Public Events
February 17, 2022, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Timothy Green
and David Sanders
Virtual event: stuartsoperahouse.org
February 20, 2022, 2PM
Annual Caden Blincoe Outloud Festival
Featured Reader
Thomas More University
Steigerwald Hall
333 Thomas More Pkwy,
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
March 16, 2022, 6:30-8:30PM
BOOK LAUNCH
Sponsored by Urban Appalachian Community Coalition
Mercantile Library
414 Walnut St #1100
Cincinnati, OH 45202
March 17, 2022, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Heidi Seaborn
Donna Hilbert
Virtual event: stuartsoperahouse.org
March 23-24, 2022
AWP Conference
Panel Presentation
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
March 25, 2022, 7PM
Keynote Speaker
Portsmouth Spring Literary Festival
Downtown
Portsmouth, OH
March 26, 2022, 2-4pm
Sponsored by Ohio Poetry Association
Otterbein College
Towers Hall Room 112
1 South Grove Street
Westerville,
OH 43081
April 7, 2022, 6-8pm
Sponsored by Ohio University Southern
1804 Liberty Ave
Ironton, OH 45638
VIRTUAL READING
April 21, 2022, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Linda Parsons,
Stellasue Lee, Barnard Clay
Virtual event: stuartsoperahouse.org
April 22-23, 2022
Power of Poetry Festival
Evening Readings 7-10PM
Saturday Workshop 1-3PM
Alley Park
Lancaster, OH 43130
May 7, 2022, 2-4pm
Sponsored by Summit ArtSpace
140 East Market Street,
Akron, OH
44308
May 14, 2022, 2-4pm
Sponsored by "Uncloistered Poetry"
Toledo Lucas County Public Library
McMaster Center
325 N. Michigan Street
Toledo, Ohio 43604
May 18, 2022, 7-9pm
Sponsored by Ohio University
Multicultural Center
Athens OH 45710
VIRTUAL EVENT
MAY 19, 2022, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Doug Van Gundy,
Marianne Worthington
Virtual event: stuartsoperahouse.org
June 9-10 2022,
Lakeside Chautauqua
Educational Speaker, Thursday, 7PM
Workshop Instructor, Friday, 10:30AM
Lakeside Chautauqua
236 Walnut Ave.
Lakeside, OH 43440
June 11, 2022, 2-4pm
Sponsored by Cuyahoga County Public Library
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch
876 S Green Rd
South Euclid, OH 44121
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August 22, 2018, 7pm-10pm
Thurber House
Summer Literary Picnics
77 Jefferson Avenue
Columbus, OH
Oct. 27, 2018, 7pm - 10pm
Barn Bash For Serenity Grove
Dairy Barn Arts Center
Athens, OH
March 15, 2019, 3:30 pm
March 17, 2019, 2:00pm
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville, NC
May 15-19
Bridgewater International Poetry Festival
Bridgewater College
402 E College St,
Bridgewater, VA 22812
May 20, 2019, 6pm-9pm
June 7-9 , 2019
West Virginia Writers Conference
Keynote & Workshops
Cedar Lakes Conference Center
Ripley, W.Va. 25271
June 26, 2019
Allegany Echos
Master Artist
Performance & Workshops
21507 Seneca Trail
Marlinton, WV 24954
June 27, 2019, 1-4pm
Pear S. Buck Birthplace Museum
8129 Seneca Trail
Hillsboro, WV 24946
July 9, 2019, 6-9pm
Ohio County Public Library
52 16th St
Wheeling, WV 26003
August 1, 2019 6:00 PM
Ohio State Fair Inaugural Poetry Showcase
Cox Fine Art Center
717 E 17th Ave (at The Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds)
Columbus, OH 43211
August 10, 2019 1PM
Bottom Dog Press Reading Series
Smith's Coffeehouse
140 Columbus Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870
August 29, 209 6:30-9pm
Fearless Women: Their Journey to Self-empowerment
ARTS/West
132 W State St, Athens, OH 45701
September 21, 2019 1-3PM
The Inner Geek
30 Pullman Sq
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
October 4-5, 2019
Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival
-Workshop: 10-10:50PM
-Reading: 2-2:50PM
Kilcawley Center
Youngstown State University
1 University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555
October 8, 2019 7-9PM
Boom Project: Voices of a Generation
Arnold’s Bar and Grille
210 East 8th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
October 31, 2019 3:30-5PM
(RE)COVERING APPALACHIA SYMPOSIUM
Appleton Gallery
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH 45662
November 1, 2019 Noon
Word Stream: The Weekly Writers Voice
"Live" at WDVX Stage, Knoxville Visitors Center
301 S Gay Street
Knoxville, Tenn 37902
January 27, 2020 7PM
The Poetry Forum
Bossy Girls
2598 N High Street
Columbus OH 43202
January 31, 2020, 5pm
#SpeakUp Workshop
Baker University Center
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
February 21, 2020, 5PM
#SpeakUp Workshop
Baker University Center
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
February 29, 2020 6PM
The Boom Project
Stuart's Opera House
30 Public Square
Nelsonville, OH
March 8, 2020, 11AM
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta
232 Third Street
Marietta, OH 45750
