Chicago, IL —

Hybrid: JJJJJerome Ellis appearing at the Poetry Foundation

Stuttering poet and musician JJJJJerome Ellis will perform excerpts from and discuss their new book, Aster of Ceremonies. This will be the first public offering of the Poetry Foundation’s Crip Talks, a series of workshops and artist talks by disabled writers, artists, and activists organized by the Poetry Foundation’s Accessibility Task Force.

This is a hybrid event, which will be offered in-person and via livestream.

Guests are encouraged to register here.

 

Sante Fe, NM —

In Person: Priyanka Kumar appearing at Collected Works

Join Milkweed author Priyanka Kumar as she reads her poetry from the New Mexico Poetry Anthology.

Two hundred original, previously unpublished poems explore themes such as community, culture, history, identity, landscape, and water. From a diverse group of poets, the poems are introspective and personal; reflective and astute; steady and celebratory. Including poignant, unique, even humorous perspectives on life in New Mexico influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, this collective of voices serves as a welcome remedio to all aspects of post-pandemic life, for ears aching for words of beauty…

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Virtual: Juliet Patterson appearing at Interfaith Alignment Presents Alignment Reads

Poet Juliet Patterson will lead us in a session that combines the creative process and discovery centered on her memoir, Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide, a creative project that was written in, around, and through grief. In 2009, Juliet Patterson was recovering from a serious car accident when she learned her father had died by suicide. His death was part of a disturbing pattern in her family.