SELECTED UPCOMING & PAST EVENTS

Mary Biddinger is available to travel to read poems and lecture on topics such as poetry writing, literary publishing, and editing book length poetry collections.

For reading or speaking queries, contact “poetry at uakron dot edu.” University profile may be found here.

Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Literary Cleveland Inkubator Conference
Publishing Your Poetry Collection presentation
7:00 pm

Poet-in-Residence at Chautauqua Literary Arts
Week of July 6th
Reading, Brown Bag presentation, and week-long workshop

Spring 2020 Florida Literary Arts Coalition Writer’s Circuit Readings

2/10: Miami Dade College

2/11: Valencia College

2/12: College of Central Florida

2/13: Flagler College

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 [canceled due to COVID 19]
Reading and discussion on craft and process
Wadsworth Public Library
7:00 pm

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 [canceled due to COVID 19]
Reading at Baldwin Wallace University

Friday, 24 January 2020
Reading with Matthew Thorburn
Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor
7:00 pm

SELECTED PAST EVENTS

Thursday, 24 October 2019
Autumn Poetry Reading & Partial Genius Release Party
Featuring Mary Biddinger, Sarah Dravec, Noor Hindi, and Caryl Pagel
Sponsored by the University of Akron Press
6:30-8:30, Northside Marketplace, Akron

Saturday, 2 November 2019
Winter Wheat Literary Festival
3:00-4:15 pm
“The Manuscript Whisperer: Advice for Creating and Publishing Your Poetry Collection” with Mary Biddinger

Saturday, 16 November 2019
Poets in Print with Mary Biddinger & Amorak Huey
7:00-9:00, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center

Fall 2019 Florida Literary Arts Coalition Writer’s Circuit Readings

9/30: Florida SouthWestern

10/1: University of Tampa

10/2: St. Leo University

Thursday, 7 February 2019
Paging Columbus reading
7:00-9:00 pm, Two Dollar Radio Headquarters

Thursday, 25 October 2018
Crazyhorse Reading Series
7:00 pm, Alumni Center, College of Charleston

Saturday, 5 October 2018
Release party reading for the They Said anthology
7:30 pm, Visible Voice Books, Cleveland

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Coast Line: Poetry Reading Series
7:00 pm, Lakewood Main Library Auditorium
featuring Mary Biddinger, Caryl Pagel and Michelle R. Smith

Saturday, 21 October 2017
Six Ohio Poets reading at the Rodman Public Library
2:00 pm, Main Auditorium
Alliance, Ohio

Thursday, 20 April 2017
Poetry reading at Penn State Erie
6:00pm to 7:00pm, Smith Chapel

Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Rethinking Gender poetry reading
featuring Holly Brown & Mary Biddinger
12:00 noon, University of Akron Union room 316
part of the UA Women’s Studies Program series

Thursday, 16 March 2017
Ball State University In Print Festival
8:00 pm in AJ 175

Friday, 8 April 2016
Wordsmiths reading for Bucks County Community College
7:30 pm, Orangery, Newtown Campus

Thursday, June 4, 2015
Black Lawrence Press Reading
7:00 pm, Mac’s Backs, Cleveland Heights

Thursday, April 9, 2015
AWP Offsite Reading with Denver Quarterly, Colorado Review, and Laurel Review
7:30 pm, Republic – Calhoun Square
3001 Hennepin Ave Suite 2200, Minneapolis

Friday, March 27, 2015
3:00 pm, Reading at Michigan State University
B210/310 Wells

Thursday, April 10, 2014
Poetry Reading at Saint Lawrence University
Canton, NY

4 January, 2014
Poetry reading & lecture
University of Tampa MFA

Thursday, 26 September, 2013
4 Under 40 Reading
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD

Thursday, 12 September 2013
Poetry reading at Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH