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2024

Spring 2025, 7 pm
Las Bleus Salon
NYC, NY
 
October 24, 6:30 pm
Howe Library: Reading with Meg Pokrass
13 South Street
Hanover, NH 03755
 (603) 643-4120

October 22, 6 pm
Norman Williams Library: Reading with Meg Pokrass
10 the Green
Woodstock, VT 05091
 (802) 457-2295

October 16, 7 pm
Water Street Books: Reading with Meg Pokrass
125 Water Street
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 778.9731

October 9, 7 pm
Still North Books: Reading with Meg Pokrass
3 Allen St.
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 676-7846
www.stillnorthbooks.com

September 23, 7 pm
KGB Bar, Reading
85 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003

June 7, 2 pm
“Talking with Poets”: interview
on Youtube Channel, host Indran Amirthanaygam

April 2, 2024, 6:30 pm
Howe Library, reading: “Beauty Will Save the World” with Ewa Chrusciel and Ivy Schweitzer

April 24, 2024, 7 pm
Las Bleus Literary Salon, Reading

March 2, 2024, 7 pm
Litbalm, Zoom Reading with Meg Pokrass, Celia Bland, and David Swan

February 20, 2024, 7 pm
Norwich Bookstore, Reading (Youtube)
291 Main Street
Norwich, VT
(802) 649-1114

February 2, 2024, 6pm
FBomb, Group Reading on Zoom

January 21, 2024, 7 pm
Cleaver, Group Reading on Zoom for Winter Issue

2023

December (day TBA), 2023, 7 pm
Cervena Baerva, Reading with Meg Pokrass

November 4, 2023, 2 pm
The Prose Poem Garden, Group Reading

October 14, 2023, 4 pm
Brattleboro Literary Festival, Prose Poem Panel with Denise Duhamel, Chard deNiord and Henry Walters

October 3, 2023, 4 pm
Colby-Sawyer College, Workshop and Reading

September 26, 2023, 7 pm
Poetry Society of New Hampshire, Workshop and Reading

July 18, 2023, 6:30 pm
The Illusive Chameleon: Prose Poetry or Flash Fiction, Johnson Country Library, Jeff Friedman and Dzvinia Orlowsky

May 19, 7 pm
South Florida Poetry Journal Launch for Flash Fiction in May 2023, Group Reading

May 9, 7 pm
South Florida Poetry Journal Launch for Poetry in May 2023 , Group Reading

January 10, 2023, 7 pm
On the Seawall Reading and discussion of The House of Grana Padano, Jeff Friedman and Meg Pokrass

2022

Friday-Sunday, October 13-15, 2022
Reading at The Brattleboro Literary Festival with Meg Pokrass

Fall
Collaborative Interview with Meg Pokrass
Interview by Dzvinia Orlowsky
Solstice Literary Journal

Saturday, September 17, 2022, 7 pm
Reading through LitBalm with Meg Pokrass, Robert Scotellaro
and Michael C. Keith

Saturday, July 16, 2022, 2-4pm
Midsummer Magical Realism Writing Workshop with Meg Pokrass

Saturday, June 11, 2022, 2-5pm
Fabulist Writing Workshop with Meg Pokrass

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Collaborative Interview with Meg Pokrass
Interview by Nin Andrews
Best American Poetry Blog

Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 7pm
Reading at Norwich Bookstore with Meg Pokrass (Zoom)
The House of Grana Padano

Sunday, May 22, 2022, 4pm
Reading at Lit Youngstown with Meg Pokrass (youtube

Sunday, May 17, 2022, 4pm
Participated in Group Reading
for South Florida Poetry Journal

Saturday, February 26, 2022
Discussion: Writing Collaborative Fiction
Flash Fiction Festival, UK

2021

January 31st, 2021
I’m very happy to announce that two of my micro stories, “Lost Memory” and “Not Everything Was in My Father’s Will,” have been chosen by Amber Sparks for Best Microfiction 2021 anthology.
http://www.bestmicrofiction.com

2020

December 13th, 2020
Lit Youngstown Reading (youtube)
Lit Youngstown

October 14th, 2020
Reading at Norwich Bookstore (youtube)
Norwich Bookstore

January 18th, 2020
Two Prose Poems, “Father and Son Singing” and “Mother in the River”
New Flash Fiction Review

