Upcoming events
Readings, book signings, and other literary events
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Tuesday, July 21, In Other Words, Arcana, Durham, NC, 8 p.m.
With John Stehlin, Sav Petzold, and Hannah Rainey
N.B. In Other Words is a series where readers read works by other people—not themselves—so I won’t be reading from Encounters.
Friday, July 31, Fish Tank an exhibition of Renzo Ortega’s work, Durham Art Guild at Golden Belt, 6:30 p.m. doors, reading at 7 p.m.
With Pablo Rojas
N.B. We’ll read poems in response to Ortega’s work. In Spanish and English.
Wednesday, August 5, “Writing through Time: A Reading from Encounters for the Living and the Dead,” Royster Global Conference, UNC-Chapel Hill, 11:30 a.m.
A reading and workshop for Royster fellows, staff, and alumni
Wednesday, August 19, The Reading Room, Chattanooga, TN, 6:30 p.m.
More details soon
Tuesday, September 1, Port Veritas, 122 Spring St, Portland, ME, 7 p.m. Hybrid.
Details for online reading to come
Thursday, September 3, RiffRaff bookstore and bar, Providence, RI, details TBA
Friday, October 2, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, details TBA
Friday, October 9, Wild Hare Books, Oxford, NC, details TBA
With Jennifer Sperry Steinorth and William Scott Williams
Thursday, November 5, Island Arts Poetry Thursdays, Jack Mackerels Island Grill, Kure Beach, NC, 6 p.m.
Open mic to follow
February 2027, TBA, Winston-Salem, NC
Can’t wait to see you.
Past events
BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! Sunday, September 21 at Delafia wine bar, Durham, NC, 6 p.m.
With a seasonal pop-up by chef Phoebe Lawless, 5 p.m.
Poetry reading, 6:15 p.m.; if you’ve never been, look for the white building and “barber shop” on the front door
Thursday, September 25 at So & So Books, Raleigh, NC, 7 p.m.
With Han VanderHart and Erin L. Miller
Sunday, October 5, Chapboro Book Crawl at Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC, noon
Reading at 12:15 p.m. followed by a book signing with meet and greet.
Thursday, October 9, at Scuppernong Books, Greensboro, NC, 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 18, at West End Poetry Festival, Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro, NC, 1:45 p.m.
With Erin L. Miller, Vince Kopp, and Crystal Simone Smith
Saturday, October 25, at New Elements Gallery, Wilmington, NC, 4 - 6 p.m.
Sunday, November 2, at the 10th annual Death Faire, Pittsboro, NC, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
With Karen Howard and poets
Saturday, November 8, at The Fuzzy Needle, Durham, NC, 7 p.m.
With Lightsey Darst and Carlina Duan
Wednesday, November 19, at Weave & Spin, Eno House, Hillsborough, NC, 7 p.m.
With Han VanderHart
Wednesday, December 3, Wild Hare Books, Oxford, NC, 7 p.m.
With Emilia Phillips
Thursday, December 11, Indio, Durham, NC, 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 27, The Reading Room, Chattanooga, TN, 2 p.m.
Thursday, January 8, Paradigm Poetry, Natural Science Bar, Raleigh, NC, 6-9 p.m.
With Erin L. Miller, Chris Tonelli, Joshua Lamm, and Travis Kyng
Thursday, January 29, Main Street Books, Davidson, NC, 6:30 p.m.
Poets’ Potluck with Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Joseph Bathanti, Kali Coleman, and friends
Thursday, February 5, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 6 p.m.
An intimate evening of poetry; book signing to follow
Free, sign up here
Saturday, February 28, Bull City Press’s House Party Reading Series, Hillsborough, NC, 8 p.m.
With Matthew Olzmann, Melissa Faliveno, and Daniel Wallace
Free, RSVP here
Friday, March 6, AWP 2026 Blair and River River Books Friday night off-site reading, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD, 7-9 p.m.
With Celeste Doaks, Beth Gilstrap, J.D. Ho, Cynthia Manick, Elizabeth Sylvia, Jennifer A Sutherland, Zoë Ryder White, Preeti Vangani, and special guest
Saturday, March 7, AWP 2026 author signing at T756, Baltimore Convention Center, MD, 10-11 a.m.
Sunday, March 29, McIntyre’s Books, Pittsboro, NC, 2 p.m.
With Cheryl Wilder and Al Maginnes
Saturday, April 18, Night School Bar, Durham, NC, 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.)
With Brittany Price
Friday, May 1, Hostile Work Environment: a May Day reading, Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC, 6 p.m.
With Melissa Faliveno, Joanna Pearson, and Jared Lemus
Thursday, May 28, Unlikely Professionals, Raleigh, NC, 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.)
With Sam Canney and Sam Pepple
New location at 540 St Albans Dr Ste 114/116