PAST EVENTS
*Virtual events are labeled & marked with an asterisk*.
Spring & Summer 2025
January 16
The Merwin Conservancy's Green Room Series
Kahului, HI
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January 31
YOU ARE HERE: Poetry in the Parks
Everglades National Park, FL
Featured Poem: “Ecology” by June Jordan
February 5
Virtual Reading for The Care Center
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February 11
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
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February 20
University of Miami
Miami, FL
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March 13
College of Marin
Kentfield, CA
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March 17
Cerro Coso Community College
Ridgecrest, CA
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April 1
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
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April 12
Case Western University
Cleveland, OH
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April 15
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
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April 17
“Against Breaking” Laureateship Closing Event at the Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
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April 23
Virtual Reading for Wor-Wic Community College
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May 16 & 17
Events for Seattle Reads: YOU ARE HERE
Seattle, WA
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May 19 & 20
Events with the Sitka Center for Arts & Ecology
Oregon Coast, OR
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July 26
Reading with Nicole Calihan, moderated by Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Armstrong Redwoods Forest Theater
Guerneville, CA
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August 27
Science & Nature at the Mercantile Library
Cincinnati, OH
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Fall 2024
September 4
Reading at the D.C. Public Library
Washington, D.C.
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September 18
Reading for Colby College
Waterville, ME
September 29
In Praise of Mystery Celebration
Readers’ Books
Sonoma, CA
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October 3
Ada Limón & Peter Sís in Conversation
In Praise of Mystery Celebration
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
New York, NY
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October 5
Ada Limón & Peter Sís in Conversation
In Praise of Mystery Celebration
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
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October 14
EUROPA Clipper Launch
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, FL
October 17
In Praise of Mystery: A Celestial Poetry Event
Humanities Kansas
Salina, KS
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November 4
Florie Gale Arons Visiting Poet
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
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November 24
Keynote Speaker
NCTE Conference
Boston, MA
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December 3
Saguaro National Park You Are Here Parks Visit
Public Event: Installation Unveiling, Mica View Picnic Area
Featured Poem: “NA:NKO MA:S CEWAGĬ / CLOUD SONG” by Ofelia Zepeda
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December 4
Reading for the University of Arizona Poetry Center
Tucson, AZ
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Spring 2024
January 30
Chet Raymo Literary Series
Stonehill College
Easton, MA
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February 22
In conversation with Alexis Madrigal
City Arts & Lectures
San Francisco, CA
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February 27
Reading at Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
March 8
Explore Space & Poetry With NASA & Poet Laureate Ada Limón
SXSW Conference Opening Event
Austin, TX
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March 11
Reading
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
March 23
Virginia Festival of the Book
Charlottesville, VA
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April 1
You Are Here anthology Release Event with Ilya Kaminsky, Patricia Smith, and Kevin Young
Symphony Space
New York, NY
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April 4
Live! at the Library: You Are Here Celebration with Molly McCully Brown,
Jake Skeets, Analicia Sotelo, & Paul Tran
Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium
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April 10
Letras Latinas 20th Anniversary Event
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
April 27
Poetry Festival Keynote
Chicago Public Library
Chicago, IL
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April 29 – May 1
Smith College
Northampton, MA
May 9
The Julian Arts Guild presents
Poetry on the Mountain with Ada Limón, Poet Laureate of the United States
Julian, CA
May 21
Reading for the Teton County Library
Jackson, WY
May 23
Poetry in the Natural World
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
Madison, WI
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Fall 2023
September 18
Reading at the Paul Sawyier Public Library
Frankfort, KY
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September 21
Reading at Saint Mary’s College
Notre Dame, IN
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September 23
Keynote speaker for the 2023 John Wilmerding Symposium
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
September 25
*Virtual: Reading for The Care Center
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October 4
Dancy Lecture, University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL
October 10
*Virtual: Reading for Waubonsee Community College
October 12
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana, IL
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October 18
Reading for Owensboro Community and Technical College’s Common Read
Owensboro, KY
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October 30
Conversation for the Center for Effective Philanthropy
Boston, MA
November 2
Reading for Scripps College
Claremont, CA
November 8
Reading for the University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
November 15
Reading for Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
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November 16
Irving S. Cooper Visiting Professorship
Center for Humanities in Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
December 5
Reading Jenny Tunedal at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
International Writers Stage
Stockholm, Sweden
Spring 2023
January 17
*Reading for The Merwin Conservancy
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón in The Green Room
Virtual Broadcast
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January 19
UC Irvine
Irvine, CA
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January 24
*Reading for Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Virtual Event
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January 26
Conversation with Krista Tippett
Minneapolis, MN
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February 1
Reading at Yale
New Haven, CT
February 7
Reading at the University of Mississippi
University, MS
February 11
Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Poetry Reading
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
February 15 – 16
2023 Stellfox Scholar
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
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February 23
Reading at Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
February 27
PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
March 6
Inprint Series
Houston, TX
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March 7
Reading with Jennifer Knox
The University of Houston
Houston, TX
March 13
Reading for the Gateway Regional Arts Center
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
March 20
Reading for the University of North Carolina
Asheville, NC
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April 10
Ethel Walker School
Simsbury, CT
April 20
Portland Arts & Lectures
Portland, OR
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April 21 – 23
Get Lit Festival
Spokane, WA
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April 25
UC Santa Barbara
Arts & Lectures
Santa Barbara, CA
April 28 & 29
Sonoma Valley Author Festival
Sonoma, CA
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May 3 & 4
The Porch
Nashville, TN
May 12
Hugo House
Seattle, WA
Summer 2023
May 18
Reading at Holland Center for Performing Arts
Omaha, NE
June 1
Live! at the Library: NASA and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Unveil Her Poem for Europa
Washington, D.C.
