Cover art by Sandra Payne
JANUARY 2018
January 1 The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church
Annual New Year’s Day Benefit
co-hosting
131 E. Tenth Street or 2nd Ave & 10th Street
3 p.m. to midnight, plus
$25.00 donation
Manhattan
January 6, Mile-High MFA Program
Reading in Denver
Organized by Andrea Rexilus
Regis University
6:30 p.m.
Denver, Colorado
MARCH 2018
March 8-10 2018 AWP
March 8, A Tribute to June Jordan
Moderator: Carey Salerno, Alice James Books
Noon-1:15 p.m.
Ballroom D, Convention Center, First Foor
Off Site Reading sponsored by Black Earth Institute
Reading features fellows and contributors to About Place Journal
The Attic Cafe
500 E. Kennedy Blvd, Ste. 400
leaving AWP
March 9 Reading & Conversation sponsored by Poets House
w/ Rick Barot and Latasha Natasha Nevada Diggs
moderator Paolo Javier
4:30-5:45
Ballroom B Convention Center, First Floor
Tampa
March 24, THE GATHERING
Organized by Jacar Press
Two workshops starting 9 a.m.
Winston-Salem, NC
Info at https://www.artsforart.org/vf23.html
Poet meets Dr. Ruth & she’s delightful
APRIL 2018
April 5 Plenary Speaker
College English Association Conference
Organized by Juliet Emanuel
5 p.m.
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
St. Petersburg, Florida
April 25, Adelphi University
Annual Poetry Day, Keynote Speaker
Organized by Igor Webb, et al
Adelphi University
9 a.m to 1 p.m.
Garden City, NY
April 26, The Poetry Foundation
(Harriet Series)
w/ Kimberly Lyons
Curated by Michael Slosek
61 West Superior Street
7 p.m.
Chicago, IL
Green Room, Poetry Foundation, Chicago
April 29 Poets House
Reading & Reception by American Poets Congress
Organized by Patricia Spears Jones, Vincent Katz & James Sherry
w/ Tai Allen, Amanda Deutch, Erica Hunt, Purvi Shah, Edwin Torres, Anne Waldman, et al
4-6 p.m
Ten River Terrace
Manhattan
free
MAY 2018
May 3, The Poetry Project Opening Event Group Reading
St. Mark’s Church, 131 E. 10th Street
An Allen Ginsburg Symposium: Out of Place
Organized by Jameson Fitzpatrick, et al
8 p.m.
Manhattan
May 18, CUNY Grad Center, Prohansky Auditorium
Tribute to June Jordan Reading
W/ Jen Benka, Erica Hunt, Tyehimba Jess, Christopher Soto, et al
Organized by Cave Canem and Center for Humanities
6:30 p.m.
365 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
June Jordan Tribute Reading CUNY Grad Center
May 26, The Vision Festival (May 23-28) at Roulette
Performing with Jason Kao Hwang, violinist & improvisor
9 p.m.
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue
Contact: https://www.artsforart.org/vf23.html
JUNE 2018
June 26 Bryant Park Reading Room
Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon, curated by Juliet P. Howard
w/ Pamela Sneed, Sherese Francis and Anastacia Renee
7 p.m.
Bryant Park, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street
Manhattan
FREE
JULY 2018
July 4, Fine Arts Work Center
Organized by Kelle Groom
With Linda Bond and Reif Larsen
24 Pearl Street
Provincetown, MA
Jeff G. Peters, proprietor, East End Books, P-Town
SEPTEMBER 2018
September 18 The Schomburg Center,for Research in Black Culture
The Startling Life of Pauli Murray
Organized by Novella Ford
With Brittney Cooper, Patricia Bell-Scott and Kevin Young
Langston Hughes Auditoriam
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
6:30 p.m.
