Susan B.A. Somers-Willett
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Upcoming Events

February 11-14, 2009
AWP Conference & Bookfair | Chicago, IL

Reading and Booksigning events TBA

March 18-22 , 2009
Virginia Festival for the Book | Charlottesville, VA

VQR Series Reading with John Casteen, Ted Genoways, Victoria Chang, and Susan B.A. Somers-Willett

Thursday, April 2 , 2009
7:30 PM
Michener Center for Writers Reading Series | Austin, TX

The University of Texas at Austin
Avaya Auditorium, ACES 2.302 (southeast corner of Speedway and 24th Street)
Reading and Booksigning


Past Events

Monday, February 11, 2008
4 PM

Dripping Springs High School | Dripping Springs, TX

111 Tiger Lane
Poetry Out Loud Workshop

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
7PM
Trinity College | San Antonio, TX

The Tiger's Den, Coates University Center
Reading and Booksigning

Saturday, February 2, 2008
4:30-6:15 PM
AWP Conference & Bookfair | New York, NY
Twenty Years of New York City Slam
Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas
Regent Parlor, 2nd Floor
Panel discussion with Daniel Nester, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Shappy Seasholtz, and Susan B.A. Somers-Willett

Friday, August 17, 2007
7 PM EST
The Eclectic Word with Victor Infante
The World Wide Word Radio Network
Internet Broadcast Interview and Reading with Scott Woods and Marc Smith

August 7-11 , 2007
National Poetry Slam | Austin, Texas

Listed events are free and open to the public

Wednesday, August 8 | 11:30AM-1 PM
Slam and the Academy Panel
Hideout Upstairs Theater, 617 Congress Ave.

Thursday, August 9| 3-4:30 PM
Is There Such a Thing as "Slam Poetry"? Panel Discussion with Scott Woods
Hideout Upstairs Theater, 617 Congress Ave.

Friday, August 10 | 2:30-4 PM
Revenge of the Nerd Legends Showcase
Hideout Theater, 617 Congress Ave.

June 28-30 , 2007
Poetry Cross-Training Camp | SUNY Oneonta
Instructor/Presenter

A three-day intensive conference for adults led by some of the nation's top performance poets. The conference encompasses writing as craft, performance tricks and tips, the creative process, revision and editing, publishing, teaching slam in your school, and promoting yourself and/or reading series.

May 13-16, 2007
Northeast Tour with Genevieve Van Cleve

Sunday, May 13| 7 PM
Poets' Asylum Reading Series | Worcester, MA
The Java Hut

1073A Main Street (at Webster Square)
508.752.1678

Monday, May 14 | 7 PM
louderARTS Slam Finals | New York City, NY
13 Bar | Lounge

35 East 13th Street @ University Place
2nd Floor, 212.979.6677
4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W to 14th Street | Union Square
$6 | $5 students
2 for 1 drinks

Tuesday, May 15| 7-9 PM
Urbana Presents: Genevieve Van Cleve and Susan B.A. Somers-Willett
Bowery Poetry Club | New York City, NY

308 Bowery, 212.614.0505
Located at foot of First Street, between Houston & Bleecker
across the street from CBGBs
F train to Second Ave, or 6 train to Bleecker

Wednesday, May 16 | 8 PM
Boston Poetry Slam | Cambridge, MA
Cantab Lounge

738 Massachusetts Ave. (Central Square)
617.354.2685

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
4:30 PM
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA
"Poetry in Public"

Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136
Research Talk and Presentation

Monday, February 12, 2007
4:30 PM
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA

Maggie Murph Cafe, Hunt Library
Reading and Booksigning

Friday, November 3, 2006
7 PM
Nickel City Poetry Slam | Buffalo, NY

Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood Avenue
Reading and Booksigning

Tuesday, October 20, 2006
7 PM
Prosody with Jan Beatty
WYEP Radio, 91.3 FM | Pittsburgh, PA
Broadcast Interview and Reading

Friday, October 13, 2006
Noon, Carnegie Mellon University
Center for the Arts in Society Meeting | Pittsburgh, PA

H & SS Dean's Conference Room, Baker Hall 154 R
Research Talk

Friday, October 13, 2006
3PM, University of Pittsburgh
Writers' Cafe | Pittsburgh, PA

Pitt Writing Center, M2 Thaw Hall
Student Workshop with Deb Bogan

Friday, October 6, 2006
8 PM (come early to ensure entry)
Gist Street Reading Series | Pittsburgh, PA

James Simon’s sculpture studio
305 Gist Street, Uptown Pittsburgh, 3rd floor | Directions
$5 suggested donation; food, wine, and socializing begin at 7 PM
Reading with Lee Peterson

August 9-12 , 2006
National
Poetry Slam | Austin, Texas
Listed events are free and open to the public

Thursday, August 10 | Noon-1:30 PM
Slam and the Academy Panel
Hideout Upstairs Theater, 617 Congress Ave.

Friday, August 11 | Noon-1:30 PM
NPS Women's Showcase
Hideout Theater, 617 Congress Ave.

Friday, August 11 | 2:15-3:00 PM
Surviving in the Small Press World Panel
Hideout Upstairs Theater, 617 Congress Ave.

Wednesday, July 5, 2006
7:30 PM

Austin Poetry Slam
| Austin, Texas
Ego's, 510 South Congress
Featured performance

Friday and Saturday, June 30-July 1, 2006
Youth Writers' Workshop

Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Illinois

Reading and Lecture/Workshop

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
4:30 PM
Illini Union Bookstore Author's Corner | Champaign, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Reading and Booksigning

Monday, April 10, 2006
10 AM
Focus 580 Program with David Inge
WILL Radio, AM 580| Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Broadcast Interview and Reading

Thursday, April 6, 2006
4 PM

Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Illinois

2005 Crab Orchard Series Award Reading
Reading and Booksigning

March 8-11, 2006
AWP Conference & Bookfair | Austin, Texas

Thursday, March 9 | 3 PM
"Slam Poetry and the Academy" Roundtable Discussion
Austin Hilton (500 East 4th Street), Salon D
Roundtable discussion with Tyehimba Jess, Eitan Kadosh, Ed Bok Lee, Cin Salach, Patricia Smith, Susan B.A. Somers-Willett

Friday, March 10 | 3 PM
Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Reading
Austin Hilton (500 East 4th Street), Meeting Room 404
Group reading and booksigning featuring Victoria Chang, Amy Fleury, David Hernandez, Susan B.A. Somers-Willett

Saturday, March 11 | 3 PM
"Grassroots Austin: The Hottest Acts in Slam Poetry" Showcase
Austin Convention Center, Meeting Room 8ABC
Group reading featuring Mike Henry, Phil West, Liz Jones, Tony Jackson, Christopher Lee, Patricia Smith, Cin Salach, Susan B.A. Somers-Willett

Sunday, February 26, 2006
3 PM
Maple Leaf Bar | New Orleans, Louisiana
8316 Oak Street
A reading not to miss. Susan features at the oldest-running reading series in New Orleans, set in the home venue of Rebirth Brass Band, during Mardi Gras weekend. A second line to the Bacchus parade will follow.