June 2019
27th Annual Poets House Showcase
The 2018 Poets House Showcase
The only event of its kind, the Showcase is a free exhibit featuring over 3,000 books of poetry published by more than 700 presses over the previous 18 months.
Find out more »27th Annual Poets House Showcase Opening Reception and Reading with Ross Gay, Tina Chang & Tommy Pico
Glimpse the freshest crop of new poetry! After browsing the exhibition, listen to poets Ross Gay, Tina Chang, and Tommy Pico read from books included in the Showcase.
Find out more »Literary Partners Program: Drew University MFA Reading Series Presents Alicia Ostriker
Celebrate Alicia Ostriker, Distinguished Poet-in-Residence for Drew University’s MFA program! Ostriker will read with Ellen Doré Watson and Michael Waters.
Find out more »July 2019
Showcase Reading Series: Charles Bernstein, Andrea Abi-Karam, Abigail Chabitnoy & Ed Bok Lee
Our second reading for the 2019 Poets House Showcase, with poets Charles Bernstein, Andrea Abi-Karam, Abigail Chabitnoy, and Ed Bok Lee.
Find out more »Showcase Reading Series: Brenda Shaughnessy, Roberto Tejada, Cody-Rose Clevidence & Shayla Lawson
Visit the Showcase for our third reading, with poets Brenda Shaughnessy, Roberto Tejada, Cody-Rose Clevidence, and Shayla Lawson.
Find out more »Showcase Reading Series: Asiya Wadud, Arthur Sze, Chase Berggrun & Jesús Papoleto Meléndez
Poets Asiya Wadud, Arthur Sze, Chase Berggrun, and Jesús Papoleto Meléndez join us for the fourth in this summer’s Showcase reading series.
Find out more »August 2019
Showcase Reading Series: Eugene Gloria, Adrian Silbernagel, Jesse Rice-Evans & Tina Cane
The last summer Showcase reading, with poets Eugene Gloria, Adrian Silbernagel, Jesse Rice-Evans, and Tina Cane.
Find out more »September 2019
Literary Partners Program: Book Launch for Gregory Orr’s The Blessing, with David Grubin
Join Milkweed Editions in launching poet Gregory Orr’s memoir, The Blessing. Emmy Award–winning filmmaker David Grubin joins Orr for reading and conversation.
Find out more »Literary Partners Program: Launch Party and Reading for Ryan Black’s The Tenant of Fire
Join the University of Pittsburgh Press in celebrating Ryan Black’s The Tenant of Fire, winner of the 2018 Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize!
Find out more »October 2019
Documenting LGBTQ History & Culture through Poetry and the Arts
In the context of the Gay New York: Walt Whitman to the Present exhibition, poets and artists discuss the role of the arts in shaping memory and understanding.
Find out more »Literary Partners Program: Poets & Publishers
Poets and publishers Paul Genega and Pamela Hughes will read from their books of poems and discuss craft and publishing tips.
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