March 12-15, 2020
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Fearless Women (reading)
Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel (reading)
Riparian (Reading)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506
March 26, 2020, 4PM-5:30PM
Stay-At-Home Poetry Workshop
Sonsored by Dairy Barn Arts Center
Join us on Webex
April 6, 2020, 6:00-7:30 PM
Jacar Press Open Mic
Selected Reader
Zoom
April 9, 2020, 3-4:15 PM
Berea College Convocation
Phelps Stokes Auditorium
212 Chestnut Street
Berea KY 40404
April 9, 2020, 7:30-9 PM
Jacar Press Open Mic
Selected Reader
Zoom
April 14, 2020, 7PM CST
Black Dog Poetry
Selected Reader
Zoom
April 15, 2020, 6:30 PM EST
Wednesday Night Poetry Virtual Open Mic
Selected Reader
Live Facebook Event
April 30, 2020, 9am-10am EST
Rawkous Radio Creative Thursdays
Featured Poet
May 1, 2020 7:30PM EST
Jawbone
Open Mic
Zoom
May 2, 2020 3PM EST
Bluefield College
Open Mic
Zoom
May 5, 2020 7PM EST
Sitwells Poetry
Open Mic
Zoom
May 10, 2020, 3PM
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Library
1876 South Green Rd.
South Euclid, OH 44121
May 13-17, 2020
Bridgewater International Poetry Festival
Virtual Workshop & Reading
Featured Poet/Workshop Instructor
402 East College Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812
June 18, 2020, 6PM
"Wish I Could Do It Over"
Virtual Workshop
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June 26, 2020, Noon
Art in the Library
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26508
June 29, 2020, 7PM
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions
Virtual Reading
ZOOM
July 7, 2020, 9PM
Rattlecast
Rattle Magazine's Virtual
Reading Series
July 8, 2020, 4PM
Serenity Grove
Women for Recovery
Virtual Writers Workshop
July 16, 2020, 6:30PM
Gathering Volumes Bookstore
Perrysburg, OH 43551
Virtual Reading
August 16, 2020, Noon
Ohio University Cutler Scholars
Workshop for incoming students
August 28, 2020, 7PM
Art and Performance Center of West Toledo
Virtual Reading
August 29, 2020, 7PM
Mac's Backs-Books On Coventry
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Virtual Reading
September 1, 2020, 7:30PM
Poetry Night at Sitwell’s
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Virtual Reading
September 9, 2020, 6:30PM
Thurber House Author Event
77 Jefferson Ave
Columbus 43215
Virtual Reading
September 26, 2020, 2PM
Lit Youngstown Virtual Fall Fest
Featured Reader
Virtual Reading
October 11, 2020. 6PM
Poets In Pajamas Reading Series
Hosted by Sundress Publications
LIVE Facebook Event
October 17, 2020. 6PM
SpoFest: Poet Laureate Reading
Featuring 4 present and past laureates
from OH and MO
LIVE Facebook Event
October 22, 2020, 7PM
Caldwell Arts Council Poetry
Lenoir
North Carolina 28645
Virtual Reading
October 28, 2020, 3-4:15 PM
Berea College Convocation
Phelps Stokes Auditorium
212 Chestnut Street
Berea KY 40404
Virtual Reading
November 10, 2020, 7PM
Filson Historical Society, 6PM
4850 Brownsboro Center
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
Virtual Reading
December 3, 2020, 7PM
Don't Cry for me J.D.Vance
Virtual Reading in response to Hillbilly Elegy
Sponsors:
Downbound Books,
West Virginia University Press,
Urban Appalachian Community Coalition
Virtual Reading
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December 11, 2020, 7PM
Solstice Poetry Reading
Tecumseh Land Trust
Yellow Springs, OH
Virtual Reading
December 17, 2020, 6PM
"Spoken & Heard"
Guests: Carter Taylor Seaton,
Karen Shubert, L Renee
Sponsor: City of Athens Ohio
January 21, 2021, 7PM
"Spoken & Heard"
Guests: poets Alison Luterman
Chiquita Mullins Lee
and singer/songwriter Megan Bee
Sponsor: Stuart's Opera House
February 13, 2021, 2PM
Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals
Virtual Reading
Stuart;s Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
February 18, 2021, 7PM
"Spoken & Heard"
Guests: poet Allison Joseph
and author Wesley Browne
Sponsor: Stuart's Opera House
March 5, 2021, 6-9PM
Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Virtual Reading
Columbus, OH
March 18, 2021, 7PM
"Spoken & Heard"
Guests: “Prettiest Star” Carter Sickles
and Jessica Salfia
Sponsor: Stuart's Opera House
March 19-20, 2021, 7-10PM
Power of Poetry Festival
Guests: Billy Collins, Naomi Shihab Nye,
Ellen Bass, Alison Luterman, Luis Rodriguez,
David Lee, Kari Gunter-Seymour
Virtual event
April 7, 2021, 2PM
Ohio University Southern
Virtual Reading and Q&A
April 8, 2021, 2-4PM
Springfield Arts Council
A reading and workshop for
"Youth Arts Ambassadors"
(middle and high school students)
April 10, 2021, 1-3PM
Clarksburg-Harrison Library
Fortifying Our Resilience
Poetry Workshop
Virtual event
April 13, 2021, 6:30 PM
Dover Library
Where I Come From,
It’s Pronounced Ap-uh-lach-uh!
