Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“It felt like the kind of book that you can only write when someone is either about to die or has died, which is the case for me.” In this Copper Canyon Press event, Paisley Rekdal reads from her poetry collection Heritance (Copper Canyon Press, 2026) and discusses grief, forgiveness, and lineage in a conversation with Michael Wiegers. For more from Rekdal, read her installation of our Ten Questions series.
Tags: Poetry | Paisley Rekdal | Heritance | Copper Canyon Press | Michael Wiegers | Ryo Yamaguchi | reading | interview | Ten Questions -
Amanda Gunn speaks about her debut poetry collection, Things I Didn’t Do With This Body (Copper Canyon Press, 2023), in this installment of the Line / Break series hosted by Copper Canyon Press publicist Ryo Yamaguchi. Gunn is featured in “Performing the Future: Our Nineteenth Annual Look at Debut Poets” in the January/February issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Christopher Soto, author of Diaries of a Terrorist (Copper Canyon Press, 2022), talks about his origins as a poet growing up in Los Angeles and the connection between poetry and activism in this installment of the Line / Break series hosted by Copper Canyon Press publicist Ryo Yamaguchi. “Making Space: A Farewell Ritual for the Debut Book” by Soto appears in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
