2023 EVENTS

AWP Offsite: In-Na-Po’s Celebration of Indigenous Poets
Elise Paschen, Heid Erdrich, Denise Low, Cedar Sigo with In-Na-Po Fellows Kenzie Allen, Mary Leauna Christensen, Halee Kirkwood, Annie Wenstrup and MC Kimberly Blaeser
Thursday, March 9, 7 pm
Elliott Bay Bookstore
1521 10^th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
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Poetry Reading with Eiteljorg Artist In Residence Elise Paschen
Thursday, March 30, 6:30 pm
Eiteljorg Museum
500 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Free Admission
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Poetry Month at the Cliff Dwellers
Co-sponsored by the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Elise Paschen, Kathleen Rooney and Naoko Fujimoto
Thursday, April 13, 6-8 pm
Cliff Dwellers
200 South Michigan Avenue, 22^nd floor
Chicago, IL 60604
Reservations: 312-922-8080
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Printers Row Lit Fest
Our City: Chicago’s Poetic Landscape
Elise Paschen, Daniel Bortzutzky, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu and Sara Salgado, moderated by Carlo Rotella
Poetry Foundation Tent
North Dearborn, just south of Ida B. Wells, Chicago, IL 60605
Saturday, September 10, 2:00 pm
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Osage Nation Sesquicentennial Celebration
Elise Paschen
627 Grandview Avenue
Osage Nation Campus
Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056
Saturday, October 22 (time to be announced)
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James Welch Prize Reading: In-Person & Online
Seattle Arts & Lectures and Poetry Northwest
Judge Elise Paschen reads with winners Halee Kirkwood and Melanie Merle
Lapis Theater at Hugo House
1634 11^th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Thursday, November 3, 7:30 pm PST
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Native Film Festival
Featuring “Distant” with poet Elise Paschen and filmmaker Keli Mashburn
Friday, November 4, 7 pm
UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater, Kaufman 200
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Reading and Conversation
Elise Paschen and Gordon Henry
Celebrating Gordon Henry’s new book, Spirit Matters
Friday, November 18, 3:00 pm
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824

Indigenous Nations Poets Celebration
Elise Paschen, Luci Tapahonso, Kimberly Blaeser, Heid Erdrich, Laura Tohe and more

Friday, April 29, 6:00 pm
The Library of Congress – Mumford Room
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20540

PAST EVENTS

2019-2021

The Jeanne Harris Hansell Endowed Fund for Poetry 8^th Annual Poetry Reading
Elise Paschen
Kovler Library
Francis W. Parker
330 W. Webster
Chicago 60614
Wednesday, December 8, 7:00 pm
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Printers Row Lit Fest
When The Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through
Co-sponsored by Indigenous Nations Poets (In-Na-Po)
Elise Paschen, Margaret Ann Noodin, Mark Turcotte and Kimberly Blaeser
Saturday, September 11, 10:00 a.m.
Grace Place
637 South Dearborn Street
Chicago 60605

Virtual Gathering of Native American Voices
The Massachusetts Review
Elise Paschen, Theodore Van Last, Toni Jensen and Tacey M. Atsitty
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 8:00 p.m. EST
https://massreview.org/node/9355

Writers Week Conference
Elise Paschen
Friday, February 15, 3:30 pm
INTS 1128
University of California, Riverside
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Tangelo Reading Series
Elise Paschen, Jacob Saenz and more
Thursday, March 14, 7:30 pm
2451 South Oakley, Pilsen
Chicago 60608

Poetry Foundation
The Eloquent Poem Book Launch
Thursday, May 23, 7:00 pm
61 West Superior Street
Chicago 60654
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Printers Row Lit Fest
The Eloquent Poem
Elise Paschen, Calvin Forbes, Anna Leahy, Tony Trigilio
Saturday, June 8, 1:45 pm
Arts & Poetry Stage
60 West Polk Street
Chicago 60605

Point Reyes Books
The Eloquent Poem
Elise Paschen, Forrest Gander, Randall Mann, Tess Taylor
Friday, July 12, 7:00 pm
11315 CA-1
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

Booksmart Tulsa
The Eloquent Poem
Elise Paschen, Joy Harjo, Todd Fuller, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish
Friday, October 11, 7:00 pm
Magic City Books
221 E. Archer Street
Tulsa, OK 74103

Myopic Poetry Series
Elise Paschen, Timothy Donnelly, Emilie Yardley Hodges
Saturday, October 19, 7:00 pm
Myopic Bookstore
1564 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago 60622

McNally Jackson
The Eloquent Poem
Elise Paschen, Cornelius Eady, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Kimiko Hahn, Edward Hirsch, Ellen Rachlin, Paul Muldoon
Thursday, October 24, 7:00 pm
52 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012

Poetry off the Shelf: A Celebration of Seamus Heaney
Elise Paschen, Catherine Heaney, Brian O’Brien, Rosanna Warren
Wednesday, November 6, 7:00 pm
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Chicago 60654

