Poetry@TECH's reading series is a much-loved and integral part of the Atlanta arts and culture scene. From its inception in 2002, over the past two decades, we have brought renowned poets from around the world to Atlanta to share their poetry.
Poetry@TECH has partnered with the Georgia Tech Cable Network (GTCN) to record our poetry readings. Videos of many of these readings are shared below, as well as on Poetry@Tech's YouTube Channel, and the GTCN YouTube Channel. Please Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated on latest video uploads.
Featured Poets by Year
For easy access, you can find a list of poets featured at Poetry@TECH readings by expanding the list below, and finding the corresponding video at the specific year in the list below.
The poets are listed in reverse-chronological order, arranged alphabetically by last name in each year.
2021 -
2024 - Bruce McEver, Carl Phillips, Sam Sax, Patricia Smith, Sasha Stiles, Jessica Tanck
2023 - Victoria Chang, Vievee Francis, James Davis May, Forrest Gander, Jennifer Grotz, Francine J. Harris, Jane Hirshfield, Robert Pinsky, Lyrae van Clief-Stefanon.
2022 - Rosebud Ben-Oni, Daniel Borzutsky, Marilyn Chin, Martin Espada, Bruce McEver, Carolyn Forché, Rachel Galvin, Nathalie Handal, Ishion Hutchinson, Boris Khersonsky, Ludmila Khersonsky, Dana Levin, Alicia Ostriker, Alberto Ríos, Diane Seuss, Charles Simic, Jasmine Elizabeth Smith, Ocean Vuong, Jenny Xie, Lyuba Yakimchuk, Javier Zamora.
2021 - Hanif Abdurraqib, Mario Chard, Chen Chen, Julia Cimafiejeva, Travis Denton, Ming Di, Natalie Diaz, Vievee Francis, Kenneth Knoespel, Uladzimir Liankievič, Maryja Martysevič, Bruce McEver, Erika Meitner, Maggie Smith, Valzhyna Mort, Dmitry Strotsev, Arthur Sze, Chioma Urama, Afaa Michael Weaver, Eleanor Wilner, Zhou Xiaojing, and Zheng Xiaoqiong.
2016 - 2020
2020 - Kwame Dawes, Chelsea Dingman, Ross Gay, Karen Head, Collin Kelley, Dunya Mikhail, Mahtem Shiferraw, Danez Smith.
2019 - Kaveh Akbar, Eduardo Corral, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, Carolina Ebeid, Juan Felipe Herrera, Rosa Lane, David Tomas Martinez, Bruce McEver, Robert Pinsky, Chelsea Rathburn, Mai Der Vang, Ada Limon.
2018 - David Bottoms, Christopher Collins, Travis Denton, Stuart Dischell, Carolyn Forche, Ilya Kaminsky, Bruce McEver, Kamilah Aisha Moon, Valzhyna Mort, Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
2017 - Victoria Chang, Billy Collins, Matt Hart, Tyehimba Jess, Judson Mitcham, Anis Mojgani, Dean Parkin, Vijay Seshadri, Chris Salerno.
2016 - Mark Doty, Niilas Holmberg, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, James Davis May, Bruce McEver, Andrew Motion, Ginger Murchison, Anya Silver.
2011 - 2015
2015 - Ellen Bass, Bruce Beasley, Brigitte Byrd, Andrea Cohen, William Corbett, Linda Gregerson, Christopher Howell, Esther Lee, Bruce McEver, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Tim Seibles, Bruce Weigl.
2014 - Malachi Black, Richard Blanco, Jericho Brown, Denise Duhamel, Cornelius Eady, Rupert Fike, Kurtis Lamkin, Klaus Martens, Bruce McEver, Jeffrey McDaniel, Sandra Meek, Seth Michelson, Jon Sands, Vivek Sharma, Patricia Smith, Ron Smith.
2013 - Kim Addonizio, Stephen Dunn, Terrance Hayes, Anne Marie Macari, Laura Newbern, Dan Veach, Thom Ward, Afaa Michael Weaver, Robert Wrigley.
2012 - David Bottoms, Theresa Davis, Kwame Dawes, Chris Forhan, Alice Friman, Bob Hicok, Jamaal May, Bruce McEver, David Wojahn.
