In this generative workshop, we’ll turn to poetry as a lifeline—reading powerful work born of upheaval, then writing our own. Come to discover how language can hold grief, spark resilience, and light the way forward. Leave with new drafts and a renewed sense of creative purpose.

To register, visit the Nebraska Poetry Society and RSVP here. Tickets are $40, or free for NPS members. Workshop is virtual; note beginning time is 8AM Pacific / 10AM Central.

Grit City Books is excited to welcome Abby Murray for a Fireside Chat about their newest book of poetry, Recovery Commands. Abby will be in conversation with Tacoma local Chris Vega. For more information, visit Grit City books at https://gritcitybooks.com/events.

Ex Ophidia Press presents a workshop with Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Prize winner Abby E. Murray, author of Recovery Commands.

In this workshop, participants will (re)consider what it means to be resilient in the face of military-connected hardship by exploring the power of authenticity. To this end, participants will read and discuss poetry that reframes strength not as constant acceptance and immunity to pain but as presence within our authentic selves. We will practice writing from our own military and military-connected experiences, with an opportunity to discuss our new work.'

Book signing to follow.

Reading and book signing with Abby E. Murray, featuring Recovery Commands from Ex Ophidia Press.

Ex Ophidia Press presents the launch of Recovery Commands, Abby E. Murray’s second poetry collection and winner of the Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Prize.

Reading and book signing with poets Abby E. Murray and Julie Paschold.

Abby will facilitate a discussion on poetry and offer writing prompts to residents of Kings Manor in south Tacoma. For questions, visit Abby’s contact page.

Abby E. Murray will join Courtney LeBlanc on her PNW tour, and both poets will read from their new releases. For more information about Courtney and her poetry, click here.

Join ONE ART’s EIC Mark Danowsky and poet Alison Lubar as they host queer poets from ONE ART’s archives and the Philly poetry scene for an end-of-pride-month, but not end of Pride celebration! Poets will begin their set with a poem by a LGBTQIA+ predecessor of their choosing, then read their own work. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Trans Lifeline.

Abby E. Murray returns to Gemini Ink to once again offer their workshop on “The Art of Bad Poetry”. Participants will spend time reflecting on their perceptions of good & bad art, then channel their thoughts into new work. For more information, and to register, visit https://geminiink.org/events/the-art-of-bad-poetry-2/. Note: workshop begins at 8AM Pacific / 10AM Central and is hosted virtually. Seats are limited.

Facilitated by Community Building Art Works and hosted by the Strathmore, this workshop will guide participants impacted by war through the processes of creating poetry influenced by current events. To register, visit this link at CBAW.

Abby will facilitate a discussion on poetry and offer writing prompts to residents of Kings Manor in south Tacoma. For questions, visit Abby’s contact page.

Highline College students will enjoy a poetry workshop and reading from Abby E. Murray in celebration of National Poetry Month.

UW Medical students will benefit from a flash writing workshop that includes a brief talk on employing poetry in the exploration and processing of trauma, as well as prompts and an opportunity to share work. Open to UW Medical only.

In this workshop, participants will consider, discuss, and generate poetry informed and influenced by current events. Workshop is 3-4:30 at the Olympia Community Center. Reading to follow (6pm) at Traditions Cafe.

Collateral editors Abby E. Murray and Chris Vega will lead a post-film discussion of My Dead Friend Zoe after the 4:30pm showing on Tuesday, March 11.

Abby will read with featured artists from Seedfall at their launch, hosted in collaboration with the fabulous Blue Cactus Press out of Tacoma. To order copies of Seedfall visit https://www.tulipwood.org/shop/p/seedfall-2024.

Abby will facilitate a discussion on poetry and offer writing prompts to residents of Kings Manor in south Tacoma. For questions, visit Abby’s contact page.

1-4pm, Cloud Croft Studios, Owego NY. Sponsored by the Tioga Arts Council.

Participants in this workshop will be treated to poems born in times of struggle and carry clarity, light, and the doggedness of hope. We’ll explore the poetry of political upheaval and war, as well as familial and personal grief; in doing so, we’ll rediscover the techniques good listeners and writers have used for centuries in order to create poems that help us persevere. Prompts generated by the work at hand will get us writing, and poets will leave with drafts to carry onward through the dark.

To register: https://www.tiogaartscouncil.org/how-to-sing-in-the-dark

Hosted by Abby E. Murray, the city of Auburn WA will celebrate National Poetry Month by releasing a chapbook of poems from its current and former poets laureate, including Dick Brugger, Marjorie Rommel, Susan Landgraf, James Rogers, and Mateo Acuña. The evening includes a reading and panel discussion. For more information, click here.

Abby E. Murray will be reading with Subhaga Crystal Bacon, whose book Transitory was recently a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry. Books, including Hail and Farewell, will be available for purchase.

This series blends one featured reader’s work with an open mic at the Kitsap Regional Library on Bainbridge Island. Abby will read new work as well as poems from the Washington State Book Award finalist manuscript, Hail and Farewell. Books available for sale at the event!

Poetry nights are returning to Auburn! The City of Auburn is hosting a poetry reading series on the first Wednesday of each month at Auburn's new Postmark Center for the Arts on Auburn Avenue. March 6 will feature Abby E. Murray as well as the regularly scheduled open mic writers.

This generative poetry workshop is open only to residents of Kings Manor assisted living facility.

Abby E. Murray is a featured reader for MER, in a collaborative reading with SWWIM, NELLE, & Whale Road Review. (Catch Abby reading briefly with Perugia Press, too, on the same night, just two blocks away!)

Abby E. Murray will read with Perugia Press poets in collaboration with CavanKerry Books, Flower Song, and Acre Books. Perugia’s time slot starts at 6:55PM sharp, so don’t be late!

Featured readers from recent issues of New Ohio Review will read at Big Rip Brewery on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 8 @ 6pm.

This generative poetry workshop is open only to residents of Kings Manor assisted living facility.