Readings:
AWP Conference, Baltimore, MD
March 4-7, 2026
FlowerSong Press Off-Site Reading, TBA
Writers in Progress
Friday, May 8, 2026, 5:30 pm
221 Pine Street #359
Florence, MA
Poetry & Spoken Word Series
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 7 pm
Chicopee Public Library
449 Front Street
Chicopee, MA
Wild Indigo Poetry
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 5-7 pm
Philly Book Launch!
With Susan Scheid & Dan Vera
Young American Hard Cider & Tasting Room
6350 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Workshops:
Resistant Writers’ Support Group – ONLINE
Sponsored by Writers in Progress
7 Mondays, beginning January 12, 2026
1–4 pm, EST
$295
Register at the Writers in Progress website
We all know that resistance takes many forms but is really fear in disguise. Fear of failure. Fear of the uphill slog. Fear of vulnerability or exposure, And the only thing that helps most writers overcome that fear is having a schedule, manageable goals, and the support of other writers. That’s why we created the Resistant Writers’ Support Group. For three hours a week, writers will come together online to blast through resistance and get the work done. Each session will start with a brief check-in, an inspiring quote or craft tip and a selection of imaginative prompts to get you rolling. Then, we’ll write together for two hours (!), after which there is another quick check in to share successes/progress and set a weekly intention, creating accountability and support. Minimal sharing/feedback. Perfect for anyone with a longer writing project who craves productive writing time, accountability, inspiration, and encouragement.
Your class — the way you held it with wisdom, skill and warmth, your prompts, and the people drawn to write with you — was an alchemical phenomenon for my poetry, opening up new channels. — Jennie M., past participant
Writing Down the Moon: A Poetry Workshop – ONLINE
Sponsored by Writers in Progress
7 Wednesdays, beginning January 14, 2026
10 am–1 pm, EST
$325
Register at the Writers in Progress website
“Poetry is not a luxury,” Audre Lorde famously wrote 40 years ago. “It is a vital necessity of our existence.” For many of us, times have always been perilous; and even more so now. Poetry gives voice to our experience and creates meaning from the chaos around us. But how do we combat despair, voicelessness, or anxiety and break through to our wild imaginations? In this workshop, we’ll read poems of rage, redemption, sustenance, and open-heartedness, all by contemporary, diverse poets, and we’ll write our own, in conversation and response. Toward the end of the eight weeks, we’ll discuss revision and bring our drafts to the group for response, helping us deepen our engagement with craft and birth into the world our strongest, most vivid and engaging poems. The workshop is designed for everyone, including, but not exclusive to, writer-activists, writers exploring interior struggles, or writers exploring poetry for the first time.
LOCAL TO THE SOUTH JERSEY PHILLY AREA?
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP AT RUTGERS-CAMDEN WRITERS HOUSE!!
Not a Luxury
January 31, 2026, 10 am – 1 pm EST
Rutgers Camden Writers House
305 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ
Sliding scale. Register at the Writers House website.
How do we stay engaged with our creative lives in this time of crisis? If we view our charge as, in part, to document our historical moment and to sustain our readers as they resist authoritarianism, how do we combat our own despair and break through the noise and panic to our wild imaginations? Sarah Browning, co-founder and 10-year Executive Director of the poetry and social justice organization Split This Rock, will guide participants through strategies for accessing, expressing, and sustaining their creative impulses. The workshop will read and discuss poems of joyful (and rageful) resistance and sustenance and write toward their own sparkling manifestos. Readings will be from contemporary poets in varied styles and from many backgrounds. Writers in all genres and at all levels of their engagement with craft are welcome!
Wild Indigo Poetry Series
Wild Indigo Poetry Series celebrates the cultural riches of Philadelphia and our deep rooted commitment to social change and transformation. 3rd Sundays at 5pm we feature 2 poets, local and visiting, and host an open mic in partnership with Reclaim Philadelphia and based at Young American Cider and Tasting Room.
