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Virtual Poetry Road Trip presents Ken Hada, Cindy Huyser, & Jennifer L. Knox

Virtual Poetry Road Trip presents, May 21 at 6 PM - 7:30 PM CDT, Ken Hada, Cindy Huyser, &  Jennifer L. Knox From the organizers: When Zoe Fay-Stindt and Allyson Whipple were disappointed that the ongoing pandemic meant that they couldn't visit or meet up at a poetry festival, they decided to bring the road […]

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Alberto Ríos

Hugo House 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Washington

Seattle Arts and Lectures presents a reading and conversation with Alberto Ríos. Tickets are available for in-person attendance and online viewing, or online viewing only. Tickets here: https://lectures.org/event/alberto-rios/

The Merwin Conservancy presents Jericho Brown

The Merwin Conservancy presents, May 29 at 5 PM PDT,  Jericho Brown From the organizers: Join us on Saturday, May 29th, 2021 at 2:00PM Hawai‘i time as we host Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown, who will read from his book The Tradition (Copper Canyon Press, 2019) and discuss the role of a person's "place" in poetry making. […]

Brooklyn Poets presents Brooklyn Poets Reading Series with Mark Bibbins

Brooklyn Poets presents, June 3 at 7 PM EDT, Brooklyn Poets Reading Series with Mark Bibbins From the organizers: Named one of the best reading series in NYC as well as one of the 50 best free things to do in the city by Time Out New York, the Brooklyn Poets Reading Series takes place bimonthly […]

Community Bookstore presents Ocean Vuong presents “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop

Community Bookstore presents, June 3 at 7:30 PM EDT,  Ocean Vuong "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop From the organizers: Ocean Vuong joins us for the paperback release of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. This program is in partnership with the Asian American Writers Workshop and Murmrr and will […]

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Roxbury Poetry Festival presents Keynote Address with Jericho Brown

Roxbury Poetry Festival presents Keynote Address, June 5 at 4 PM - 5 PM EDT,  with Jericho Brown From the organizers: 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner, Jericho Brown, will read from his book The Tradition and answer a few questions from the audience. This talk will be moderated by a local artist. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roxbury-poetry-festival-2021-tickets-146513542951

Hennepin Avenue UMC presents An Evening with Jericho Brown

Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Hennepin Avenue UMC presents, June 19 at 6 PM - 8 PM CDT,  An Evening with Jericho Brown From the organizers: There are two ways to attend. This is a hybrid event, with registered tickets available for in-person or virtual attendance. In-person Attendance ($20) Experience Jericho in person, with reserved, socially-distanced seating for 150 in the beautiful […]

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New York Public Library presents Spiritfirst: Akwaeke Emezi with Saidiya Hartman

New York Public Library presents, June 8 at 7 PM - 8 PM EDT, Spiritfirst: Akwaeke Emezi with Saidiya Hartman From the organizers: The bestselling author shares their debut work of nonfiction, Dear Senthuran, a memoir that "deeply engages with the metaphysics of Black spirit and singularly faces the Black reader." Register here: https://www.showclix.com/event/akwaekeemezi/tag/nyplwebsite

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Ocean Vuong: Live & Online‑Only

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents, June 9 at 6 PM PDT,  Ocean Vuong: Live & Online‑Only From the organizers: Ocean Vuong is a poet and fiction writer whose work considers class, queerness, family, and identity. His epistolary novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (2019), was an immediate and enduring bestseller described by the Los Angeles Times as a “series […]

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Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Ocean Vuong

Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States

Seattle Arts and Lectures presents a reading and conversation with Ocean Vuong. Tickets are available for in-person attendance and online viewing, or online viewing only. Tickets here: https://lectures.org/event/ocean-vuong/

One Book, One Philadelphia presents Re-Creating a New World: One Book Finale with Jericho Brown

One Book, One Philadelphia presents, June 9 at 7:30 PM - 9 PM EDT,  Re-Creating a New World: One Book Finale with Jericho Brown From the organizers: Join us to celebrate a season of discussing The Tradition. Following a reading and conversation with One Book, One Philadelphia 2021 author, Jericho Brown, and Philadelphia poet Ursula Rucker, we’ll listen to […]

