Before the Borderless Release Party with Dean Rader
The Firehouse 2 Marina Blvd, San FranciscoFrom the organizers: "Join Guggenheim award-winning author Dean Rader for a celebration of the release of his most recent book, Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly, in the Firehouse at Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture. Before the Borderless is a groundbreaking collection of poems featuring Rader’s original poems in conversation with paintings […]
Book Launch Reading with Paisley Rekdal
Dumke Auditorium at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesFrom 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 […]
Poetry and the Archives of History with Paisley Rekdal
Marsh Cabaret Bar 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFrom The Bay Area Book Festival: "In this session, we’ll hear from those who instead look at archives and envision poetry. In West: A Translation, poet Paisley Rekdal vividly documents how the heroic narrative of the transcontinental railroad is intertwined with the history of Chinese exclusion. We'll also hear from poet Anthony Cody whose collection […]
Echoes of Exclusion with Paisley Rekdal
The Magnes Auditorium 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin 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. […]
Green Apple Books presents Randall Mann with D.A. Powell
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFrom the organizers: "Join us on Tuesday May 9th at 7:00pm PST when Randall Mann celebrates the release of his book, Deal: New and Selected Poems, with D.A. Powell at 9th Ave. Masks are encouraged for in-person attendance. Or, watch the livestream here."
An Afternoon with Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander
Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United StatesFrom 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 […]
Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk at Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises
Sanders Theatre 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesFrom the organizers: "THE POET AND ORATOR at the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises—the traditional, academic opening event of Harvard’s Commencement-week celebrations—will be Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk, Ph.D. ’91. They are scheduled to appear on Tuesday morning, May 23, in Sanders Theatre. The Literary Exercises (this will be the 231st iteration) celebrate undergraduate […]
Close Readings in a Virtual Space with Christopher Soto
onlineFrom the organizers: "This free, participatory event (taking place via Zoom) features Christopher Soto, one of our favorite poets, leading an intimate, virtual group thinking-and-reading-through of "tercer poema de amor / Third Poem of Love" by Roque Dalton. Neither explicitly teaching nor explaining, our special guest poet will serve as your expert tour-guide to explore […]
Community of Writers Poetry Program taught by Victoria Chang, Kazim Ali, Forrest Gander, Carmen Giménez, Brenda Hillman, and Evie Shockley
Palisades Tahoe CA, United StatesFrom 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 […]
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 StatesFrom 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 […]