FRIDAY OCTOBER 30, 2026 7pm CET
To mark the publication of Freely Frayed into German, Don Mee Choi will be joining her poet-translators Uljana Wolf and Lotta Thiessen for a reading and conversation at the Grüner Salon. They will be "discuss[ing] translation and transference, personal memory and geopolitical remembrance, and a poetry that creates new connections across languages, times, and forms." More information here.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 2, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 30, 2026 7pm EDT
Anslem Berrigan will take part in Poet as Witness: “In Isolation, Language Dies on the Tongue,” joining other poets to read and reflect on works created under oppression. More information and ticket purchase here.
Elizabeth Kray Hall, 10 River Terrace, New York, NY
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2026 7:30pm EDT
Fred Moten will be joining The Poetry Project for a symposium on contemporary and future avant-garde poetry entitled "The future exists for the most part in the present," alongside many other poets, writers, and artists. The event, held at St. Mark's Church, will unfold over three days—Nov 2, Nov 4, and Nov 6—each evening taking up a distinct question related to the event's broader concerns: Moten will be speaking the first day, alongside poets Kaleem Hawa, Nora Treatbaby, and Rosie Stockton, on the use of formally inventive and socially engaged poetry in conjecture and community-building practices. Tickets can be purchased for individual days or for the symposium as a whole, and will also be streamable on The Poetry Project's YouTube channel. More information and ticket purchase here.
131 E 10th St, New York, NY
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2026 5:00pm EDT
Dara Barrois / Dixon will read alongside poets Ry Cook, Aiden Heung, Elizabeth Metzger, and Yerra Sugarman as part of the Queens Public Library Autumn Poetry Symposium. More information here.
41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY
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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. More information and ticket purchase here here.
The Tiffany Room, The Wentworth Hotel, Wentworth Rd, Aldeburgh, UK
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MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2026 7pm GMT
Dorothea Lasky will be joining Monologues at Night Club 101 for a reading of her work accompanied by folk-ambient music. More information here.
101 Avenue A, New York, NY
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2026 6pm CDT
Renee Gladman will be joining the Joynes Reading Room at the University of Texas at Austin for a reading of her work and a conversation with novelist Deb Olin Unferth, followed by a reception. Attendees will have an opportunity to speak with Gladman prior to the event, as well as receive free copies of two of her most recent books. More information here.
2501 Whitis Ave, Austin, TX
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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, where she will be reading extracts from her work. She will also be in conversation with poet and scholar Dr. Rebecca Kosick. More information here.
East Bristol Books, 12 West St, St Philip's, Bristol, UK
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2026 6:30pm GMT
Don Mee Choi continues her UK book tour for Freely Frayed at Newcastle University, where she will be readings extracts from Freely Frayed alongside Grace Nichols and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe. More information here.
Herschel Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RY, United Kingdom
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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
Renee Gladman will be holding a reading, Q&A, and book signing at the University of Michigan as part of their Zell Visiting Writers Series. The event is free and open to the public and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in UMMA's Stern Auditorium). More information and registration here.
525 S. State St, Ann Arbor, MI
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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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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2026 7pm PST
Prageeta Sharma joins Rae Armantrout in conversation on Armantrout's new book, Safe Rooms. More information here.
Third Place Books Ravenna, 6504 20th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2026 5:15pm GMT
Don Mee Choi continues her UK book tour for Freely Frayed with a live reading and performance of the text. More information here and ticket purchase here.
25 Albert Dr, Glasgow G41 2PE, United Kingdom
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2026 4:15pm GMT
Don Mee Choi continues her UK book tour for Freely Frayed with a live reading at The Pleasance: Cabaret Bar alongside fellow poet Hannah Lavery. More information here and ticket purchase here.
60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ, United Kingdom
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2026 4pm EDT
Douglas Kearney will joining the Writers at Rutgers Reading series for a reading, Q&A, and book signing. The event is free and open to the public. More information here.
71 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ
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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
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 18, 2026
Don Mee Choi will give a reading of her poetry at the 2026 ELLAK (English Language & Literature Association of Korea) Conference, at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul. More information here.
25-2 Seonggyungwan-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 19, 2026
Don Mee Choi will give a reading from DMZ Colony at the wit n cynical Poetry Bookstore in Seoul, South Korea, moderated by poet-critic Eun-Gwi Chung. More information coming soon.
271-1 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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SATURDAY JANUARY 9, 2027 2pm CDT
Fred Moten will be at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston for a talk entitled The Poetics of Release, a discussion of the economic and epistemological implications of predication, predication, and the practice beauty, as well as of "knowing and not knowing, owning and not owning, and the aesthetics of translucency," in dialogue with the works of artists Beverly Buchanan and Dionne Lee. More information and RSVP (opening Nov 9 for Members; Nov 16 for the general public) here.
5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX, 77006
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THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 2027 7pm EST
Edwin Torres will be reading from his recent collection, feel recordings in the evershift, at Poets House in Kray Hall alongside other readings by fellow poets Kyle Carrero Lopez, Migwi Mangwi, and Sanam Sheriff. The event is free, and will also be viewable as a livestream on Zoom. More information here.
10 River Terrace, New York, NY
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2027
Renee Gladman will be holding a lecture on craft at the University of Michigan as part of their Zell Visiting Writers Series. The event is free and open to the public and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in Michigan League, Henderson Room, 3rd floor). More information and registration here.
911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI
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