Minneapolis, MN —
The Max Ritvo Poetry Prize Presents Human Resources by Ryann Stevenson
Join Milkweed Editions, the Alan B. Slifka Foundation, the Academy of American Poets, and The Ruby to celebrate Human Resources, the debut collection of poems by Ryann Stevenson and the 2021 winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. Stevenson will be joined in conversation by poet Richie Hofmann. Register here!
N/A, FL —
The Life and Death of a Minke Whale in the Amazon Tour: Fábio Zuker & Ezra Fitz at Books & Books
Join author Fábio Zuker and translator Ezra Fitz for a virtual conversation hosted by Books & Books. Register here!
Ithaca, NY —
The Life and Death of a Minke Whale in the Amazon Tour: Fábio Zuker at Buffalo Street Books, with Denise Osborne
Join Fábio Zuker at Buffalo Street Books for the launch of The Life and Death of a Minke Whale in the Amazon. Zuker will be joined in conversation by Cornell professor Denise Osborne. More details here!
Livingston, MT —
Deirdre McNamer at Elk River Books
Join Elk River Books for a reading and conversation with Deirdre McNamer, author of the novel Aviary. More details here!
Santa Fe, NM —
First & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100: Priyanka Kumar at Garcia Street Books, with Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Pam Houston, & Renata Golden
Join Garcia Street Books for a reading and conversation on First & Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100. Editor Elizabeth Hightower Allen will be joined by Torrey House Publisher Kirsten Johanna Allen; contributors Eve West Bessier, Priyanka Kumar, Pam Houston, Renata Golden; and the WildEarth Guardians who are working to protect the Gila Wilderness. RSVP here!
Priyanka Kumar
Priyanka Kumar is the author of Conversations with Birds. Her essays and criticism appear in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Huffington Post, and High Country News.
Minneapolis, MN —
Playing Haydn for the Angel of Death
Join friends and colleagues of the late acclaimed poet Bill Holm as they give the world premiere of Playing Haydn for the Angel of Death, a musical setting of his namesake poem composed by Minnesota native Martha Helen Schmidt. The event will also feature select readings from Holm’s literary oeuvre by Milkweed Editions founder, Emilie Buchwald, among others, and will feature internationally recognized musicians: Pianist Dr, Daniel Rieppel and Lyric Baritone, Ryan Hugh Ross. Register here!
Bill Holm was the embodiment of the spirit of Minnesota. His love of the windswept prairie, the glacial…