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Upcoming Events

  • Julie S. Paschold Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Julie S. Paschold Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Dec 03
    Zoom
    Dec 03, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Zoom
    Dec 03, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Zoom
    Julie's inaugural poetry book is a collection of eco-poetry with deep roots in Nebraska soil. She's an award-winning poet whose ready to share her journey to success with you.
  • Mapping Our Poems
    Mapping Our Poems
    Membership Offer
    Sat, Dec 14
    Zoom
    Dec 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Zoom
    Dec 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Zoom
    We will gain inspiration from other poets and poems as seeds for our own poems in this generative writing session.
  • Carolina Hotchandani Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Carolina Hotchandani Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Mon, Jan 06
    Free, Virtual and Open to the Public
    Jan 06, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Free, Virtual and Open to the Public
    Jan 06, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Free, Virtual and Open to the Public
    Hotchandani's poems interrogate what it means to be full or empty (of words, of the past, of another human being). She examines shifts in identity due to Partition, immigration, illness, and birth.
  • The Poem's Interior Landscape
    The Poem's Interior Landscape
    Membership Offer
    Sat, Jan 25
    Virtual on Zoom
    Jan 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Virtual on Zoom
    Jan 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Virtual on Zoom
    Discover how the landscapes you've lived in shape your thoughts and creativity. In this workshop, we'll explore the connection between the physical world and your inner life, and learn to transform your experiences into poetry. Let your surroundings inspire your words!
  • Lisa Fay Coutley Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Lisa Fay Coutley Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Feb 04
    Virtual, on Zoom
    Feb 04, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Virtual, on Zoom
    Feb 04, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Virtual, on Zoom
    Host explores parasitic relationships — between men and women, sons and mothers, and humans and the earth — and considers their consequences. How much control do we have over our lives? To what extent are we being controlled?
  • Hybridity: Poems that Cross the Line with MK Chavez
    Hybridity: Poems that Cross the Line with MK Chavez
    Membership Offer
    Sat, Feb 22
    Virtual on Zoom
    Feb 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Virtual on Zoom
    Feb 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Virtual on Zoom
     By engaging with the fluid and transformative nature of hybrid forms, we’ll delve into how our identities can be authentically reflected in our writing. Participants will create works that capture the richness of their experiences, exploring themes of identity, place, and the self in all its dimens
  • Elizabeth Clark Wessel Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Elizabeth Clark Wessel Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Mar 04
    Free, Virtual, and Open to the Public
    Mar 04, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Free, Virtual, and Open to the Public
    Mar 04, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    Free, Virtual, and Open to the Public
    Wessel unspools layers of mythology—of places, people, historical and ahistorical time—and finds their entanglements with everyday life, revealing marvelous influences encoded in the ordinary.
  • Poetry Meets Memoir with Anastacia Renee
    Poetry Meets Memoir with Anastacia Renee
    Membership Offer
    Sat, Mar 08
    Virtual on Zoom
    Mar 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Virtual on Zoom
    Mar 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
    Virtual on Zoom
    Discover the art of blending poetry and memoir in this genre-bending workshop. Explore collective and personal stories, memories, and folklore as we weave together the Haibun and Nines forms, transforming fragmented memories into powerful first drafts.
  • Steve Langan Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Steve Langan Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Apr 01
    Virtual, On Zoom
    Apr 01, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Virtual, On Zoom
    Apr 01, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Virtual, On Zoom
    Modern-day parables that take stock of our society at the turn of the century.
  • From Rage to Page: The Role of Anger in Poetry of Witness
    From Rage to Page: The Role of Anger in Poetry of Witness
    Membership Offer
    Sat, Apr 05
    Virtual on Zoom
    Apr 05, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    Apr 05, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    A workshop to channel your fury into powerful poetry! We will explore the evolution of poetry of witness and the response poem. Together, we'll embrace righteous indignation and write against the forces of oppression. This is not fine—let’s whine, resist, and create!
  • Jeff Alessandrelli Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Jeff Alessandrelli Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, May 06
    Virtual on Zoom
    May 06, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    May 06, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    Jeff's poetry interrogates how deep senselessness runs in a post-truth and truthiness world.
  • The Others with Kiara Nicole Letcher
    The Others with Kiara Nicole Letcher
    Membership Offer
    Sat, May 17
    Virtual on Zoom
    May 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    May 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    Discover the eerie in poetry! This workshop explores poems that deal with the supernatural. We’ll unveil hidden meanings in the seen and unseen, then craft your own paranormal verses. Join us for a journey beyond the ordinary and into the world of peculiar poetry.
  • John Brehm Poetry Reading & Discussion
    John Brehm Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Jun 03
    Free, Virtual and Open to the Public
    Jun 03, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Free, Virtual and Open to the Public
    Jun 03, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Free, Virtual and Open to the Public
    Brehm’s poems explore the darkest and brightest moments of our lives. Some show a path forward and others simply acknowledge and empathize with where we are, but all touch deep inside our hearts and into a greater connection with the world around us.
  • Playlist: Turning Songs Into Poetry
    Playlist: Turning Songs Into Poetry
    Membership Offer
    Sat, Jun 14
    Virtual on Zoom
    Jun 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    Jun 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT
    Virtual on Zoom
    Turn the songs that shaped you into poems. Some songs are a way of time travel where we listen to a song from our youth and hear it both right now and in those moments years ago. In this workshop, we'll explore how those moments spark with memory and experience.
  • Hadara Bar-Nadav Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Hadara Bar-Nadav Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Jul 01
    Virtual, on zoom
    Jul 01, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual, on zoom
    Jul 01, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual, on zoom
    Hadara Bar-Nadav's latest book casts spells and confronts illusions, ignites grief and awe, and challenges our assumptions about what it means to heal our bodies, our families, and our shared histories.
  • Janice N. Harrington Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Janice N. Harrington Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Aug 05
    Virtual, On Zoom
    Aug 05, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual, On Zoom
    Aug 05, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual, On Zoom
    Harrington writes descriptive, lyrical, and experimental poems that speak to the Black American Imagination in all its multiplicity, advocating for a future that celebrates pleasure and self-fulfillment within Black communities.
  • Jewel Rodgers Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Jewel Rodgers Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Sep 02
    Free, Virtual and Open to All
    Sep 02, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Free, Virtual and Open to All
    Sep 02, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Free, Virtual and Open to All
    Rodgers spoken word poetry is electric and engaging. Her poetry inspires audiences to dig into the wells of our lives for beauty and connection.
  • Mary K. Stillwell Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Mary K. Stillwell Poetry Reading & Discussion
    Tue, Oct 07
    Virtual, on Zoom
    Oct 07, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual, on Zoom
    Oct 07, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
    Virtual, on Zoom
    One of Stillwell's poetry collections explores the murder of two women, another celebrates the power of imagination. Her work covers a broad range of topics, from lyrical to narrative, and always captivating.
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