NewYork New York
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/schomburg
September 29, 100,000 Poets Reading for Change
All Star Women Poets’ Reading to benefit the Democratic Party
Organized by Larissa Shmailo
With Lee Ann Browne, Elaine Equi, Rachel Hadas
And Trace Petersen
Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street
$20.00 cover
6 p.m.
leaving AWP
OCTOBER 2018
October 1-2, 2018 Facing Pages Statewide Literary Arts CONVENING
LIT TAP: New York State Literary Technical Assistance Program
Debora Ott, Organizer with Just Buffalo Literary Center
Keynote: Poetry Privilege Power
Hotel Henry Urban Resort Conference Center
444 Forest Avenue,
Buffalo NY
Information: https://www.arts.ny.gov/resources/nysca-resources
www.hotelhenry.com
October 10, The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church
Reading from Wake Me When Its Over by Bill Kushner
Organized by Peter Bushyeager
With Don Yorty, Lydia Cortes, Anselm Berrigan, et al
131 E. 10th Street
8 p.m.
New York, NY
October 11 Belladonna Series
Guest Curators Program
With Serena Fox et al
Spoonbill and Sugartown Book Store
99 Montrose Ave
7 p.m.
Brooklyn, NY
October 18, Poets House
Tribute to Life and Poetry of Fay Chiang
Organized by Paolo Javier
With Jessica Hagedorn and Bob Holman
10 River Terrace
New York, NY
October 21, Federal Hall
Freedom Forums: Theme of Conflict of Home
Organized by Ama Codjoe and Debora Ott
With Kyle Dacuyan and Youth Poets
Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall Street
2-6 p.m
Free
New York, New York
October 24, The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church
Readings from The Collected Poems of Lorenzo Thomas
Organized by Aldon Nielsen
With Charles Bernstein, Erica Hunt, William J Harris, et al
131 E. 10th Street
8 p.m.
New York, NY
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JANUARY 2017
January 1 The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church
Annual New Year’s Day Benefit
131 E. Tenth Street or 2nd Ave & 10th Street
3 p.m. to midnight, plus
$25.00 donation
Manhattan
January 14 Arts for Art
Evolving Festival, Justice is Compassion/Not a Police State
curated by Patricia Nicholson, co-founder
6:30 pm.
131 Suffolk Street Abrazo at The Clemente
Manhattan
info at www.artsforart.org
January 20 Day One: A Poetry Reading and Open Mic
Organized by Ted Degnan and Jen Fitzgerald
Poets House
10 River Terrace
5 – 7 p.m.
Manhattan
February, 2017
February 2 Women Poets at Barnard
w/ Lynn Emanuel
Barnard College
Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor, Barnard Hall
7 p.m.
Manhattan
February 11, AWP Conference, Washington DC
Panelist: Writing Capitalism: Chicken Shack to Cloud Corporation; Barmaid to Bureaucrat
Organized by Julie Sheehan
w/ J. Sheehan, Timothy Donelley, Sarah Vap and Sarah Briante
Marquis Salon 7& 8 Marriott Marquis, Meeting Level Two
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Washington, DC
March 2017
March 11 Second Saturdays @CYRUS
organized by Terri Muss & Matt Pasca
w/ Terri Muss
1 Railroad Plz
7-9:30 p.m.
Bayshore, LI, NY
March 21, School of Visual Arts
Voices of Resistance org. by David Pemberton
w/ Lydia Cortes, Sheila Maldonado & Bakar Wilson
SVA Library
380 Second Ave.
Manhattan
7 p.m.
FREE
March 26, Bowery Poetry Club
The Golden Shovel Book Launch
Organized by Peter Kahn & Ravi Shankar,
w/ Latasha N. Diggs, Greg Pardlo, Jean Valentine, Elizabeth Macklin, Patricia Smith. et al
308 Bowery
Manhattan
3-5 p.m.
Free
Anthology honoring Gwendolyn Brooks-so glad to be in this.
