Upcoming Events
Poetry, YES! Join us Saturday 05/10 at 2pm PDT via Zoom & in person for a FREE poetry reading featuring poet Marge Piercy!
To attend in-person, simply show up at Winchester Dondero Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89121. To attend via Zoom, register at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85130503599
— don’t miss this rare chance to experience the words and presence of Marge Piercy, live in Las Vegas or from the comfort of your home!
Over a literary career spanning decades, Marge Piercy is celebrated for powerful, socially conscious poetry and bestselling novels. Known for works like “Woman on the Edge of Time”, “Gone to Soldiers”, and poetry collections including “The Moon is Always Female” and “The Art of Blessing the Day”, Piercy’s writing interweaves feminism, social justice, family life, and personal transformation through insightful depictions of American life.
Location:
Winchester Dondero Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89121
Every Saturday at 2 PM, we host open and featured readings via Zoom. Email [email protected] for access to all online events and to receive the weekly email with the Zoom link for the Saturday feature open readings! Once a month the event is in-person at Winchester Cultural Center.
Every 3rd Wednesday at the West Charleston Library, Charlene Stegman Moskal leads The Poetry Hub, an open reading starting at 6:30 PM. Open to all at 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. LV, NV 89146.
Avantpop Bookstore and Poetry Promise invited you to join us for Poetry Arcade: Season Three on Saturday and Sunday, November 02-03, 2024, from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM! This FREE poetry event, hosted by Shwa Laytart, featured local poets sharing their work on stage, followed by an interactive token-gifting experience.
Location:
Core Contemporary Art Gallery, 900 Liberace Ave. B-111, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Memories of Past Events
Ada Limόn Reading, Poet Laureate of the United States: Poetry Promise, Inc., with Clark County Poet Laureate Angela M. Brommel, presented a special Poetry Promise Reading Series event featuring Ada Limόn, the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. Ada Limόn read her award-winning poetry on Sunday, June 2, 2024, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, at the West Charleston Library Lecture Hall, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146. Admission was free and open to the public. Produced by Poetry Promise, the Clark County Poet Laureate Program, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, Nevada Humanities, and the Nevada Center for the Book, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Click for details.
June 2, 2024
John Oliver Simon Award Winners’ Reading: Poetry Promise, Inc. proudly announced the winners of the John Oliver Simon award, a leading prize for excellent poetry by a full-time student. The John Oliver Simon Award is judged ‘in-the-blind’ by the Clark County Poet Laureate and the Poetry Promise Board of Directors. This year’s reading took place on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, from 2:00pm – 3:30pm at the Winchester Cultural Center Multipurpose Room, 3130 McLeod Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89121. Admission was free and open to the public.
The Power of Poetry: Poetry Promise, Inc., with Clark County Poet Laureate Angela M. Brommel, held “The Power of Poetry.” This premier event celebrating National Poetry Month took place at the West Las Vegas Library Theatre on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Free admission to the public featured an unparalleled showcase of talent, unity, and literary artistry. Conceived by LV poet Solid Truth. We are proud that the National Endowment for the Arts and the Las Vegas, Clark County Library District were direct sponsors.
April 12, 2024.
the Power of Poetry
the Power of Poetry.
Bruce Isaacson, the first Emeritus CCPL, April 12, 2024
Clark County Emeritus Poet Laureate Bruce Isaacson
East Las Vegas HS Poetry Slam
Three students won a total of $175 in cash prizes for reading their original poetry in the East Las Vegas High School Invitational Poetry Slam.
Leading Living Jewish-American Poet Alicia Ostriker
Live Zoom featuring Alicia Ostriker with in-person watch party at Jewish Nevada, presented by Clark County Poet Laureate Angela M. Brommel and Poetry Promise, Inc.
Write to Resist
Write to Resist featured Moniro Ravanipor and Rodney J. Lee. It was moderated by Bruce Isaacson, Emeritus Poet Laureate of Clark County, Nevada.
Kim Shuck Reading
Kim Shuck, who was Poet Laureate of San Francisco, read for the Saturday Series. She read from her excellent new collection, Whose Water.
Louise Glück Workshop
A poetry workshop about the poetry of Nobel Prize-winner Louise Glück, hosted by Clark County Poet Laureate Heather Lang-Cassera!
Rudy Jon Tanner
Legendary poet Rudy Jon Tanner gave an online reading for Poetry Promise in 2020.
Jewish Poets; Renown and Unknown
Jewish Poets: Renown & Unknown was a celebration of the historic achievement of Louise Glück receiving the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature, and raised awareness of Hyam Plutzik, whose work has become obscured over time.
These events have been made possible with the support of these and other sponsors:
