WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 6:30pm CDT
Robin Myers will read alongside Jessica Cuello and Philip Metres for a special evening of poetry in translation. This is an online event. More information here.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 6pm EDT
CAConrad will give a reading hosted by artist and professor Jackie Tileston and presented by the University of Pennsylvania's Creative Writing Program. More information here.
Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 7pm EDT
Eileen Myles will read alongside poet Anne Waldman at the Overhear Season Premiere, hosted in the Urbane Arts Club ballroom. More information here.
The Urbane Arts Club, 1016 Beverley Rd, Brooklyn, NY
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2026
A collaborative art exhibit by CAConrad and Jason Dodge is on view at Astoria Artshow. More information here.
Astoria Artshow, Trautsongasse 4, Vienna, AUT
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 7pm EDT
Dorothea Lasky will give a reading alongside poet Summer Hart. More information here.
Unnameable Books, 615 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 5pm CDT
Tisa Bryant will discuss "Interior Landscapes" with memoir writers Danielle Bainbridge and Diane Williams. This conversation is a part of the 41st Annual Printer's Row Lit Fest and will be moderated by Jane Hseu. More information here.
Digital Realty Stage, Printer's Row, Chicago, IL
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 7pm EDT
Joyelle McSweeney will read alongside fellow Windham-Campbell Prize Recipients to conclude the Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival. More information here.
Yale University Art Gallery, 201 York Street, New Haven, CT
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 7pm EDT
Rod Smith will read alongside Heather Fuller for the Forget Why Poetry Series. More information and ticket purchase here.
Rhizome DC, 6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C.
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 7:30pm EDT
Prageeta Sharma will give a reading as a part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Fall 2026 Reading Series. More information here.
Samuel Bak Museum, 2289 S 67th Street, Omaha, NE
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 7pm EDT
Dara Barrois/Dixon will read alongside John Yau as a part of the Poetry Society of America Reading Series. This is an official 2026 Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends Event. More information and ticket purchase here.
Poetry Society of America, 119 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 12:30pm EDT
Tyehimba Jess will join Aya de León, Cleyvis Natera, and Emily Rabateau and read a selection of his poetry alongside organizers for BAAAD: Black Authors Against AI and Data Centers. This is a part of the Brooklyn Book Festival. More information here.
CNY, The Lookout (Shepard Hall, Room 278), 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 7pm EDT
Joshua Beckman and Edwin Torres will celebrate their recently published books with a reading as part of the Brooklyn Book Fair Bookends event series. More information and ticket purchase here.
Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 10am-6pm EDT
Wave Books will be tabling at the Brooklyn Book Fair Literary Marketplace. More information here.
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 7:30pm CDT
Tisa Bryant will give a reading as a part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Fall 2026 Reading Series. More information here.
Criss Library, 6401 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 8pm EDT
Terrance Hayes will read alongside poet Kyle Carrero Lopez, with a guest introduction by poet and literary critic, Simone White. More information and ticket purchase here.
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 E 10th St, New York, NY
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2026 5:30pm EDT
Eileen Myles will give a talk on writing as a part of the Brown University Writers on Writing series. This event is open to the public. More information here.
McCormack Family Theater, Room 132, 70 Brown St., Providence, RI
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 2026 9am EDT
Timothy Donnelly will teach an object-based workshop as a part of the Stonington Literary Festival. More information and ticket purchase here.
Stonington, CT
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 6, 2026 6:30pm EDT
Douglas Kearney will speak with writer Bao Phi for the Hannepin County Library "Conversations between BIPOC Wrtiers" series. More information here.
On Zoom
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7, 2026 8pm EDT
Isaac Jarnot will read alongside fellow Poetry Project poet Stacy Szymaszek. Both poets draw upon the second-generation New York School. More information and ticket purchase here.
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 E 10th St, New York, NY
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2026 8pm EDT
Magdalena Zurawski will read as one of the guests of honor at the Litmus Press 25th Anniversary New York Benefit held at The Poetry Project. More information here.
The Poetry Project, 131 E. 10th Street, New York, NY
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 2026 5pm PDT
Maggie Nelson will be in conversation with MacArthur Fellow, Sky Hopinka, as a part of the PARA/Normal Borders Conversation Series. They will explore how "artistic practice becomes a way of knowing." More information here.
Atkinson Hall Auditorium, University of California, San Diego, CA
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 2026 5:30pm EDT
Danielle Dutton will give a talk on writing as a part of the Brown University Writers on Writing series. This event is open to the public. More information here.
McCormack Family Theater, Room 132, 70 Brown St., Providence, RI
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 16-17, 2026
Tyehimba Jess will be in conversation with other poets at the DRAFT: Dodge Poetry Festival on the following panels: "Developing a Lexicon Toward Liberation", "Historical Legend & Poetry", and "Griots, Troubadours and MCs: Poetry and the Oral Tradition." More information and festival pass purchase here.
Various venues in a walkable area, Downtown Newark, NJ
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OCTOBER 22-24, 2026 7pm EDT
Don Mee Choi will give a reading at the 2026 World Word Travelers transnational literature festival in Graz, Austria. More information here.
Dreihackengasse 2, 8020 Graz, Austria
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2026 6pm EDT
Douglas Kearney will give a reading as a part of the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars Reading Series. The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing. This event is free and open to the public. More information here.
Gilman Hall, Bowman Dr, Baltimore, MD
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2026 11:30am GMT
As a part of her UK book tour for Freely Frayed, Don Mee Choi will read at the Poetry in Aldeburghe festival on a panel called "World to World: Translatings." More information and ticket purchase here.
Aldeburghe Jubilee Hall, 8 Crabbe St, Aldeburgh, UK
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2026 5pm GMT
Don Mee Choi's participation in the Poetry in Aldeburghe festival continues. To wrap the weekend up she will host a workshop titled "Innovate, Interact: Read, Play, Rehearse, Perform!" where participants will explore the work of Yi Sang, "one of South Korea’s most innovative poets during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea." More information and ticket purchase here here.
The Tiffany Room, The Wentworth Hotel, Wentworth Rd, Aldeburgh, UK
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2026 7pm GMT
Don Mee Choi continues her UK book tour for Freely Frayed at East Bristol Books. More information here.
East Bristol Books, 12 West St, St Philip's, Bristol, UK
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2026
Sandra Simonds will give a reading at artist-owned music and art space, Dada. More details to come.
Dada, 60-47 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2026 7pm EST
Terrance Hayes will host a poetry reading by Claudia Rankine which will conclude with a reception/signing of books. This is a free event but an RSVP is required to attend. More information here.
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, 58 West 10th Street, New York, NY
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2026 7pm EST
Terrance Hayes will give a reading and host a conversation at the College of Saint Benedict. More information here.
Gorecki Center, College of Saint Benedict, Columbia, SC
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 2026 7pm EST
Prageeta Sharma will read alongside Jennifer Moxley as a part of the Poetry Society of America Reading Series. More information and ticket purchase here.
Poetry Society of America, 119 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY