthur Sze From the organizers: A new song cycle, the echoing of tenses, commissioned from Anthony Cheung, sets poetry by Asian-American writers interconnected by the larger theme of memory, made complicated by the circumstances and tensions of cultural and personal identity, family, migration, loss, and reflection. The […]
Scrag Mountain Music presents The Poetry of David Budbill Set to Music
Scrag Mountain Music and The Literary Estate of David Budbill presents The Poetry of David Budbill Set to Music. More information about this multi-day event can be found here: http://www.scragmountainmusic.org/sutras.html From the organizers: Scrag Mountain Music and The Literary Estate of David Budbill presents "Sutras for a Suffering World: The Poetry of David Budbill Set […]
Women & Children First presents An Evening with Sarah Ruhl
Women & Children First 5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United StatesWomen & Children First presents An Evening with Sarah Ruhl From the organizer: "Join us for an in-person reading, audience Q&A, and book-signing with Sarah Ruhl in honor of her two recent releases, Love Poems in Quarantine and Smile: The Story of a Face. Please note: all in-person events held at Women & Children […]
Bookends & Beginnings presents A Conversation with Sarah Ruhl and Chris Abani
Bookends & Beginnings 1712 Sherman Avenue, Alley #1, Evanston, IL, United StatesBookends & Beginnings presents A Conversation with Sarah Ruhl and Chris Abani! From the organizers: "Join us in the Bookends & Beginnings Courtyard for a conversation between Sarah Ruhl and Chris Abani about their new books of poetry, Love Poems in Quarantine and Smoking the Bible. We will have copies of both books for sale in the […]
Silo City Reading Series featuring Jericho Brown
Silo City 85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, NY, United StatesSilo City Reading Series featuring Jericho Brown From the organizer: Join us for the season finale of the 2022 SILO CITY READING SERIES featuring poetry from Jericho Brown and JBLC Poetry Fellow TBA, a musical performance by Florist, and an installation by Johann Diedrick.
Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl presents Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Nevada Museum of Art 160 W Liberty St, Reno, NV, United StatesNevada Humanities Literary Crawl presents Aimee Nezhukumatathil. From the organizers: "Keynote Event: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments. We are thrilled to welcome authors, artists, and community members back to the streets of Reno for a Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl reunion like no other. Join […]
Hudson Valley Writers Center presents 2022 Gala honoring Arthur Sze and Lauren Acampora
Philipse Manor Station 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United StatesHudson Valley Writers Center presents 2022 Gala, Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 PM ET, honoring Arthur Sze and Lauren Acampora From the organizers: "The Hudson Valley Writers Center is thrilled to present the 2022 Gala honoring poet Arthur Sze and novelist Lauren Acampora! Join the festivities in person (Thursday, September 22, 6:30 PM) Enjoy live readings […]
AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS: TANEUM BAMBRICK presents INTIMACIES, RECEIVED with DOROTHY CHAN
Skylight Books CAAT SKYLIGHT BOOKS: TANEUM BAMBRICK presents INTIMACIES, RECEIVED with DOROTHY CHAN From the organizers: "In this astonishing second collection by Taneum Bambrick, violence hides in the glint of the carving knife—every intimacy a shadow, every memory a maze to navigate. Set primarily in rural Southern Spain, Intimacies, Received moves through streets and fields, households and years, […]
Left Bank Ciders presents The Northern Spy Reading Series with Dana Levin
Left Bank Ciders 150 Water Street, Catskills, NY, United StatesLeft Bank Ciders presents The Northern Spy Reading Series, 7:30 PM ET, with Dana Levin From the organizers: "Wednesday September 28th! 7:30 at Left Bank Ciders, Dana Levin + HR Webster" For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070143199289
Katonah Poetry Series features Dana Levin
Katonah Village LibraryKatonah Poetry Series features Dana Levin Join the Katonah Poetry Series for an in-person poetry reading featuring Dana Levin on October 2, 2022. More info here: https://katonahpoetry.com/october-2-2022-dana-levin/
Katonah Poetry Series presents Dana Levin
Katonah Village LibraryKatonah Poetry Series presents, Sunday, October 2 at 4 PM ET, Dana Levin From the organizers: "This in-person reading at the Katonah Village Library does not require registration. Admission fee ($15) can be paid at the door." More information will appear here: https://katonahpoetry.com/
Iowa City Book Festival presents Jennifer L. Knox @ Prairie Lights
Prairie Lights 15 South Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA, United StatesJennifer L. Knox presents Crushing It at Prairie Lights. Part of the Iowa City Book Festival. From the organizers: The poems in Jennifer Knox’s darkly imaginative collection, Crushing It, unearth epiphanies in an unbounded landscape of forms, voices and subjects―from history to true crime to epidemiology―while exploring our tenuous connections and disconnections. From Merle Haggard lifting his head […]
Can Art Change The World? A Panel Discussion with Jennifer L. Knox
The Tuesday Agency 404 E College St Suite 408,, Iowa City,, IAJennifer L. Knox will participate in a vital discussion of the function of art in our present day. From the Organizers: Hosted by Maya Davis (Stanley Center for Peace and Security) with guests Cynthia Lazaroff (Impact Fellow, Games for Change), Rodrigo Reyes (Director, Sansón and Me), and Jennifer L. Knox Listen to a multitude of […]
John Freeman With Debra Gwartney at Elliot Bay Book Co.