April 2017
April 1 Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
Paterson Poetry Prize Winner & Finalists Reading
Organized by Maria M. Gillan
w/ Mark Doty, et al
Hamilton Club Building
Paterson, New Jersey
1 p.m.
FREE
April 1, Howl Happening
WORD: An Anthology from A Gathering of Tribes
Emceed by Bob Holman
w/ Sheila Maldonado, Eileen Myles and Edwin Torres
6 E. First Street
Manhattan
7-9 p.m
FREE
April 7 Walking with Whitman Poetry in Performance
The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association
Curated by Cynthia Shor
6:00-9:30 p.m.
246 Old Walt Whitman Road
Huntington Station, LI, NY
April 20 Brooklyn Poets Anthology Reading
Organized by Jason Koo
w/ Timothy Donnelly, D. Nurske, Candace Williams, et al
Smack Mellon
92 Plymouth Street
7 p.m.
$20-$35 at the door
Brooklyn
May 2017
May 12, Pete’s Candy Store
w/Sharon Mesmer and Elaine Sexton
curated by Michael Broder
709 Lorimer Street
7 p.m.
Brooklyn NY
http://www.petescandystore.com/
Paterson Poetry Prize Event, April 1, 2017
JULY, 2017
July 22, GEMINI Ink
Writers Conference, July 21-23
Reading with Octavio Quintinanilla, Helana Maria Viramontes, Brian Turner
Curated by Alexandra Vanderkamp
1111 Navarro Street
7 p.m.
San Antonio, TX
Information: www.geminiink.org
July 26, Cambridge Public Library
The Golden Shovel Book Launch/Mass Poetry
Organized by Maura Snell and Ravi Shankar
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cambridge, MA
AUGUST, 2017
August 5, Lincoln Center
La Casita Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Organized by Claudia Norman. LaTasha N. Diggs, C. Daniel Dawson, et al
Hearst Plaza
Noon-3 p.m.
Manhattan
FREE
August 6, Lincoln Center Out-Doors
La Casita at Teatro Pregones
571 Walton Avenue
2 p.m.
Bronx NY
FREE
SEPTEMBER , 2017
September 13, KGB
Inkwell Readings
w/ Richard Hoffman
85 E. 4th Street
7 p.m.
Manhattan
medallion Walt Whitman Birthplace, Long Island
October, 2017
October 21, Poetry Center
University of Arizona
Thinking in Presence Conference
8 p.m.
https://www.thinkingitspresenceconference.com/
October 30, KGB (again)
curated by Jason Schneiderman
85 E. 4th Street
7 p.m.
Manhattan
JANUARY 2016
January 12 Poets Settlement
Organized/hosted by Terence Degnan, et al
Breucklyn Colony
274 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
8 p.m.
FEBRUARY
February 12, Brooklyn Poets Reading Series
Organized by Jason Koo
w/ Rosebud Ben-Oni & Lonely Christopher
BRIC MEDIA ARTS
674 Fulton Street
7 p.m.
Brooklyn
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February 17, Book Launch at BookCourt
Organized by the Poetry Society of America
w/ Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
163 Court Street
Free
Brooklyn
February 23, NYU Book Center
Organized by Scott R. Hightower
w/ Barbara Fischer, Terese Svoboda & Jonathan Wells
6 p.m.
726 Broadway
Free
Manhattan
February 25, University of Pacific
Organized by Zhou Xiaojing, Ph.D.
English Department
Free
6:30 p.m.
Stockton, CA
February 29 University of California, Berkeley
Anniversary Celebration of Robert Hass’ Lunch Poems
w/ Cecil Giscombe, Brenda Hillman, Maxine Hong Kingston, Lynn Hejinian, et al
Morrison Library inside the Doe Library north entrance
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Wine reception
Berkeley, CA
MARCH
Moes Books, Berkeley CA
March 2, Moe’s Books
w/ Dennis Maloney
2476 Telegraph Avenue
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley, CA
March 3, The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University
Organized by Steve Dickinson
w/ Clarence Major
1600 Holloway Avenue
4:30 p.m.
