International Poetry Calendar

Join Nisa Malli, Catherine Graham, Michael Trussler, Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, and David Barrick for the Palimpsest 2022 Spring Launch! With host Jim Johnstone. Register in advance.

The WGA 2022 Conference: Shifting Creative Gears, is scheduled for June 3 – 5, 2022. After two years of trying new digital programs to adapt our literary world to the pandemic, we are now looking at how our creative lives might shift going forward—perhaps we won’t return to “normal,” but …

The 28th edition of Parole Spalancate  (“Wide Open Words”) the International Poetry Festival of Genoa, takes place from June 9th to 19th 2021 in the historic location of Palazzo Ducale in Genoa. Since its first edition in 1995, the festival represents the largest and longest-running Italian event of poetry, with over 1.700 poets and artists taking part …

The lineup and the schedule of the festival has been announced! The Annikki Poetry Festival will be held on 11 June 2022 from 11 am to 10 pm in the courtyard of the Annikki Wooden Quarter in Tampere, Finland. At the festival, the present will engage in dialogue with the past under the theme On the Shoulders …

Our biggest festival yet, and one of the grandest celebrations of European poetry ever to take place in the UK. With 15 events over 3 weeks and 150 poets visiting from across our continent, EPF 2022 will be a free-to-attend celebration of literary liveness and cross-linguistic collective inventiveness. Events will …

On June 18th, GAMH is extremely proud to present the debut record release show of San Francisco’s poet laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin. Celebrating the release of “I Go To The Railroad Tracks And Follow Them To The Station Of My Enemies”, the extraordinary debut recorded work of one of the most …

We are thrilled to be running our first hybrid Kendal Poetry Festival in 2022 - with all events taking place in the heart of Kendal and on your screen! In its fifth year, the festival will welcome some of the most exciting poets and artists we could find throughout the UK - …

POETRY CONTEST RULES: 1. Submit 1-3 poems, up to 6 pages of poetry. The entry fee covers 3 poems. 2. Poems may be on any theme or subject, but must be original and not previously published. Begin each poem on a new page, use 12-point font, and single spacing. 3. …

We are excited to spend a day dedicated to writing and inspiration, especially mid-summer when we hopefully are well rested/relaxed/tanned, capped off with an open mic that celebrates the talent of writers among us. The event runs from 9:30-4:30 (PST), including an Open Mic from 3:30-4:30 for anyone who wants …

Translation Out West’s second in-person event is coming up at 2:30-3:30 pm Mountain Time on July 17, 2022, this Sunday! Come listen to Ksenia Maryniak reading her novel clips translated from Ukrainian and Luciana Erregue reading her poems translated from Spanish. Enjoy a complimentary cup of tea/coffee or a glass …

Join us for the virtual Summer Poetry Teachers Institute: Poetry Transforms for two days of invigorating panels, performances, and breakout sessions on current events of interest to teachers in K–12 and community college classrooms. Participants are invited to consider questions like: From our relationships to each other, to reflections on …

We are excited to have Rollie Pemberton in-store for the launch of his new book, Bedroom Rapper. Rollie will be in conversation with Vivek Shraya. If you'd like to attend, please register! We have limited capacity, so registration is recommended. *Masks are not mandatory, though appreciated!* ABOUT THE BOOK Bedroom Rapper is …

The West Coast’s longest-running free poetry workshop welcomes new and seasoned poets to share new work and provide feedback. Please be prepared to share one poem. This workshop will be hosted via the Zoom video-conferencing platform. Please sign up for each workshop session at least 24 hours in advance of …

Join us for an insightful day of presentations and conversations from artists industry experts. This event has a limited capacity, so please book a ticket in advance.  The event will also be live streamed. Schedule 10:15am – Doors open, coffee 11am – Welcome 11:10am – Introduction from Tilly Millburn and Del the Piggie …

Join past Griffin Poetry Prize finalist Tongo Eisen-Martin and other Bay Area laureates and poets for a one-day Poetry Summit at the San Francisco Writers Conference on Saturday July 23rd! In its third year as a stand alone option, the Poetry Summit at the San Francisco Writers Conference is about …

University of Calgary Press and The Next Page Books and Coffee invite you to join us to celebrate the release of two new poetry collections! About this event University of Calgary Press is excited to invite you to an afternoon with Tasnuva Hayden and Paul Zits to celebrate the release of their latest poetry …

On Thursday, July 28 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and poets Cecily Nicholson, Rita Wong, Stephen Collis, and annie ross for an in-person poetry reading event to celebrate love, land, and our responsibility to each other. The event will be hosted at the Massy Arts Gallery, at 23 …

We’ve Weave is a Deep Curation collaborative, experimental poetry reading performance featuring Alexei Perry Cox and Kama La Mackerel, and curated by Klara du Plessis, produced in residency at Studio303 with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts and SpokenWeb. This space has a steep flight of stairs. …

Bhaswati Ghosh, Mohineet Kaur Boparai and Zen Alladina. About this event You are invited to the 35th session of The Tartan Turban Secret Readings curated by Archna Sahni and featuring Anita Anand, Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca, Bhaswati Ghosh, Mohineet Kaur Boparai and Zen Alladina. Writers will be participating virtually. Attendees will …