Young American is at 6350 Germantown Avenue, at the Germantown-Mt. Airy border and on the 23 bus line. The venue is wheelchair accessible. $5 suggested donation. Sign up for the open mic is first come, first served. Sarah co-curates and co-hosts with the poet-editor-curator Raina J. León. Check us out on Instagram @wildindigo.poetry
Up next: Sunday, January 18, 2026, with Anaiis Salles & Tim Seibles & Open Mic!
Selected Past Events:
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference
October 9-11, 2025
Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Sarah is a featured poet and workshop leader at this fabulous 3-day conference. Sandra Cisneros headlines! Check out the schedule at the conference website.
AWP Conference 2024:
Wednesday Night Poetry Reading
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 8:30 pm
Charlotte Street Stern Theater, 3333 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO
Hosted by Kai Coggin and featuring an incredible line-up of poets – details at the Facebook event page
Reading with Wordpeace and Naugatuck River Review
Thursday, February 8, 2024 12:10 pm
Bookfair Stage, AWP Bookfair, Exhibit Halls D & E, Kansas City Convention Center, Level 3
Reading with Naugatuck River Review
Friday, February 9, 2024, noon
Made in KC Cafe, 1114 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, MO
Panel: Vision & Re-Vision: Teaching Revision in University & Community Workshops
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 9 am
with Sara Henning, Allison Joseph, Maya Marshall
Room 2101, Kansas City Convention Center, Street Level
Moonstone Poetry Series – In Person
Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 7 pm EST
Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
Featuring! With Joshua Barnes, Eileen D’Angelo, & Juniper Sweeney. Hosted by Sean Hanrahan
Followed by an open mic – bring a poem!
Poets 4 Seth – In Person! Outdoors!
Sunday, March 26, 2023
2-4 pm
Poets turn out for Seth Anderson-Oberman, for a just Philadelphia! Come meet Seth and hear about his inspiring campaign for city council, district 8.
Hot local poets will read and we’ll have a special visit from NYC poets Seth’s daughter Nadja Anderson-Oberman and cousin Miller Oberman!!
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 2-4 pm, in the backyard of the home of Sarah Browning & Mike Albrecht, 8223 Ardleigh Street, Chestnut Hill. Three doors down from the water tower.
Featured poets:
Heather Bowlan
Sarah Browning
Warren C. Longmire
Nadja Anderson-Oberman – Seth’s daughter!
Miller Oberman – Seth’s cousin!
Diamante “Dimo” Ortiz
Anaiis Salles – Seth’s mom!
Susan Windle
Born to Black and Jewish working class parents and raised in the Brickyard section of Germantown, Seth Anderson-Oberman has been helping workers and neighbors build power for 30 years.
Our coalition is fighting for a new approach to public safety, housing justice for all, fully funded public schools, and equitable community investment. We can’t afford to continue the same failed strategies that have devastated our neighborhoods while real estate developers enjoy tax-free support from our local government.
As poets and artists, we know that we are free only when all our kin are free. We hope you’ll join in our movement for a city that truly is the beloved community.
Can’t make it but still want to donate? We love you! Here’s the donation link for our event: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/poets4seth. Donations to campaigns are not tax deductible.
More about Seth and the campaign on his website: https://seth4thepeople.com/
Accessibility note: The poets and speakers will be amplified. The backyard is wheelchair accessible but unfortunately the restroom is not; it’s up about 5 steps and is small.
Wednesday Night Poetry Offsite Reading – IN PERSON
Wednesday, March 8, 6 pm
Cafe Racer, 1510 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA
Details on Facebook. (You don’t have to be on Facebook to access the event page.)
My Beats Are Icky Poetry Reading – IN PERSON
Friday, March 10, 7 pm
309 Occidental Ave., South, Seattle, WA
Featuring: Wendy Barnes, Ebo Barton, Sarah Browning, Claudia Castro Luna, Xavier Cavazos, Joel Dias-Porter, Keetje Kuipers, Robert Lashley, Jen Lynn, Chloe Martinez, Joanna Thomas, Emily Van Kley, Shelley Wong
Details on Facebook. (You don’t have to be on Facebook to access the event page.)
LA TI DO 10th Anniversary Celebration – IN PERSON
Saturday, February 5, 2022
6 pm EST
Union Stage
740 Street, SW, Washington, DC
Details and tickets at Union Stage website.