San Francisco, CA
March 30-April 2 AWP : readings, signings, panel
March 31 Black Earth Institute Fellows’ Reading
AWP Off site Reading: Stories Books and Cafe
T. Broby, M. Durand, A. Hedge Coke, L. Camp, A. Finch
& A. Fisher-Wirth
1716 W. Sunset Blvd
6-8 p.m.
Free
APRIL
April 1, Book Signing
Organized by Pam Ushuk
Best of Cutthroat
1 p.m.
April 1 Book Signing A Lucent Fire: New & Selected Poems
Organized by Dennis Maloney, Publisher
White Pine Press, Table 743
2-3 p.m.
BOOKFAIR: LA Convention Center/JW Marriott
w/ Matthew Dickman, AWP Los Angeles, 2016
April 2, Out of LA: A Tribute to Jayne Cortez (1936-2012)
Organized by Laura Hinton. Panelists: Aldon Lynn Nielson,
Jennifer Ryan and Pam Ward
Room 410 LA Convention Center, Meeting Floor Level
3-4:15 p.m.
Los Angeles
https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/schedule_overview
April 21, The Kelly Writers House
University of Pennsylvania
broadside Kelly Writers House
Organized by Charles Bernstein, Al Fireis & Jessica Lowenthal
7 p.m.
3805 Locust Walk
7 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA
MAY 2016
Reading at Berl’s Poetry Shop
May 26, EARSHOT
Organized by Emily Skillings
w/Larry Kaplun, Nicole Sealy and Christian Smith
8 p.m.
Over the Eight, Union & Richardson
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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JUNE
June 17, Benefit Reading for Community of Writers
Dedicated to C. D. Wright, organized by Alison DeLauer
W/ Kazim Ali, Bob Hass, Brenda Hillman, Cathy Park Hong
Sharon Olds & Kevin Simmonds
7 p.m.
First Congregational Church (Berkeley)
2345 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA
June 23, Staff Reading for Community of Writers
w/ Kazim Ali, Bob Hass, Cathy Park Hong and Sharon Olds
7 p.m.
Cathy Park Hong & Nikia Chaey at Squaw Valley, June 2016
Olympic Valley, CA
JULY
July 14, 24th Annual Poetry Showcase Reading
Organized by Stephen Motika
w/ Alicia Jo Rabins, Camille Rankine, Stacy Szymaszek
7 p.m.
Poets House
10 River Terrace
Manhattan
AUGUST
August 8, Local 61 Brooklyn YAWP
organized by Jason Koo
7 p.m.
61 Bergen Street
Brooklyn NY
www.brooklynpoets.org
SEPTEMBER
September 11 Group Reading
Jefferson Market Library
organized by Scott Hightower. Sally Davidowff, et al
2-4 p.m.
10th Street & Sixth Avenue
Manhattan
September 16, The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church
Ted Greenwald Memorial–Group reading
organized by Poetry Project
8 p.m.
131 E. 10th Street
Manhattan
Ted Greenwald Memorial Reading at St. Mark’s Poetry Project
September 25 Arts for Art/In the Garden Series
organized by Steve Dalanchinsky
w/ Yuko Otomo,
3-5 p.m.
6 BC Garden-E. 6th Street between B&C
Manhattan
OCTOBER
October 11, Reading/PSU, Altoona
Organized by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley
Noon
Free
Titelman Study of the Misciangna Family Center for the Performing Arts
Altoona, PA
October 17, BOOKCOURT/Reading from RESISTING ARREST Anthology
w/ Tony Medina, Marilyn Nelson, Quincy Scott Miller, et al
7 p.m.
163 Court Street
Free
Brooklyn, NY
NOVEMBER
November 1, Dia/Chelsea Contemporary Poetry Series
organized by Vincent Katz
w/ Christopher Stackhouse
535 W. 22nd Street, 5th Floor
$10.00 gen admission/$6.00 seniors & students
6:30 p.m.
