Minneapolis, MN —
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Member Holiday Shopping Event

Join us for an exclusive morning of holiday shopping, outside of regular store hours, at our independent bookstore, Milkweed Books. Mix and mingle with fellow Milkweed supporters, enjoy festive drinks and snacks, and use your member discount to buy the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Complimentary gift wrapping will also be available. Let us know you plan on coming here!

Not local? Use your member discount online—just be sure to place your order by Thanksgiving for holiday delivery!

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What Matters Most / Events

On Publishing, Plants, & Poetry: Celebrating Twenty Years of Mutual Flourishing

Brianna Reed — 10/24/2025

On Thursday, October 9th, 2025, Robin Wall Kimmerer and an abundance of writers, readers, and Milkweed supporters coalesced along the historic Minneapolis riverfront for our annual Book Lovers Ball. There, they were joined by Milkweed publisher Daniel Slager for a celebration of confluences between publishing, plants, and poetry. All throughout the week, she was joined by poets Ada Limón, Heid E. Erdrich, Chris La Tray and memoirists Helen Whybrow, Nicholas Triolo, Scott Chaskey, Erin Sharkey, Angela Pelster, and Beth Dooley, as they consider what it means to publish transformative literature in…

Berlin, Germany —

In Person: Jennifer Kabat and Alaa Abu Asad at Callie's

Join Jennifer Kabat and Alaa Abu Asad at Callie’s for Writing towards Plants, a workshop facilitated by author Jennifer Kabat and artist and researcher Alaa Abu Asad, as part of the In the Weeds series taking place at Callie’s in Fall/Winter 2025. Learn more here.

Authors / Interviews

The Company of Owls: Author Q&A with Polly Atkin

Brianna Reed — 10/06/2025

In anticipation of her forthcoming memoir Company of Owls, we sat down with author Polly Atkin—recently longlisted for the 2025 Wainwright prize—to discuss the kinds of company we keep, the habits that hold us steady, and the birds that transform our journey along the way.

 I try to be a good neighbor to humans and nonhumans alike, mindful of community both present and future.

Milkweed staff: We were delighted to discover that you own the independent bookstore, Sam Read Bookseller! Living alongside the owls, how have they informed your place within the community—both as a bookseller…

Miami, FL —

In Person: Keith S. Wilson and Rosalie Moffett at the Miami Book Fair

Join Keith S. Wilson and Rosalie Moffett at the 2025 Miami Book Fair for “ON POETRY, PRIZES, AND PUBLISHING,” a panel in conversation and moderated by Simone Zapata. Together they will read poems from their newest books and discuss the lifespan of a poetry collection from manuscript-in-progress to published book. They will also reveal what it’s really like to win (and judge) book prizes and balance writing, careers, and the rest of life.

Atlanta, GA —

Virtual: Rick Barot and Poetry@Tech present "Lavish Syntax"

Join Rick Barot at “Lavish Syntax,” a free virtual craft talk presented by Poetry@Tech. More information below:

The problem at the heart of writing a poem is the problem of dramatization. That is, how do we dramatize in language—a very limited means—the dynamics of thought, sensation, mystery, knowledge, and unsayability that often comprise human experience? In this lecture, we’ll examine the crucial importance of syntax in vitalizing a poem. We’ll look at poems with powerful content and the syntactical correlatives the poets use in dramatizing that content.

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