Sunday, August 31, 2008

Poetry readings this Fall in Ann Arbor

There's plenty of poetry to be had in Ann Arbor over the next few months.

At Shaman Drum:
Randa Jarrar on Monday, Sept. 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Okay, she's not a poet, but her novel A Map of Home features a character who is described as a "poet-turned-engineer." Plus she's a friend of mine and a damn good writer to boot.

J.W. Marshall on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Read Marshall's poem "Sadness Therapy" at Verse Daily.

Christine Rhein on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Read Rhein's poem "Tuning" on Poetry Daily.

Karyna McGlynn on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m.
She will read from her new chapbook Alabama Steve.

Mariela Griffor on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Read her poem "Poem Without a Number: House" at the Mayapple Press Web site.

Katy Lederer on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Read her poem "Me, a Brainworker" at the BOA Editions Web site.


At the University of Michigan:
Simon Armitage on Wednesday, October 1 at 5:00 p.m. at Rackham Amphitheater (915 E. Washington St.)
Read and listen to Armitage read three of his poems at the Poetry Archive Web site and two additional ones at Poets.org.

C. Dale Young on Monday, October 6 at 5 p.m. at Rackham Amphitheater (915 E. Washington St.)
He has six poems for your reading pleasure on his Web site.

Stephen Burt on Thursday, November 6 at 5 p.m. at Rackham Amphitheater (915 E. Washington St.)
Read two of his poems at Diagram.

Honor Moore on Monday, December 1 at 5 p.m. in the Hussey Room at the Michigan League.
There are poems from each of his books available to read on his Web site.

Adam Zagajewski on Thursday, December 4 at 5 p.m. at Rackham Amphitheater (915 E. Washington St.).
Read three poems at Poets.org.


Also in Ann Arbor, Patricia Smith will read at The Neutral Zone (310 E. Washington, Ann Arbor) on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:00 p.m.

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