Join Von Bar for poetry and prose with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Vijay Seshedri; Helen Benedict, author of 14 books, including The Good Deed; Stephen O'Connor, novelist and poet, whose novel “We Want So Much to Be Ourselves,” is forthcoming; and Anja Konig whose new poetry collection, Noise, will be out in 2027. Helen Benedict will […]
The Other Strawberry Festival—not to be confused with the popular two-day Strawberry Festival that celebrates all things strawberry—invites us to look at the berry more fully. We will still honor the sweetness of strawberries—and the hands that harvest them. This gathering also asks a deeper question: What would it look like to grow strawberries—and all agriculture […]
David Mason will be touring the US during the month of April, giving readings and workshops in support of the book. April 2–5, Grand Junction, Colorado, reading at Grand Mesa University and other locations Contact: Wendy Videlock, coloradawendy@gmail.com
April 7, The Colorado College Visiting Writers Series Contact: Juan Morales, jmorales2024@coloradocollege.edu
April 8, Trident Bookstore, Boulder, Colorado, 6:30 pm reading with Mark Irwin Contact: briantridentbookstore@gmail.com
April 9, The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma Contact: Boris Dralyuk
April 10–11, Ashland University, Ohio Contact: Office of the President
April 12: Sand and McGrath Reading Series, Minnesota State University, Moorhead Contact: Kevin Carollo, carollo@mnstate.edu
April 15: 5:30 pm workshop and reading at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Contact: JP Gritton, jp.gritton@duke.edu and Anna Wallace, anna.wallace@duke.edu
April 19: New York City, Morningside Poetry Series 3–5 pm, April 19, 2026 Suite Bar 992 Amsterdam Ave Corner W 109th St 212-222-4600
April 24: 7 pm reading, The 222 in Healdsburg, California with Dana Gioia Contact: Denise Low, deniselow9@gmail.com
