May 27, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET
Virtual Event – Free – RSVP Here
Join Poets & Writers for a celebratory reading by the current poetry cohort of Get the Word Out, a publicity incubator for early-career authors.
Get the Word Out 2026 poetry fellows, pictured, from top left: Alfredo Aguilar, Mansi Dahal, Ajla Dizdarević, Ty Raso, L. Renée, Alafia Nicole Sessions, Kiana Shaley, Sanam Sheriff, Avia Tadmor, and Marjorie Tesser.
This special virtual event will also include remarks from publicist Carla Bruce, who, over the past twelve weeks, has mentored the group. The authors and their forthcoming books are:
Alfredo Aguilar My North County (University of Akron Press)
Mansi Dahal Women in Marigold (Stillhouse Press)
Ajla Dizdarević What I Learned About Dogs in the Village (Carnegie Mellon University Press)
Ty Raso Mirror Would Be a Beautiful Name For a Child (Noemi Press)
L. Renée Holler Root (University of Kentucky Press)
Alafia Nicole Sessions Nine Drops of Turpentine (University of Georgia Press)
Kiana Shaley Entrance (Futurepoem)
Sanam Sheriff Hum ہم (University of Nebraska Press)
Avia Tadmor Song in Tammuz (Tupelo Press)
Marjorie Tesser Unquiet (Cornerstone Press)
The event is free. RSVP now to receive the Zoom link.
Learn more about Get the Word Out here.