212-989-5566
Manhattan
November 2, An Openings Roundtable
organized by Sabra Moore
w/ Janet Goldner, Marina Gutierrez, Cecilia Vicuna, Mimi Smith & K. Miyamota
Rizzoli
6:30 p.m.
November 18 The Writers Studio presents
2017 PUSHCART PRIZE ANTHOLOGY Reading
with Charles Baxter, et al & Bill Henderson, Publisher
The Strand Book Store (Rare Books Room)
12th and Broadway
7 p.m.
$15.00 ticket at the desk
Manhattan
post reading at The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, Dec. 2015 w/ Lydia Cortes
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DECEMBER 2015
December 9, The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church
Organized by Simone White
w/ Susie Timmons
8 p.m.
Kimberly Lyons, Laynie Brown, et al,March 2015
131 E. 10th Street
Manhattan
Donation
NOVEMBER
November 22, The Poetry Brothel
Organized by Stephanie Berger, et al
w/ Nick Flynn
New York City
November 14, Poets Network & Exchange
Organized by Lorraine Currelley
w/E.J. Antonio, Jacqueline Johnson, Tyehimba Jess
Countee Cullen Branch, NYPL
1 p.m.
Free
http://poetsnetworkandexchange.wordpress.com/
OCTOBER
October 19, Tribute to the Poet Ai
Organized by The Poetry Society of America, Academy of American Poets, Cave Canem, et al
w/ Yusef Komunyakaa, Joy Harjo, Sapphire, Timothy Lieu, Susan Wheeler, et al
Prohansky Auditorium, CUNY Graduate Center
Fifth Avenue & 34th Street
7 p.m.
Manhattan
SEPTEMBER
September 25, Glitter Pomegranate Series
Bedford Avenue YMCA
Curated by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
w/ Gregory Pardlo, Eugenia Lee and Lynne Procope
1121 Bedford Avenue
6:30 p.m.
Brooklyn, NY
September 20, Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon
Organized by Juliet P. Howard
Invitation Only: Reading/Workshop
TBA
https://www.facebook.com/WomenWritersinBloom.PoetrySalon
September 2, The Brooklyn Commons
Music Now! At Poetry/Jazz
w/Spiritchild XspiritMental, Ras Moshe Burnett, et al & open mic
The Brooklyn Commons
388 Atlantic Ave. btwn Hoyt St. & Bond St.
Brooklyn.
A,C to Hoyt-Schemerhorn/Any train to Atlantic Ave.
6 p.m. -9 p.m.
$11 contribution
AUGUST
August 9, Boog City Festival
David Kirschbaum, et al
Unnameable Bookstore
Vanderbilt Avenue
1:45 p.m.
Brooklyn, NY
JULY, 2015
July 25
Merryall Center
Voices of Poetry organized by Neil Silberblatt
w/ Patrick Donnelly, Michael Klein, and musicians
8 p.m.
New Milford, Connecticut
For directions, call (860) 354-7264 or visit www.merryallcenter.org.
JULY 26
Fifth Annual The New York Poetry Festival
Organized by Stephanie Berger
w/ Nick Flynn David Matlin and Fran Quinn
3 p.m.
Algonquin Stage, Colonels Row Park
Governors Island
Free
MAY, 2015
with Metta Sama and Meera Nair at Salem College, North Carolina
May 1, Museum of Modern Art
Debut Reading: Poetry Suite for Migration Series, One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence
Migrations Series and Other Works organized/curated Elizabeth Alexander
w/ Rita Dove, Nikky Finney, Terence Hayes, Tyehimba Jess,
Crystal Williams, et al
6:30 p.m.
The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Manhattan
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/23538
May 10, hosting WORDS SUNDAY
Janet Kaplan and Jacqueline Jones LaMon
Calabar Imports
4 p.m.