2011 - Rosemary Daniell, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dobyns, Richard Jackson, Kate Johnson, Bruce McEver, Robert Wood.
2006 - 2010
2010 - Billy Collins, Robert Fanning, Gregory Fraser, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Barbara Hamby, Robert Perry Ivey, Bruce McEver, Ginger Murchison, Jillian Weise.
2009 - Mark Halliday, Karen Head, Allison Joseph, Bruce McEver, Ed Pavlic, Chelsea Rathburn, John Skoyles, Kevin Young.
2008 - Kim Addonizio, Roger Bonair-Agard, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Andrew Hudgins, Mark Jarman, Ilya Kaminsky, Taylor Mali, Marty McConnell, Bruce McEver, Opal Moore, David St. John, Gypsee Yo.
2007 - Katie Chaple, Travis Denton, Ross Gay, Jon Goode, Tony Hoagland, Van Jordan, Collin Kelley, David Kirby, Patrick Rosal, Dean Young.
2006 - Frank Bidart, Chard deNiord, Cherryl Floyd-Miller, Major Jackson, Steve Kowit, Kurtis Lamkin, Martin Lammon, Bruce McEver, Gregory Orr, Tania Rochelle, Dr. Michael Salcman, A.E. Stallings, Dr. John Stone, Dr. Marc Straus, Charles Harper Webb.
2002 - 2005
2005 - C.K. Williams, Adam Zagajewski, Bruce McEver, Stuart Dischell, Natasha Trethaway, Kurt Brown, Doreen Gildroy, Michael Ryan, Thomas Lux, Patrick Phillips, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Memye Tucker.
2004 - Bruce McEver, Thomas Lux, Patricia Smith, Brooks Haxton, Vijay Seshadri, Jeffrey McDaniel, Billy Collins, Neil Rollinson, Naomi Jaffa, Dean Parkin, Gerald Stern, Kurtis Lamkin, Mary Karr, Ralph Tejada Wilson, Sharan Strange, Blake Leland.
2003 - Thomas Lux, Bruce McEver, Stephen Dobyns, Patricia Smith and the Bop Thunderous, Marilyn Nelson, Ed Hirsch, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Lawrence (Larry) Rubin, Anthony Kellman, Eric Nelson.
2002 - Rita Dove, Stephen Dobyns, Billy Collins, Lucille Clifton.
Video Archive by Year
2024
The National Poetry Month Reading
April 18, 2024
Featuring: Carl Phillips, Sam Sax, and Jessica Tanck
Poetry@Tech: Then & Now
April 4, 2024
Featuring: a conversation with Travis Denton and Victoria Chang, with Dr. Wayne Clough and Bruce McEver
The McEver Poetry Reading
February 22, 2024
Featuring: Patricia Smith, Sasha Stiles, and Bruce McEver
2023
The 22nd Bourne Poetry Reading
November 2, 2023
Featuring: Victoria Chang, Vievee Francis, and James Davis May
David Bottoms: A Life in Poetry
October 7, 2023
Featuring: Music and readings of David's poems by
Edward Hirsch, Earnest Suarez, Chelsea Rathburn, Katie Chaple, James Davis May,
Travis Denton, Tom Key, Lauren K. Watel, Mike Mattison, Louis Corrigan, David Yoke,
and Rachel Ashe
The Spring Poetry Reading
April 20, 2023
Featuring: Forrest Gander, Francine J. Harris, and Jennifer Grotz
An Evening of Poetry
February 23, 2023
Featuring: Jane Hirshfield, Robert Pinsky, and Lyrae van Clief-Stefanon
2022
The 21st Bourne Poetry Reading
10 November, 2023
Featuring: Ocean Vuong, Marilyn Chin, and Carolyn Forché
An Evening of Poetry
20 October, 2022
Featuring: Dana Levin, Ishion Hutchinson, and Alberto Ríos
An Evening of Poetry / 2022-23 Season Opener
in partnership with the Breman Museum
22 September, 2022
Featuring: Alicia Ostriker, Rosebud Ben-Oni, and Rachel Galvin
