Join Jennifer Franklin, Program Director, and Sophia Bannister as we welcome Catherine Barnett, Malachi Black, and Ishion Hitchinson as they read from their new collections.

Come spend a morning on the lake and dive into creative writing. We’ll listen to poems from Catherine Barnett's new collection, then write!

In this fast-paced hands-on craft talk, we'll read and write together as we demystify the often under-recognized pleasures of syntax: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. Please bring pen and paper!

Catherine Barnett reads from her new book, Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space, with Danielle Chapman, whose latest collection is Boxed Juice.

Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.

The Poetic Eye

Poetry Reading: Catherine Barnett and Claudia Rankine

A reading by Catherine Barnett and Claudia Rankine followed by a conversation/Q&A and a reception/signing.

Open to the public. All attendees are required to RSVP in advance; please click here

Book launch and conversation: Catherine Barnett reads from Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space, followed by conversation with poet Hilda Davis.

Lost City Books + The Line DC host their inaugural Spring Salon, the beginning of a new quarterly reading series featuring both local and visiting authors. A celebration of DC’s vibrant literary community, hosted inside the historic cornerstone building at the heart of Adams Morgan, The Line hotel. With writers Catherine Barnett, Zito Madu, Lily Meyer, and Sunu P. Chandy.

Catherine Barnett reading from SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF BODIES IN SPACE with Garth Greenwell and Dianne Wiest at McNally Jackson

Catherine Barnett reading from SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF BODIES IN SPACE, presented as part of Hunter's Distinguished Writers Series

Six poets from Civitella’s 2023 season will be reading: Catherine Barnett, Reginald Dwayne Betts, DaMaris B. Hill, Shawn R. Jones, Valzhyna Mort, and Divya Victor.

The 2024 Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival • Free and open to the public, this year the festival will be from April 19 to April 21 at SLC campus, featuring readings, craft talks, and generative sessions with Catherine Barnett, Haleh Liza Gafori, Marie Howe, Joanna Klink, Eugenia Leigh, Dennis Nurkse, Maya C. Popa, Afaa M. Weaver, Shelley Wong, and more.

The 2024 Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival • Free and open to the public, this year the festival will be from April 19 to April 21 at SLC campus, featuring readings, craft talks, and generative sessions with Catherine Barnett, Haleh Liza Gafori, Marie Howe, Joanna Klink, Eugenia Leigh, Dennis Nurkse, Maya C. Popa, Afaa M. Weaver, Shelley Wong, and more.

Learn strategies for transforming raw materials into first drafts in this workshop with Catherine Barnett, author of Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space and Human Hours.