Elliot Bay Book CompanyJoin John Freeman and Debra Gwartney for readings and a discussion of Wind, Trees.
John Freeman, Natalie Shapero, and Tayi Tibble Read at Diesel Bookstore
Diesel, A Bookstore 225 26th St, Santa monica, CAFrom the Organizers: Join us on Thursday October 27th at 6:30pm as we welcome John Freeman, Tayi Tibble and Natalie Shapero to the store to read from and sign Wind, Trees and other selected works. This event is free to attend and will be held in the courtyard at DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood. Masks are required to attend. John Freeman is the founder […]
Cate Marvin and Randall Mann in Conversation with Michael Dumanis
Commons 326 North Bennington, VTCate Marvin and Randall Mann will have a discussion with Michael Dumanis as part of Bennington College's Poetry at Bennington programs on Thursday, November 3 at 12 PM ET From the Organizers: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Randall Mann is a queer, multiracial poet, critic, and medical writer. He is the author of five books of poems, […]
John Freeman and Forrest Gander At City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Foundation 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CAA reading and discussion of John Freeman's forthcoming collection Wind, Trees. From the Organizers: City Lights Foundation, in partnership with Alta Journal, presents John Freeman in a reading of new work and conversation with Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Forrest Gander. This free event celebrates Freeman’s new collection of poetry, Wind, Trees, published by Copper Canyon Press, and […]
Randall Mann and Cate Marvin at Bennington College
Tishman Lecture Hall Bennington College Rd System, North Bennington, VTRandall Mann and Cate Marvin will read poems at Bennington College on Wednesday November 2 at 7 PM ET. This reading will also be accessible via Zoom. From the organizers: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Randall Mann is a queer, multiracial poet, critic, and medical writer. He is the author of five books of poems, most recently Proprietary (Persea, […]
John Freeman with Meng Jin at Portland Book Festival
Brunish Theater 4th Floor, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, ORJohn Freeman will read and be in conversation with Meng Jim on November 5th at 5 pm PST at the Brunish Theater in Portland. From the Organizers: Poet John Freeman and short story writer Meng Jin explore the isolation and search for connection of the past few years, through the quarantines of the pandemic and the political division of […]
John Freeman Reading with Samiya Bashir at Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, NYU
Lilliann Vernon Creative Writers House 58 West 10th St., New York,, NYJohn Freeman will read with Samiya Bashir at 7 PM EST on Thursday, November 10th. From the organizers: Poetry Reading: Samiya Bashir and John Freeman Readings by Samiya Bashir and John Freeman, with a reception and book signing to follow. Please see below for more information about the authors. Open to the public All attendees […]
John Freeman and Deborah Landau
Greenlight Bookstore 632 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NYCopper Canyon Press authors John Freeman and Deborah Landau will present from their new books at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn at 7:30 PM ET on Monday, Novemeber 14th. From the organizers: John Freeman—poet, editor, and founder of the literary annual Freeman's—joins us along with prizewinning poet Deborah Landau for an evening of all things Copper […]
John Freeman, Victoria Chang, Peter Balakian, and Victoria Redel on “Redemption, Refuge, and Release”
Miami Dade College Room 6100 (Building 6, 1st Floor) 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FLJoin John Freeman, Victoria Chang, Peter Balakian, and Jennifer Redel for a panel discussion of "Redemption, Refuge, and Release," at the Miami Book Fair on Saturday November 19th at 12 PM ET. From the Organizers: Whether meditating on the sensuality of fruits and vegetables, the COVID-19 pandemic, the trauma and memory of the Armenian genocide, […]
John Freeman and Ha Jin at Harvard Bookstore
Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MAJohn Freeman and Ha Jin will read at Harvard Bookstore on Tuesday December 13th at 7 PM ET. From the organizers: Harvard Book Store welcomes JOHN FREEMAN—author and executive editor at Alfred A. Knopf—and award-winning author HA JIN for an evening of poetry and eggnog, featuring readings from Wind, Trees and The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li […]
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Poet Alberto Ríos Reading and Q&A
Helmut Stern Auditorium 25 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesFrom the organizers: "The Zell Visiting Writers Series presents Alberto Ríos, Arizona’s inaugural poet laureate and a recent chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, is the author of twelve books and chapbooks of poetry, including The Theater of Night—winner of the 2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Award—three collections of short stories, and a memoir about growing […]
Harry Ransom Center presents Victoria Chang: Author Reading and Book Signing
Harry Ransom Center 300 West 21st Street, Austin, TX, United StatesHarry Ransom Center presents Victoria Chang: Author Reading and Book Signing, 6 PM CST From the organizers: Poet, writer, and editor Victoria Chang celebrates her most recent book of poetry, The Trees Witness Everything, published by Copper Canyon Press and Corsair Books in the U.K. in 2022, with this reading and a book signing at the Ransom Center. […]
New Dominion Bookshop presents a Reading with Fernando Valverde and Wajahat Ali
New Dominion Bookshop 404 East Main St, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesFrom the organizers: "Join us for a reading with poet Fernando Valverde (America) and writer Wajahat Ali (Go Back to Where You Came From). This in-person event will be free and open to the public. We recommend arriving early for the best seating."
