Get Lit! Festival
Maggie Smith will be a featured author at the 2018 Get Lit! Festival at Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA. Details available here.

Theodore Dreiser Visiting Writers Series
Maggie Smith will give a public reading on Thursday evening, April 19, and will visit a creative writing class on Friday, April 20, at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN. Details available here.

GVSU Writers Series
Maggie Smith will give a craft talk and public reading at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. Details available here.

Quarter Given
Maggie Smith will give an intimate reading of brand-new work at Art of Republic in the Short North Arts District, Columbus, OH. Details available here.

Denison University
Maggie Smith will read in the Beck Series at Denison University with fellow Ohio poets Kathy Fagan and Michael J. Rosen on Wednesday, April 4 at 8:00PM. Details available here.

Northampton Community College
Maggie Smith will read at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA. Details available here.

Reading at the Dairy Barn Arts Center
Maggie Smith will read as part of the Spoken & Heard Series at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, OH. Details available here.

2018 AWP Conference
Maggie Smith will be a featured presenter at the 2018 Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in Tampa, FL. Full conference details available here.

Thurs. March 8: Offsite Reading with Tim Seibles, Dinty W. Moore, and others, sponsored by Sweet: A Literary Confection, Saw Palm, and Diagram. 6:30-8:00 pm at Oxford Exchange (420 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33602). Details available here.

Thurs. March 8: Offsite Reading with Hieu Minh Nguyen, Paige Lewis, and many others, sponsored by The Adroit Journal, 32 Poems, AGNI, Denver Quarterly, and Quarterly West. 7:30-10:30 pm at Jackson’s Bistro. Details to come.

Fri. March 9: A Reading and Conversation with Ishion Hutchinson, Virgil Suarez, and Maggie Smith, followed by a book signing. Ballroom A&B Tampa Convention Center 8:30-10pm.

Sat. March 10: GOOD BONES signing at the Blue Flower Arts book fair booth, 11am to noon.

Sat. March 10: “Why (Not) Say What Happened? On Writing Confessional Poetry.” Panel with Natalie Diaz, Jericho Brown, Rachel Mennies, and Geffrey Davis, Room 13 Tampa Convention Center, 1:20-2:45pm.

Ripon College Visiting Writer Series
Maggie Smith will visit Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin, where she will visit a poetry workshop and give a free public reading. Reading details available here and here.

Writer in Residence, UCA
Maggie Smith will visit the University of Central Arkansas, where she will teach a graduate masterclass, give a craft talk to undergraduates, and give a free public reading.

Piper Center Distinguished Visiting Writer
Maggie Smith will be a Distinguished Visiting Writer at Arizona State University’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing in Tempe, Arizona. Details available here.

Two Dollar Radio HQ 
Maggie Smith will be reading with poet Ruth Awad at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Details available here.

Ohio Wesleyan University
Maggie Smith will give a reading at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. The reading will begin at 4:10 PM in the Bayley Room of Beeghly Library, followed by a signing. Books will be available for purchase.

Capital University
Maggie Smith will give a reading at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio. The reading will begin at noon at the Schumacher Gallery, Convergent Media Center, Capital University, 590 College Avenue. The reading will begin at noon, followed by a signing. Books will be available for purchase.

Parnassus Books 
Maggie Smith will give a 6:30pm reading at Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN, followed by a book signing. Details available here.

The Porch
Maggie Smith will teach a three-hour poetry workshop at The Porch in Nashville, TN. Registration information and details here.

University of Memphis
Maggie Smith will read in the River City Writers’ Series at the University of Memphis in Memphis, TN. Details to come.

Southern California Poetry Festival
Maggie Smith will participate in the Southern California Poetry Festival in Walnut, CA. Details available here.

Los Angeles Review Poetry Salon
Maggie Smith will read in the LAR Poetry Salon in LA from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Details to come.

River Styx Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading in the River Styx Reading Series at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM). Details available here.

Staufs & The Book Loft
Maggie Smith will be reading and signing copies of Good Bones at Stauf’s Coffee / the Book Loft in German Village on Thursday, October 19, at 7:00 PM. Details available here.

IUPUI 
Maggie Smith will give a public reading and book signing at IUPUI in Indianapolis. Details available here.

University of Southern Indiana 
Maggie Smith will read with poet Matthew Guenette at Southern Indiana University. Details available here.

Good Bones Bexley Launch
Maggie Smith will give a reading and book signing at Gramercy Books in Bexley, Ohio, at 7:00pm. Details available here.

Mississippi State University
Maggie Smith will visit Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS. Details available here.

University of Mississippi
Maggie Smith will visit the University of Mississippi in Oxford along with poet Catherine Pierce. Details available here.

Silo City Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading in the Silo City Reading Series, a multimedia series that takes place inside a 130-foot abandoned grain elevator in Buffalo, New York. Details available here.

