A free writing class from the Humanities WA Speakers Bureau, King County Library System and the Newcastle Arts Council. In this interactive writing workshop, Kristen Millares Young will help you tell your own story. Begin with a reading to inspire group discussion, followed by timed prompts that guide individual writing. By weaving together community narratives, we can […]
Kristen Millares Young will be in Philadelphia for the AWP Conference for two panels! “Unmake the Patriarchy of Your Mind” with Sonora Jha, Anastacia-Renée, Alexandra Teague and Laura Reed, and “Beyond the Immigrant Narrative: the Poetics, Politics, & Craft at the Margins” with Juan Carlos Reyes, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Shin Yu Pai and Jason Magabo […]
Kim Stafford will be reading poems and participating in a live conversation with Rattle Magazine on Sunday, March 27 at 9:00am! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/c/rattlepoetry
A free writing class from the Humanities WA Speakers Bureau and Whatcom County Library System. In this interactive and generative writing workshop, Kristen Millares Young will help participants tell their own stories. Each hourlong session will begin with a one-page reading to inspire group discussion, followed by timed prompts that guide individual writing sessions. By weaving together community […]
#PublishingPaidMe made it impossible to ignore serious, enduring wage gaps between Black and white writers. What do Black writers entering the workforce need to know? Stanford’s Laura Goode will co-host this virtual panel with poet and journalist Khalisa Rae, welcoming acclaimed authors Mikki Kendall and L.L. McKinney to offer practical advice and hard truths of making a […]
Andrea Carter Brown will be reading from September 12, Chloe Martinez will be reading from Ten Thousand Selves, and Cynthia Hogue will be reading from In June the Labyrinth.
Khalisa Rae is a poet, journalist, and educator in Durham, North Carolina, that speaks with fierce rebellion. She is the graduate of the Queens University MFA program, where she studied under renown authors, Claudia Rankine and Ada Limon. In 2012, her poetry chapbook, Real Girls Have Real Problems was published by Jacar Press. Her love for poetry and […]
RSVP HERE: https://www.poetrysocietysc.org/event-info/outside-the-canon-on-the-places-and-poetic-forms-of-the-black-southern-poetry The Southern writing tradition has always been the fertile ground for fire. Dry weeds exist, yet the soil is rich. For me, the South is a living, breathing thing: a ghost, a bay window, a river’s edge, a magnolia tree, a stained-glass hymn. Like many great poets that came before me, I […]
An evening of author talks, readings, and wine at Killer Queen Wine Bar featuring Khalisa Rae For more info email poetendlesswill@gmail.com
Personal as Prelude: A Poetry Reading I join Seattle-based poets Dujie Tahat, Luther Hughes, Gabrielle Bates and NYC-based Julia Guez Details to come!
Red Hen Press has teamed up with Lost City Bookstore in Washington, D.C. for a virtual event series in 2022! Join us in welcoming Ra Malika Imhotep and Dexter L. Booth as they discuss their collections of poetry gossypiinand Abracadabra, Sunshine About gossypiin: gossypiin is a Black feminist hypertext that registers the feeling of an experience of the […]
Poetry in Davis is a clearinghouse of information about poetry-related events in and around the City of Davis. This website focuses primarily on The Poetry Night Reading Series, hosted by Andy Jones. The Poetry Night Reading Series is held on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 First […]
