April is National Poetry Month! Stop by the Washington Avenue branch Children’s room to create your own unique cut-up poetry all month long. What is cut-up poetry, you ask? It’s the process of cutting words out of books, magazines, or newspapers and putting them together to create a poem. We will have a cut-up poetry […]
Ann Lauterbach, author of Or to Begin Again, and a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in poetry will read from DOOR, her new collection of vivid, personal and provocative work. In Ann Lauterbach’s eleventh collection, the image of a Door recurs across several poems, as she considers the perpetual dialogue between what is open and […]
Celebrate Poetry month and Eastertide by joining Evan Craig Reardon and friends for the poetry of Wallace Stevens on Zoom. The course includes two sessions: April 18 and 25. The workshop is free, but you can show your support for the Cathedral Arts mission by making a donation HERE. For registration please visit this […]
Russell Sage College’s Troy Campus hosts a poetry reading, discussion and book signing by published poet and translator: Hajar Hussaini!
This is 2-day poetry workshop, “The Creative Fire of Folklore.” It pairs present-day auditory observations with old family sayings, showing how the past informs or intrudes on the present. The course uses Carolyn Forche’s poem “The Morning Baking.”Susan Comninos is a widely published writer and author of a debut book of poems, “Out of Nowhere” […]
It’s Coming! The Versefest aka DRIPFEST April 29,2023 at the Linda Performing Arts Center Albany, Ny 7pm ! Tickets are $20 in Advance and $25 at the DoorA Night Of Poetry, Performance, Live Band and ART! Local/International/ National Poets/Artists for a Festive Night Of Incredible Performances! For tickets in advance please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dripfest-tickets-570969574367
Miniature Worlds in VersePlease join the Katonah Museum of Art for Miniature Worlds in Verse, an evening of poetry and conversation exploring themes found in the KMA’s spring exhibition Miniature Worlds: Joseph Cornell, Ray Johnson, Yayoi Kusama. The conversation, led by Victoria Redel, author, poet, and professor of Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College will […]
Come hear how this poet weaves words into spells! Annie Finch is one of our most vital and important American poets and performers. She is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Spells: New and Selected Poems. Her other works include influential essays, books, and anthologies on poetics, feminism, and women’s earth-based spirituality. She […]
It’s spring, roots are stretching, shoots are popping, leaves are returning from the south . . . and poets are served al fresco. This event will require a short walk (golf car assistance available), as it will take place at one or more locations on the grounds of The Mount. BYOC – bring your own […]
Join author Ellen White Rook for a reading from her newly released collection of poetry Suspended, which was selected by Cathexis Northwest Press as winner of their Unpublished Author Contest. Everyone is welcome to share a poem or short prose piece. This event is free (though donations gladly accepted).Local poet Susan E. Oringel, author of […]
6PM Doors // 7PM ShowtimeJoin us for an evening of poetry and performance to celebrate the release of Sierra DeMulder’s fifth book Ephemera. Directly following the reading, a facilitated Q&A will be hosted by author Caitlin Conlon. $15 Advance // $20 at the Door // $5 Student & Sliding Scale Sierra DeMulder is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
