WeHo Reads: Telling Family Secrets
What happens when writers dare to expose their family secrets through stories and memoir?
...read moreNina Sankovitch with Jennifer Finney Boylan: Not Your Founding Father
In 1776 a 23-year-old woman named Jemima Wilkinson suffered a severe illness, declared her past self dead, and then rebranded as the Public Universal Friend, a genderless...
read moreNYPL, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 5th Avenue
New York,
NY
10018
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miranda konar
2129300909
Heidi Seaborn, Erin Marie Lynch, Matthew Gellman, & Nick Martino
Join us for evening of poetry in celebration of Heidi Seaborn's collection tic tic tic, featuring readings of new and selected work by poets ...
read moreBeyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
681 Venice Blvd
Venice,
CA
90291
Reading by Didi Jackson and Major Jackson
Award-winning poet Didi Jackson, a Poetry Society of America honoree, and acclaimed poet Major Jackson, recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a Whiting Writers’ Award, read from...
read moreLabyrinth Books
122 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ
Princeton,
NJ
08540
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Shuquin Windbush
6092581500
Imbolc: Poetry Open Mic
Imbolc is the traditional Celtic start of Spring. We will honor the new season with a free poetry open mic. Imbolc will be hosted by Poison Oak, the drag poet of NYC. Read a...
read moreDada
60-47 Myrtle ave
Ridgewood,
NY
11385
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Poison Oak
8602876374
Sesentañera for Serros: Celebrating the Life and Work of Michele Serros
Join us for a celebration of the life and work of Michele Serros, a Gen X poet, performer, rock star role model, and dear friend. We celebrate her 60th...
read moreBeyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
681 Venice Blvd
Venice,
CA
90291
L.A. Book Launch: Catching Fire, The Los Angeles Wildfires
Catching Fire, The Los Angeles Wildfires chronicles the devastating fires that erupted in January, 2025. Join us for an afternoon in community, marked by...
read moreBeyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
681 Venice Blvd
Venice,
CA
90291
Reading by Selected Poets from "The Songs of Summer: Poems About Baseball" + Open-Mic
Highland Park Poetry welcomes selected poets reading from the anthology "The Songs of Summer: Poems About Baseball" edited by Tom Erickson & Ed Werstein (Water's Edge Press...
read moreThe Wayfarer Theater Office
1850 Second Street
Highland Park,
IL
60035
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7732948947
Melissa Huff & John S. O'Connor Reading + Poetry Open-Mic
Highland Park Poetry welcomes Melissa Huff and John S. O'Connor as our featured poets. Melissa Huff is the author of "To Speak to Each Day in its Own Language" (Kelsay Books,...
read moreThe Wayfarer Theater Office
1850 Second Street
Highland Park,
IL
60035
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7732948947
Writers' Room of Boston - Community Day
Our popular Community Days are back! Join us on Saturday, January 24, for a day of writing and camaraderie—with an emphasis on writing. Get inspired by working in a packed room...
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111 State Street
Boston,
MA
02109
Water to Water: Gaza Renga – Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (ONLINE)
Water to Water: Gaza Renga – Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (ONLINE)
Award-winning poets Marilyn Hacker and Deema K. Shehabi visit...
read moreDonna Vorreyer & Carol Sadtler Reading + Poetry Open-Mic
Highland Park Poetry welcomes Donna Vorreyer and Carol Sadtler as our featured readers. Donna Vorreyer is the author of four full-length poetry collections: Unrivered ( 2025),...
read moreThe Wayfarer Theater Office
1850 Second Street
Highland Park,
IL
60035
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7732948947
Christian Bancroft and Christos Kalli
Main Point Books welcomes poets Christian Bancroft & Christos Kalli in celebration of Christian's new book "A Ghost Has No Fantasies."
This event will be in our...
read moreMain Point Books
116 N. Wayne Ave
Wayne,
PA
19087
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Elliott batTzedek
(484) 580-6978
Barbara Mossberg and Her Book Clown Cantos: Everything Is Alive In Its Own Way Singing
Who’s up for Dante? Down with him into hell, singing? Cantos to find the good in everything? As Shakespeare says in As You Like It: sweet are the uses of adversity…where trees...
read moreTsunami Books
2885 Willamette Street
Eugene ,
OR
97405
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Scott Lanfield
(541) 345-8986
Carol Alfus & Terry Loncaric Reading + Poetry Open-Mic
Highland Park Poetry is pleased to welcome Carol Alfus and Terry Loncaric as our featured poets. Carol Alfus' debut collection, "I Would Swim in Such a Sky," is published by...
read moreThe Wayfarer Theater Office
1850 Second Street
Highland Park,
IL
60035
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7732948947
Rally Reading Series: Eve J. Chung, Soraya Palmer, and M Lin
The Rally marches on as we continue our season with three literary luminaries. Eve J. Chung, DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG (Berkley); Soraya Palmer, THE HUMAN ORIGINS OF BEATRICE...
read morePete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street
BROOKLYN,
NY
11211
HARLEM NOIR
HARLEM NOIR
Live staged reading of 3 original Harlem stories by James Gillard.
Accomplished playwright/filmmaker and author. These three pieces capture the...
read moreTHE COMMUNITY CENTER
1425 Amsterdam avenue
New York,
NY
10027-7459
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James Gillard
646-689-8685
Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte Reading & Open-Mic
Highland Park Poetry, East on Central & the Illinois State Poetry Societry are pleased to welcome Mark Turcotte, the recently appointed 6th Illinois Poet Laureate....
read moreThe Moraine -
1201 Park Avenue
East Salon
Highland Park,
IL
60035
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7732948947
Writers' Room of Boston - Writers' Room After Dark 2/10/26
Writers' Room of Boston presents Writers' Room After Hours - everything you wanted to know about the writing life, but were afraid to ask. This month Amy Shea is interviewed by...
read moreSuch Magic, feat. Michelle Brittan Rosado
Please join us for the second iteration of SUCH MAGIC, a unique poetic storytelling event set in a beautiful cozy tea house. This event offers a chance to go deeper with the...
read more12th House Tea Sanctuary
1950 W. Willow St.
Long Beach,
CA
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Nancy Lynee Woo
7146421524
Water to Water: Gaza Renga – Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)
Award-winning poets Marilyn Hacker and Deema K. Shehabi visit the American Writers Museum to read from their powerful new book ...
read moreAmerican Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor
Chicago,
IL
60601
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American Writers Museum
3123748790
David Dephy, Pamela Laskin, Zohreh Zahbood,
Happy New Year! Time to manifest a fabulous 2026 for peace, love, happiness, and poetry!
Brownstone Poets on Zoom is back for another...
read moreA Farmcoast Winter Conversation & Reading Series
A Farmcoast Winter Conversation and Reading Series is a four-part series of two-hour gatherings, each with its own mix of reading, conversation, and writing,...
read moreWestport Grange 181
931 Main Rd
Westport,
MA
02790
John Sayles, "Crucible"
Main Point Books welcomes author and Oscar-nominated director John Sayles with his new novel "Crucible," a complex and sweeping historical novel about Henry Ford — the Elon...
read moreMain Point Books
116 N. Wayne Ave
Wayne,
PA
19087
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Elliott batTzedek
(484) 580-6978
Adam Strong with Gigi Little
Annie Bloom's Books welcomes Portland author Adam Strong for the launch of his debut novel, Bella Vista. Adam will be in...
read moreAnnie Bloom's Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland,
OR
97219
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Michael Keefe
503-245-1831