Minneapolis, MN —
In Person: Karen Babine at Magers & Quinn
Join Karen Babine for a reading and discussion of her latest work, The Allure of Elsewhere. More info forthcoming.
Pasadena, CA —
In Person: Chris Santiago at Vroman's Bookstore
Join Chris Santiago at Vroman’s Bookstore for a reading and discussion of his latest collection, Small Wars Manual. More info forthcoming.
Topsham, ME —
In Person: Sarah V. Schweig at Topsham Public Library
Join Sarah V. Schweig at the Topsham Public Library for a National Poetry Month reading of her newest collection, The Ocean in the Next Room.
Ripon, WI —
In Person: Sarah V. Schweig at Ripon College
Join Sarah V. Schweig at Ripon College for a reading of her newest collection, The Ocean in the Next Room. For more information, click here.
Sleepy Hollow, NY —
Virtual: Kathy Fagan hosts a workshop for the Hudson Valley Writers Center
Join Kathy Fagan for “Truth: A Poet’s Raw Material,” a virtual workshop through the Hudson Valley Writers Center. For more information on the workshop and purchasing tickets, click here.
Authors / Events
The Long Game: Balancing Medicine and Ceremony in the Western World
On March 18th, Becoming Little Shell author Chris La Tray partnered with Milkweed Editions and Bimosedaa—a supportive, culturally-relevant housing program serving vulnerable indigenous populations in Minneapolis—to tour their on-site location.
“Bimosedaa, it’s Ojibwe for ‘let’s walk together,’” Program Manager Heather Day says, welcoming Chris and Milkweed staff into their apartment-style housing program. Around us, sunlight filters in through sloping glass walls.
“Bimosedaa: It’s Ojibwe for ‘let’s walk together.’”
True to their namesake, Chris and Heather radiate into the very embodiment of the phrase. As they drift past tenant rooms and gathering spaces, Heather gestures to a traditional star…
Los Angeles, CA —
In Person: Wayne Miller, Chris Santiago, and Weijia Pan at Hello Stranger for New Poetry Reading
Join Wayne Miller, Chris Santiago, and Weijia Pan at Hello Stranger for a reading of new poetry releases alongside authors Sarah Green, Emily Bludworth de Barrios, Eileen G’Sell, and Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers.
Los Angeles, CA —
In Person: Wayne Miller at The Count's Den for 32 Poems Reading
Join 32 Poems in partnership with Poetry Northwest and Smartish Pace at The Count’s Den for a reading of poets, including Wayne Miller, William Archila, Rob Arnold, Gabrielle Bates, Christopher Childers, Stephanie Choi, Mary Leauna Christensen, Meg Day, Beth Ann Fennelly, Brenda Hillman, Gary Jackson, Peter Kline, Keetje Kuipers, Edgar Kunz, Dorianne Laux, Timothy Liu, Casandra Lopez, Elizabeth Metzger, Natalie Shapero, Jess Smith, Matthew Buckley Smith, and Nida Sophasarun. More information can be found here.
Los Angeles, CA —
In Person: Chris Santiago at Poetic Research Bureau
Join Chris Santiago at Poetic Research Bureau for the launch of his newest collection, Small Wars Manual. Following the reading, poet and scholar Jason Magabo Perez will join Chris in conversation and Q&A.
Valencia, CA —
In Person: Chris Santiago and Wendy Ortiz at CalArts
Join Chris Santiago and Wendy Ortiz at CalArts Butler Building #4 for a reading, conversation, and reception followed by a reading from current MFA Creative Writing Students. This symposium event will take a deep dive into non-fiction and the documentary poetics practice of ‘erasure.’ More information on the event can be found here.