Rain Taxi presents Arthur Sze in conversation with Eric Lorberer

Rain Taxi presents, June 17 at 5:30 PM CDT,  Arthur Sze in conversation with Eric Lorberer From the organizers: Join us for a conversation and reading with Arthur Sze to celebrate his latest publication, a monumental New and Collected Poems called The Glass Constellation (Copper Canyon Press)—a triumph spanning five decades of work that ranges from compressed lyrical poems […]

The Merwin Conservancy presents Ross Gay & Aimee Nezhukumatathil in Conversation

The Merwin Conservancy presents, June 26 at 5 PM PDT,  Ross Gay & Aimee Nezhukumatathil in Conversation From the organizers: Join us on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 2:00PM Hawai‘i time as accliamed poets and writers Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil come together for readings and conversation about place, poetry, and the wonders of the […]

Skylight Books presents Live on Crowdcast: Heidi Seaborn with Kelli Russell Agodon

Skylight Books presents Live on Crowdcast: Heidi Seaborn discusses An Insomniac's Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe with Kelli Russell Agodon on July 1, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. (PDT). From the organizers: Heidi Seaborn’s astonishing second collection of poems, An Insomniac’s Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe is a middle-of-the-night poetic conversation with Marilyn Monroe that explores obsessions, addictions, […]

City of Asylum presents Poets Naomi Shihab Nye, Michael Simms, & Friends

City of Asylum virtually presents Poets Naomi Shihab Nye, Michael Simms, & Friends on July 1 at 7:00 p.m. (EDT), in partnership with Vox Populi. From the organizers: This is a virtual-only event streamed on City of Asylum’s virtual platform, City of Asylum @ Home. Run time: 90 minutes Naomi Shihab Nye, the current Young […]

Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Valzhyna Mort and Victoria Chang, chaired by Neil Astley

Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Valzhyna Mort and Victoria Chang, chaired by Neil Astley, on July 2, 2021 from 6 to 7 p.m. (BST); 10 to 11 a.m. (PDT); noon to 1 p.m. (CDT); 1 to 2 p.m. (EDT). From the organizers: After her mother died, poet Victoria Chang refused to write elegies. Rather, she distilled her grief […]

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Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Jorie Graham hosted by Sarah Howe

Ledbury Poetry Festival presents Jorie Graham hosted by Sarah Howe, on July 2, 2021 from 8 to 9 p.m. (BST); noon to 1 p.m. (PDT); 2 to 3 p.m. (CDT); 3 to 4 p.m. (EDT). From the organizers: Celebrated American poet Jorie Graham, will read from her latest collection Runaway and chat about her work with poet Sarah […]

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West Cork Literary Festival presents Experiments in Empathy: Ellen Bass & Tom Moore

West Cork Literary Festival presents Experiments in Empathy: Ellen Bass & Tom Moore, on July 15 at 8 p.m. (GMT+1) (12 p.m. PDT). From the organizers: But sometimes it’s too much to ask a person to inhabit the strange region of a foreign heart –‘Experiment in Empathy’ by Ellen Bass, from Indigo (2020) Later that afternoon, lonely […]

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum presents Nature Authors: From NYT to BTA with Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Boyce Thompson Arboretum presents Nature Authors: From NYT to BTA with Aimee Nezhukumatathil on July 22 at 6 p.m. (MST) via Zoom. From the organizers: Boyce Thompson Arboretum welcomes bestselling nature authors Gary Nabhan, Doug Tallamy, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Emma Marris in a special virtual series throughout the summer. Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of […]

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Left Bank Books and Saint Louis Poetry Center present Maggie Smith with Dana Levin

Left Bank Books and Saint Louis Poetry Center present Maggie Smith in conversation with Dana Levin on Facebook Live on July 27 at 5:30 p.m. (central). From the organizers: Left Bank Books and Saint Louis Poetry Center welcome award-winning poet and bestselling author of Keep Moving and Good Bones, Maggie Smith, who will discuss and read from […]

