Events

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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