Events

Previous Events

February

“Black Indian: A Memoir” with Shonda Buchanan

Date: February 1, 2023
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time / 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 pm ET
Location: Virtual – Lewis & Clark Library, Helena Main Branch
Description: Join us for a riveting exploration of her memoir, Black Indian, with author Shonda Buchanan. Register for this webinar here: https://tinyurl.com/tx9rxrpn. After registration, a link will be sent to you with login information. Information link: https://lclibrary.libcal.com/event/9883286

When We Dream in Bittersweet Tongues: Pt. 1 of 2 (second event is April 1)

Date: February 4, 2023
Time: 7:30 pm PT
Location: The Broad, 221 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Description: In conjunction with the special exhibition, William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows, on view through April 9, 2023, The Broad presents an evening of programming centered on the effects of colonialism on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) literature, language, and music. The evening features poetry, and some of the last remaining Gabrielino language speaking Tongva people, richly diverse poets addressing topics such as unearthing ancient codes for a safer world in the now, empowerment and social justice, and the personal discovery of multi-ethnic experience, and a live djembe and movement performance honoring personal cultural heritage. To register or for more info, visit, https://www.thebroad.org/events/speaking-gabrielino-when-we-dream-bittersweet-tongues

WeHo Reads: Toward Better Futures – A Celebration

Date: February 8, 2023
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm PT
Location: West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069
Description: For more information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads-toward-better-futures-a-celebration-tickets-470752131297

Poetry introducing Dance Ensemble

Date: February 10, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm PT
Location: The Odyssey Theatre (on Sepulveda near Olympic), 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Description: Dancing Through Prison Walls – Dancing Through Prison Walls is a California-based dance and performance project whose mission is to dance with, choreography with, and tell stories within, embodied carceral landscapes, amplifying voices of incarcerated folks, and addressing mass incarceration. For more information, visit https://odysseytheatre.com/whats-on/dance-at-the-odyssey-3 or  dancingthroughprisonwalls@gmail.com.

Reading & Craft Talk for 2023 Lang Craft Talks series

Date: February 10, 2023
Time: 9:30 am PT / 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET
Location: Virtual – Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School
Description: For more information or to Register, visit: https://mediaspace.newschool.edu/media/t/1_rzpvo8lm

Cobalt Cafe Poetry Reading (Broadsides)

Date: February 21, 2023
Time: 7;30 pm PT / 10:30 pm ET
Location: Virtual – Cobalt Poets
Description: For more information, visit: http://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/broadsides.html

March

Reading  – Alma College’s English Department

Date: March 7, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm PT
Location: TBA
Description: For more information, visit: https://www.alma.edu/academics/english/

AWP Conference

Date: March 9, 2023
Time: 1:45 – 3 pm
Location: Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, Rooms 427-429, Summit Building, Seattle Convention Center, Level 4
Description: Panel: On Teaching Revision in the Creative Writing Workshop (Shonda Buchanan, Barney Haney, Jameelah Lang, Christopher Coake, Alexandra Kleeman) This panel will focus on teaching revision in the creative writing workshop by examining practices that empower students and enhance pedagogy. Panelists will discuss different workshop modes and levels, from graduate to introductory, drawing upon a range of techniques, from traditional to innovative. We’ll share perspectives from liberal arts colleges to HBCUs to large universities in order to present revision as an angle of vision useful not only in academics but also life beyond the classroom. For more information, visit here.

West Hollywood Arts Festival, “Ladies of Courage”

Date: March 25-26, 2023
Time: 2:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: West Hollywood Park (located at the intersection of Santa Monica and San Vicente Blvds.)
Description: From 2 pm to 7 pm each day, we will highlight poets and spoken word performers, followed by a program of digital film from 7 – 10 pm. We will have music and interactive activities throughout the entire day and evening. Our theme honors women, whether well-known or not, who stood up for the larger community. Most performers and event organizers are women, but the doors are open to all. For more information, visit https://www.ladiesofcourage.com. The City of West Hollywood is Co-Sponsoring this event and has offered a $5000 grant that the organizers must match to receive, so please donate to the cause! Share with your communities and on social media. For info on sponsoring or helping us receive and match the grant, email: info@ladiesofcourage.com. Go Fund Me Link https://gofund.me/7db6a79a.

April 2022

Reading (Open to Community)

Date: April 13 – 14
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Punahou School / Learning Commons, 1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, HI 96822
Description: Workshop / Keynote Speaker

LA Times Book Festival

Date: April 18 – 19
Location: University of Southern California

Featured Reader and Book Signing

Date: April 22
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Mt. San Antonio College, 1100 N. Grand Ave., Walnut, CA 91789
Description: Student Activities, Center for Student Equity

Culturama Festival

Date: April 25
Time: 9:00 – 5:00 pm
Location: Dept. of English, Literature, and Journalism, Mt. San Antonio College, 1100 N. Grand Ave., Walnut, CA 91789
Description: www.mtsac.edu/culturama

The Black Indian Project: Poems and Magic

Date: April 28
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Charles Wright Museum of African American History
Description: Musical Performance, Reading, Q&A, Book Signing

May

Featured Reader

Date: May 8
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Tia Chucha Bookstore, 13197 Gladstone Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342
Description: www.tiachucha.org

“Writing Trauma,” LitFest Pasadena

Date: May 16 – 17
Location: Vroman’s Book Store and Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA
Description: Panelists: Carla Rachel Sameth, Rhonda Mitchell and Stephanie Han, http://litfestpasadena.org

“Writing Through Grief: A Virtual Roundtable”

Date: May 20
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Location: Virtual – May’d in Michigan Writers Series
Description: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctcuiuqDkjH9EmK9gHdOGmL6R4ES8uz5wa
After registering, a confirmation email will be sent to join the meeting.

Beyond Baroque Fundraiser

Date: May 29
Description: https://www.beyondbaroque.org

July

“The Poetics of Self, Place, & Time”

Date: July 13
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Pine Manor College
Description: Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program

Panel “Writing Social Justice”

Date: July 14
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Pine Manor College. 400 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Description: Writer-in-Residence: Solstice MFA Program, The Poetics of Self, Place and Time Workshop. For more info visit, http://www.pmc.edu/mfa

Harlem Book Fair

Date: July 18

“Memoir Workshop”

August

Date: July 19
Time: 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: Beyond Baroque
Description: American Society of Journalists and Authors

Conference of African American Librarians

Date: August 5 – 6
Location: Tulsa, OK

September

Black Indian Pow Wow

Date: September 12
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Southern High School, 800 Clayton Road, Durham, NC 27703

October

“MLK Day Writing Awards Speaker Series”

Date: October 22
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: English Department (Baker Hall), Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Description: For more info visit, https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/english/mlk/

Bali Writers Festival

Date: October 28 – November 1