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From traditional readings to eclectic combinations of lecture, conversation, and performance, we present poetry that is to be experienced.
The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading: Jorie Graham
The O. B. Hardison Season Opening Reading: Jorie Graham
Join us for a reading from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham, followed by a conversation moderated by Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Tue, Oct 03, 2023, 7:30pm
The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute 2023
The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute 2023
Our annual reading is co-sponsored with The Emily Dickinson Museum. This year's reader is poet Evie Shockley.
Tue, Dec 05, 2023 7:30 pm
Not Just Another Day Off 2024: A Poetic Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Not Just Another Day Off
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday with us! Hear historic speeches from King, Frederick Douglass, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more, alongside work from contemporary poets.
Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 11am
BLOOM with Camille Dungy
BLOOM with Camille Dungy
Acclaimed poet and essayist Camille T. Dungy leads this virtual workshop with a horticulturalist from the United States Botanic Garden.
Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 6:30pm
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2024
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize
Celebrate Waywiser Press’s 18th annual prize with a reading from this year’s judge, Linda Gregerson, and this year’s winner, Hannah Louise Poston.
Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:30pm
Eudora Welty Lecture: Natasha Trethewey
Eudora Welty Lecture: Natasha Trethewey
Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States.
Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 7:30pm
O.B. Hardison Series Finale Reading: Edward Hirsch
O.B. Hardison Series Finale Reading: Edward Hirsch
Edward Hirsch will read from his own poetry and from the work of poets who have influenced him.
Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 7:30pm