Smith Creative Writers Reading Series is pleased to present Kathy Fagan to read as a Fall 2022 reader.

Readings begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. (preceded by receptions at 5:30 p.m.). All events are free and open to the public.

The Creative Writers Reading Series is produced by Penn State Behrend’s B.F.A. in Creative Writing degree program with support from the Clarence A. and Eugenie Baumann Smith Fund.

Join authors Chris Martin, Autumn Brown, and Chiara Francesca Galimberti for an evening of liberatory literature from three writers whose complex lives resonate along lines of artistry, parenthood, joy, and justice. Together, these writers will read on immigration, poetry and neurodivergence, grief, and healing, with each pathway braiding a new trail toward collective belonging.

Friday, November 18, 7:00 pm
In-person, Milkweed Books, Open Book, Minneapolis
Masks required (masks will be provided at the door for all who come without one)

Books will be available for sale before and after the…

This event has been relocated to Ted Mann Concert Hall. Ticket holders will be contacted with more information. We appreciate your patience and flexibility.

In partnership with Institute for Advanced Study.

Join U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and On Being’s Krista Tippett for an evening of conversation. Together, Limón and Tippett will engage in dialogue rich with the music of poetry and its singular ability to reconnect, heal, and transform. This event will be recorded for future broadcast on On Being. In-person and virtual on-demand tickets are available.

Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm, Doors at 6:00 pm
Available on-demand January 27-February 10

JoinKathy Fagan as she celebrates local poet Raena Shirali’s launch of summonings with a night of poetry and art at Tattooed Mom, presented by Black Lawrence Press!

summonings investigates the ongoing practice of witch (“daayan”) hunting in India. These poems explore how antiquated and existing norms surrounding female mysticism in India and America inform each culture’s treatment of women, concepts that will be in conversation with the rest of the work from this incredible lineup of compelling Philadelphia poets.

In addition to readings from this collection and the work of Emma Brown…

Literati is pleased to welcome Kathy Fagan, Raena Shirali, & Martha Collins to read from their recent poetry collections.

The National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and promote excellence in contemporary poetry by ensuring the publication of five books of poetry annually through participating publishers. In addition, the National Poetry Series has partnered with Miami Book Fair to award the Paz Prize in Poetry, which ensures bilingual publication for a book of poems written in Spanish.

This conversation features No’u Revilla on Ask the Brindled: Poems, in conversation with the judge who selected
her manuscript, Rick Barot, The Galleons: Poems. In this debut collection, No’u Revilla crafts a…

Join Ken Kalfus for a reading and conversation with Anna Badkhen, and Malaka Gharib. This event is part of The Southern Book Festival and will be moderated by April Alvarez.