351 Tompkins Avenue
Brooklyn
May 15, Center for Book Arts
The Broadside Series hosted by Sharon Dolin
w/ Ada Limon, Jen Bervin and Genine Lentine
7 p.m.
28 W. 27
Manhattan
APRIL 2015
April 2, Hell Yes, Readings from The Inferno by Dante Alghieri
Cathedral of St. John Divine
Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street
9 p.m.
Manhattan
Open to the Public
April 12, hosting WORDS SUNDAY
w/ LaToya Jordan and Ras Moshe Burnett
Calabar Imports Bed-Stuy
351 Tompkins
Brooklyn
info@calabar-imports.com
MARCH 2015
March 3, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Women’s Herstory Conference
w/ Lee Briccetti, Elaine Sexton, Nita Noveno, et al
7-9 p.m.
Manhattan
Free
March 8 McNally Jackson Books
Curated by Belladonna Collaborative
w/ Laynie Browne and Kimberly Lyons
7 p.m.
52 Prince Street
Manhattan
Free
March 18 The Center for Women Writers
Curated by Metta Sama, Director
w/ Meera Nair
Salem College
7 p.m.
601 S Church Street
Reading at Berl’s Poetry Shop
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
http://www.salem.edu/community/cww/
FEBRUARY 2015
February 5 RESPOND at Smack Mellon
DUMBO FIRST THURSDAY
“Don’t shoot” curated by Samuel Jablom
w/ Anomalous who, Steve Dalachinsky, Joyce LeeAnn Joseph,
Yuko Otomo, and Peter Rugh
7:30 p.m.
SMACK MELLON
92 Plymouth Street @ Washington
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Free
JANUARY 2015
January 1, The Poetry Project New Year’s Day Benefit
Organized by The Poetry Project
w/ a cast of hundreds
2 p.m. to midnight
St. Mark’s Church on the Bouwerie
131 E. 10th Street
Manhattan
Donation: $20
January 3, First Saturday at Brooklyn Museum
Poetry Popup in Crossing Brooklyn
Organized by Alan Felsenthal
w/ Corinna Copp, Ricky Laurentis, and Charles North
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
Free w/ Museum Admission
DECEMBER
December 1, KGB Monday Night Poetry Series
Organized by John Deming
w/ Shanna Compton
7:30 p.m.
E. 4th Street
Manhattan
NOVEMBER POETRY EVENTS
November 11, Poets@Pace
w/ Monica de la Torre
Organized by Charles North
Pace University
Once Pace Plaza
Manhattan
6-7:30 p.m.
FREE
OCTOBER POETRY EVENTS
October 12, AiPO POETRY SCULPTURE
w/Christine Malvasi, Sophie Malleret,Najee Omar, &Nikhil Melnechuk
Organized by Samuel Jablon
1-2 p.m. UNION SQUARE
Manhattan
FREE
SEPTEMBER POETRY EVENTS
September 13, Greenpoint Branch
Brooklyn Public Library
Organized by Melanie Nielsen
w/ Kristen Gallagher
107 Norman Ave @Leonard Street
Brooklyn, NY
718-349-8504
September 24-27, Furious Flower: Seeding the Future
Of African-American Poetry
James Madison University
Furious Flower Poetry Center
Organized by Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
www.jmu.edu/furiousflower
JUNE POETRY EVENTS
June 19, Lunch Poems, Word for Word Series
Organized by Paul Romero
w/ Lydica Cortes, Jessica Greenbay, Jocelyn Lieu & Sharan Strange
12:30 p.m.
Free
BRYANT PARK Reading Room
Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street
Manhattan
June 29, Voices of Poetry
Organized by Neil Silberblatt
w/ Chivas Sandage, Vivian Shipley, Mark Statman & Bianca Stone
4 p.m.
$15/$10 students
26 Bedford Road
Katonah, NY.