Frost Place alumnus George Drew will be reading from his newest book of poems Fancy’s Orphan this spring. Don’t miss his upcoming readings: March 27 @ Ouachita Baptist U in Arkadelphia, AR March 29 @ Mississippi Valley State University April 21-22 @ Stratford Library in Stratford, NJ November 8 @ Bright Hill Press in Treadwell, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Poetry Readings
Upcoming Event: Poetry Readings by Cave Canem Fellows
Enjoy poetry readings by three Cave Canem fellows, including 2018 Frost Place Writing Intensive Workshop Leader Kamilah Aisha Moon on February 23, at 5 pm. The event will take place at the NYU Lillian Vernon House. This is an event you do not want to miss! Continue reading
Bates Student Honors Retirement of Robert Farnsworth
Bates College student Alex Tepliz wrote a touching account of favored professor Robert Farnsworth’s farewell reading at the Literary Arts Live program. An excerpt from the article reads: “He speaks like he writes: words neat and clear, but burdened with poignancy and fervor. Bates has been lucky to have him and I, for one, will … Continue reading
Poetry Reading Featuring Conor Bracken
Don’t miss 2017 Chapbook Competition winner Conor Bracken at Scuppernong Books in Greesboro, NC where he will read from his winning chapbook, Henry Kissinger, Mon Amour. The event will take place on February 17, 2018 and will begin at 7 pm. Visit the Scuppernong Books website for more information. Continue reading
Save The Date: 2018 Massachusetts Poetry Festival, May 4 – 6
The tenth annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival will take place in Salem, MA, May 4 – 6, 2018. The weekend-long poetry celebration will showcase the Commonwealth’s contemporary poetry scene and host nearly 100 poetry readings and workshops, a small press and literary fair, panels, poetry slams, and open-air readings. More than 150 poets will be available … Continue reading
Poetry Reading Featuring Two Former Frost Place Poets in Residence
Tomorrow, January 9, 2018 at 7 PM, two former Frost Place Poets in Residence, Robert Hass and Christina Hutchins, will read from their poetry collections at the Albany Library in Albany, CA. Robert Hass was Christina Hutchins’s teacher during her graduate studies in poetry at U.C. Berkeley. Now the two poets share space on the … Continue reading
Poetry Reading Featuring Javier Zamora
Bay Area poet and Frost Place community member Javier Zamora will read from his book of poems Unaccompanied on Monday, December 4, from 7 – 9 pm at Book Passage. The reading will be followed by a conversation led by Zamora’s former teacher and mentor, Marin County Poet Laureate Rebecca Foust. Foust is a former Dartmouth Poet … Continue reading
Afaa M. Weaver Featured on Poem-A-Day
Listen and read along to “The Silver Thread” by Afaa M. Weaver here. Afaa is a former faculty member at The Frost Place poetry programs and currently serves on The Frost Place Board of Trustees. Continue reading
Take the Live Poets Society Quiz and Win Prizes!
You have the chance to win signed copies of books by Frost Place community members Kerrin McCadden, Owen Lewis, and Jayne Benjulian, as well as poet Malachi Black. Simply complete the Live Poets Society Quiz, and the top scoring quiz takers will be eligible to win an autographed book of poems by one of the … Continue reading
Martha Rhodes to Read at NYU’s Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
Conference on Poetry director Martha Rhodes will read from her latest collection The Thin Wall on Friday, November 17 at NYU’s Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House. The event will begin at 5 pm. Rhodes will be joined by fellow poets Panio Gianopoulos and Miranda Field who will read from their own collections as well. Continue reading
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