January 10th, 2020
“Wet Angel,” “Negotiation,” and “Head of State” in Survision Magazine
Survision Magazine, Issue 6 (2020)

2019

April 4th, 2019
Interview of Jeff Friedman by Nancy Mitchell
Plume Issue #92

2018

Wednesday, October 24, 2018-2 pm
Reading with Kirsti Sandy and Ashley Rollend
Mason Library
Keene State College
Keene, NH

Thursday, October 4, 2018-7 pm
Reading
Collected Poets Reading Series
Mocha Maya Cafe
Shelburne Falls, MA

Wednesday, September 19, 2018-7 pm
Reading with Tim Mayo and Maggie Chula
Brooks Memorial Library
Brattleboro, VT

Thursday, August 2, 2018-6:30 pm
Rizzoli Books
1133 Broadway at 26th Street in No Mad
New York, NY

Wednesday, June 27, 2018-7 pm
Reading
Readings in the Gallery (youtube)
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
St. Johnsbury, Vt 05819

Thursday, April 12, 2018-7 pm
Reading
Mayer Room
Howe Library
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 643-3252

Wednesday March 14, 2018-6:30pm
Reading
Water Street Bookstore
Exeter, NH
(603) 778-9731

2017

November 12, 2017
Jeff Friedman reads original poem “Bear Fight” (vimeo)
Keene State College
Keene, NH

November 12, 2017
Poet Jeff Friedman reads original poem “Difficult Times” (vimeo)
Keene State College
Keene, NH

October 25th, 2017-7pm
Poetry Reading and Book Party
Location to be determined
St. Louis, MO

October 24th, 2017-7pm
Poetry reading/discussion
University of Missouri-St. Louis

October 17, 2017, 2 pm and 6 pm
Poetry Reading/Workshop
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH

October 14, 2017 11 am
Poetry Reading
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Brattleboro, VT

September 29, 2017
The Bookshelf: Poet (and ‘Comedian’) Jeff Friedman
Interview on NHPR New Hampshire Public Radio

September 23, 2017-9:15-10:30
Squaring the Circle: The Prose Poem
Reading with Dzvinia Orlowsky
Chard deNiord and Sharon Dolin
Lowell Building, room 102
New Hampshire Poetry Festival
New Hampshire Institute of Art
Manchester, NH

September 20, 2017-7pm
Poetry Reading
Gibson’s Bookstore
Concord, NH

September 17, 2017-2:30 pm
Poetry Reading
Del Rossi’s
Dublin, NH

September 6, 2017-7 pm
Poetry Reading with Susan Barba (vimeo)
Norwich Bookstore
Norwich, VT

June 12th, 2017
Poets Speak: Jeff Friedman
(youtube)
Join Vermont Poet Laureate Chard deNiord as he talks with area poet and author Jeff Friedman about his seventh and most recent book, Floating Tales—a collection of prose poems, fables, and mini tales.

2015

October 26th, 2015-7:30
Poetry Reading with Howard Schwartz and Steven Schreiner
Chance Operations
Tavern of Fine Arts
313 Belt Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 367-7549
anthonyrenner [at] wustl dot edu.

October 26th, 2015-12:15
Poetry Reading
Noon Series
Gallery 210, the Campus Art Gallery
UMSL Center for the Humanities
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

September 19th, 2015-10:45am and 3:00pm
Workshop: Writing in Open Forms
and Poetry Reading: Poetry Far and Near: An International Poetry Reading
with Ross Gay, Ewa Chrusciel, Tim Liardet, and Jennifer Militello
New Hampshire Poetry Fest
New Hampshire Institute of Art
Manchester, NH
http://www.poetrysocietyofnewhampshire.org/fest/index.php

June 4, 2015-7 pm
Poetry Reading with Dzvinia Orlowsky
Collected Poets Series
Mocha Maya Cafe
Shelburne Falls, MA

2014

December 7th,2014-3pm
Poetry in Translation Reading with Dzvinia Orlowsky
Del Rossi’s
Dublin, NH

November 11th, 2014-4pm
Poetry Reading
Archives Reading Room
Susan Colgate Cleveland Library/Learning Center
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH

October 5th, 2014-11am-12:15 pm
Poetry Reading with Barbara Hamby
Latchis 4
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Brattleboro, VT

