Live Events

Each year, Poetry Month highlights a selection of the staggering poetic talent across the country through partnered showcases and live events. A rich and multifaceted program of events unfolds across August in a month-long nationwide celebration that explores all the ways the poetic is vital to cultural and civic life.

Hear from emerging, mid-career and established poets and spoken word artists, musicians and public figures demonstrating the ways in which poetry is more alive than ever.

Check out the full program of live events below to secure your spot.