An Evening of Poetry & Music with Michael Mercurio, Eliot Cardinaux, and Rebecca Faulkner

Anchor House of Artists 518 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Visit the Anchor House of Artists in Northampton, MA for an evening of Poetry & Music with Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017), Eliot Cardinaux, and Rebecca Faulkner. Michael W Mercurio lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts, where he serves on the steering committee for the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival (formerly Amherst […]

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An Evening of Poetry with Shamar Hill, Enzo Silon Surin, and Martha Collins

McNally Jackson Seaport 4 Fulton St, New York, New York, United States

Join McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers for an evening of readings and thought, curated by Shamar Hill. Drinks and socializing to follow in the bar. RSVP required. Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) is a Haitian-born, award-winning poet, educator, librettist, publisher and social advocate. He is the author of four collections of poetry, including American Scapegoat (Black Lawrence Press, May […]

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Author Event: Pamela Petro – “The Long Field” at Wellesley Books

Wellesley Books 82 Central Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novel & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) visits Wellesley Books in Wellesley, MA to discuss The Long Field, an intimate memoir of belonging and loss and a mesmerizing travelogue through the landscapes and language of Wales.

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New Salem Public Library Reading Series – Celia Jeffries

New Salem Public Library 23 S Main Street, New Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Celia Jeffries (Fiction/Nonfiction, 2008) will kick off the Friends of the New Salem Public Library's Local Author Series with a reading from Blue Desert. Books will be available for purchase. This event will be hosted in-person and on Zoom.

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Owain Glyndwr Wine and Welsh Cheese Event with author Pamela Petro

Lost Acres Vineyard 80 Lost Acres Road, North Granby, Connecticut, United States

As part of the annual Owain Glyndwr celebraton celebration, author Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty) will present her new book: The Long Field - Wales and the Presence of Absence, a Memoir. The Long Field was published 2021 in the UK and named a Travel Book of the Year by The […]

$20

Working Title Boston – Queer Poetry Night!

Lucy Parsons Center 358 Centre St A, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States

L Scully's (Nonfiction, January 2023) reading series, "Working Title" will host the next event at the Lucy Parsons Center. Reader list and further details TBA.

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Writers Read Toni Morrison with Amy Mevorach

Cambridge Center for Adult Education 42 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Toni Morrison wrote, “It seems to me that the best art is political, and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful simultaneously.” In this seminar, participants will read Morrison’s first novel, The Bluest Eye, and several of her essays or speeches, exploring how Morrison uses a colonial language — […]

$200

New York Welsh Monthly Meetup with Special Guest Pamela Petro

The Liberty NYC 29 W 35th St, New York, New York, United States

New York Welsh hosts a monthly meet-up at The Liberty NYC in Manhattan, New York City. In September, they are joined by Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics, MFA Writing Faculty), author of The Long Field, Wales and the Presence of Absence, a Memoir. For readers of H Is for Hawk, an intimate memoir of […]

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The Inflectionist Reading Series 11: Toti O’Brien, Michael Mercurio, Patrick Meeds

Online Zoom Event

Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017) lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. His poems, critical essays, and interviews have appeared in Palette Poetry, The Inflectionist Review, Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club), Lily Poetry Review, Thrush Poetry Journal, Bear Review, Sugar House Review, Rust + Moth, Coal Hill Review, the Common, […]

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Book Launch: All Water Has Perfect Memory by Nada Samih-Rotondo

Brown Bookstore 244 Thayer Street, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Join Brown Bookstore for the launch of Nada Samih-Rotondo's debut book All Water Has Perfect Memory. Life changes forever for six-year-old Nada when Iraq's invasion of her birth country of Kuwait pushes her mother to immigrate with her to the United States. Just as she finally settles into her strange new existence apart from her father […]

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U35: Mass Poetry Reading Series featuring Shari Caplan

Trident Booksellers & Cafe 338 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35. The series seeks to promote and bolster young Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read via Mass Poetry's website! This event is free and […]

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