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…

Photograph of Ashley Jones

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.

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

Minneapolis, MN —

In person: Aimee Nezhukumatathil appearing at the University of Minnesota's Esther Freier Lecture featuring Ross Gay

Join the Department of English at 7:30 pm on April 24, 2024, as the Esther Freier Lecture Series presents Gay (above right), author of The Book of Delights and The Book of (More) Delights, and Nezhukumatathil (left), author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks & Other Astonishments. The bestselling poets and essayists will read from their work and be in conversation with English Professor Douglas Kearney.

Live captioning and ASL provided. For further questions about accessibility services and the venue, please email sutt0063@umn.edu or call 612-626-1528.

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