Poetry

Join us  for a virtual celebration of Sandra Lim's newest poetry collection, The Curious Thing!  Sandra will be joined in conversation by Tanya Larkin. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast. **This event was originally scheduled to be in person and outdoors, and has been moved to this virtual venue due to inclement weather!**

Join Porter Square Books for a virtual event to celebrate the release of The Book of Poetry for Hard Times: An Anthology with anthology editor Robert Pinsky joined by contributors Dan Chiasson, John Murillo, Jill McDonough, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips! This virtual event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.

Join Porter Square Books for a virtual talk with Mary Jo Bang, author of the new translation Purgatorio, and Maria Dahvana Headley (Beowulf: A New Translation)! These new translations have been described as "meaty, luscious, erudite, straight-talking, and joyful" (Susan Susan Bernofsky on Purgatorio) and "electrifying . . .

Meet Grammy-nominated recording artist and slam poet Tarriona "Tank" Ball  and get your copy of her new poetry collection Vulnerable AF  signed the afternoon before she performs at City Winery! *This is an in-person, ticketed, signing-line only event hosted on Tuesday, July 20th from 1 pm - 2:30 pm. Your ticket includes a copy of the book, and a spot in the signing line!

Porter Square Books is delighted to present a virtual event to celebrate the release of Goldenrod: Poems by Maggie Smith, a stunning poetry collection that celebrates the beauty and messiness of life. Author, artist and activist Chely Wright will join Maggie on screen for an evening of poetry, performance and talk. This event is virtual, free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.

Porter Square Books is delighted to present a virtual reading with award-winning poet Adrian Matejka to mark the release of his new collection Somebody Else Sold The World -- a resonant new collection on love and persistence from the author of The Big Smoke, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. He will be joined in conversation by Shara McCallum and Phillip B.

Please join Porter Square Books for a poetry reading featuring contributors to the new collection How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope including Angela Narciso Torres, Lahab Assef Al-Jundi, Albert Garcia, Todd Davis and anthology editor James Crews! This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.

Please join Porter Square Books for a reading and talk with Rebecca Morgan Frank, author of the new collection Oh You Robot Saints! She will be joined in conversation by Elly Truitt, author of Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.

Join Porter Square Books for a virtual reading from award-winning poet Martín Espada's latest collection Floaters!  The reading will be followed by a discussion with Luke Salisbury. This event is free and open to all, hosted on Crowdcast.

Register here to join the event on Crowdcast: www.crowdcast.io/e/floaters