poetry reading

noun

: an event in which people read poems that they have written aloud for a group

Examples of poetry reading in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There will be talks on creating comic books, mysteries, fantasies and thrillers along with a poetry reading and open mic. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024 One night, a friend, Livnat Kutz, organized a poetry reading. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023 Stop by to catch a new exhibit or a poetry reading, or come back for happy hour when the space converts into a rum and cocktail bar. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023 On a Saturday morning two days after the Death Cafe, witch screening and poetry reading, a small group introduced themselves around a heavy wooden table in the library before a workshop on initiating a plant spirit oracle deck with the artist and healer Star Feliz. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023 There, Cervenka, a poet, met a young musician who called himself John Doe after her words wowed him at a Venice Beach poetry reading. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2023 Other events include painting, drawing and a poetry reading. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023 Flamenco Fever in the multidisciplinary Pintura, Poesia y Pasion, featuring live music, dance, poetry reading and painting (May 11). Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023 If Demi’s halfway between god and human, this is halfway between poetry reading and theater. Vulture, 31 July 2023

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“Poetry reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetry%20reading. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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