Join us for a special event in celebration of poet Ray Gonzalez surrounding the release of his new book Suggest Paradise, a collection of rich and complex poems that embody the Southwest and the borderlands. Though Ray unfortunately will not be able to attend this event due to a death in the family, we are bringing a gathering of local writers who will pay tribute to this prolific poet, read their favorite poems of his, and discuss Ray’s impact on their work. Our lineup of readers includes José Felipe Ozuna, Merle Geode, Kathryn Savage, Michael Torres, and two special guest poets, all…

We are pleased to present a conversation between Adam Wolfond and Multiverse editor, Chris Martin at Open Book Performance Hall in celebration of Adam’s debut collection, The Wanting Way. Adam will be joined in performing his poems by torrin a. greathouse and J. Bailey Hutchinson.

Join us at 5:30 PM at Milkweed Books, located on the first floor of Open Book for light refreshments and a chance to chat with Adam and Chris in the gorgeous, newly re-opened bookstore!

A Room of One’s Own is thrilled to welcome Claire Wahmanholm and K. Iver for a poetry reading from each of their books Meltwater and Short Film Starring My Beloved’s Red Bronco

Please join editor Erin Sharkey and contributors Bino, Michael Kleber-Diggs, and katie robinson in collaboration with Free Black Dirt, Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and We Are All Criminals for a very special event!

Books will be sold from Moon Palace Books.

Join Juliet Patterson for a reading from her latest memoir, Sinkhole.

Join Juliet Patterson and Micheal Kleber-Diggs for a reading for the launch for The Minds on Fire Poetry series.

Join Claire Wahmanholm for a reading from her latest collection, Meltwater as she takes part of The Art Shanty Project’s Climate Walk on Ice.

This is an interactive event with many ways for participants to join in:

Gather on shore beginning at 1 pm.
Participate in the way that fits best for you:
1. Bring a sign. Home made or purchased from a climate activism group.
2. Hit the runway with the Fashion Disasters! Dress as a climate catastrophe in a costume of your own creation or buy something online.
3. Walk the Ice with other activists to show your concern for our environment.
4. Take great…

Erin Sharkey, Naima Penniman, J. Wortham and Alexis Pauline Gumbs will discuss their relationships to ancestry, the archive and to healing with and through their relationships to land and the natural world.

The anthology where their work appears, A Darker Wilderness, is a constellation of luminary writers reflecting on the significance of nature in their lived experience and on the role of nature in the lives of Black folks in the United States. Each of the essays included engages with a single archival object, whether directly or obliquely, exploring stories spanning hundreds of years and…

Come for the poetry, stay for the biscuits! Start the New Year with an extravaganza of five poets. This evening will feature readings from Toby Altman, Tarik Dobbs, Rachel Galvin, Chad Morgan, and Juliet Patterson.

Highlighting Washburn University’s Spring 2023 WUmester theme of Health and Healing, Juliet will discuss how writing about her family’s history allowed her to explore and reflect on grief.