News

Phillis Levin’s sixth book of poems, An Anthology of Rain, is forthcoming from Barrow Street Press on 15 April 2025.

Poems have recently appeared in The Atlantic and The New Yorker and are forthcoming in The Common, Michigan Quarterly Review, and Raritan.

Part” was featured on The Slowdown, a podcast hosted by Major Jackson and produced by Minnesota Public Radio in partnership with the Poetry Foundation. Guest host Jason Schneiderman introduced and read the poem; the episode was released on June 7, 2023

Unsolicited Survey” was featured on KUMN's “Poems for Company,” a podcast hosted by Brian Dillon, on May 22, 2023

“October Storm” appears in the October 2022 issue of The New Republic

“Secret Rites” was published in Fast Fierce Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction, edited by Gina Barreca (Woodhall Press, 2022).

The Penguin Book of the Sonnet, published in November 2001, celebrates its Twentieth Anniversary in print. See Poets & Writers advertisement here.

Music video of Table Manners, a micro-opera composed by Sheree Clement, based on the poem “Table Manners” by Phillis Levin. Watch here.

Q&A with Phillis Levin, conducted by Ben Rogers of The Poetry Society (UK). Read more here.

Mr. Memory & Other Poems was a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Read more here.

A review of Mr. Memory & Other Poems was published in The Huffington Post. Read more here.

A review of Mr. Memory & Other Poems appears in the November/ December 2016 issue of American Poetry Review.

Phillips Exeter Academy hosted Phillis Levin as the Lamont Poet for spring 2016.

Mr. Memory & Other Poems was published by Penguin Books on March 29, 2016.

"Four Tesserae," a quartet of essays from her memoir-in-progress, was selected by Robert Atwan, series editor of The Best American Essays 2015, for Notable Essays and Literary Nonfiction of 2014.

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Recent Readings & Other Events

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Reading by Phillis Levin
The Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Readings
Felician University - The Little Theater
230 Montross Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070
7:00PM

JUNE 18 – JUNE 24, 2023
Poetry Faculty
Chesapeake Writers’ Conference
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
47645 College Drive
St. Mary’s City, MD 20686

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023
Reading by Phillis Levin
Blackstone Room, Anne Arundel Hall
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
47645 College Drive
St. Mary’s City, MD 20686
7:00PM to 7:45PM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023
Phillis Levin & Christie Ann Reynolds
Great Writers, Great Readings
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
6:30PM to 8:00PM     

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Words Festival presents
A Friend Sails in on a Poem:
Molly Peacock & Phillis Levin in Conversation
Sponsored by Words, The Literary and Creative Arts Festival of Southwestern Ontario
7:00PM ET

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The Corner Bookstore celebrates
A Friend Sails in on a Poem
with Molly Peacock & Phillis Levin in discussion
1313 Madison Avenue (at East 93rd Street)
New York, NY 10128
6:00PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022
Molly Peacock & Phillis Levin
New York Society Library
The Writing Life Daytime Talk Series
Two Poets at the Table:
A Dialogue Between Friends Sharing Poems & Food
New York Society Library Whitridge Room
53 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075
3:30PM

New York Society Library’s announcement of event

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2022
White Whale Bookstore celebrates
The 20th Anniversary of The Penguin Book of the Sonnet
with editor Phillis Levin and guests
Bruce Bond, Marilyn Nelson, Molly Peacock, and Jason Schneiderman
7:00PM ET

This event is free, but registration is required

Registration link / For more information and to RSVP

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022   
Chase Berggrun, Phillis Levin, Dante Micheaux
Bryant Park Reading Room Poetry Series 2022
Bryant Park
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018
6:00PM to 7:30PM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Phillis Levin, Tyehimba Jess, Christina Pugh, and Jason Schneiderman
20th Anniversary Celebration of The Penguin Book of the Sonnet
Monday Night Poetry
KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
Doors open at 7pm; Reading at 7:30pm
Live and simulcast on Zoom

THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
Table Manners: Music Video
7:00PM World Premiere, with live-stream discussion 

https://vimeo.com/560544327/9355eebb3b

A music video of Table Manners, written for Ariadne Greif by composer Sheree Clement, text by Phillis Levin. Featuring couture by St. Barite and cinematography by Caroline Mariko Stucky, with Ariadne Greif playing both roles. This micro-opera is based on the poem ‘Table Manners” in Phillis Levin’s third collection, Mercury (Penguin, 2001).

This project and livestream are made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021
Poetry Reading & Conversation
The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, CA
3:00PM PDT, Live-stream event
Please note:
This is an online-only program; pre-register to receive a link to the live-stream video.