An Evening of Poetry
14 April, 2022
Featuring: Daniel Borzutsky, Nathalie Handal, and Charles Simic
The McEver Poetry Reading
17 February, 2022
Featuring: Martin Espada, Jasmine Elizabeth Smith, and Bruce McEver
The 4th Atlanta International Poetry & Translation Festival - Ukrainian & US Poets
25 January, 2022
Featuring:
Ukrainian Poets: Boris Khersonsky, Ludmila Khersonsky, and Lyuba Yakimchuk
US Poets: Jenny Xie, Javier Zamora, and Diane Seuss
Moderated by: Oksana Maksymchuk and Oleh Kotsyuba
2021
The 3rd Atlanta International Poetry & Translation Festival: An Evening of Chinese Poetry
18 November, 2021
Featuring: Ming Di, Zheng Xiaoqiong, and Zhou Xiaojing
An Evening of Poetry
21 October, 2021
Featuring: Afaa Michael Weaver, Eleanor Wilner, and Erika Meitner
The 20th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
9 September, 2021
Featuring: Chen Chen, and Kenneth Knoespel
The McEver Poetry Reading
7 April, 2021
Featuring: Arthur Sze, Maggie Smith, and Bruce McEver
The 2nd Atlanta International Poetry & Translation Festival: Belarusian & US Poets
18 March, 2021
Featuring:
Belarusian Poets: Valzhyna Mort, Dmitry Strotsev, Maryja Martysevič, Julia Cimafiejeva, Uladzimir Liankievič
US Poets: Vievee Francis, Hanif Abdurraqib, Travis Denton, Mario Chard
An Evening of Poetry and Georgia Poetry Prize Book Release
11 February, 2021
Featuring: Natalie Diaz, and Chioma Urama
2020
An Evening of Poetry
19 November, 2020
Featuring: JC Reilly, and Victoria Chang
The 1st Atlanta International Poetry & Translation Festival
29 October, 2020
featuring:
German Poets:
Ulrich Koch, Georg Leß, Karolina Golimowska, Anja Kampmann, Dagmara Kraus, Yevgeniy Breyger, and Ronya Othmann
and US Poets:
Jericho Brown, Linda Gregerson, Brenda Shaughnessy, Sandra Meek, Ilya Kaminsky, and Mario Chard
in collaboration with
Haus für Poesie Berlin, Emory University, The Westminster Schools, and Berry College.
The 19th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
1 October, 2020
Featuring: Ross Gay
Spring 2020 Immigrant/Refugee Poetry Reading
20 February, 2020
Featuring: Kwame Dawes, Mahtem Shiferraw, and Dunya Mikhail
Kwame Dawes
Born in Ghana and raised in Jamaica, Kwame Dawes’s work appears in the world's best journals including Granta, World Literature Today, and The New Yorker. He is the author of over 20 books. Dawes has won the prestigious Forward Prize in United Kingdom and the equally prestigious Windham-Campbell Literature Prize given by Yale University, an Emmy Award, and multiple other honors.
2019
The McEver Poetry Reading
14 March 2019
Featuring: Juan Felipe Herrera, Chelsea Rathburn, and Bruce McEver
Ada Limón
Ada Limón is the author of five books of poetry. Her book The Carrying was named one of the five poetry books of the year by The Washington Post. It also won the National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry. Her first book, Bright Dead Things was a finalist for the National Book Award. The New York Times calls her work remarkable. Washington Post calls her poetry powerful. The former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith says that Ada Limón “is a poet of ecstatic jubilation.”
