Upcoming Readings, Events, and Workshops
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The Montmartre Workshop, Paris
Writing workshops with acclaimed authors in the heart of Montmartre, Paris
Catherine Barnett | 25 October to 29 October 2026 | Writing workshop: improvisation and revision
Workshops run by: GWENDOLINE RILEY, CATHERINE BARNETT, HISHAM MATAR, AYSEGÜL SAVAS, PETER GODWIN, COLOMBE SCHNECK, NATASHA LEHRER, JANINE DI GIOVANNI
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference 2026
Faculty member Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference 2026
With a distinguished literary and intellectual tradition dating back to its founding in 1926, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference will bring emerging writers together to work with a diverse and talented faculty. Participants and Fellows will experience the opportunity of working under the guidance of notable writers, including MacArthur Fellows, U.S. Poets Laureate, and recipients of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
Write on the Lake with poets Catherine Barnett & Laura Joyce-Hubbard
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!
Craft Talk: Syntax and Improvisation
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!
Reading in Blacksmith House Poetry Series
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.
Brooklyn Book Fair | Catherine Barnett reading
The Poetic Eye
Catherine Barnett (Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space),
Nick Flynn (Low),
Marie Howe (New and Selected Poems),
Dawn Lundy Martin (Instructions for the Lovers) share work that exemplifies poetry’s unique potential to observe everyday life, love, loneliness, and grief.
Introduced by Parker Menzimer, Poetry Society of America.
NYU reading with Claudia Rankine
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
Catherine Barnett reads with Maureen N. McLane at the American Library in Paris, followed by conversation
Catherine Barnett and Maureen N. McLane at the American Library in Paris: reading and conversation
Reading and book launch at Elliott Bay Books, with Hilda Davis
Book launch and conversation: Catherine Barnett reads from Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space, followed by conversation with poet Hilda Davis.
Inaugural Spring Salon, Lost City Books, with Catherine Barnett, Zito Madu, Lily Meyer, and Sunu P. Chandy
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 presents ‘Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space’ with Garth Greenwell and Dianne Wiest
Catherine Barnett reading from SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF BODIES IN SPACE with Garth Greenwell and Dianne Wiest at McNally Jackson
Hunter College Distinguished Writers Series
Catherine Barnett reading from SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEM OF BODIES IN SPACE, presented as part of Hunter's Distinguished Writers Series
Poetry and Conversation at Civitella NYC
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.
Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival 2024 - Reading
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.
Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival 2024
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.
Yale Review Festival: Generative Workshop, Poetry
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.