Poetry Reading in Celebration of Native American Heritage Month
Elise Paschen
Thursday, November 14, 12:30 pm
S110 Memorial Union
College of Arts and Science
University of Missouri
Reception to follow

Skylark Bookshop
The Eloquent Poem
Elise Paschen, Aliki Barnstone, Jordi Alonso, Jake Young
Thursday, November 14, 6:00 pm
22 South 9th Street
Columbia, MO 65201

2018

Reading and Pre-Concert Discussion
Elise Paschen, Ruth Ideen-Sall, John Sall
Saturday, March 17, 2:30 p.m.
Abington Township Public Library
1030 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001
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Premiere of Song Cycle on Three Poems by Elise Paschen
Composed by Peter Hilliard
Sunday, March 18, 3:00 p.m., pre-concert discussion
Concert of Song Cycle and Mozart Requiem at 4:00 p.m.
With soprano Ruth Ideen-Sall and the Abington Symphony Orchestra
Abington Presbyterian Church
1082 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001
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The King’s English Bookshop
Elise Paschen, Chris Green and Valerie Wallace
Saturday, April 14, 4:00 p.m.
1511 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
801-484-9100
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Red Hen Press Comes to London
Elise Paschen, Geraldine Ogilvy and Glyn Maxwell
Wednesday, May 16, 7:oo p.m.
The Betsey Trotwood
56 Farringdon Road
London, England EC1R 3BL
+44 20 7253 4285
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Poetry Off the Shelf
Ghost-Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology
Elise Paschen, Tara Betts, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Ed Roberson, Matthew Shenoda
With Melissa Tuckey, Editor, and Sarah Browning
Poetry Foundation
Thursday, May 24, 7:00 p.m.
61 West Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60654
312-787-7070
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Come to Your Senses
Curated by Sally Taylor
MASS MoCA
Saturday, June 23
1040 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA 01247
413-662-2111
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Featherstone Center for the Arts
Summer Festival of Poetry
Elise Paschen and Fan Ogilvie
Thursday, July 5, 7:00 p.m.
30 Featherstone Lane
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
508-693-1850
http://www.featherstoneart.org/Home/summer-poetry-series

The Best American Poetry 2018 Anthology Launch Reading
Thursday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.
The Auditorium
The New School
66 West 12th Street
New York, NY 10011
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2017

Poetry off the Shelf
Elise Paschen and Laura Kasischke
Thursday, May 25, 7:00 p.m.
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60654
312-787-7070
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The Nightlife Book Party
Women & Children First
Friday, June 2, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Swedish American Museum
5211 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-9299
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Printers Row Lit Fest
Home Alone: Their So-Called Lives:
Elise Paschen, The Nightlife,
in conversation with Gillian Flynn 
Introduced by Jordan Mozer
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
Sunday, June 11, 2:00-2:45 p.m.
Chicago, IL
312-747-4300
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Booksmart Tulsa
A Tulsa Literary Coalition Project
Elise Paschen reading from The Nightlife
Wednesday, July 5, 7:00 p.m.
Venue TBA
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Osage Nation Museum
Elise Paschen and Russ Tallchief
Thursday, July 6, 5:00- 7:00 p.m.
819 Grandview Avenue
Pawhuska, OK 74056
918-287-5358

East Hampton Marine Museum
Elise Paschen and Grace Schulman
Sunday, July 16, 5:00 p.m.
301 Bluff Road
Amagansett, NY 11937
631-267-6544

American Writers Museum
Elise Paschen reading from The Nightlife
Thursday, September 7, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
180 North Michigan Avenue, 2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60601
312-374-8790

Red Hen Presents
Elise Paschen, Ellen Rachlin and Edward Hirsch
Friday, September 15, 6:00 p.m.
Poets House
10 River Terrace
New York, NY 10282
212-431-7920

Green Apple Books on the Park
Elise Paschen and Tess Taylor
Wednesday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.
1231 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
415-742-5833
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Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Elise Paschen reading and in conversation with Thea Goodman
Seminary Coop Bookstore
5751 South Woodlawn Avenue
Thursday, September 28, 6:00 p.m.
Chicago, IL 60637
773-752-4381
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Porter Square Books
Elise Paschen and Karl Kirchwey
Thursday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
http://www.portersquarebooks.com/event/elise-paschen-karl-kirchwey

The Language of Grief
Elise Paschen, Ellen Rachlin, Molly Peacock
Shakespeare & Co.
Monday, October 23, 6:30 p.m.
939 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10065
212-772-3400

Powell’s Books on Hawthorne
Elise Paschen and Samiya Bashir
Sunday, November 5, 4:00 p.m.
3723 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR 97214
503-228-4651

Red Hen Press: Poetry through Voice
Elise Paschen, Douglas Manuel and Dana Gioia
with Hila Plitmann and Eric Whitacre
Broad Stage in LA
Sunday, December 10, 4 pm
The Broad Stage
1310 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
626-356-4760
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2013

