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TUESDAY, February 24, 7-8:30 p.m., free, RSVP required

Poetry Reading by Michele Wolf and Chloe Yelena Miller,
Reception, and Book Signing
The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC

Michele will read from Peacocks on the Streets. Also featured is poet Chloe Yelena Miller, author of Viable and the new collection Perforated.

The Arts Club of Washington
2017 I Street NW
Washington, DC
For more information: 202-331-7282, or fill out the form >>here.

Founded in 1916, the Arts Club of Washington, just a few blocks from the White House, is located in the historic Monroe House, former home to President James Monroe. The Arts Club is the oldest nonprofit arts organization in the nation’s capital, committed to elevating all forms of artistic expression, facilitating cultural conversations, and preserving the unique history of its permanent collection and buildings.

SATURDAY, March 21, POSTPONED

POSTPONED DUE TO HUDSON PARK LIBRARY RENOVATIONS. NEW DATE AVAILABLE SOON

A Poetry Afternoon with Michele Wolf, Richard Levine, and Barbara Ungar
The Hudson Park Library, New York, NY

Michele will read from Peacocks on the Streets. Also featured are poets Richard Levine and Barbara Ungar. Richard’s most recent collection is Now in Contest. Barbara’s newest book is After Naming the Animals.

The Hudson Park Library
66 Leroy Street
New York, NY
For more information: 212-243-6876; hudsonpark@nypl.org

From the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation: “Tucked away on one of the most beautiful streets in Greenwich Village, Leroy Street, the Hudson Park Library has served the neighborhood since its opening on January 24, 1906. This was the 16th library branch to be constructed with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. The sense of history is captured just by entering the front door of the building, designed by the renowned architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings.…

“Hudson Park Library also has an impressive community and literary history. The brilliant, eccentric poet Marianne Moore worked here as a library assistant from 1921 to 1925, and literary luminaries who lived in the neighborhood would frequent the branch.”

SATURDAY, April 11, 1–3 p.m., free

Poetry Reading and Open Mic,
Quince Orchard Library, Gaithersburg, Maryland

April is National Poetry Month. Michele will read from Peacocks on the Streets and Immersion. Also featured is poet Kim Malinowski. The program closes with an open mic.

Quince Orchard Library
15831 Quince Orchard Road
Gaithersburg, Maryland
For more information: 240-777-0200; https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/branches/quinceorchard.html

SATURDAY, May 2, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (reception, FRIDAY, May 1, 6–7:30 p.m.)

2026 Washington Writers Conference
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Rockville, MD

Michele will participate in a panel discussion on “The Business of Poetry” on Saturday from 11–11:50 a.m. Her fellow panelists will be poets Sunu P. Chandy and Dwayne Lawson-Brown. Jona Colson will be moderating the discussion. Other sessions of interest to poets include “How to Organize a Collection of Fiction or Poetry” and a workshop on “Book Marketing on a Budget.”

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Rockville, Maryland
For more information: 2026 Washington Writers Conference

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

I was so touched and surprised to learn that somebody posted my poem “The Great Tsunami,” which originally ran in Poetry and opens my book Immersion, on this sign in front of Del Ray Artisans in Alexandria, Virginia's Del Ray neighborhood. Thank you, Mystery Poetry Lover, for the sweet honor of sharing my work. Happy National
Poetry Month!

Writing

Read Michele’s memoir piece “Facing the Dream Deferred,” about how life events have impacted her writing time over the years and how she has come to terms with an ever-shifting writing-work-life balance, in The Writer’s Center Magazine, Fall 2025, page 26 »here.

Read Michele’s blog post “Getting Your Poetry Published,” about the time she received an extraordinary windfall after publishing a poem in an anthology, and about her Writer’s Center publishing workshop »here.

Read Michele’s blog post “What is your adoption experience?” as well as “How has the adoption experience affected your poetry?” and three poems on the website Poets on Adoption »here.

Read Michele’s piece “Poetry Readings: The Art of Creating a Poet-Audience Bond” on The Writer’s Center’s blog »here.

Teaching

SATURDAY, September 27, 2-5 p.m. ONLINE

The Writer’s Center
Workshop: Getting Your Poetry Published

Whether you have yet to submit your first poem to a literary journal or are ready to offer a publisher a book-length manuscript, this intensive one-day workshop will give you advice on how to succeed, tailored to your work’s strengths. Get tips on placing poems in print and online journals, why anthologies are such an appealing platform, how to publish chapbooks and books, the pros and cons of contests, the etiquette of poetry submission, how to develop your poetry network, and how to keep your morale high while facing rejection in a highly competitive field.
Cost: $50 (Writer’s Center member), $60 (nonmember).

Workshop leader: Michele Wolf

The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda (GPS: Use Chevy Chase), Maryland
For more information: 301-654-8664; writer.org