Join us for the virtual launch of Michael Kleber-Diggs’s Worldly Things—the 2020 winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize—co-presented by Milkweed Editions, the Alan B. Slifka Foundation, the Academy of American Poets, and the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. Kleber-Diggs will be joined in conversation by former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith. Register here!

This event launches the new Max Ritvo Poetry Prize Presents virtual event series. This series brings a vibrant group of poets and poetry advocates together for an evening of celebration, poetry, and conversation. Milkweed Editions is…

Join Robin Wall Kimmerer at Western Washington University! More info here!

Join Diane Wilson in conversation with Simon Van Booy, Jill McCorkle, and Kelly Justice at the RVA Book Lover’s Festival. More details here!

torrin a. greathouse in conversation with Jorge Mendez, Roscoe Burnems, and KaNikki Jakarta as they discuss the process of writing poetry versus performing spoken word poetry. More details here!

Join torrin a. greathouse for a reading at RVA Book Lover’s Festival! More details here!

Join Michael Kleber-Diggs, Dr. Martina McGowan, and Roscoe Burnems as they discuss the their different journeys through poetry and publishing. More details here!

For Mother’s Day this year, Jane Fonda and Greenpeace are hosting a very special Fire Drill Friday virtual rally to honor the profound gifts, wisdom, and responsibilities of motherhood. An incredible lineup of speakers will share, in words and song, the beautiful complexities of stewardship and why climate action can not wait.

Join Jane Fonda, Greenpeace USA Executive Director Annie Leonard; Climate Justice Liaison of Environmental Defense Fund and Senior Advisor of Moms Clean Air Heather Mcteer Toney; Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network Miya Yoshitani; professor…

Join Kathryn Smith in conversation with Kathryn Nuernberger at Wishing Tree Books! More details here!

Join Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Ross Gay at the Merwin Conservancy for the Green Room Series. More details here!

Join Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Dustin Parsons as they speak at Marin Poetry Center. More info here!