Dear Memphis Book Tour and More
Poetry in the Garden
Join Rachel for a garden reading with poet Richard Wells at 733 25th Ave. S. in Seattle’s Central District. We’ll move inside if it is raining. Masks are welcome but not required.
Poems at the Marsh
Join Rachel and friends for an outdoor reading at the Unionbay Marsh! Readers will include Rachel along with Gabrielle Bates, woogee bae, Caitlin Palo, and more. Meet at the UW crew docks, just a 10-minute walk from the University of Washington LINK station.
Accessibility: Expect some walking on level dirt and gravel paths that could be a little muddy. No bathroom facilities :(. Kids are very welcome and encouraged! Please don't come if you're sick.
Support for this event was provided by the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
Poetry and Havdalah
Join Rachel as Dear Memphis heads to Memphis, TN for a night of poetry.
Novel Books, Memphis
Join Rachel at Novel Books for a reading and book signing.
387 Perkins Extd.
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 922-5526
Open Books w/ Patrick Milian, Jay Aquinas Thomas, Catherine Bresner, and Katie Lee Ellison
Join Rachel at Open Books to celebrate Patrick Milian’s collection The Unquiet Country. More info at the event page
Mother Foucault’s (Portland, OR) with Erin Malone and Jessica E. Johnson
Join Rachel for a late-afternoon reading with refreshments, at one of the Pacific Northwest’s great neighborhood bookstores.
Booksmith (SF) w/ Sarah Ghazal Ali and Gabrielle Bates
Join Rachel for a reading with Sarah Ghazal Ali and Gabrielle Bates at the Booksmith in San Francisco, CA.
Bluestockings (NYC) w/ Carla Sofia Ferreira
Join Rachel to celebrate with her River River Books pressmate Carla Sofia Ferreira. Get tickets here.
Brooklyn Poets w/ Diane Exavier and Lynne Sachs
Join Rachel for a reading with Brooklyn Poets, featuring Diane Exavier and Lynne Sachs.
AWP Offsite: Mothership
Mothership: A Reading of Matrilineage with A.H. Jerriod Avant, Rachel Edelman, Patrycja Humienik, Jessica E. Johnson, Susan Nguyen, Jenny Qi, Preeti Vangani, and Dāshaun Washington.
AWP2024 Scriptural Entanglements: Poets Writing Into, Through, and Against Sacred Text
Join Rachel at AWP2024, which is taking place in Kansas City this year. She’ll be moderating the panel, Scriptural Entanglements.
AWP Offsite: BPJ + 32 Poems
Join Rachel for a reading with Erin Marie Lynch and other contributors to Beloit Poetry Journal and 32 Poems.
Dear Memphis Book Launch
Join Rachel for the launch of Dear Memphis at The Royal Room with Lena Khalaf Tuffafa and Paul Hlava Ceballos.