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Volume Reading Series, a monthly reading series, co-curated by Hallie Goodman and Dani Grammerstorf French, is happening again Saturday, October 12 at 7PM, and I’m looking forward to reading from my new book, THE SUN A BLAZING ZERO, along with … Continue reading →

New poems by Steven Alvarez, James Shea, and yours truly, in the new issue of Newfound! A serene fog of moons sprinkled with plums

The schedule is up for this symposium! “Slow: A Symposium in Praxis & Theory”—a one-day interdisciplinary event hosted by MCLA and MASS MoCA—will be held at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA on Friday, November 1, 2019. The symposium will … Continue reading →

Kelly Lydick interviews me about my most recent books, how do i net thee and the sun a blazing zero, and my forthcoming book, Sisyphusina from Pank Books in “Shira Dentz: The Arc, the Form, the Formless | interviewed by … Continue reading →

Dream Pop #8 is out with new work! “No one spoke”

Your heart’s a vase, green light for the many, loose change. You lean again to sit quietly. Breaths are halations through which we trail space. —Shira Dentz, “Perishables are upon us”

Writers and Words, Tuesday, July 9th, 7 p.m. | Charmington’s | 2601 Howard St, Baltimore, MDfeaturing Shira Dentz, Kelsey Austin, Adam Tedesco, & Mika Quinn The Bohemian Book Bin, hosted by Teresa Costa, Thursday, July 11, 7PM | Kingston, NY featuring Adam … Continue reading →

Lisa Fay Coutley, Jericho Brown, Adam Tedesco, Richard Hamilton, my fellow panelists on “Reclaiming Voice: The Recuperative Promise of Poetry” live on Friday, June 22nd at Chautauqua Writers’ Festival! And thanks to Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Atom Atkinson!

Chauttaqua Literary Festival 2019, “Reclaiming Voice: The Recuperative Promise of Poetry,”  Panel: Jericho Brown, Lisa Fay Coutley, Shira Dentz, Richard Hamilton, Adam Tedesco; Ballroom, Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall, June 21, 1PM Also, I’ll be reading for Poets in … Continue reading →

This Sunday, June 9, I’m teaching a prose poem workshop at Hudson Valley Writers Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY, 12:30–4:30. More info and registration here