Michael Wiegers Hosts Reading and Q&A with Shangyang Fang
The Royal Block 222 Main Street, Waitsburg, WA, United StatesOn February 18th at 6:30pm, Michael Wiegers, Executive Editor of Copper Canyon Press, will host a reading and Q&A with Shangyang Fang at The Royal Block Hotel. Fang will read from his collection “Burying the Mountain.” This event is FREE and open to the public.
John Freeman Reading & Conversation with Su Hwang & Michael Kleber-Diggs
Moon Palace Books 3032 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesFrom the Organizers: "Please join us on Monday, March 6th at 7:00pm for a free, in-person, masked event at Moon Palace Books to welcome poet, essayist, editor, and literary critic John Freeman, who will be reading from his recent third poetry collection, WIND, TREES, published with Copper Canyon Press in October 2022. He will be joined by Twin […]
Reading with John Freeman and Stuart Dybek at Volumes Bookstore
Volumes Bookstore 900 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesFrom the organizers: "Join us at Volumes Bookstore on March 7th as we welcome back poet, critic, and writer John Freeman to read from his new collection of poems from Copper Canyon Press, Wind, Trees. John will be joined in conversation with one of Chicago's most beloved writers/poets/educators, Stuart Dybek."
Victoria Chang at Pacific Lutheran University Visiting Writers Series
Scandinavian Cultural Center, AUC Anderson University Center, Room #100, Tacoma, WA, United StatesPacific Lutheran University's 2022-23 Visiting Writers Series will host poet Victoria Chang at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, Room #100. This live reading is open to the campus community for in-person attendance.
Orion Magazine Presents: A Reading with John Freeman
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, OH, United StatesFrom the organizers: "Orion Magazine contributing writer, John Freeman, author, poet, executive editor at Alfred A. Knopf, and founder of the literary journal Freeman’s will be making a stop in Cleveland on his tour of independent books stores. Join us at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes on Wednesday, March 8th at 7 pm for […]
Copper Canyon 50th Anniversary Celebration at Elliott Bay Book Company
Elliott Bay Book Company 1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA, United StatesPoetry is vital to language and living. Based in Port Townsend, Washington, Copper Canyon Press is a nationally recognized publisher dedicated to advancing the art, practice, and reading of poetry from around the world. 2023 marks a half century of its efforts in doing so—to celebrate this 50th anniversary, Copper Canyon will host a reading […]
Reading and Conversation with John Freeman and Wil Weitzel
The Center for Fiction 15 Lafayette Avenue, New YorkFrom the organizers: "The Center for Fiction is pleased to welcome John Freeman and our Emerging Writer Fellowship alum, Wil Weitzel, for the launch of Nights from This Galaxy, Weitzel's debut set of deep, lush short stories that are full of wonder; the collection’s tales range from a couple that cares for a starving lion to a boy […]
Austin Peay State University Presents an Evening with Victoria Chang
Heydel Hall at Austin Peay State University 730 Joseph St (Jackson Alley), Clarksville, TN, United StatesFrom the organizers: "The Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts will host author Victoria Chang on March 22, from 7:00 pm–9:00 pm in Heydel Hall, located inside the APSU Art + Design building. As funded by the Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence, the evening will feature Chang in a live […]
Poetry Foundation Presents Copper Canyon 50th Anniversary Reading with Chris Abani, Tishani Doshi, Alison C. Rollins, Arthur Sze, and Javier Zamora
Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesFrom the organizers: "Join us for the Chicago celebration of Copper Canyon Press’s 50th Anniversary with readings by Copper Canyon authors Chris Abani, Tishani Doshi, Alison C. Rollins, Arthur Sze, and Javier Zamora. This is a hybrid event, which will be offered in-person and via livestream. It will take place onThursday, March 23, 2023, 7:00 […]
Natalie Eilbert and Amy Dennis at The Factory Reading Series
Knox Presbyterian Church 120 Lisgar St., Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaFrom 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 […]
Albertine Bookstore Presents A Reading with John Freeman, Alex Dimitrov, and Stéphane Bouquet
Albertine Bookstore 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesFrom the organizers: "Join poets Alex Dimitrov, John Freeman, and Stéphane Bouquet for a night of poetry readings of their respective work, Love and Other Poems (Copper Canyon), Wind, Trees (Copper Canyon), and Common Life (trans. by Lindsay Turner, Nightboat). This event will be moderated by Lindsay Turner. At a moment at which the fabric of […]
Lovecrumbs Readings presents A Night of Poetry featuring Randall Mann
Lovecrumbs Café 155 West Port, Edinburgh, United KingdomFrom 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 StatesSeattle 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