Dana Naone Hall
Dana Naone Hall grew up in Kaneohe, on the island of O’ahu.
Brandy Nālani McDougall
Brandy Nālani McDougall (Kanaka ʻŌiwi), from the ahupuaʻa of Aʻapueo, Maui, is the author of two poetry collections, The Salt-Wind, Ka Makani Paʻakai and Āina Hānau, Birth Land, and a critical monograph, Finding Meaning: Kaona and Contemporary Hawaiian Literature.
b ferguson
b ferguson is a queer Bahamian poet, essayist, educator, and dreamer currently living across the ancestral homelands of the Arawak, Lenape, Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg peoples.
Minneapolis, MN —
In person: J.P. White and Gwen Nell Westerman at Milkweed Books
Join us as we welcome local poets J.P. White and Gwen Nell Westerman for a reading from their latest collections, A Tree Becomes a Room and Songs, Blood Deep. J.P. and Gwen will also hold time for audience questions, as well as a book signing after the reading.
Please join us at Milkweed Books, our brick-and-mortar independent bookstore on the first floor of Open Book, at 7 p.m. for an unforgettable night of poetry!
About the books
The poems in A Tree Becomes a Room are located in many places including Italy, Russia, Hawaii, Florida, France, Texas, Minnesota and elsewhere. These different places…
Ashley M. Jones
Ashley M. Jones is the Poet Laureate of Alabama. She is the author of three award-winning poetry collections, including most recently Reparations Now! She is the co-editor of What Things Cost: An Anthology for the People.
Alberto Ríos
Alberto Ríos, Arizona’s inaugural poet laureate and a recent chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, is the author of twelve collections of poetry, most recently Not Go Away Is My Name, preceded by A Small Story about the Sky, The Dangerous Shirt, and The Theater of Nig
San Francisco, CA —
In person: Chris Martin and Imane Boukaila appearing at San Francisco State University
Please join for this very special program, co-presented with the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State. Poet and educator Chris Martin is visiting from Minneapolis, where he has been curating Milkweed Edition’s Multiverse series. That work has resulted in a series of new books of remarkable poetry. Young poet Imane Boukalia joins us from her home in Toronto, Ontario, to help us welcome her debut book of poetry into the world.
The Poetry Center reading room is located on the fifth floor of the Humanities Building, and is wheelchair accessible. Details on internet…
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Virtual: Fady Joudah appearing at Brookline Booksmith's Transnational Literary Series
Milkweed Editions and the Transnational Literary Series is pleased to present the virtual launch of Fady Joudah’s […]. The Transnational Series focuses on stories of migration, the intersection of politics and literature, and works in translation. This evening will center on a reading and conversation on Fady Joudah’s […] and illuminate the stories of survivance and resistance of Palestinians.
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Virtual: Shilpi Suneja appearing at Women and Children First featuring Neema Avashia
Please join us and Women and Children First for a virtual event celebrating HOUSE OF CARAVANS by Shilpi Suneja! For this event, Shilpi will be joined in conversation by Neema Avashia.
Minneapolis, MN —
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In person: Local Indie Book Fair Happy Hour at Icehouse
Mix and mingle with Minneapolis-based independent nonprofit presses: Milkweed Editions, Graywolf Press, and Coffee House Press.
- Shop our collections of poetry, fiction and nonfiction
- Receive a free drink ticket with purchase of any book (limit 1)
- Enter to win tote bags and broadsides
- Enjoy specialty cocktails (or mocktails!)
- Learn more about our organizations
- Connect with fellow lovers of literature