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June 9 – 11
Poetry International Festival
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 24
Reading at di Rosa Gallery
Sonoma, CA
Fall 2022
August 23
*Virtual Event
Edinburgh International Book Festival
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August 27
*Virtual Event
Writers for Democratic Action
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September 15
*Virtual Event
Best American Poetry
Virtual Reading
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September 20
Reading at Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN
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September 22
Book Lovers Ball
Milkweed Editions Special Event
Minneapolis, MN
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September 29
Opening Reading as the U.S. Poet Laureate
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
RSVP & Tickets
October 1
Appalachian Big Ideas Festival
Conversation & Reading with Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson
Hazard, KY
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October 6
Reading at Hendrix College
Conway, AR
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October 16
*Virtual Event
Craft Lab for Brooklyn Poets
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October 17
Reading at the Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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October 22
Reading with Amber Tamblyn at Carmichael’s Bookstore
Louisville, KY
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November 3-4
PeeDee Fiction & Poetry Festival
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC
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November 7
Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County
Sarasota Youth Poet Laureate Program
Sarasota, FL
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November 10
Reading at Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
November 13
*Virtual Event Miami Book Fair Online
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón & Robert Casper: A Conversation
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November 22
Reading at Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
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December 13
Reading for the Merwin Conservancy
Honolulu, HI
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Spring 2022
January 18
*Conversation with Jami Attenberg
Women & Children First
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January 20 & 21
*Lawrenceville School
James Merrill Visiting Poet
February 4
*Poetry of Resilience
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March 8 -10
*Snow Days: American Booksellers Association
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March 8
*Virtual: Reading with Maggie Smith
Des Moines Area Community College
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March 10
*Virtual: Reading for Southern Maine
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March 17
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
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March 22
Reading for Dominican University
Forest Park, IL
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March 23 - 26: AWP Conference, Philadelphia
Thursday, March 24
Booksigning
AWP Bookfair, Milkweed Editions
Friday, March 25:
10:35 am: F145.Fifty Years of the American Poetry Review: A Celebration
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7:00 pm: Reading with Roger Reeves for the LOGOS Collective
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April 11
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
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April 20
Boston College
Boston, MA
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April 21
Opening to Wonder
Hosted by Nick Flynn
Fine Arts Work Center
Provincetown, MA
THE HURTING KIND TOUR
from Milkweed Editions
May 5
The Hurting Kind Hometown Launch Party
Wise Bird Cider
Lexington, KY
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May 10
Green Apple with Matthew Zapruder
San Francisco, CA
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May 11
Readers’ Books
Sonoma, CA
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May 13
Elliot Bay with Caitlin Scarano
*Virtual
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May 16
Literati with Dawn Lundy Martin
*Virtual
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May 18
Women & Children First with Rebecca Lindenberg
*Virtual
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May 23
Prairie Lights with Jennifer Knox
*Virtual
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May 26
Books Are Magic with Patricia Smith
New York, NY
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May 27
New York Public Library with Sarah Ruhl
New York, NY
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Week of June 20
Community of Writers Poetry Workshop
Olympic Valley, CA
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Fall 2021
Virtual events are marked with an asterisk*.
September 10 & 11
Charlotte Lit Events in partnership with The Arts at Queens
Friday, September 10: Poster release and reading at Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts And Civic Engagement, 6 p.m. [Info]
Saturday, September 11: Master class at Charlotte Lit [Register]
September 14
*Reading for Wells College
Virtual Event / More information
September 23
Reading for Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
October 7
Reading for Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
October 16
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
Festival takes place October 8 - 17, Ada’s event on 10.16
More information & registration
October 26
*Reading for the Connecticut Poetry Circuit
Virtual Event
November 3
*Reading for Bates College
Virtual Event
November 5
Reading with Jos Charles and Threa Almontaser for The Nation
Virtual Event / More information
November 9
Reading for Denison University
Granville, OH
November 11
*Reading for Binghamton University
Virtual Event / Zoom registration link / Flier (PDF)