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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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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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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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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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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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