FEBRUARY 10, 2021 
ALSCW Zoom Series: Phillis Levin & Rosanna Warren on the Sonnet
6PM EST / More information

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019
To Whom It May Concern: The Power of Direct Address
Creative Writing Workshop with Phillis Levin

Shakespeare & Co.
939 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10065
6:00PM to 8:00PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019
Poetry Panel on Letters Written and Not Sent by William Louis-Dreyfus
With Paula Deitz, Phillis Levin, Molly Peacock, Ellen Rachlin

Shakespeare & Co.
939 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10065
6:30PM to 8:00PM

SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2019
Rachel Hadas, Ruth Padel, & Phillis Levin
Carmine Street Metrics
Otto’s Shrunken Head
538 East 14th Street
New York, NY 10009
3:00PM to 5:00PM
More information

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019
Calling Forth: Direct Address/Apostrophe
One-Day Intensive Class

The Poetry School
1 Dock Offices
Surrey Quays Road
London SE16 2XU UK
10:30AM to 4:30PM
More information

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019
In Town Tonight: Phillis Levin & Mark Ford
The Poetry Café
The Poetry Society
22 Betterton Street
London WC2H 9BX
7:00PM to 9:00PM
More information

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018
Poetry Reading & Book Signing
The Alcove, Dubinsky Student Center - 8th Floor
Fashion Institute of Technology
227 West 27th Street
New York, New York 10001
5:00PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018
Powers of Syntax: One-Day Intensive Class
The Poetry School
81 Lambeth Walk
London, SE11 6DX  UK
10:30AM to 4:30PM
More information

THURSDAY, March 22, 2018
Phillis Levin & Martha Sprackland
Burley Fisher Books
400 Kingsland Road
London E8 4AA UK
7:00PM to 9:00PM
Tickets / Facebook Event / More information

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Allan K. Smith Reading Series
Trinity College
Smith House (Reese Room)
123 Vernon Street
Hartford, CT 06106
4:30PM

OCTOBER 28 & OCTOBER 29, 2017
Master Class at Poets House
Saturday 2:00PM to 6:00PM; Sunday 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Poets House
10 River Terrace
New York, NY 10282
More information

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2017
Bash #39: Christina Davis, Kythe Heller, and Phillis Levin
Black Ocean Publishing Studio
6 Vernon Street, 3rd Floor (Studio 33)
Somerville, MA 02145
6:30PM
More information

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017
Phillis Levin & Peter McDonald
Boston University
Katzenberg Center, 3rd Floor
CGS, 871 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
6:00PM
More information

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017
O. B. Hardison Poetry Series: John Burnside & Phillis Levin
Elizabethan Theatre
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
7:30PM
More information

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017
An Evening with Phillis Levin, Jay Deshpande & Anton Yakovlev
The Hudson Valley Writers' Center
300 Riverside Drive
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
4:30PM-6:00PM

APRIL 28, 2017
Reading & Discussion: Phillis Levin & Christina Pugh
Book Culture
536 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025
7:00PM

APRIL 22, 2017
Reading & Book Signing
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Poetry Stage
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
12:00PM

APRIL 13, 2017
Reading
New York Institute of Technology
Northern Boulevard at Valentines Lane
Old Westbury, NY 11568
12:30PM

FEBRUARY 28, 2017
A Reading in Tribute to a Literary Friendship: Molly Peacock & Phillis Levin
NYU Bookstore, New York, NY

FEBRUARY 9, 2017
MadHat Press / Plume Poetry Reading at AWP 2017
The Atrium - Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Washington, DC

OCTOBER 20, 2016
On the Edge of Creation and Translation Symposium
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, moderated by Miguel-Angel Zapata
Bi-Lingual Poetry Readings with Jotamario Arbeláez (Colombia), José Carlos Cataño (Spain), Yusef Komunyakaa (USA), Phillis Levin (USA),
Madeline Millán (Puerto Rico)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Flushing, NY

JUNE 28, 2016
Rutgers-Camden Summer Writers’ Conference, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Conference Faculty: Poetry Reading and Craft Seminar

MAY 6, 2016
The YMCA of Greater Syracuse, Downtown Writers Center, Syracuse, NY

MAY 2, 2016
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY

APRIL 28, 2016
Lafayette College, Easton, PA

APRIL 26, 2016
Book Culture on Columbus, New York, NY

APRIL 13, 2016
Lamont Poetry Series, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

APRIL 1, 2016
AWP Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Panelist, "The Return of Aphrodite's Daughter: Rhetoric in Contemporary Poetry" (with Sharon Dolin, Blas Falconer, Phillis Levin, Christina Pugh, and Rosanna Warren)

MARCH 30, 2016
LACE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Launch Reading for The Plume Anthology of Poetry 4

NOVEMBER 6, 2015
Tribute to Tomaž Šalamun, The NYU Writers House, New York, NY (with Joshua Beckman, Phillis Levin, Matthew Rohrer, Dara Wier, and Drenka Willen)

JUNE 4, 2015
Poetry London Summer 2015 Launch at Kings Place, London, UK (featuring Mark Ford, Phillis Levin, and Wayne Holloway-Smith)

FEBRUARY 16, 2015
KGB Monday Night Poetry Series, KGB Bar, New York, NY (featuring Michael Broder and Phillis Levin)

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