2026
(all times are Eastern Standard Time)
July 28-Aug 2 │ Poetry Master Class: The Art of Monstrosity
Friday 9:30am, Workshop
Friday 4:30pm, Reading
Boyds Mills Retreat Center // Honesdale, PA
Details: Western Connecticut State University, MFA Summer Residency
April 12 │ Unfold Workshop: Into the Void
8-10pm, Remote
Details: 2026 Unfold Writing Calendar
April 1 │ Erasure Workshop
3pm
Hatcher Library, University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: UM Erasure Symposium
Feb 19 │ MESA Student Workshop
5-7pm
Tappan Room, Michigan Union // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs
2025
Nov 20 │ Creative Ethnographic Salon
7-9pm
The Howlin’ Wolf Music Club, 907 S Peters St // New Orleans, LA
Details: American Anthropological Association off-site event, open to public
Nov 13 │ Fireside Poetry Workshop
6-8pm
Welker Room, Student Union, University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Arts Initiative: Take Care Workshop
Oct 9 │ Paper Trails: Documenting the Self through Poetry
6-7pm
Stamps Gallery, University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Arts Initiative: Stamps Gallery Workshop
May 14th │ Real Poems Reading People III
7:15pm (doors open 6:30)
Aretha’s Jazz Cafe // Detroit, MI
Details: Chrysalism Press
April 17th │ Narrative Medicine Workshop: First Times
6pm
U-M Medical School // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: U-M Narrative Medicine Workshop (contact for details)
April 11th │ Earth Month Celebration: An Evening of Ecopoetry
6:30pm
Literati Bookstore // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Earth Month Celebration w/ Alison Swan, Patricia Clark, & Lynn Domina
April 4th │ Water Bodies: A Poetry Workshop on Entanglement and Memory
10:15am
Palmer Commons, University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Water@Michigan 2025: The Water-Climate Nexus
March 18th │ Professionalization in the Environmental Humanities Panel
12:30pm
University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: U-M Environmental Humanities Workshop (contact for details)
March 13th │ Fireside Poetry Workshop
6pm
Michigan Union (Crofoot Room), University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Arts Initiative: Take Care Workshop (RSVP)
2024
November 20th │ Fireside Poetry Workshop
6pm
Michigan Union (Welker Room), University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Arts Initiative: Take Care Workshops (RSVP)
October 6th │Nature Poetry Walk: Nichols Arboretum
3pm
Nichols Arboretum, University of Michigan // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Arts Initiative: Take Care Workshops (RSVP)
September 9th │ Poetry Reading w/ Brooke Shaffner
7pm
Carolina Inn, Davidson College // Davidson, NC
Details: Evening with Alumnae Writers
August 11th │ Poetry Reading w/ Glenis Redmond
1pm
City Lights Bookstore // Sylva, NC
Details: Reading: A History of Half-Birds and The Song of Everything
May 22nd │ Poetry Reading + Q&A
7pm
Third Place Books at Ravenna // Seattle, WA
Details: Reading: A History of Half-Birds
May 10th │ Poetry Reading + Q&A
7pm
KickstART Farmington // Farmington, MI
Details: Wednesday Night Sessions (on Friday)
April 23rd │ Poetry Reading w/ Brandon Douglas & Joseph Ross
7pm
Kramers Bookstore, Dupont Circle // Washington, DC
Details: Kramers Poetry Reading: Spring Edition
March 28th │ Poetry Reading: Water’s Edge
7:30pm
Cahoots Cafe // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Reading ft. Abigail McFee, Amanda Hayes, Malia Maxwell, & Nora Sullivan
February 15th │ Poetry Reading w/ Abigail McFee & Maia Eslner
6:30pm
Literati Bookstore // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: Book Launch: A History of Half-Birds
February 1st │Poetry Workshop: The Privileged Poor
12pm
Marsal Family School of Education // Ann Arbor, MI
Details: U-M School of Education Events
January 26th │Poetry Reading + Q&A
5:30pm
Firehouse Arts Center // Bainbridge, GA
Details: Social Hour: Reading, Signing, & Drinks
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