2018
2017
The McEver Poetry Reading
November 2, 2017
Featuring: Matt Hart, Victoria Chang, and Anis Mojgani
The 16th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
September 28, 2017
Featuring: Tyehimba Jess, Billy Collins, and Vijay Seshadri
A Tribute to Thomas Lux
April 23, 2017
International Poetry Reading
February 23, 2017
Featuring: Dean Parkin, Judson Mitcham, and Chris Salerno
2016
The Georgia Poets Reading
November 3, 2016
Featuring: James Davis May, Anya Silver, and Bruce McEver
The 14th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
September 29, 2016
Featuring: Ginger Murchison and Mark Doty
The McEver Poetry Reading
April 7, 2016
Featuring: Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Bruce McEver
Poetry Reading
February 25, 2016
Featuring: Andrew Motion and Niillas Holmberg
2015
The Adam Stephens Night Out for Poetry
November 19, 2015
Featuring: Brigitte Byrd, Bruce Beasley, and Andrea Cohen
An Evening of Poetry
October 22, 2015
Featuring: Linda Gregerson and Christopher Howell
The 13th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
October 1, 2015
Featuring: Ellen Bass and William Corbett
Spring Poetry Reading
April 2, 2015
Featuring: Tim Seibles and Esther Lee
The McEver Poetry Reading and TechARTS Festival
February 26, 2015
Featuring: Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Bruce Weigl, and Bruce McEver
2014
The Adam Stephens Night Out for Poetry
November 13, 2014
Featuring: Denise Duhamel and Malachi Black
An Evening of Poetry
October 23, 2014
Featuring: Ron Smith and Seth Michelson
The 13th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
September 25, 2014
Featuring: Richard Blanco and Jericho Brown
Africa Atlanta 2014 Reading
April 3, 2014
Featuring: Cornelius Eady, Patricia Smith, and Kurtis Lamkin
International Poets Reading with Klaus Martens
March 14, 2014
Featuring: Klaus Martens
Georgia Tech Arts@TECH Festival Poetry Reading
February 20, 2014
Featuring: Jon Sands, Vivek Sharma, and Jeffrey McDaniel
The McEver Poetry Reading
February 6, 2014
Featuring: Sandra Meek, Rupert Fike, and Bruce McEver
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2013
The Adam Stephens Night Out for Poetry
November 7, 2013
Featuring: Anne Marie Macari and Stephen Dunn
The 12th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
September 26, 2013
Featuring: Terrance Hayes and Afaa Michael Weaver
Video Link
The McEver Poetry Reading
April 4, 2013
Featuring: Kim Addonizio, Robert Wrigley, and Bruce McEver
Georgia Poets Reading
February 7, 2013
Featuring: Thom Ward, Laura Newbern, and Dan Veach
2012
The Adam Stephens Night Out for Poetry
November 8, 2012
Featuring: Bob Hicok and Jamaal May
The 11th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
September 27, 2012
Featuring: Naomi Shihab Nye and Michael Dickman
David Bottoms & Kwame Dawes
April 5, 2012
David Wojahn & Alice Friman
March 8, 2012
Featuring: David Wojahn and Alice Friman
The McEver Poetry Reading
February 9, 2012
Featuring: Bruce McEver, Chris Forhan, and Theresa Davis
2011
The Adam Stephens Night Out for Poetry
October 27, 2011
Featuring: Kate Johnson, Stephen Dobyns, and Carl Dennis
Poetry Reading
September 29, 2011
Featuring: Stephen Dobyns and Cynthia Cruz
Poetry Reading
April 7, 2011
Featuring: Campbell McGrath and Marjory Wentworth
Poetry Reading
March 15, 2011
Featuring: Chad Davidson, Gerry Lafemina, and Joel Brouwer
The McEver Poetry Reading
February 17, 2011
Featuring: Bruce McEver, Robert Wood, Rosemary Daniell, and Richard Jackson
2010
Kathleen Ann Goonan, Jillian Weise, & Gregory Fraser
December 2, 2010
Featuring: Kathleen Ann Goonan, Jillian Weise, & Gregory Fraser
The 9th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading & Tribute to Dr. Henry C. Bourne
October 5, 2010
Featuring: Billy Collins
Robert Fanning & Barbara Hamby
April 2, 2010
The McEver Poetry Reading Ginger Murchison
February 5, 2010