Georgia Center for the Book presents 2021 Route 1 Reads Poetry Reading

Georgia Center for the Book presents 2021 Route 1 Reads Poetry Reading, a virtual poetry reading, on August 2 at 7 p.m. EDT. Featured guests include Michael Klein, Kirun Kapur, Julia Spicher Kasdorf, Kiki Petrosino, Adrienne Su, and Tyree Daye, with editor Kim Roberts. From the organizers: Poets from Maine to Florida, featured on the […]

Book Passage presents Anthony Veasna So’s AFTERPARTIES: A Tribute Panel

Book Passage presents Celebrating the Publication of Anthony Veasna So's Afterparties: A Tribute Panel, an online event featuring panelists Bryan Washington, Monica Sok, and Mira Jacob, on August 7 at 4 p.m. Pacific time. From the organizers: Sat., August 7, 2021 • 4:00pm PT • Live • Online Panelists include: Bryan Washington, Monica Sok, and […]

The San Diego Union Tribune presents Festival of Books feat. Arthur Sze

The San Diego Union Tribune, August 21 at 10 AM - 5 PM PDT, presents Festival of Books feat. Arthur Sze From the organizers: The single-day virtual festival brings together book lovers of all ages, independent book sellers, authors, poets, illustrators and local businesses to celebrate the written word. Enjoy the event virtually -- or […]

Berkeley Lunch Poems presents Noah Warren

Berkeley Lunch Poems, a noontime poetry reading series hosted by UC Berkeley, presents Noah Warren on September 2, 2021 at noon EDT. From the organizers: Readings will take place remotely for the 2021-2022 academic year. All readings will be recorded and posted to YouTube. To keep up to date, please join our list by emailing […]

Books Are Magic presents Red Ink Series with Marie-Helene Bertino, Victoria Chang, Julie Klam, Denne Michele Norris, and Qian Julie Wang and moderated by Michele Filgate

Books Are Magic presents Red Ink Series with Marie-Helene Bertino, Victoria Chang, Julie Klam, Denne Michele Norris, and Qian Julie Wang and moderated by Michele Filgate at 7 pm to 8 pm EST. From the organizers: Red Ink is a quarterly series curated and hosted by Michele Filgate, and co-sponsored by Literary Hub. Red Ink […]

The Merwin Conservancy presents Garden of Verses 2021: A Virtual Benefit for The Merwin Conservancy on the Occasion of W.S. Merwin’s Birthday with Jorie Graham and Matthew Zapruder

The Merwin Conservancy presents Garden of Verses 2021: A Virtual Benefit for The Merwin Conservancy on the Occasion of W.S. Merwin’s Birthday with Jorie Graham and Matthew Zapruder From the organizers: On Thursday, September 30th at 12:00 pm Hawai‘i (3:00 pm Pacific, 6:00 pm Eastern), The Merwin Conservancy will gather virtually with friends around the world to […]

Brooklyn Book Festival presents Poetry in Times of Crisis with Kendra Allen, Jorie Graham, Donika Kelly, and Mai Der Vang

Brooklyn Book Festival presents Poetry in Times of Crisis with Kendra Allen, Jorie Graham, Donika Kelly, and Mai Der Vang at 6 pm EST. From the organizers: "Poets Kendra Allen (The Collection Plate), Jorie Graham (Runaway), Donika Kelly (The Renunciations), and Mai Der Vang (Yellow Rain) discuss their explorations of survival and human resilience in the face of political and personal trauma/struggle. Moderated […]

Green Apple Books presents 9th Ave with Sandra Lim, Natalie Shapero and Noah Warren

Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

Green Apple Books presents 9th Ave with Sandra Lim, Natalie Shapero and Noah Warren at 6 pm PST both in person and online. From the organizers: "JOIN US ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 6PM PT WHEN SANDRA LIM, NATALIE SHAPERO, AND NOAH WARREN JOIN US FOR AN EVENING CELEBRATING THEIR LATEST POETRY COLLECTIONS AT 9TH […]

Green Apple Books presents Virtual Event with Victoria Chang and Ari Banias

Green Apple Books presents Virtual Event with Victoria Chang and Ari Banias at 6:00 pm PST. From the organizers: "JOIN US ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 6PM PT WHEN VICTORIA CHANG AND ARI BANIAS TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR LATEST BOOKS DEAR MEMORY: LETTERS ON WRITING, SILENCE, AND GRIEF AND A SYMMETRY ON ZOOM!" Register here: […]

