Echoes of Exclusion with Paisley Rekdal

The Magnes Auditorium 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join 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.    […]

FREE

An Afternoon with Dean Rader, Timothy Donnelly, and Shanta Lee Gander

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

From 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 […]

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Community of Writers Poetry Program taught by Victoria Chang, Kazim Ali, Forrest Gander, Carmen Giménez, Brenda Hillman, and Evie Shockley

Palisades Tahoe CA, United States

From 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 […]

$1450

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 States

From 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 […]

$25 – $274

DIESEL, A Bookstore presents Noah Warren, Christian Gullette, and Dan O’Brien

Diesel, A Bookstore 225 26th St, Santa monica, CA

From the organizers: "Join us on Tuesday July 30th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Christian Gullette, Dan O'Brien and Noah Warren to the store to discuss and sign Coachella Elegy, Survivors's Notebook and The Complete Stories. This event is free to attend and will be held in the courtyard at DIESEL, A Bookstore in […]

Free

Flyleaf Books presents their Second Sunday Poetry Series with John Balaban and Anna Lewis

Flyleaf Books 752 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Flyleaf Second Sunday Poetry Series presents readings with John Balaban and Anna Lewis From the organizers: "Join us for our Monthly Poetry series, an afternoon of poetic readings. Featured poets will each read for 20 minutes, followed by a short break to sign books, then an open mic. Please sign up by 2:30 pm, and […]

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CCP at Brooklyn Book Festival, Sunday, September 29

Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

From the organizers: "The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s largest free literary festival and connects readers with local, national and international authors and publishers during the course of a celebratory literary week. The Festival presents original programming and enthusiastically welcomes New York City’s cross cultural book readers as well as national and international […]

Free

New Works: Sophie Cabot Black and Marie Howe

Poets House 10 River Terrace, New York, NY, United States

From the organizers: Experience the newest poetry collections from Sophie Cabot Black and Marie Howe through poems that capture visions of the pastoral and glimpses of the quotidian. In Cabot Black’s Geometry of the Restless Herd (Copper Canyon, 2024), poems about sheep herding examine the connection between people, land, animals, and power. Howe’s New and Selected Poems […]

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2024 Sharon Springs Poetry Festival with Sophie Cabot Black

From the organizers: Poetry Reading - Friday night, October 18, at 7:30 PM (EDT): Each of our guest poets Peter Balakian, Sophie Cabot Black, and Maya C. Popa present a public reading in the auditorium of the Sharon Springs Central School. Afterward, you’ll be able to meet the poets in the lobby, purchase a copy […]

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Live! at the Library: Bobbitt Prize Event with Arthur Sze

Library of Congress: James Madison Memorial Building: Mumford Room 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

From the organizers: The Library of Congress will award the 2024 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry to National Book Award winner Arthur Sze for lifetime achievement in poetry. Sze of Santa Fe, New Mexico, will receive the prize on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. during an event in the Mumford Room of […]

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