Tribute to Seamus Heaney
Elise Paschen, Frank Bidart, Askold Melnyczuk, Tom Sleigh and Tracy K. Smith
AWP Boston
March 6-9
Place and time to be announced

2012

Standing In Sunshine: Chicago
Elise Paschen, Robert Wapahi and William Buchholtz Allison
Friday, March 23, 7 pm
Co-sponsored by The American Indian Center
The Cliff Dwellers
200 South Michigan
Chicago, IL

Tribute to Lucille Clifton
Elise Paschen, Michael Glaser, Li-Young Lee, Kevin Young
Thursday, September 20, 7 pm
The Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Chicago, IL
312-787-7070

Elise Paschen
Saturday, October 20, 5:30 pm
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street
Evanston, IL
847-475-1030

2011

Magdalen Poetry Event
Elise Paschen, John Fuller, Jane Griffiths, Seamus Heaney,
Bernard O’Donoghue, Jon Stallworthy and more
Saturday, October 22, 3:30 pm
Magdalen College
Oxford, England

Elise Paschen
Thursday, November 3, 6:30 pm
Co-sponsored by the Poetry Foundation and Brick Street Poetry
G. Simone’s Café
Zionsville, IN
312-787-7070

Elise Paschen and Kevin Prufer
Saturday, November 19, 3:00 pm
The Poetry Center at the Cultural Center of Chicago
78 East Washington Street, Pedway East
Chicago, IL
312-609-1000

2010

Elise Paschen interviewed by Helen Mills
Wednesday, January 13, 12 noon
The Arts Club
201 East Ontario
Chicago, IL

Poetry Society of America
100th Annual Awards Ceremony
Thursday, April 1, 7 pm
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park
New York, NY
212-254-9628

Elise Paschen and Chris Green
Saturday, April 10, 7 pm
The King’s English Bookshop
1511 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
801-484-9100

Elise Paschen and Karl Kirchwey
Tuesday, April 27, 7 pm
Robin’s Bookstore
108 South 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
215-567-2615

Elise Paschen
Wednesday, May 26, 4 pm
Annual Kellogg Award Ceremony
Portland State University
Michael J. Smith Memorial Union
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR
503-725-3576

2009

A Writers’ Congress: Chicago Poets on Barack Obama’s Inauguration
Tuesday, January 20, 6 pm
Co-sponsored by The DePaul Poetry Institute and the DePaul Humanities Center
DePaul Student Center
2250 North Sheffield
Chicago, IL
773-325-4580

Love on the Line at the Associated Writing Programs Conference
Elise Paschen, Cynthia, Atkins, Frank Bidart, Kurt Brown, A. Van Jordan, Paul Muldoon and Robert Polito introduced by Francesco Levato
Co-sponsored by The Poetry Center of Chicago, The Writing Program and the Department of Exhibitions at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Saturday, February 14, 6:30 pm
Sullivan Galleries
33 South State Street
Chicago, IL

Elise Paschen and Reginald Gibbons
Introduced by Francesco Levato
Presented by The Poetry Center of Chicago
Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm
SAIC Ballroom
112 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

Elise Paschen, Alice George, Parneshia Jones, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Kristy Odelius, Kathleen Rooney introduced by Nina Corwin
Sunday, March 15, 2 pm
Woman Made Gallery
675 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL

Elise Paschen, Timothy Green, Ernest Hilbert, and Greg Sanders
Red Hen Press Reading
Friday, April 3, 7 pm
KGB
85 East 4th Street
New York, NY

Elise Paschen and B.H. Fairchild
ALOUD at the Central Library
Tuesday, April 7, 7 pm
Los Angeles Public Library
630 West 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA

Elise Paschen and Danielle Younge-Ullman
Friday, May 1, 7 pm
The Downtown Writer’s Center
Downtown YMCA
340 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, NY
315-474-6851, ex 328

Elise Paschen and Don Share
Introduced by Stephen Young
Sunday, June 7
Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair
In association with the Chicago Public Library
Printers Row
Chicago, IL

First Osage Writers Celebration
Elise Paschen, Dennis McAuliff, Charles Redcorn, Carter Revard, Robert Warrior, Brooke Cheshewalla, Susan Shannon, Louis Gray
Wednesday, June 24, 7 pm
Osage Nation Cultural Center
1333 Grandview Avenue
Pawhuska, OK
918-287-5538

Elise Paschen at Fishtrap
Summer Gathering
July 9 – 12
Fishtrap
Wallowa Lake, Oregon

Elise Paschen
2009 Three Oaks Poet Laureate
Reading and Book-signing
Saturday, September 5, 2009, 6 pm
B Books
202 North Elm Street
Three Oaks, MI

Elise Paschen and Joy Harjo
Introduced by Robert Warrior
Sponsored by American Indian Studies
Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 6 pm
Foreign Language Building
707 S. Mathews Avenue.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL