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Write a poem that uses the metaphor of a bridge to represent a complex family dynamic, a short story that reconceptualizes historical fiction, or a lyrical essay that reflects on the stages of returning to a former self.
In this event hosted by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, poet and translator Sawako Nakayasu reads from her books Some Girls Walk Into the Country They Are From (Wave Books, 2020) and Pink Waves (Omnidawn, 2023), and talks about the creative repetition inherent to translation and her relationship to improvisational forms in music and dance.
The La Baldi Residency, sponsored by Cultivate, offers two-week and one-month residencies from April through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, in Montegiovi, Italy. Residents are provided with private lodging in apartments, a house, or a palazzo with a fully equipped kitchen and outdoor sitting area. Individual writers and collaborative teams may apply.
La Baldi Residency, 15504 Moravia Court, Derwood, MD 20855. Susan Main, Cultivate Director.
In this video, Maggie Millner, Yale Review senior editor and author of Couplets: A Love Story (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023), talks about her favorite love poems, including Thom Gunn’s “The Hug” and June Jordan’s “Resolution #1,003.”
The 2026 AWP Conference and Bookfair will be held from March 4 to March 7 at the Baltimore Convention Center and will also include a virtual component comprising prerecorded and live streamed events. The conference features panel discussions, readings, public receptions, and a bookfair. Prior to March 4, the cost of the conference for in-person preregistration, including all virtual programming and content, is $380 for nonmembers, $260 for members, $110 for seniors, and $75 for students.
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair, 440 Monticello Avenue, Suite 1802, PMB 73708, Norfolk, VA 23510. (240) 696-8273.
The 27th annual Get Lit! Festival was held online and in person from April 10 to April 13 at various venues in and around Spokane, Washington. The festival featured readings, craft classes, panel discussions, and a bookfair at Montvale Event Center for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Participating writers included poets Andrés Cerpa, Ayokunle Falomo, and Margot Kahn; fiction writers Debra Magpie Earling, Jessica E.
Get Lit! Festival, Get Lit! Programs, 601 E Riverside Avenue, Room 440, Spokane, WA 99202. (509) 828-1435. Kate Peterson, Director.
The 23rd annual Poetry at Round Top Festival was held from April 25 to April 27 at the Round Top Festival Institute campus in Round Top, Texas. The program featured workshops, readings, craft talks, open mics, panel discussions, and manuscript consultations. The faculty included poets Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Hayan Charara, Mark Doty, Amanda Johnston, Joan Logghe, Cecily Parks, and Kim Stafford. Poets Katie Dozier and Timothy Green will be the workshop leaders. The cost of the conference was $150 ($50 for students) or $75 to attend only Saturday programming.
Poetry at Round Top Festival, Round Top Festival Institute, 248 Jaster Road, Round Top, TX 78954. (979) 249-3129. Katherine Durham Oldmixon Garza, Director.
The 2025 Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival was held from April 25 to April 27 on the Sarah Lawrence College campus in Bronxville, New York, 30 minutes by train from New York City. The festival featured workshops, readings, panel discussions, and craft talks. The faculty included poets Hala Alyan, Caroline Bird, Sophie Cabot Black, Victoria Redel, Sam Sax, R. A. Villanueva, and Kerri Webster. All events were free and open to the public. Visit the website for more information.
Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival, 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708. Tyson Berardo and Ellie Gold Laabs, Codirectors.
