Novelists Dave Housley and Joanna Cannon discuss their latest works and the role of humour in writing. Cannon is the bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, which established her as a novelist with a unique blend of funny yet poignant prose.  Her latest novel, A Tidy Ending, is a sinister novel about a married […]

Edgar Allan Poe famously proclaimed the "death of a beautiful woman" the most poetical subject in the world. The prolonged suffering of his beautiful, dying wife, Virginia Poe (1822 - 1847,) almost certainly inspired this belief. Muse, poetess, child bride, daughter of Baltimore, Virginia Poe remains one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in […]

Conversations and Connections is a one-day writer's conference that brings together writers, editors, and publishers in a friendly, supportive environment. The conference is organized by Barrelhouse magazine, and has been held for the past 15 years in Washington DC, and the past 6 in Pittsburgh, with 2 virtual pandemic conferences and counting. All proceeds go […]

From Poetry Barn: “When I say/I love my family/what I mean/is I worship/the battle,” Saida Agostini writes early in her stunning debut poetry collection let the dead in. What does it mean to be fierce in our own historical presence? To demand our right to exist in the family stories that shape our very reality? This poetry […]

from VPR: Join us for An Evening of Poetry 2022 hosted by VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb, Friday, April 29 at 7p.m. As we slide into another year of uncertainty around the pandemic and world events one way to find firm ground and inspiration is through poetry. For the second to last day of National Poetry Month, […]

"Join us for a Poem Town St. Johnsbury Celebration featuring the Myra Flynn Band and special guest Reuben Jackson.From March 17 to April 17 a selection of words related to this year’s PoemTown St. Johnsbury theme, Up from the Roots, will be posted on a window at 67 Eastern Avenue in St. Johnsbury and on […]

Join a large and diverse group of DC-area poets, including ASP's own Katherine E. Young and Richard Peabody, as they read their work in solidarity with the people of Ukraine affected by the recent Russian invasion. This is an in-person event. RSVP on facebook, if you like. Though it is not required to attend. This […]

The 2022 Washington Writers Conference is thrilled to welcome you back in person on May 13-14! In addition to our one-on-one agent-pitch sessions, we’ll have an exciting array of panels covering everything from the business of writing to specialized craft workshops.

Join Rose Solari at the Washington Writers Conference for her panel entitled The Great Unknown: Documenting the World through Poetry “When you don’t know what to say anymore, try poetry.” Join renowned poets Teri Ellen Cross Davis, 2022 Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist State Awardee and author of Haint (Gival Press, 2016), winner of the 2017 Ohioana […]

Join Rose Solari at the Washington Writers Conference for her panel entitled To Agent or Not to Agent? VENUE: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center ROOM: Glen Echo

From The Ivy: The Ivy is thrilled to welcome poet Elizabeth Hazen for a reading from her latest collection, Girls Like Us! Liz will be joined by Rose Solari, the poet and publisher who published Girls Like Us, and Jessica Anya Blau, author of Mary Jane. This event will also be to celebrate the paperback release of Mary Jane, which came out […]

LPR is hosting a virtual reading and discussion to celebrate the launch of the 2022 Summer Issue of the Little Patuxent Review. Please virtually gather with us to celebrate the talents of our contributors and featured artists. This reading will feature ASP's Rose Solari who has a poem in the Summer issue. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/little-patuxent-review-summer-2022-virtual-launch-reading-tickets-347282400007?aff=efbneb

Saida Agostini presents her debut collection of poetry, let the dead in, at Red Emma's bookstore in Baltimore. Audacious, sensual, and grieving, this work explores how Black women harness the fantastic to craft their own road to freedom. A journey across Guyana, London, and the United States, it is a meditation on black womanhood, queerness, the […]

SUMMARY: 8 weeks starting on June 12, 2022 $250 Limited to 12 Every participant will have a chance to workshop 2 stories. HOW DOES IT WORK? These are online workshops, so, you know, everything is online and asynchronous. Participants log in to the workshop space throughout the week, whenever convenient for them. We’ve had workshop […]

Saida Agostini and a panel of fellow poets will read poems addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Light refreshments will be served.