Virtual Reading and Q&A
April 15, 2021, 7PM
"Spoken & Heard"
Guests: “Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle,
Robert Gipe, Kari Gunter-Seymour
Sponsor: Stuart's Opera House
April 20, 2021, 7PM
"Recipe for Life"
Generative Writer's Workshop
Virtual event
April 21, 2021, 7-9PM
West Liberty University Hughes Lecture Series
Featured Reader
Virtual event
April 24, 2021, 1PM
Ohioana Festival
Diverse Voices in Poetry
Ross Gay, Kari Gunter-Seymour
Zoe Brigley, Phillip Metres
Teri Ellen Cross Davis
Live Virtual Panel
April 22, 2021, 7PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Poetry Reading and Q&A
Kari Gunter-Seymour
Rose Smith, Geoff Anderson
Moderator: Scott Woods
Virtual event
May 14, 2021, 7-9PM
Greater Cincinnati Writer’s League
Featured Author, Q&A, Discussion
Virtual event
May 15, 2021, 2-4PM
Verse Virtual
Featured Author, Q&A, Discussion
Virtual event
May 21 & 22, 2021
Spring Retreat
FRIDAY: Reading and Q&A, 7PM
SATURDAY: Workshop: Return to Mindfulness, 10:30AM
Workshop: Allow Me to Repeat Myself, 2PM
Gathering & Open Mic, 7PM
May 25, 2021, 7PM
"Repetition"
Generative Writer's Workshop
Virtual event
August 1, 2021, 3:30- 4:30PM
19th Amendment Celebration
Statehouse Steps
Columbus, OH
August 19, 2021, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Mike Croley,
Jacinda Townsend
and Bruce Dalzell
Agust 24 & 25, 2021
Ohio Department of Mental Health
and Addiction Services
Peer Recovery Support Conference
Virtual Event
September 2021 May 2022
Wexner Center for the Arts
Writer in Residence
"Pages Program"
Focused on writing experiences
for Central Ohio teens
September 10 and 11, 2021
WANNA - Writers Association
of Northern Appalachia Conference
Featured reading and book signing
ZOOM
September 15, 2021 3:00 -5:00 PM
Marietta College, Marietta Ohio
Institute for Learning in Retirement
A series of writing workshop focused
on examining thoughts, feelings, and
sensations, with a focus on healing.
Virtual event - Register Here:
September 23, 2021, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Crystal Wilkinson,
Philip Metres and Caitlin Kraus
Virtual event: stuartsoperahouse.org
September 29, 2021 3:00 -5:00 PM
Marietta College, Marietta Ohio
Institute for Learning in Retirement
A series of writing workshop focused
on examining thoughts, feelings, and
sensations, with a focus on healing.
Virtual event - Register Here:
October 7, 2021, 5:30PM
Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery
Shift: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Generative Writer's Workshop
Virtual event
October 13, 2021 3:00 -5:00 PM
Marietta College, Marietta Ohio
Institute for Learning in Retirement
A series of writing workshop focused
on examining thoughts, feelings, and
sensations, with a focus on healing.
Virtual event- Register Here:
October 21, 2021, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Ruth Awad,
Marcus jackson
and Tiffany Williams
Virtual event: stuartsoperahouse.org
October 29 and 30, 2021,
Wellsprung Imagination
Wood Thrush Lodge, Elinger Road,
Hocking Hills, Logan OH
A retreat for those 55 and older to
access the creative part of themselves
that somehow was left along the way
to a ‘normal’ adult life.
Register: owl111@frontier.com
November 11, 2021, 7PM
Literary Club of Cincinnati
VETERANS DAY READING
500 E 4th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
GUESTS MUST BE VACCINATED
November 18, 2021, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
52 Stuart's Opera House
Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
FEATURING: Nickole Brown,
Jessica Jacobs, Alan Holms
and Michael Cody
Virtual event: stuartsoperahouse.org
