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Edmonton Poetry Festival

The Edmonton Poetry Festival is Edmonton’s annual celebration of poetry and verse. The best place to get a grasp on the basics and history of the festival is by reading our story. There, you’ll find a brief history of the festival with several points of interest. Additionally, the following links may …

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

The United States' largest literary event is back with an in-person event scheduled for this spring, April 23 and 24, on the lovely campus of the University of Southern California. Join us for one-on-one conversations, exciting panels, readings by your favorite authors, musical performances, and so much more!

Tree Reading Series: Hari Alluri and Sarah Tsiang

19:00 workshop by Sarah Tsiang 20:00 EST open mic. 20:30 Sarah Tsiang and Hari Alluri On Tuesday, April 26, Tree is excited to welcome featured readers Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang and Hari Alluri, hosted by Brandon Wint. Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang is the author of Grappling Hook with Palimpsest Press (2022), Status …

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Shab-e She’r Poetry Month Celebration

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Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) is Toronto’s most diverse and brave monthly poetry reading and open mic series. It was founded by Bänoo Zan in November 2012, two years after she immigrated to Canada. Since then, we have been bridging the gap among diverse Toronto poetry communities and have so far …

$5 – $10

Claudia Rankine reads Harryette Mullen

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Claudia Rankine was a 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize judge. She is Professor of Creative Writing at NYU, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the author of many works, including Citizen: An American Lyric (2014), The White Card: A Play (2019),and Just Us (2020). NYU English's Creative Reading Series will be a hybrid event. …