West Cork Literary Festival
Maggie Smith will be participating in the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry on the south coast of Ireland. Details available here.

Malaprop’s Bookstore 
Maggie Smith will be reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina, at 7:00 PM. There will also be Literary Karaoke, so come and bring a poem by a favorite poet to read. Details available here.

Knopf Anthology Launch in NYC
Maggie Smith will be reading at the book launch for Resistance, Rebellion, Life: 50 Poems Now (Knopf, May 2017) at NYU’s Tishman Auditorium (40 Washington Square South) on Monday, May 22 at 7:00 pm. More event details to come.

Flyover Fest
Maggie Smith will be participating in the 2017 Flyover Fest in Columbus, Ohio. Details to come.

Keynote Speaker
Maggie Smith will be the keynote speaker at the CSCC Writing Conference in Columbus, Ohio. Details to come.

The Charlottesville Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading in The Charlottesville Reading Series at The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative in Charlottesville, Virginia. The reading will begin at 7:00 PM. Details are available here.

Flyover Fest Kick-Off at Jeni’s
Maggie Smith will be reading at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams as a kick-off event for the 2017 Flyover Fest. She’ll be introduced by Jeni Britton Bauer and will have a conversation with festival coordinator Justin McIntosh. Details here.

Women of Appalachia
Maggie Smith will be reading at the Women of Appalachia benefit for My Sister’s Place, a domestic violence shelter in Athens, Ohio. Details to come.

Reading at CSCC Library
For National Poetry Month, Maggie Smith will be reading at Columbus State Library at 1:00 pm in the Library’s Multimedia Studio. The event is free and open to the public. Details here.

“Good Bones” on Madam Secretary
An excerpt of Maggie Smith’s poem “Good Bones” will be read on the one-hour CBS drama Madam Secretary, starring Téa Leoni. The episode will air at 9:00 PM EST.

Poetry Workshop
Maggie Smith will be teaching “Four Weeks, Four Poems,” a four-part poetry course at the Thurber House. Read the course description and register online here.

Ohio Wesleyan University Reading
Maggie Smith will be reading at Ohio Wesleyan University at 4:10 PM. Details to come.

Malone University Visiting Writer Series
Maggie Smith will be at Malone University in Canton, Ohio, as part of the Spring 2017 Visiting Writers Series. She will give an afternoon craft talk and evening reading.

Poets in Pajamas Reading Series
Maggie Smith will participate in the online reading series Poets in Pajamas at 7:00 PM. The reading will happen live on Facebook, and will include 15 minutes of poems, following by 10-15 minutes of questions from viewers. Details and streaming information are available here.

Gramercy Books Grand Opening
Maggie Smith will be reading from 7:00-9:00 PM on Friday, January 27, 2017, to celebrate the grand opening of Gramercy Books in Bexley, Ohio. The weekend grand opening festivities will also feature R.L. Stine, Will Hillenbrand, and Lee Martin. Details are available here.

2017 AWP Offsite Readings
Maggie Smith will be attending the 2017 Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in Washington, DC, February 8-11.

On Wednesday evening, February 8, Maggie Smith will be participating in two readings in Washington, DC. The first reading, hosted by Waxwing Magazine, Newfound, and AS/US, is at Busboys & Poets, 1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Details are available here.

Later that night Maggie will also be participating in Monster Mags of the Midwest: A reading hosted by The Journal, Mid-American Review, Ninth Letter, and The Cincinnati Review. The reading will be at Sixth Engine, 438 Massachusetts Avenue NW, from 9:00-12:00. Details are available here.

2017 AWP Panels & Offsite Reading
Maggie Smith will be moderating and participating in a panel reading with poets Dena Rash Guzman, Meghan Privitello, and Leah Umansky: It’s the End of the World As She Knows It: Apocalypse Poetry by Women. The panel will run from 9:00 to 10:15 AM in the Supreme Court, Marriott Marquis, Meeting Level Four.

Maggie will also be on a panel with Meghan Daum, Cade Leebron, Kathryn Rhett, and moderator/organizer Michelle Herman: Mommy Dearest/Daughter Darling: Putting Words in Her Mouth. The panel will run from 3:00 to 4:15 PM in the Liberty Salon N, O, & P, Marriott Marquis, Meeting Level Four.

On Thursday evening Maggie will be participating in The Magnificent Seven: A reading hosted by Pleiades, AGNI, American Literary Review, Boulevard, Cream City Review, Gulf Coast, and Poemoftheweek.org. The reading will be at Bayou, 2519 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20037, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. Details are available here.

