International Literary Salon in Santa Fe: Arthur Sze, Ryo Yamaguchi & Others

La Mama 225 E Marcy St, Santa Fe, NM, United States

From the organizers: Words Without Borders is excited to partner with LA MAMA in Santa Fe for a summer afternoon of literature—local and international. Santa Fe-based writers and translators Kareem Abu-Zeid, Arthur Sze, Christina Vo, and Ryo Yamaguchi will be reading their own work as well as the translated writing of contemporary authors from across the globe: Najwan Darwish […]

Free

The Community of Writers Presents A Short Course: C.D. Wright — An American Original

From the organizers: "The Community of Writers is honored to present a five-week intensive series on the life and work of poet C.D. Wright taught by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Forrest Gander and Griffin Poetry Prize-winning poet Brenda Hillman. Gander and  Hillman will guide participants through an overview of Wright’s extraordinary writing. The course will be […]

$270 – $300

I Love NY presents Book launch for Dream Apartment with Lisa Olstein featuring Diane Seuss

I Love NY presents Book launch for Dream Apartment with Lisa Olstein featuring Diane Seuss on September 13 at 7 PM ET From the organizers: Please join Jennifer Franklin & Diane Seuss as they help Lisa Olstein launch her fifth poetry collection, Dream Apartment (September, 2023, Copper Canyon). NB: This reading will be on Zoom. […]

Free

University of Arizona Poetry Center Presents: The Seductions of Voice with Paisely Rekdal

The University of Arizona Poetry Center 1508 East Helen Street, Tucson, AZ, United States

From the organizers: What is “voice” in poetry, and how have our ideas of what constitutes the lyric voice historically evolved? When it comes to first-person poems, are we really just speaking for ourselves or as part of a collective? How does voice determine how we understand the difference between a poem’s addressee versus its […]

$100

University of Arizona Poetry Center Presents: A Reading with Paisley Rekdal

The University of Arizona Poetry Center 1508 East Helen Street, Tucson, AZ, United States

From the organizers: We are proud to present a reading by Paisley Rekdal. Paisley Rekdal is the author of four books of nonfiction, and seven books of poetry, including Nightingale, Appropriate: A Provocation, and, most recently, West: A Translation. Her work has received the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA Fellowship, Pushcart Prizes, a […]

Free

UMass English MFA Presents Lisa Olstein, Visiting Writers Series

Old Chapel 144 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA, United States

UMass English MFA for Poets & Writers Presents Lisa Olstein, Visiting Writers Series on Thursday September 28th 6:00pm - 7:30pm Eastern Time From the organizers: "Celebrating 60 Years of the UMass English MFA for Poets & Writers Visiting Writers Series no. 1 // Fall 2023 Join us for the first installment of the Visiting Writers […]

Open Books Presents Christopher Soto & Claudia Castro Luna, Latinx Poetry Writing Workshop

Open Books: A Poem Emporium 108 Cherry Street, Seattle, WA, United States

Open Books Presents Christopher Soto & Claudia Castro Luna, Latinx Poetry Writing Workshop on Saturday September 30th at 2pm - 3:30pm Pacific Time From the Organizers: "This poetry workshop is free, but space is limited! To RSVP, email instructor Christopher Soto directly at cs3625@nyu.edu and send 1-3 poems. Class will begin at 2pm and will […]

Cambridge Center Presents Cate Marvin and Marcus Wicker, Blacksmith House Poetry Series

Cambridge Center for Adult Education 56 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Cambridge Center for Adult Education Presents Cate Marvin and Marcus Wicker, Blacksmith House Poetry Series on Monday October 2nd 8:00pm-9:00pm Eastern Time From the organizers: "Cate Marvin, whose most recent collection is Event Horizon, reads with Marcus Wicker, author of Silencer. Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers […]

Folger Shakespeare Library Presents Jorie Graham for The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading

Folger Shakespeare Library Presents Jorie Graham for The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading on Tue, Oct 03, 2023, 7:30pm Eastern Time From the organizers: "Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Jorie Graham opens the season reading from her new work. Congressman Jamie Raskin moderates the post-reading conversation.  Please note that this event will be presented via virtual […]

$5 – $30

An Evening of Poetry with Alison C. Rollins

Presented by Copper Canyon Press on Wednesday October 4th 5:15pm Pacific Time You are invited to join us for an evening of poetry and conversation to celebrate the brilliant forthcoming collection Black Bell by Alison C. Rollins. Inspired by the nineteenth century image of an enslaved woman wearing iron horns and bells, Black Bell continues […]