Genre: Poetry

Columbia University School of the Arts

Reading Venue

The Columbia University School of the Arts Writing Program is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to literary instruction and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers. The faculty, the students, and the curriculum represent and foster a full range of artistic and literary diversity. The department also presents several stimulating events, readings, and conversations throughout the year, including the Creative Writing Lecture Series, Nonfiction Dialogues, Poetry Reading Series, and Literary Translation at Columbia.

Chicago Public Library: Harold Washington Library Center

Reading Venue

Since first opening their doors in 1873, the Chicago Public Library has served all Chicagoans with free and open places to gather, learn, connect, read and be transformed. It welcomes and supports all people in their enjoyment of reading and lifelong learning. Working together, they strive to provide equal access to information, ideas and knowledge through books, programs and other resources. They believe in the freedom to read, to learn, to discover. Events include author readings and talks.

New York Public Library: Countee Cullen Library

Reading Venue

The Countee Cullen Branch gives Harlem residents of all ages access to library services delivered in a friendly and effective manner. It is home to the James Weldon Johnson Reference Collection for children, books on the African-American experience, a reference collection including college catalogs and financial aid information, and the African-American/Black Culture reference collection.

Cullen Theater

Reading Venue

The 1,100-seat Cullen Theater hosts smaller opera and ballet productions and serves as the venue for the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, a nationally-renowned series that has featured more than 300 of the world’s most accomplished literary writers. Its intimate size is ideal for solo artists, chamber music, and small touring shows and recitals.

Just Buffalo Literary Center

Reading Venue

For more than forty years, Just Buffalo Literary Center has brought the world’s greatest writers to Buffalo, hosted poetry events and readings, and supported the development of young writers. They believe in the love of reading, the art of writing, and the power of the literary arts to transform individual lives and communities.

Inprint

Reading Venue

By fostering the art of creative writing, the mission of Inprint is to inspire readers and writers in Houston. A nonprofit organization founded in 1983, Inprint fulfills this mission through the nationally renowned Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, the Cool Brains! Reading Series for Young People, Escritores en la casa Reading Series, and through literary and educational activities in the community that demonstrate the value and impact of creative writing with support from the UH Creative Writing Program.

Arab American National Museum

Reading Venue

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is the first and only museum in the United States devoted to documenting and sharing Arab American contributions that shaped the economic, political and cultural landscapes of American life. The Museum also brings to light the shared experiences of immigrants and ethnic groups, paying tribute to the diversity of our nation. Included in the museum’s public programming are conferences, multicultural performance series, film festivals, arts collaborations with area ethnic communities, seminars, author readings, and book signings. 

Gibson’s Bookstore

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Gibson’s was founded in 1898 and is the oldest continuously operating retailer in the Concord area. Current owner Michael Herrmann bought the bookstore in 1994, and in 2013 moved it to its current location on South Main Street.

Pegasus Bookstore: Downtown

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

A seller of used and new books, Pegasus began regularly hosting events in 2008 and to this day, the creative energies of staffers have shaped a unique event program that runs throughout the year. Pegasus has three locations: two in Berkeley and one in Oakland.

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Reading Venue

Founded in the early 1970s, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe began as a living room salon in the East Village apartment of writer and poet Miguel Algarin. Today, the cafe is a nonprofit organization that provides a forum for innovative poetry, music, hip hop, video, visual arts, comedy, and theatre from underrepresented artists. Programming includes poetry and prose readings, theatrical and musical performances, and visual art exhibits. The cafe is well-known for a popular weekly Poetry Slam judged by randomly selected audience members.

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