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Poetry Reading with Claire Schwartz and Solmaz Sharif

Online

Porter Square Books is happy to welcome Claire Schwartz to celebrate the release of her debut poetry collection, Civil Service!  Fellow poet Solmaz Sharif will be joining the author with a reading from her own collection, Customs, which released earlier this year and conversation. This event will take place on Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm ET, hosted virtually …

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Dionne Brand: Nomenclature Launch at the AGO

Baillie Court Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario

Join Dionne Brand with Christina Sharpe, Idil Abdillahi, Canisia Lubrin, Courtnay McFarlane, and Sam Tecle to celebrate the launch of Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems.  The book begins with a new long poem, the titular "Nomenclature for the Time Being," in which Dionne Brand’s diaspora consciousness dismantles our quotidian disasters. In addition to this …

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Words That Breathe and Transform: Slam Poetry Competition

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Poets are invited to submit an entry for 2022 Poetry Africa festival theme: Poetic (In)Justice. The poet is free to interpret the theme as broadly as possible but the poem must express the poet’s ideas related to matters such as human rights, justice and equality. We are looking for innovation, creativity …

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Third Thursdays Poetry: Natalie Wee, Janika Oza, Jody Chan, & Brandon Wint

Online

Join us virtually for an evening of poetry with Natalie Wee, Janika Oza, Jody Chan, & Brandon Wint! This event is part of Third Thursdays Poetry, a monthly reading series with Brookline Booksmith. Natalie Wee is a queer creator whose work explores themes of race, gender, queerness, and nationhood, and is …

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Word Vancouver 2022

Online, Hybrid, In Person

Virtual! Hybrid! In person! Over 70 events and 130 authors! So many options, so much to explore, we can't wait to see your smiling faces and share more words with you. Explore the free workshops, readings, panels, and exhibitors here. Some poetry highlights include: Science Meets Art: Eco Poets Explore …

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