You’ve invited to join Copper Canyon Press for a weekly series of free livestreaming book launch readings in the month of April. The Launch Party Livestream series will introduce you to twelve brilliant new and forthcoming poetry collections—three Thursday readings, plus our Tuesday finale, beamed right to you at home. Access is free. Register using the links below, and you will receive a link via email to tune in to when we go live.
Thursday April 2, 3pm PT
Featuring Ellen Bass, Monica Sok, Mark Bibbins
Watch a recording here
Thursday April 9, 11am PT
Featuring Traci Brimhall, Leila Chatti, John Freeman
Watch a recording here
Thursday April 16, 3pm PT
Featuring Ed Skoog, Victoria Chang, Philip Metres
Watch a recording here
Tuesday April 21, 11am PT
Featuring James Richardson, Sarah Ruhl, Heather McHugh
Watch a recording here
We’ll also stream the broadcast live from our Facebook Page, and we’ll provide a link to the recordings afterward.
If you’re inclined and able to purchase our poets’ books, we encourage you to support independent booksellers and help keep their vital industry afloat during this difficult time. We’re especially fond of our neighbors, Open Books and Elliot Bay Book Company. Our poets have recommended their local favorites as well, so please consider placing an online order with:
- Bookshop Santa Cruz
- Green Apple Books (San Francisco)
- East Bay Booksellers (Oakland)
- Dusty Bookshelf (Manhattan, KS)
- Literati (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry (Cleveland)
- McNally Jackson (NYC)
- City Lights (San Francisco)
- Belcanto Books (Long Beach, CA)
- Skylight Books (LA)
- Book Soup (Hollywood)
- The Raven Book Store (Lawrence, KS)
- Broadway Books (Portland)
- Port Book and News (Port Angeles, WA)
- Munro’s Books (Victoria, British Columbia)
- Labyrinth Books (Princeton, NJ)
- Bookends & Beginnings (Evanston, IL)
A bookstore’s availability to process and ship book orders can change rapidly, so please do check in to make sure your bookstore of choice can take orders right now.