What are the sense memories that forge in us the shapes of place, position, lineage? In her much anticipated debut collection Bluest Nude, Ama Codjoe poses question, praise, reflection, and reconsideration into the chorus of ancestors and descendants who sing into a self, the modes of looking outward, inward, and relationally which stitch together bravery and conviction. In his equally celebrated Punks: New & Selected Poems, John Keene surfaces an archive of contact, with poems that exalt eros and heartbreak, the momentary and enduring. Vision and touch are disappearing co-conspirators in the…

Aimee Nezhukumatathil will read and speak for Carleton’s Convocation.

Join Ama Codjoe, Aleshea Harris, and Ashaki M. Jacksonin conversation around Ama’s debut collection, Bluest Nude.

Minneapolis-based authors Kathryn Savage and Juliet Patterson will read from their new books of nonfiction Groundglass and Sinkhole.

Join acclaimed poet, Kathy Fagan, at Gramercy Books as she launches Bad Hobby, a perceptive collection focused on memory, class, and might-have-beens. She will be in conversation with noted poet, educator, editor, and literary critic David Baker.

Registration is on Eventbrite, closing at 6:00 pm on the day of the event. The purchase of Bad Hobby waives the $5 admission fee.

OHIO POETRY ASSOCIATION and OHIO STATE’S CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM are Gramercy’s Community Partners for this program.

Loyalty will welcome Ama Codjoe and Ross Gay to celebrate Bluest Nude: Poems! This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast. You can donate along with your registration. Donations will go to Keep Our Clinics. There will be an option to purchase the book during the event.

Celebrate the Hudson Valley Writers Center’s Fall Launch Reading with Kathy Fagan, David Baker, and Chen Chen. Kathy Fagan will read from her latest collection, Bad Hobby.

This event will take place both in person and via Zoom.