Nevada poets

This summer adults 50+ are invited to a series of four writing sessions with Nevada Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier! The series of poetry writing sessions for older adults will be held on Monday evenings from 5:30 PM until 7 PM beginning June 20 and concluding on July 18 (no class July 4 due to the holiday).

In addition, there will be a culminating event on Monday, July 25, 2022.

Silver City, Nevada - Award winning poet Shaun Griffin will offer a reading of his poetry as part of Silver City's month long celebration of poetry. His reading at the Silver City Schoolhouse at 2pm on Sunday, April 24 will include some of his recent poems describing his experiences at the border of the U.S. and Mexico.

Silver City’s inaugural poetry festival kicks off with a reading and workshop by Nevada Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier on Sunday, April 3 at 3 pm at the Silver City Schoolhouse.

Historic Silver City is the venue for a month full of poetry events this April. Several groups are collaborating to host four public events in the Comstock town during National Poetry Month.

Nevada Humanities presents a new exhibition, Imagine Nevada: Nevada Artists and Poets Celebrate 10 Years of Illustrated Word Exhibitions, on October 3, 2019 in partnership with the Las Vegas Book Festival.

Imagine Nevada, which will be on display at the Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in Las Vegas from October 3 – November 26, 2019, brings Nevada artists and poets together to collaborate on works that articulate the Las Vegas experience.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Thursday, April 18, 2019. Another day of sunshine and warm temperatures are ahead. We've got a mixed plate of activities lined up today including art showings, a poetry reading, day hike, live music and more. Enjoy the day.

Every other year, Nevada Humanities honors the achievements of individuals and organizations from across the Silver State that foster cultural enrichment and deepen our understanding of the of the human experience by facilitating opportunities for Nevadan’s to engage with the humanities.

Award winning poet Gary Short is the current Resident at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City where he’s completing his fourth book of poetry. He’ll offer a poetry reading, followed by an optional, free poetry writing workshop Saturday, June 2 at 2 p.m. at the Silver City School House.

Two talented Nevada poets earned special recognition from the Nevada Arts Council through fellowships granted in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2015. Laura Wetherington and Jared Stanley will speak of their work and read poetry during a free program and reception at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 7 at Western Nevada College, Main Gallery, 2201 West College Parkway, Carson City.

Poetry lovers are in for a treat on Thursday, May 7, at Western Nevada College in Carson City. Published poets Laura Wetherington and Jared Stanley are scheduled to read starting at 4 p.m. in WNC’s Main Gallery.

“I don't know how long it's been since WNC had poets read here who have actually published books, but it's been quite a while,” said Douglas Barrett, Ph.D., an English instructor at WNC, is coordinating the event.

Barrett said that Wetherington and Stanley, who teach at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, bring a contemporary style to poetry.

Nevada poets and fiction writers have a unique new opportunity to express themselves and compete for an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with top literary professionals, including editors, agents, publishers, and prominent writers. Poets & Writers, the nation's largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers, has selected Nevada as the only state to participate in its annual Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award program.