Genre: Poetry

American University’s Creative Writing Program

Reading Venue

In a city long known for its creative activity and writers—including Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Katherine Anne Porter, Sterling Brown, William Meredith, and Doris Grumbach—American University continues the tradition by serving as a lively venue for creative work by both established and emerging writers. Through their Visiting Writers Series, they bring renowned writers from across the country to read their work.

Courtesy of American University, by Jeff Watts.

The Book Cellar

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Browse the books you love to read at The Book Cellar, an independent bookstore in Chicago’s Lincoln Square that features books by first-time authors, local authors, and more. They also offer wine by the glass, cozy couches, and delicious café fare. The Book Cellar welcomes book clubs and discussion groups.

Terraza 7

Reading Venue

Terraza 7 is a live music venue and community center: the perfect hub for local art, political expressions and your favorite coffee or mixed drink. Located in the heart of Queens, New York, between Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, two locations containing the most diverse population of immigrants on the planet, is committed to a progressive model of business that grows within its community base on local values.

Hammer Museum

Reading Venue

A vibrant intellectual and creative nexus, the Hammer Museum is fueled by dynamic exhibitions and programs—including lectures, symposia, film series, readings, and musical performances—that spark meaningful encounters with art and ideas. Admission is free and many award-winning poets and writers are featured in readings and talks.

A Cappella Books

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Since 1989, A Cappella Books has been serving the Atlanta community with a unique selection of new, used, and antiquarian titles. Together with a wide range of partners across Atlanta, the bookstore invites authors all year long for book signings and literary events. A Cappella also buys, sells, and trades used books.

A Cappella Books

Center for Literary Arts of San José

Reading Venue

The Center for Literary Arts provides lectures, conversations, seminars, and readings—including its long-standing Major Authors Series, which features award-winning authors—that allow the San José community to interact with writers of contemporary literature who have demonstrated exceptional voice and vision. Its mission is to spread the influence of, and interest in, literature throughout the South Bay–area of California and to facilitate cross-cultural understanding in the region’s ethnically diverse population through the appreciation of works of literature.

NYU Bookstore

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

The NYU Bookstore features an event space for in-store author readings and book signings. Events typically begin at 6:00 PM and end at 7:30 PM. Seating is limited, no reservations are needed and events are free and open to the public.

University of Colorado Boulder’s Creative Writing Program

Reading Venue

Each year, the Creative Writing MFA Program located in the University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of English hosts the Creative Writing Reading Series to bring innovative writers to the university for a free, on-campus reading. Past readers include National Book Award winner Terrance Hayes, Susan Steinberg, CAConrad, Ronaldo Wilson, Brian Evenson, Lynne Tillman, Claudia Rankine, M. NourbeSe Philip, and Pulitzer Prize winner Rae Armantrout.

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