October 4th, 2014-5:30-7 pm
Flash Fiction Reading
Robert H Gibson River Garden
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Brattleboro, VT

July 24, 2014 – 7pm 
reading with Howard Schwartz and Michael Castro
The Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library
The Jewish Federation Kopolow Building
St. Louis Jewish Community Campus
12 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63146
314-442-3720

May 21, 2014 – 7pm
Reading
Gibson’s Bookstore
Concord, NH

March 19, 2014 – 7pm
Reading
Norwich Bookstore
291 Main Street
Norwich, VT 05055
info@norwichbookstore.com
802-649-1114

2013

July 27, 2013 – noon
Reading
St. James Church Social Hall
Bookstock Literary Festival
Woodstock, VT

June 17, 2013 – 7 pm
Reading: Poets Suzanne Dubroff and Jeff Friedman (youtube)
Howe Public Library
13 South Street
Hanover, NH

May 24, 2013 – 7 pm
Reading: Poets Howard Schwartz and Jeff Friedman
University City Public Library
University City, MO

May 18, 2013 – 10 am
Discussion/Workshop: “Form in Free Verse”
St. Louis Poetry Center
St.Louis, MO

March 7, 2013 – 4:30 pm
AWP Conference
“Poets Sprung from Granite”
Reading: Poets Laurie Zimmerman, Ewa Crusciel, Alice Fogel, Jennifer Millitello
and Jeff Friedman
Hynes Convention Center, Room 105
Boston, MA

2012

September 22, 2012-10 pm
The Stone
Poets Judith Vollmer, Ross Gay and Jeff Friedman
performing with Roy Nathanson and Sotto Voce
Located at Avenue C and 2nd Street
New York, NY

February 26, 2012 – 3 pm
Reading with Dzvinia Orlowsky
Del Rossi’s
Dublin,NH

March 30, 2012 – 7 pm
Reading with Howard Schwartz
University City Public Library
St. Louis, MO

April 2, 2012 – 12:15-1:15 pm
Reading: Poems and Parables
Noon Series
J.C.Penny Conference Center, room 402
University of Missouri—St. Louis Main North Campus
St.Louis, MO

April 5, 2012 – 7 pm
Reading with Lea Banks
The Collected Poets Series
Mocha Maya’s
47 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls, MA
413-625-6292

April 11, 2012 – 7 pm
reading with Tim Mayo and Lucas Farrell
Brooks Memorial Library
224 Main Street
Brattleboro, VT

2011

April 4, 2011 – 8 pm
Reading
Observable Poetry Series
Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood
7260 Southwest Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63143

April 13, 2011 – 7 pm
Reading
Norwich Bookstore
Norwich, Vermont 05055
info@norwichbookstore.com

April 20, 2011 – 7 pm
Reading
Gibson’s Bookstore
27 S. Main Street
Concord, NH 03301

May 18, 2011 – 8 pm
Reading with Falu
Page Meets Stage Series
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY

May 27, 2011 – 8 pm
Red Poetry! Wine, Poetry, Song
Poets in Performance, also featuring Bob Holman, Gerald Stern, Romy Ashby,Anne Marie Macari, Roy Nathanson and Ross Gay, with Roy Nathanson and Sotto Voce
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, NY

July 27, 2011 – 5 pm
Reading with Dzvinia Orlowsky
Keene State College Writers’ Conference
Mountainview Room
Young Student Union
Keene State College
Keene, NH

September 16, 2011 – 12:30-2 pm
Red Poetry! Wine, Poetry, Song
Bryant Park Fall Festival
Poets in Performance, also featuring Bob Holman, Anne Waldman, Roy Nathanson, with Roy Nathanson and Sotto Voce
Bryant Park
(adjacent to the Bryant Park Grill)

September 26, 2011 – 7 pm
Reading
Boxcar Books
University of Indiana
Bloomington, IA

October 29, 2011 – 8 pm
Red Poetry! Wine, Poetry, Song
Poets in Performance, also featuring Bob Holman, Romy Ashby, Anne Waldman, Roy Nathanson, Ross Gay, with Roy Nathanson and Sotto Voce
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (Between Houston and Bleecker)
New York, NY

November 16, 2011 – 12:30pm
Reading
The Jackson Lunch Hour Series
MacFarlane Auditorium
Utica College
Utica, NY