Events

A reading by Hecht Prize winner Mark Kraushaar and Bruce Detlfeson 2 pm, Sunday, 15 January 2012 Woodland Pattern Book Centre, 720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212-2547. Entry: Free For further information, please click on the link below: Kraushaar Reading

Launch of Mark Kraushaar'sThe Uncertainty Principle winner of the sixth Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 7:30 pm, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 The Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington DC 20005     Mark Kraushaar read from his prize-winning collection, The Uncertainty Principle, after being introduced to a large audience by James Fenton, the judge who selected it as the 2010 contest's winner. In the second half of the evening, Mr Fenton read from his own work. The two poets were introduced by Waywiser's Senior American Editor, Joseph Harrison. A drinks reception followed, during which Messrs Kraushaar and Fenton signed copies of their books.   F or furt

Eric McHenry and Nicholas Garland "Along the Same Lines: Pairing Poems and Woodcuts in a Children's Book that May Be for Adults"     The author and illustrator of Mommy Daddy Evan Sage took part in a panel to discusss their collaboration at a conference organized by the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics and Writers held at Boston University on Saturday 15 October 2011. The next day, they were guests of honour at a party organized by Waywiser, some photos of which are shown below. For more information about the book, please click on the cover.

An Evening with Waywiser 7:00pm, Wednesday 27 April 2011 McNally Jackson Bookstore, 52 Prince Street (between Lafayette & Mulberry), New York City, NY 10012 T: 212 274 1160 Waywiser Poets George Bradley (A Few of Her Secrets), Matthew Ladd (The Book of Emblems), and Cody Walker (Shuffle and Breakdown) read from their work The poets were introduced by Waywiser's Senior American Editor, Joseph Harrison

The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 18:30, Saturday, 9 April 2011 Blue Boar Room, Christ Church College, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP The Waywiser Press, in conjunction with Oxford University's Kellogg College Centre for Creative Writing and the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, presented a selection of readings from Christopher Ricks's anthology, Joining Music with Reason. The event featured Christopher Ricks, John Stallworthy, Jane Draycott, Jenny Lewis and Bernard O'Donoghue, and was introduced by Clare Morgan (Director of the Kellogg College Centre for Creative Writing) and closed by Philip Hoy (Editor in Chief of Waywiser).   Christopher Ricks Jon Stallworthy Jane Draycott Jenny Lewis Bernard O'Donoghue Clare Morgan Philip Hoy

Chris Preddle, author of Cattle Console Him, gave a talk entitled "Acting the Maggot: What Matters about Paul Muldoon" for The Poetry Day in York 13:00-13:45, Saturday, 26 February 2011 St. William's College, York

Waywiser Press/Entasis Press Reading and Party 5:00 - 7:30pm, Saturday, 5 February 2011 All Souls Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Avenue, Washington DC 20008-1505 Poets George Bradley, Erica Dawson, Moira Egan, Joseph Harrison, Carrie Jerrell, Stephen Kampa, Matthew Ladd, Dora Malech, Eric McHenry, Cody Walker and Greg Williamson, and fiction writers Susan McCallum-Smith and Margaret Meyersl read.

Waywiser Press Reading 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Friday, 4 February 2011 Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC Nine of Waywiser's poets – George Bradley, Erica Dawson, Joseph Harrison, Carrie Jerrell, Matthew Ladd, Dora Malech, Eric McHenry, Cody Walker and Greg Williamson – read at this event, which was open to all and attracted a big and appreciative audience.