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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THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 2026 7pm EDT
Dorothea Lasky reads with Hafizah Geter alongside short films by Jesse McLean and Ceceila Condit. More information and ticket purchase here.
UnionDocs, 352 Onderdonk Ave, Ridgewood, NY
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 2026 8pm EDT
Dale Martin Smith will read alongside Casper Lee and Nicole Wallace at Molasses Books. More information.
Molasses Books, 770 Hart St, Brooklyn, NY
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2026 7pm PDT
Prageeta Sharma will perform alongside other award-winning poets as part of a team-based poetry improv group at the San Francisco literary festival Litquake, improvising based on topics given them by the audience. "Hilarity and brilliance both guaranteed." More information.
Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA
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SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 2026 12 - 1:30pm EDT
Fred Moten will be speaking alongside Denise Ferreira da Silva and David Lloyd at a symposium "bringing together perspectives on Black studies, poetics, aesthetics, coloniality, and the conditions of contemporary thought" hosted by NYU. More information.
King Juan Carlos I Center, 53 Washington Square S, 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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THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 2026 7:30pm PDT
Prageeta Sharma joins poet Anders Carlson-Wee and host Mandy Kahn for Deep Dive, a literary reading series at The Philosophical Research Society. More information and ticket purchase here.
Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2026 6:30pm EDT
Dale Martin Smith will read from The Passenger as a part of KIRBY's Fairy book launch. More information and ticket purchase here.
Niagara Artists Centre, 354 St Paul St, St. Catharines, ON
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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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SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 2026 7:30pm PDT
Eileen Myles will give a reading as a part of the Fonograf Editions 10th Anniversary. More information and ticket purchase here.
Atrium Movements and Events, 2305 SE 50th Avenue #100, Portland, OR
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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