2017 AWP Offsite Readings
On Friday evening Maggie Smith will be participating in two readings in Washington, DC. The first reading, hosted by Tupelo Press, will begin at 6:00 PM at The Loft at 600F, 600 F St NW, Washington, DC, 20004. Join us for hors d’oeuvres and brief readings by Tupelo authors Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Nancy Naomi Carlson, Matt Donovan, Myra Kornfeld, Stephen Massimilla, Jennifer Militello, Rajiv Mohabir, Jenny Molberg, Alan Michael Parker, Lee Sharkey, Maggie Smith, and Grant Souders. Details are available here.

The second reading, hosted by Nashville Review, Grist, and Iron Horse, will run from 7:30 to 9:30 at Mulebone. Readers are Sara Eliza Johnson, Victoria Kornick, Kenzie Allen, Ito Romo, Kyle Dargan, Hieu Minh Nguyen, Janice Obuchowski, and Maggie Smith.

2017 AWP Book Fair Signing
Maggie Smith will be signing “Good Bones” broadsides and copies of The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison at the Tupelo Press booths in the bookfair from 1:30 to 2:30 PM.

2015 AWP Conference & Book Fair
Maggie Smith will be attending the 2015 AWP conference in Minneapolis.
Public events include:
Tupelo Press / Marick Press offsite reading, Thursday, April 9, 7PM-9PM.
New American Press offsite reading, Thursday, April 9, 10PM-11PM.
Booksigning at the Tupelo Press bookfair tables #706/708, Friday, April 10, 12PM-1PM.

Otterbein University Workshop Visit/Reading
Maggie Smith will be reading from The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison and visiting an advanced poetry workshop at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.

Introduction to Poetry Writing at Old Worthington Library
As part of the Mark My Words series, Maggie Smith will teach a two-hour introduction to poetry writing at the Old Worthington Library on May 2, 2015, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Registration is required.

Stories & Beer Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading with Sean Karns, Khaleel Gheba, and Sara Fan in the Stories & Beer Reading Series at the Blind Pig Brewery in Champaign, Illinois, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Details are available here.

Poetry Reading at the Bexley Coffee Shop
Maggie Smith will be reading with Joshua Butts at the Bexley Coffee Shop in Bexley, Ohio, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Books by both poets will be available for purchase.

Vouched Books Indy Reading
Maggie Smith will be reading with Charlotte Pence and Caleb Curtiss for Vouched Books Indy. The reading will begin at 6:30 PM at Printtext, 652 E 52nd St, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46205. Books will be available for purchase.

BIG BIG MESS Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading with Claudia Cortese in the BIG BIG MESS Reading Series at Annabel’s in Akron, Ohio. Details are available here.

Six Points Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading with Anthony Opal in the Six Points Reading Series at the Chicago Cultural Center. Details are available here.

With Poetry Reading Series
Maggie will be reading with poet Charlotte Pence in the With Poetry Reading Series  at House Beer in Columbus, Ohio. Details to come.

Thurber House Literary Picnics Series
Maggie Smith will be the featured reader at the Thurber House Literary Picnic. Picnicking on the lovely lawn next to James Thurber’s historic home at 77 Jefferson Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, begins at 5:30 with boxed dinners available for those who purchased dinner tickets ahead of time. Guests are also free to bring their own food and alcoholic beverages. Please bring your own blankets and lawn chairs. More details to come.

Kafe Kerouac Reading
Maggie Smith will be the featured reader at Kafe Kerouac in Columbus, Ohio. The reading will begin at 8:00 pm. Details are available here.

Gem City Poetry Stage Reading
Maggie Smith will be the featured reader at the Gem City Poetry Stage in Dayton, Ohio. The reading will begin at 7:00 pm. Details are available here.

2015 Bryant Park Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading alongside Tupelo Press authors Carol Frost, Jeffrey Harrison, and Amaud Jamaul Johnson in the 2015 Bryant Park Reading Series in New York City.  The reading will begin at 7:00 pm. 

Capital University Reading
Maggie Smith will be reading from The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison at 11:00 am at Capital University’s Kable Chapel  in Bexley, Ohio.

Kenyon College Reading
Maggie Smith will be reading from The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison at 4:10 pm at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Details are available here. 

Borderlands Reading Series
Maggie Smith will be reading from The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison at Main Street Books, 104 N. Main Street, Mansfield OH 44902. The reading will begin at 2:00 pm.

The OSU Alumni Writers Extravaganza
Maggie Smith will participate in readings and panel discussions on the campus of The Ohio State University throughout the weekend. Details are available here.

Holler Poets Series #90
As part of the Holler Poets Series, Maggie Smith will be reading at 8:00 pm at Al’s Bar in Lexington, KY. Details are available here.

Brews + Prose
Maggie Smith will be reading in the Brews + Prose Reading Series at 7:00 pm in Cleveland, OH. Details coming soon.

Promusica Chamber Orchestra
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will be performing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. There are four sonnets that Vivaldi may have written himself–poems that are often overlooked. Maggie Smith will be reading each sonnet onstage before the music is played. Ticket information is available here.