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Upcoming Readings for Zeina Hashem Beck
Backwaters Prize winner, Zeina Hashem Beck, has three US readings in April.April 9, at the Pen and Brush, NYCApril 11, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PAApril 15, Split This Rock Poetry Festival,...
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The Backwaters Press Presents: Sarah McKinstry-Brown, Chad Christensen,...
All are welcome to join us for this special reading event — celebrate summer and poetry!The reading will be held on the campus of the University of Nebraska, Omaha at the Community Engagement Center,...
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BWP Reading: Kwame Dawes, Lisa Fay Coutley, and Michael Skau: POSTPONED
Wednesday, January 25th, 7 p.m.Rescheduled for Wednesday, February 1, 7 p.m. due to weather.1516 Gallery, 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha.Kwame Dawes is the author of sixteen collections of poetry,...
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AWP 2017 Event: The Backwaters Press Celebrates 20 Years
AWP 2017 Event in D.C.: Thursday, Feb. 9th at 10:30am Virginia Barber Middleton Stage, Sponsored by USC, Exhibit Halls D & E, Convention Center, Level TwoThe Backwaters Press, a nonprofit press out...
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BWP National Poetry Month Reading Celebration
Join us Wednesday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Gallery 1516 (1516 Leavenworth, Omaha) to celebrate National Poetry Month.This event is free and open to the public. Enjoy desserts and drinks. Arrive early...
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Imaginary Gardens Reading – June 20
The Backwaters press has joined up with Imaginary Gardens for this special event to celebrate the release of the Backwaters Press 20th anniversary anthology. This event is free and open to the...
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Backwaters Press Reading Series with Liz Kay, Greg Kosmicki and David Wyatt
All are welcome to attend our free event!A founding editor of Spark Wheel Press and the journal burntdistrict, Liz Kay holds an MFA from the University of Nebraska, where she was the recipient of both...
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October 25 – Backwaters Press Reading Series with Anna Monardo, Emily...
Please join us on October 25 at Gallery 1516 for our next reading event featuring Anna Monardo, Emily Borgmann and Backwaters Press author, Roy Scheele. Visit our Facebook event for more information....
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Upcoming Events for One Book One Nebraska
Throughout the state, there are events celebrating A Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry – 2018’s selection for One Book, One Nebraska.The following events are currently scheduled.Saturday, March...
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Backwaters Press April 2018 Reading
Wednesday, April 25 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM, Gallery 1516 (1516 Leavenworth Street, Omaha).Lucy Atkins, Mary Hickman and Natasha Kessler-Rains (select for larger image)This event is free and open to the...
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