Featuring: Ginger Murchison, Robert Perry Ivey, and Bruce McEver
2009
Poetry Reading
October 23, 2009
Featuring:
Mark Halliday & Allison Joseph
September 25, 2009
Featuring: Mark Halliday and Allison Joseph
Kevin Young & Ed Pavlic
April 3, 2009
Featuring: Kevin Young and Ed Pavlic
The McEver Poetry Reading
February 5, 2009
Featuring: Chelsea Rathburn, John Skoyles, Bruce McEver, and Karen Head
2008
An Evening of Spoken Word
December 6, 2008
Featuring: Gypsee Yo, Taylor Mali, Roger Bonair-Agard, Marty McConnell
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The 7th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
November 14, 2008
Featuring: Ilya Kaminsky and David St. John
An Evening of Poetry
September 19, 2008
Featuring: Andrew Hudgins, Kim Addonizio, and Mark Jarman
Poetry Reading
Emerging Poets Reading
The 5th Annual McEver Poetry Reading
February 7, 2008
Featuring: Bruce McEver, Opal Moore, and Laure-Anne Bosselaar
2007
Georgia Poets Reading
December 6, 2007
Featuring: Collin Kelley, Jon Goode, and Katie Chaple
The 6th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
October 18, 2007
Featuring: Dean Young and Tony Hoagland
Poetry Reading
David Kirby
April 19, 2007
Featuring: David Kirby and Van Jordan
Emerging Poets Reading
March 15, 2007
Featuring: Patrick Rosal, Ross Gay, and Travis Denton
2006
Spoken Word/Slam Artists Reading
November 17, 2006
Featuring: Marvin 'Ayodele' Heath, Bob Holman, M.L. Liebler, Patricia Smith, Kodac Harrison, and Reggie Gibson
The 5th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
October 25, 2006
Featuring: Frank Bidart, Gregory Orr, and Major Jackson
Georgia Poets Reading
August 26, 2006
Featuring: Martin Lammon, Cherryl Floyd-Miller, Tania Rochelle
A Program of Poetry & Medicine
(in collaboration with the Georgia Cancer Coalition)
April 20, 2006
Featuring: Dr. John Stone, Dr. Michael Salcman, Dr. Marc Straus
Celebrating 10 Years of The Atlanta Review Charles Harper Webb
March 2, 2006
Featuring: Charles Harper Webb, Alicia E. Stallings, and Steve Kowit
The 4th McEver Poetry Reading
February 2, 2006
Featuring: Kurtis Lamkin, Bruce McEver, Chard deNiord
2005
Georgia Poets Reading
November 29, 2005
Featuring: Memya Lee Tucker, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Patrick Phillips
The 4th Annual Bourne Poetry Reading Thomas Lux
October 26, 2005
Featuring: Thomas Lux, Michael Ryan, Doreen Gildroy
The Spring Poetry Reading
April 7, 2005
Featuring: Robert Bly and Heather McHugh
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Adam Zagajewski & C.K. Williams
March 3, 2005
The 3rd McEver Poetry Reading Kurt Brown
February 3, 2005
Featuring: Kurt Brown, Natasha Trethaway, Stuart Dischell, and Bruce McEver
2004
Georgia Poets Reading
November 18, 2004
Featuring: Blake Leland, Sharan Strange, and Ralph Tejada Wilson
The 3rd Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
October 21, 2004
Featuring: Mary Karr, Kurtis Lamkin, and Gerald Stern
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International Poetry Reading: British Poets
September 28, 2004
Featuring: Dean Parkin, Naomi Jaffa, and Neil Rollinson
Video Links:
Billy Collins
April 1, 2004
An Evening of Poetry
February 24, 2004
Featuring: Jeffrey McDaniel, Vijay Seshadri, and Brooks Haxton
The 2nd Annual McEver Poetry Reading Patricia Smith
February 5, 2004
Featuring: Patricia Smith, Bruce McEver, Thomas Lux
2003
Georgia Poets Reading
November 17, 2003
Featuring: Eric Nelson, Anthony Kellman, Lawrence ('Larry') Rubin
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The 2nd Annual Bourne Poetry Reading
October 9, 2003
Featuring: Ellen Bryant Voigt, Ed Hirsch, and Marilyn Nelson
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Stephen Dobyns Presents: Patricia Smith and the Bop Thunderous at the 14th St. Playhouse
March 24, 2003
The 1st Annual McEver Poetry Reading
February 6, 2003
Featuring: Stephen Dobyns, Thomas Lux, and Bruce McEver
