Upcoming Events
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Emily Wilson and Carl Phillips
March 3, 2027
Carl Wilson will join Emily Wilson in conversation.
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Carl Phillips
March 4, 2027
Carl Phillips event
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First Rodeo
First Rodeo is a seasonal poetry readings series hosted by L. A. Johnson and Hannah Smith. -
D-Claim
Hosted by JD Debris, D-Claim is a live jazz and poetry series taking place the third Thursday of every month at The Wild Detectives, combining a jazz band with a featured poet.
Past Events
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Jeanne-Marie Jackson with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and David James
April 23, 2026, 12:00 PM
Jeanne-Marie Jackson in conversation with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and David James, in collaboration with English Literary History and The Hopkins Review, held online.
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Swirl & Vortex Launch Party
March 23, 2026, 7:00 PM
The Sundown at Granada, Swirl & Vortex launch party featuring Mai Der Vang, David St. John, Kevin Prufer, and Liz Johnson.
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AWP Off-Site Reading
March 5, 2026, 6:00 PM
AWP Off-Site reading, held with Deep Vellum Publishing, at Pratt Street Ale House, SMU English's Project Poetica readers include Conor Bracken, Leila Chatti, Chen Chen, Denise Duhamel, and Mag Gabbert.
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SMU Symposium on Poetic Form
February 23, 2026
February 24, 2026.
Keynote poet, Ada Limón. Keynote scholar, Anahid Nersessian. Keynote presenters include will Patience Agbabi, Stephanie Burt, Camille Dungy, Virginia Jackson, Adrian Matejka, Jenny Molberg, Jahan Ramazani, and Srikanth Reddy.
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Merve Emre
November 12, 2025, 5:00 PM
Lecture by Merve Emre in the Bridwell Library, "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time." -
Merve Emre / Tracy K Smith
November 11, 2025, 5:00 PM
Tracy K Smith in creative conversation with Merve Emre in the Bridwell Library, reception afterward.
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Tracy K Smith
November 10, 2025, 5:00 PM
Tracy K Smith poetry reading on November 10th at 5 p.m. in the Bridwell Library. -
Junot Díaz
October 18, 2025, 3:30 PM
Junot Díaz in conversation with Paola Nagovitch, at The Texas Theatre. -
Spotted Ponies Book Launch
October 9, 2025, 7:00 PM
Book launch party for Spotted Ponies: The Collected Zines, a collaboration between Chen Chen, Leila Chatti, Tarfia Faizullah, Mag Gabbert, and Carly Joy Miller, at The Meteor Dallas.
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Luisa Muradyan, Denise Duhamel, and Aaron Smith
September 10, 2025, 7:30 PM
At Inner Moonlight / The Wild Detectives. All three poets are publishing books with SMU Project Poetica / Bridwell Press: Luisa Muradyan’s I Make Jokes When I'm Devastated and a two-book-in-one collaboration, Tilt by Denise Duhamel and Maureen Seaton, and Beautiful People, by Aaron Smith and Maureen Seaton. The first book is part of a series for poets who have poets at least one other collection; the second book is part of a series on poetic collaboration. -
Joy Harjo
May 16, 2025, 7:00 PM
Joy Harjo, at the Texas Theatre in partnership with Dallas Is Lit! (located at 231 Jefferson Blvd., Dallas, TX 75208). -
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Joshua Bennett & Sharon P. Holland
March 25, 2025
5:30PM Reception, 6-7:30PM Event (Dallas Hall, McCord Auditorium)
SMU Project Poetica co-sponsored the Black Studies and the Environment Symposium with Narrative Now.
“Black Studies and the Environmental Humanities” considers the relationship between the environmental humanities and black studies.
Joshua Bennett and Sharon P. Holland held a conversation, which was moderated by Samantha Pergadia.
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Rita Felski
February 26, 2025, 5:00 PM
Rita Felski gave a lecture titled "On Resonance" at 5 p.m. on February 26th in the Bridwell Library. -
Terrance Hayes / Rita Felski
February 25, 2025, 5:00 PM
Terrance Hayes participated in a creative conversation with Rita Felski on February 25th in the Moody Graduate School Auditorium. -
Terrance Hayes
February 24, 2025, 4:00 PM
Terrance Hayes gave a reading on February 24th in the Bridwell Library; followed by a book signing. -
Erika Almenara
January 29, 2025
Erika Almenara hosted a Creative Writing Workshop on January 29th at 6:00PM entitled “Spaces of intemperie.” In addition, on January 30th at 4:00PM she presented the book The Language of the In-Between: Travestis, Post-hegemony, and Writing in Contemporary Chile and Peru. Both events were held in Caruth Hall (Engineering School – room 147), in partnership with the Department of World Languages and Literatures. -
Erika Meitner
November 4, 2024
Erika Meitner visited campus on November 3-8 as the inaugural SMU Project Poetica Artists in Residence, visiting classes, holding individual meetings with students to discuss their poetry, and giving a poetry reading. -
Jenny Molberg
September 11, 2024
Jenny Molberg visited classes on campus and gave a reading on September 11th, at Wild Detectives as part of their Inner Moonlight Series.