Two Rivers Reading Series – Online
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 8 pm EST
Painted Bride Quarterly/Red Hen Press Reading
AWP Conference Off-Site Event
Friday, March 25, 2022
Publishing Your Poetry – Online
Sponsored by Writers in Progress
Saturday, January 29, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
$75
Register at the Writers in Progress website.
Got poems? Want to publish in literary journals but don’t know where to start? Or need an inspirational shot in the arm to send out more poems? This workshop is for you! Workshop leader Sarah Browning has published hundreds of poems in print and online lit journals, including Poetry, The Beloit Poetry Review, Shanandoah, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, Painted Bride Quarterly, and more. She’ll take the mystery out of the process, tell a few hilarious and inspiring stories, walk you through some sample journals’ submission guidelines and the submissions platform Submittable, and leave you with tools and resources to help you get your work out in the world, where it belongs.
The Literary Cypher – Featured Reader – Online
Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 7 pm EST
FREE
With writers Krystal A. Smith, Sufiya Abdur-Rahman, Courtney Harler, Tanisha Bankston, Sabrina Anthony, Jessica Claire Haney. Details on Facebook (available to all).
Tonight We Write Down the Moon: A Poetry Workshop – Online
Sponsored by Writers in Progress
8 Tuesdays, beginning January 18, 2022 – NEW DATE
6-9 pm EST
$395
Register at the Writers in Progress website.
Our lives might be busy, our minds distracted. But once a week, for eight Tuesdays, we will cultivate our power of observation, writing poems that love on our five senses, remembering the moon. We will explore the fundamentals of poetry–image, metaphor, music, form–and practice the beauty and challenge of placing the poem on the page. Each week, we’ll generate new writing together, responding to exercises and creative prompts the workshop leader brings. We’ll share our efforts with each other and receive supportive responses/feedback. We’ll also look each week at poems by our contemporaries that bring us to our senses – literally! – exploring them for craft choices and emotional resonance. Participants will have the opportunity to send a poem to the workshop leader for full critique – or just for sharing. All levels of experience with poetry are invited!
Justice & Joy: Writing Powerful Political Poems – Online
Saturday, January 15, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
$75
Sponsored by Writers in Progress
Register at the Writers in Progress website.
In times of extremity and peril, when so many communities are under daily attack and the future of our very home, this planet, is imperiled, how do we express our outrage? How do we dream another world in poems that move beyond the rhetoric of speeches and the reasoned arguments of power point presentations? How do we reach people in their hearts, where change begins? Contemporary poets are taking an enormous variety of approaches to this question, both thematically and stylistically. We’ll take a look at some model poems, refer to resources to find more. Then, with the help of some inspiring prompts, we’ll try our hand at writing poetry that inspires change. Everyone welcome!
Poetry & Social Change: A Lecture – Online
FREE
Thursday, October 28, 2021, 7:30 pm EST
Sponsored by Literary Lectures/The Sacramento Poetry Alliance
Virtual event. Login on Zoom.
Community Writing Workshop — Online
Sponsored by Writers in Progress
Sunday, September 5, 2021, 9:30 am-12:30 pm EST
FREE but registration is REQUIRED
Come join us for a morning of writing among peers! After a short warm up, we’ll engage in a sustained writing period in response to a variety of prompts. We’ll share some of our work and receive supportive feedback. A great way to jumpstart your writing projects! More info at the Facebook event page. (You don’t have to be on Facebook to access the page.)
Graduate Research & Creative Works Symposium
Rutgers University Camden
Tuesday, April 13, 12:45-1:45 pm EST
FREE but registration is REQUIRED
Poetry reading & Q&A — drop in on Zoom any time during the hour! Registration and further information at the College of Arts & Sciences website.
This Is What America Looks Like — A Reading and Panel on the new anthology from Washington Writers’ Publishing House, sponsored by the Enoch Pratt Free Library. With poet Hayes Davis and prose writers Adam Schwartz and Darlene Taylor. Moderated by Kathleen Wheaton.
Wednesday, April 21, 7 pm EST – FREE
Details and login information at the Library’s website.
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