Visiting Writer, Flash, and Fellow Readings
ARC has been fortunate to host an incredible array of visiting writers with our Poetry & the Senses initiative. Begun in January 2020, by this May we will have heard from over 32 poets reading and in conversation, including:
Indira Allegra, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Cathy Linh Che, Chen Chen, Natalie Diaz, Camille Dungy, Cornelius Eady, Nadia Elbgal, Safia Elhillo, Chiyuma Elliott, Tarfia Faizullah, Vievee Francis, Ross Gay, Joy Harjo, Terrance Hayes, Lyn Hejinian, Lee Herrick, Claire Meuschke Hong, Kealoha, Aja Monet, Hieu Minh Ngyuyen, Matthew Olzmann, Morgan Parker, Craig Santos Perez, Jake Skeets, Danez Smith, Patricia Smith, Alice Te Punga Somerville, Michael Wasson, Simone White, & Jenny Xie.
Additionally, we are creating an archive of Bay Area poets reading one of their poems in relationship to our yearly theme in our Flash Reading Series; this spring, it will be over 50 voices, with more to come each semester (more here). As well, our Poetry & the Senses Fellows are celebrated at the end of their fellowship with a group reading of poetry they have created during their tenure.
Past Events
Claire Meuschke Hong: Poetry Reading & Craft Talk
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
Michael Wasson & Alice Te Punga Somerville
in conversation with Beth Piatote
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
Noʻu Revilla, D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie, & Donovan Kūhiō Colleps
in conversation with Craig Santos Perez
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2023
California Laureate Lee Herrick
Hawaiian Laureate Kealoha
& Oakland Youth Laureate Nadia Elbgal
Thursday, April 20th, 2023,
2023 ARC Flash Reading Series
April 1 – 30th, 2023 | Every Friday
Celebrating Kundiman: Cathy Linh Che, Chen Chen, & Jenny Xie
in conversation with Lindsay Choi & Sophia Hussain
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Detroit Roots: Tarfia Faizullah, Vievee Francis, & Matthew Olzmann
in conversation with Chiyuma Elliott & Jesse Nathan
Thursday, April 28, 2022
20 Bay Area Poets Reading a poem related to the theme Coexistence
Released weekly during National Poetry Month
April 2022
Celebrating Cave Canem: Cornelius Eady with Morgan Parker & Cameron Awkward-Rich
in conversation with Chiyuma Elliott & Vincente Perez
Wednesday, Oct 20th 2021
Camille T. Dungy & Ross Gay
in conversation with Aya de León & Maurya Kerr
Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021
Poetry & the Senses
Fall 2021 Fellows Reading
Anastasia Le, Gisselle Medina, Lindsay Choi, Vincente Perez, Ahmad Diab, Jesse Nathan, Maurya Kerr, & D’mani Thomas
Wednesday, Dec 8, 2021
Flash Reading Series
8 Bay Area Poets Reading a poem related to the theme Coexistence
Fall 2021, online
Poetry & the Senses
Spring 2021 Fellows Reading
Vethea Cerna Cole, Elizabeth Zhiying Feng, reelaviolette botts-ward, Noah Warren, Ramona Naddoff, Ken Ueno, Sara Mumolo, Maw Shein Win
Monday, May 10th 2021
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Natalie Diaz, and Aja Monet | Poetry readings + conversation
Monday, April 26, 2021
Poetry & the Senses
Flash Reading Series
24 Bay Area Poets reading a poem related to the theme emerge/ncy
Weekly Releases, April – May 2021
Poetry Reading
Terrance Hayes & Simone White
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2021
emerge/ncy: [maps]
Poetry Reading featuring Safia Elhillo, Hieu Minh Nguyen, and Craig Santos Perez
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021
Poetry & the Senses Fellows’ Reading
Wednesday December 9, 2020
Danez Smith and Patricia Smith | Readings + Conversation
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Joy Harjo, Reading by U.S. Poet Laureate
In conversation with Beth Piatote
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Poetry & the Senses Launch
Readings & Converstion with
Indira Allegra, Chiyuma Elliott, and Lyn Hejinian
Tuesday, February 4, 2020