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
April 7, 2021, 2PM
Ohio University Southern
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 24, 2021, 7PM
Ohioana Festival
Featured Author
Virtual Readng and Panel
May 21 & 22, 2021
Spring Retreat
Redaing and Q&A, 7PM
Workshop: Return to Mindfullness, 10AM
Workshop: Allow Me to Repeat Myself, 2PM
PAST EVENTS
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August 22, 2018, 7pm-10pm
Thurber House
Summer Literary Picnics
77 Jefferson Avenue
Columbus, OH
September 21, 2018, 6-9pm
Northern Kentucky University
Fort Thomas Antiques & Design Center
90 Alexandria Pike,
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
Reception following event
Oct. 6, 2018, 1pm - 3pm
West Virginia University
Downtown Campus Library
Milano Reading Room
1549 University Ave
Morgantown, WV 26505
Oct. 27, 2018, 7pm - 10pm
Barn Bash For Serenity Grove
Dairy Barn Arts Center
Athens, OH
Nov. 15, 2018 6pm - 9pm
Ohio University Southern
Spriggs Auditorium
1804 Liberty Ave.Ironton, Ohio
Reception following performance
March 15, 2019, 3:30 pm
March 17, 2019, 2:00pm
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville, NC
April 11, 2019, 6-9pm
Dairy Barn Arts Center
8000 Dairy Lane
Athens, OH 45701
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 20, 2020, 5PM
#SpeakUp Workshop
Baker University Center
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
March 22, 2020, 2PM-3PM
Rattle Open Mic
Poets Respond to Coronavirus
Selected Reader
YouTube
March 23, 2020, 10AM-4PM
TEDx Ohio University
Templeton-Blackburn Alumni
Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
March 26, 2020, 4PM-5:30PM
Stay-At-Home Poetry Workshop
Sonsored by Dairy Barn Arts Center
Join us on Webex
March 27, 2020, 7:30PM
Appalachian Listening Room
48 W. Main Street
Logan Ohio 43138
March 28, 2020, 6PM
Ohio University Multicultural Center
Baker University Center Theater
Athens, OH 45701
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 12, 2020, noon-1PM
Rattle Open Mic
Poets Respond to Coronavirus
Selected Reader
YouTube
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 18, 2020 3PM EST
Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon
Open Mic
Zoom
April 18, 2020 1-3PM
Marshall University
Drinko Library, 3rd Floor Atrium
Sponsored by Marshall University
Center for Continuing Education
1 John Marshall Dr.
Huntington, WV 25755
April 23, 2020, 6PM
Spoken & Heard Poetry Series
Dairy Barn Art Center
4000 Dairy Lane
Athens, OH 45710
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 11, 2020, 6PM
Dairy Barn Art Center
4000 Dairy Lane
Athens, OH 45710
June 18, 2020, 6PM
"Wish I Could Do It Over"
Virtual Workshop
ZOOM
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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 21, 2020, 7PM
Kanawah Reading Series
Glenville State College
200 High St
Glenville, WV 26351
Virtual Reading
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
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
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