Hudson Valley Writers Center Presents a Reading and Conversation about the work of Tomas Tranströmer, with translator Patty Crane

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

Hudson Valley Writers Center Presents a Reading and Conversation about the work of Tomas Tranströmer, with translator Patty Crane on December 6th at 7pm ET From the organizers: "Please join Jennifer Franklin, Program Director, as she welcomes the translator of The Blue House: Complete Works of Tomas Tranströmer (Copper Canyon Press, 2023). This collection is […]

Empty Bowl Presents Reading with Bill Porter (Red Pine) and John Brandi

Port Townsend Friends Meeting House 1841 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Empty Bowl Presents Reading with Bill Porter (Red Pine) and John Brandi at Friday, December 8, 2023 4:30 PM 6:00 PM From the organizers: "Please join Empty Bowl Press for a reading with two acclaimed poets and translators: Red Pine and John Brandi. Port Townsend Friends Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA."

Lexington Public Library Open Mic Night featuring Maurice Manning

Farish Theatre Downtown Public Library 140 E Main St, Lexington, KY, United States

Lexington Public Library Open Mic Night featuring Maurice Manning Dec 13, 2023 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM From the organizers: "Farish Theatre - Downtown Public Library 140 E Main St, Lexington, Kentucky 40507 "Lexington Public Library’s next Open Mic Night will feature renowned poet Maurice Manning. Manning is a former Guggenheim Fellow, Yale Series of […]

Exhibit B: Black Archives of Mid-America with Niki Herd, Roger Reeves, & more

Black Archives of Mid-America 1722 E 17th Terrace, Kansas City, MO, United States

From the organizers: "In collaboration with the Guild Literary Complex, Cave Canem, and the BLK+BRWN Bookstore, Exhibit B will be hosting a series of literary events, free and open to the public, at the Black Archives of Mid-America which will center Black artists and allies." The poets who will give the opening reading include Roger […]

Black History in Poetry and the Visual Archive featuring Tyree Daye, Niki Herd, Alison C. Rollins

Kansas City Convention Center Kansas City

Black History in Poetry and the Visual Archive featuring Tyree Daye, Niki Herd, Alison C. Rollins at 3:20 pm to 4:35 pm, Saturday, February 10th How do we think of ourselves in history, and when we do, what do we see? Three innovative poets consider how personal and public histories—Black histories in particular—are intertwined and how […]

Danusha Laméris Presents the Nine Lenses of Poetry Workshop Series

Danusha Laméris Presents the Nine Lenses of Poetry Workshop Series from February 11th to March 10th, 5 Sundays at 5pm PT From Danusha: "Are you an Innovator? A Soul Keeper? There are so many ways to write poems. And so many kinds of poems to read. Sometimes, it’s easy to think there's a right way […]

$250

Green Linden Press: Essential Queer Voices of U.S. Poetry featuring Randall Mann, Eduardo C. Corral, etc.

In this third reading for Essential Queer Voices of U.S. Poetry, an anthology edited by Christopher Nelson and introduced by Jack Halberstam, the writers Randall Mann, Brian Blanchfield, Dorothy Chan, Eduardo C. Corral, and Brian Teare will show how "poetry can reveal our shared humanity." Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsd-CgqT0sHNWJ0IEiNR3QAJ7VtyizoKM1#/registration

Kent Cultural Alliance: Pádraig Ó Tuama’s Poetry

Raimond Cultural Center 101 Spring Avenue, Chestertown, MD, United States

From the presenters: "Readings from Pádraig’s forthcoming volume Kitchen Hymns (Copper Canyon Press, October 2024)." Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/padraig-o-tuama-poetry-reading-tickets-799983240407?aff=oddtdtcreator

Cecilia Woloch & Friends: Kevin Prufer and Naomi Shihab Nye

Join the poet Cecilia Woloch's online reading series, in which she features the acclaimed writers Kevin Prufer and Naomi Shihab Nye.  Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuf-6qpjIvHNUZb-gd1rJZJwqxGZ0AsWP8#/registration

Boutelle-Day Poetry Center: Javier Zamora and Rebecca Foust

Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall (Smith College)

Join the poets Javier Zamora and Rebecca Foust for an evening of activist poetry that transcends borders. Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IYXArYvK6A

Harvard Divinity School: Poetry & Craft Talk with Amanda Gunn

Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions 42 Francis Ave., Cambridge, MA, United States

