Public Events
December 2, 2022 7-9PM
Mercantile Library
READING
414 Walnut St #1100,
Cincinnati, OH 45202
December 9, 2022 6-8PM
Southeast Ohio History Center
READING
24 West State Street
Athens, OH 45701
December 10, 2022 12-2PM
Clarksburg-Harrison Library
Women of Appalachia Project
404 W Pike St
Clarksburg, WV 26301
February 1, 2023, 7PM
Gramercy Books
Poetry and Conversation with David Baker
2424 E Main Street
Bexley, OH 43209
February 9, 2023, 7PM
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions
Women of Appalachia Project
Virtual Event
(Link to Come)
February 12, 2023, 3PM
Fairmount Center for the Arts
Pull Back the Curtain Speaker Series
Virtual Event
Link to come
March 1, 2023, 11:30AM
Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton
Celebrating Self Speaker Series
101 S Monument Ave
Hamilton, OH 45011
March 8-11 2023, TBA
AWP Conference
Panelist
Thursday, March 9, 12:10PM
705 Pike St
Seattle, WA 98101
March 16-18 2023
I Thought I Heard A Cardinal Sing Reading TBA
Women of Appalachia Project Performance March 18, 7PM
Athena Theater, Athens, OH 45701
Virtual Event
(Link to Come)
April 1, 2023, 1PM
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center
Women of Appalachia Project
205 N Main St
Berea, KY 40403
April 12, 2023 6:30pm
North Canton Public Library
Virtual Event
Link to come
April 17, 2023 6:30pm
Joseph-Beth Bookstore
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH 45208
April 22, 2023, 2PM
Ohioana Book Festival
Featured Author
Columbus Metropolitan Library
96 S Grant Ave
Columbus, OH 43215
April 29, 2023, 1-2pm
The Ohio Center for the Book
Featured Author
Cleveland Public Library
Virtual Event
May 13, 2023, 1PM
East Tennessee State University
Women of Appalachia Project
1276 Gilbreath Dr.
Johnson City, TN 37614
May 20, 2023, 1PM
The Towngate Theater
Oglebay Institute
Women of Appalachia Project
2118 Market St
Wheeling, WV 26003
June 16, 2023, 1PM
Stuart's Opera House
Women of Appalachia Project
52 Public Square
Nelsonville, OH 45764
June 19, 2023
Lakeside Chautauqua
Reading 7PM
Workshop, 10:30 AM
Lakeside Chautauqua
236 Walnut Ave.
Lakeside, OH 43440
August 2, 2023 6pm
Thurber House
Summer Literary Picnic
77 Jefferson Avenue
Columbus, OH
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October 17, 2022, 9pm
RATTLECAST: With Robert Pinsky
Secondary Guest: Kari Gunter-Seymour
YouTube, Twitter, Facebook
October 20, 2022, 7PM
Spoken & Heard
Featuring Diane Seuss, Kari Gunter-Seymour
& Quartez Harris
Stuart's Opera House
52 Public Square
Nelsonville OH 45764
Virtual Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register
/WN_3l74X-wiSi6800S1FXDsrQ
October 20-23, 2022
Dodge Poetry Festival - 4 Day Event
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center St,
Newark, NJ 07102
April 30, 2020, 9am-10am EST
Rawkous Radio Creative Thursdays
Featured Poet
May 13-17, 2020
Bridgewater International Poetry Festival
Virtual Workshop & Reading
Featured Poet/Workshop Instructor
402 East College Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812
July 7, 2020, 9PM
Rattlecast
Rattle Magazine's Virtual
Reading Series
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 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
https://www.downboundbooks.com/?q=h.calevents
December 11, 2020, 7PM
Solstice Poetry Reading
Tecumseh Land Trust
Yellow Springs, OH
Virtual Reading
February 13, 2021, 2PM
Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals
Virtual Reading
Stuart;s Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
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 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 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
October 29 and 30, 2021,
Creative Aging Retreat
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
March 3, 2022 10-11:30AM
Ohio Library Council
Webinar: The Power of Poetry
March 10, 2022 7-9PM
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
Webinar: Meet & Greet
March 10, 2022 7-9PM
Athens County Poets and Writers
Open Mic
SignUp and Registration HERE
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 23-25, 2022
AWP Conference
Panelist - How to Create a Successful Anthology
Friday, March 25, 2022
Scheduled Time: 12:10 PM–1:25 PM ET
Scheduled Room: 115AB
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
March 25, 2022, 7PM
Portsmouth Spring Literary Festival
Featured Reader
Downtown
Portsmouth, OH
April 2, 2022, 1-2pm
The Ohio Center for the Book
at Cleveland Public Library
Featured reader
Virtual Event
April 6, 2022, 12-1pm
Columbus State Community College Library
& Columbus Metropolitan Library
Featured reader
Virtual Event
April 22-23, 2022
Power of Poetry Festival
Evening Readings 7-10PM
Saturday Poetry Hike 2-4PM
Alley Park
Lancaster, OH 43130
April 28, 2022, 7PM
National Poetry Month Reading
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, OH
Virtual Event
Register Here:
April 29, 2022, 3PM
Ohioana Book Festival
Panel Moderator:
Readings and Conversations
Register Here:
MAY 19, 2022, 10AM
Mid-Western History Conference
Panel: Writing the Region
Holiday Inn
Grand Rapids, MI, Downtown
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, 5-7pm
Literary Cleveland and Flamingo Writers Guild
POETRY WORKSHOP
Veteran’s Memorial Park
6328 State Rd Pkwy Blvd
Parma, 44134
June 23, 2022, 8-10PM
National Federation of State Poetry Societies Convention
Sponsored by Ohio Poetry Association
Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive
Lewis Center, Ohio, 43035
August 30, 2022 7PM
ReadAppalachia
Interview-Live
September 7, 2022, 5PM
John Carroll University
Featured Reader
Rodman Hall
John Carroll Blvd
University Heights, OH 44118
September 29, 2022, 2-3:30pm
Appalachian Heritage Writers Master Class
w/Barbara Kingsolver
Shepherd University Byrd CHE
North King St, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
ALSO VIRTUAL: https://www.shepherd.edu/ahwirweb/kingsolver/schedule
September 29, 2022, 7-9pm
Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series
Belk Centrum
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC 28603
October 15, 2022, 2-4pm
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
READING
300 Whitewoman Street
Coshocton, OH 43812
