Benjamin Garcia will read and have a discussion with Tacey Atsitty and Ansel Elkins at the Northern Arizona Book Festival. More information here!
Hello again, friends! It’s time for round two of our National Poetry Month feature (check out part one here).
For our second installment, I touched base with a few well-loved poets whose books are entering the world again as paberbacks. I’m thrilled that Grady Chambers, John James, and Ada Limón shared their thoughts (and voices) with us to discuss the process of putting together a poetry collection, as well as the power of poetry-out-loud. Listen to audio of them reading from their collections below!
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“A Story About the Moon” from North…
Hello, friends! Welcome to a very special edition of 5 Reasons to Teach This Book. This month, we’re taking a break from our standard five-question, solo-author interview format; instead, we’re taking a stroll with a few different poets through new books and returning favorites in Milkweed’s 2021 poetry lineup. And oh, hey, look at that—it’s National Poetry Month! Why not celebrate by listening to each of these striking poets read from their collections?
We’re starting off this two-part feature with Wayne Miller, Kathryn Smith, and Robert VanderMolen, each of whom have new books out now (or soon!) with Milkweed. Each collection has…
Join Grady Chambers and Lynn Levin in conversation at the Wordsmiths Reading Series. More information here!
torrin a. greathouse reads and discusses Wound from the Mouth of a Wound. More information here!
Join Karen Babine and Kieran Folliard as they discuss the influence of Celtic culture on hospitality, storytelling and food in the United States. More information here!
Milkweed Art Director Mary Austin Speaker will discuss the differences between independent presses and larger presses in relation to art direction. 6pm ET. More information here!
Aimee Nezhukumatathil will be reading at the Women Warriors event at 7pm ET. More information here!
Join us for a conversation between Darrel J. McLeod and Shelagh Rogers, host of CBC’s The Next Chapter! More information here!
Join María Baranda and Paul Hoover as they introduce their breathtaking new translation of The Complete Poems of San Juan de la Cruz, hosted by Alta Mesa Center for the Arts at 4pm PT. Register here, and visit the Facebook event for more details.