From the presenters: "Amanda Gunn grew up just at the edge of the woods in southern Connecticut with two older brothers. A former Stegner Fellow at Stanford, she is a PhD candidate in English at Harvard where she studies poetry, ephemerality, and Black pleasure. Her recent work appears in Poetry, Los Angeles Review of Books Quarterly Journal, and Narrative Magazine. […]

Grolier Poetry Book Shop: Shangyang Fang, C. Francis Fisher, and Charles Kell

Grolier Poetry Book Shop 6 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA, United States

From the presenters: "Please join us for our reading with Shangyang Fang, C. Francis Fisher and Charles Kell with an introduction by Chris Hosea." Register here for the in-person reading: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek8whi1k63f0c67d&llr=6hztvkcab Register here to attend virtually: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ek8whi1r59ace29b&llr=6hztvkcab

Jim Harrison: A Reading with Rebecca Solnit, Jamie Harrison, & Todd Goddard

Join Rebecca Solnit, Jamie Harrison, and author of Jim Harrison's forthcoming biography, Todd Goddard, for a free livestream event in support of the forthcoming reissue of Jim's beautiful book The Theory and Practice of Rivers. Hosted by Joseph Bednarik, this 70-minute event will feature stories, poems, musings on rivers, thoughts from Rebecca on her introduction to […]

Portland Arts & Lectures Series Presents Aimee Nezhukumatathil and more

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, CA, United States

Portland Arts & Lectures Series Presents Aimee Nezhukumatathil on April 18th, 2024 at 6:30pm From the organizers: "We are pleased to announce the lineup of our 39th annual Portland Arts & Lectures season. All lectures take place in person at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in downtown Portland, OR. Subscriptions start at $110 for the […]

$66 – $258

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Presents Arthur Sze and Wang Jiaxin

Piper Writer's House 450 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, United States

Piper Distinguished Visiting Writers Series Presents Arthur Sze and Wang Jiaxin on Thurs April 18th 2024 at 7pm MST From the organizers: "In honor of National Poetry Month 2024, two distinguished poets read and talk about form, tradition, innovation and imitation. The conversation will be moderated by Lucas Klein, translator and ASU Professor of Chinese." […]

Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet

Humanities Center at Stanford 424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA, United States

Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet on Wednesday May 8th, 2024 at 8pm PT From the organizers: "Sze is this year's Mohr Visiting Poet. Each year, the Creative Writing Program welcomes distinguished writers to teach a Stanford writing seminar to undergraduates. These seminars are made possible with the generous support […]

Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents a Colloquium with Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet

Margaret Jacks Hall 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA, United States

Stanford Creative Writing Program Presents a Colloquium with Arthur Sze, the Mohr Visiting Poet on Wednesday May 22nd at 11am PT From the organizers: "Sze is this year's Mohr Visiting Poet. Each year, the Creative Writing Program welcomes distinguished writers to teach a Stanford writing seminar to undergraduates. These seminars are made possible with the […]

August Wilson African American Cultural Center presents Nicholas Goodly for Lit Friday

From the organizers: "Nicholas Goodly joins LIT Friday to discuss Black Swim. LIT Friday is an August Wilson African American Cultural Center monthly virtual program. Hosted by poet and art journalist, Jessica Lanay, LIT Friday features in depth conversations on the final Friday of each month with writers and thinkers of the African Diaspora. The conversations […]

The Keeler Tavern Museum presents Poetry in the Garden with Sophie Cabot Black and Patricia Spears Jones

Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center 152 Main St, Ridgefield, CT, United States

From the organizers: "Poetry in the Garden (formerly "A Garden of Verse") is back for another summer season! The series, produced by Ridgefield Poet Laureate Emerita Barb Jennes, will feature some of the nation's leading poets. Join us in KTM&HC's beautiful historic walled garden for weekly readings throughout the month of July. Doors open at […]

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The 13th Annual New York City Poetry Festival presents Diannely Antigua, Deborah Landau, and Sophie Cabot Black

Nolan Park Governors Island, New York, NY

The 13th Annual New York City Poetry Festival presents Diannely Antigua, Deborah Landau, and Sophie Cabot Black From the organizers: "A literary institution in its thirteenth year, funded by NYSCA, DCLA, and more, The New York City Poetry Festival is a progressive and transformative event that draws over 15,000 attendees. NYC PoFest is one of […]

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