Elliott Bay Book Company presents Victoria Chang with Rick Barot

Elliott Bay Book Company presents Victoria Chang with Rick Barot at 6:00 pm PST. From the organizers: "One of our favorite poets at work today, Victoria Chang, author of the multiple-prize-winning OBIT, Barbie Chang, The Boss, Salvinia Molesta, and Circle, virtually visits with her much-anticipated first adult prose book, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief (Milkweed Editions)." Register […]

Women and Children First presents Virtual Reading: DEAR MEMORY with Victoria Chang and Dana Levin

Women and Children First presents Virtual Reading: DEAR MEMORY with Victoria Chang and Dana Levin at 7:00 pm CDT. From the organizers:  "Join us for a virtual event on our Crowdcast Channel celebrating the release of Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief by Victoria Chang. For this event, Chang will be in conversation with Dana Levin." Register here: https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/virtual-reading-dear-memory-victoria-chang […]

Strand Book Store presents Dear Memory with Victoria Chang and Kat Chow

Strand Book Store presents Dear Memory with Victoria Chang and Kat Chow at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "Join us for a virtual event with author Victoria Chang for the launch of her new book Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief. Joining Victoria in conversation will be journalist and author Kat Chow." Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/victoria-chang-kat-chow-dear-memory-tickets-173925805767

Montana Book Festival presents Untrammeled Renegade Genius: Jim Harrison As Poet

Montana Book Festival presents Untrammeled Renegade Genius: Jim Harrison As Poet at 6 pm MDT. From the organizers:   "Note: you can attend this event free of charge; you also have the option of purchasing a ticket that includes the price of Jim Harrison: Complete Poems and a complimentary copy of the Whitefish Review. Books […]

White Whale Bookstore presents Reading & Conversation: “Dear Memory” with Victoria Chang and Kao Kalia Yang

White Whale Bookstore presents Reading & Conversation: "Dear Memory" with Victoria Chang and Kao Kalia Yang at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "We’re looking forward to virtually welcoming Victoria Chang to Pittsburgh in celebration of her most recent book: Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief. She’ll be joined in conversation by Kao Kalia Yang, who’s the author […]

Solid State Books presents Dear Memory with Victoria Chang and E. J. Koh

Solid State Books presents Dear Memory with Victoria Chang and E. J. Koh at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "Tune in to hear Victoria Chang discuss her collection Dear Memory in conversation with E.J. Koh!" Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/victoria-chang-dear/register

Porter Square Books presents Virtual Event with Victoria Chang and Sarah Manguso

Porter Square Books presents Virtual Event with Victoria Chang and Sarah Manguso at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "Join Porter Square Books for a virtual event with poet Victoria Chang for her newest book, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief, a collection of letters described as "moving in a way that transcends story and message; […]

Saint Louis Poetry Center presents the Observable Series with Mary Jo Bang and Mark Bibbins

High Low 3301 Washington Ave,, St. Louis, MO, United States

Saint Louis Poetry Center presents the Observable Series with Mary Jo Bang and Mark Bibbins at 7:30 pm CST. From the organizers: "Saint Louis Poetry Center’s Observable series is back for its 18th season, and this year we are going hybrid! The Observable series features local and national poets sharing recently published and new work. Originally […]

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Charis Books & More presents Victoria Chang in conversation with Anjali Enti

Charis Books & More presents Victoria Chang in conversation with Anjali Enti at 7:30 pm ET. From the organizers: "Charis welcomes Victoria Chang in conversation with Anjali Enjeti for a discussion of Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief, a collection of literary letters and mementos on the art of remembering across generations." Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/dear-memory-letters-on

EcoTheo Collective presents LOGOS with Carolyn Forche and Valzhyna Mort

The EcoTheo Collective presents LOGOS with Carolyn Forché and Valzhyna Mort at 7 pm EST. From the organizers: "LOGOS Collective Collective Gatherings are 'liturgically-inflected' reading events, which engage audience participation. Join us on Zoom or stream via FacebookLIVE (LOGOS Collective). All are welcome!" Register here: https://www.ecotheo.org/upcoming-events/logos-presents-carolyn-forche