Bernadette Mayer REST IN PEACE Dear Poet

 I am part of a memorial event at the Poetry Project May 12th celebrating the genius of the great poet Bernadette Mayer, please CLICK HERE for details

TORONTO May 6th The Book of Frank anniversary

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Many MANY thanks to Dear Kirby for making this happen

Hoa Nguyen and CAConrad on Crow, Crystal, and Cannibalism for The Poetry Foundation Podcast

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Many thanks to Hoa for her incredible questions and conversation! Many thanks to Rachel James and to everyone at The Poetry Foundation! My very best to you all!

Deering Estate in Miami

Many thanks to Summer Leavitt for curating this new show in Miami

I have a landscape of poems (human size) in this group art show

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Performing in Michigan with Raquel Salas Rivera

VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS

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Pensacola in April

 Many thanks to Jamey Jones and everyone making this visit to Pensacola possible!

POETRY Magazine, April 2023

It is an honor to have won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

Many thanks to everyone at the Poetry Foundation!

Many thanks to one of my favorite living poets Hoa Nguyen for writing THIS BEAUTIFUL INTRODUCTION to my feature in the April 2023 issue of Poetry Magazine

These are my 7 new poems in the issue:

ONE ... TWO ... THREE ... FOUR ... FIVE ... SIX ... SEVEN

JUNIPER FESTIVAL 2023

 I am thrilled to be performing with the amazing HOA NGUYEN

COPENHAGEN Issue Number 1

Please click HERE to read the issue! 

many thanks to everyone who created

this beautiful journal 

The Book of Frank ANNIVERSARY reading in Glasgow

Many thanks to Sebastian Taylor, and everyone making this happen!

Please click HERE for tickets

Sunday, March 12th, 2pm

105-109 French Street

Glasgow, G40 4EH

SCOTLAND

Introduction by Mason Leaver-Yap

This event is taking part of the student-run exhibition Boys With Books

For the 30th anniversary of when I began writing these poems I will do 9 full-length readings of the book; this is reading #1

I am looking forward to this event in BEAUTIFUL Troy, New York!

Live in-person group reading for PAPERBARK Magazine

I am looking forward to celebrating this new issue. Many thanks to Jade for interviewing me. Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, February 15th, 4:30pm

Augusta Savage Gallery

UMass Campus

Amherst, Massachusetts

Celebrating the poetry of Karl Parker

February 11th 2pm EST ONLINE WORLDWIDE

This event is an opportunity to hear Parker's extraordinary poetry read aloud for all its mastery and beauty!

Please click THIS LINK to register 

Please click THIS LINK for the book

New book published by H//O//F

The Norwegian translation of 

While Standing in Line for Death

Please click HERE for book details

Many thanks to the translators

Gunnar Wærness and Martin Ingebrigtsen

Many thanks to the publisher

Martin M. Sørhaug of H//O//F

Many thanks to Wave Books for permissions and the original English publication

Two new books from UK Penguin

Very excited and grateful to have two new titles from UK Penguin in 2023

Please see these two links (their PRE-ORDER buttons are now live)

The Book of Frank

You Don't Have What It Takes To Be My Nemesis

Many thanks to my US publisher Wave Books for help and permissions

Many thanks to everyone at UK Penguin

Many thanks to Nicole Eisenman for the amazing art for The Book of Frank (the name of the painting is "Luck Lines" and I LOVE it!)

30th Anniversary of The Book of Frank

2023 marks the 30th anniversary of when I began writing The Book of Frank (Wave Books).

My goal is to perform 9 book-length readings throughout the year. If you are interested in hosting one of the readings, I would appreciate you contacting me at 88CAConrad at Gmail dot com. 

I'm looking forward to celebrating this book! Thanks to my fantastic publisher, Wave Books, and to Eileen Myles for writing the Afterword! Many thanks to all of the translators and publishers who made The Book of Frank available in 9 different languages! I am very grateful to everyone who gives these poems life! After the 9th reading of the book this year, I will go into the studio to produce an audiobook for Wave!

Poetry Project's New Year's Day Marathon

This year's marathon reading is LIVE in person, but also ONLINE from anywhere in the world!

Please CLICK HERE for details

Please CLICK HERE for online viewing

I LOVE spending my birthday at this annual fundraiser

And THIS YEAR I am offering tarot readings throughout the day

Tarot readings are by appointment, please contact info at Poetry Project

MANY THANKS to EVERYONE working hard at The Poetry Project

PROVIDENCE December 14, 2022

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