Poetry Coalition Series

The Poetry Coalition is a nationwide alliance of over 25 literary organizations "working together to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds," coordinated by the Academy of American Poets, with Poetry Coalition programs supported at present by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Each March, beginning in 2017, organizations across the U.S. organize (more)

Layli Long Soldier and Truong Tran: March 2, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Layli Long Soldier and Truong Tran reading and in conversation. Layli Long Soldier reads from...

Date: 03/02/2017

Asya Abdrahman, Faith Adiele, Tonya M. Foster: March 8, 2017

The Poetry Center and the Museum of the African Diaspora co-present artist Asya Abdrahman and writers Faith Adiele and...

Date: 03/08/2017

David Boyce, Hafez Modirzadeh, Marshall R. Trammell: March 16, 2017

The Poetry Center and Bird & Beckett Books & Records co-present musicians David Boyce (tenor saxophone), Hafez...

Date: 03/16/2017

Margaret Randall, Eight Decades of Cuban Poetry: March 30, 2017

The Poetry Center presents Margaret Randall reading and in conversation. Randall speaks and reads from the anthology she...

Date: 03/30/2017

Jackie Wang and Lily Hoang: March 1, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Jackie Wang and Lily Hoang, reading and in conversation. This event is one of many programs...

Date: 03/01/2018

Lily Hoang and Jackie Wang: March 3, 2018

The Poetry Center presents Jackie Wang and Lily Hoang reading at The Green Arcade. This event, debuting Jackie...

Date: 03/03/2018

Brandon Shimoda and Aisuke Kondo: March 7, 2019

The Poetry Center presents Brandon Shimoda and Aisuke Kondo, featuring a reading, an art presentation, and conversation....

Date: 03/07/2019

In Honor of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker—featuring Judy Grahn, Jewelle Gomez, Avotcja, Arisa White, Leila Weefur, Angela Hume: November 5, 2020

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with the  Poetry Coalition , presents one in a series of programs organized across...

Date: 2020-11-05

Poetry and Environmental Justice — featuring Ed Roberson, Tiffany Higgins, Eli Clare, Lehua M. Taitano: April 17, 2021

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with the  Poetry Coalition , presents one in a series of programs organized across...

Date: 2021-04-17

Krip-Hop Nation: March 5, 2022

The Poetry Center, together with the  Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability , presents Krip-Hop Nation, a...

Date: 2022-03-05

Kyle Dacuyan and Mirene Arsanios: April 8, 2023

The Poetry Center, in conjunction with the Poetry Coalition, presents Kyle Dacuyan and Mirene Arsanios, reading and in...

Date: 2023-04-08