Is your New Year’s resolution to experience more literary events? If you’re looking for something to do in January, here are some upcoming literary events* that may pique your interest!
- January 2, 2025 Verse & Vibes Open Mic Night
Indigo Cottage Crafts, 2063 Creekside Dr.
Papillion, 6:30 pm
The first Thursday of every month we open the mic at an artsy space full of good vibes, and not just because of the coffee and liquor bar! Event is open to poets, authors, writers, musicians, anyone who has talent to share. Free event. - January 6, 2025 Carolina Hotchandani Poetry Reading & Discussion
Zoom, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Hotchandani’s poems interrogate what it means to be full or empty (of words, of the past, of another human being). She examines shifts in identity due to Partition, immigration, illness, and birth. - January 9, 2025 Resonance Beat Poetry Jam
Razor Wire Productions Art Gallery & Tattoo, 1808 Vinton St.
Omaha, 7:00 pm
Wanna try your hand at pairing your writing with music? Or maybe you’ve just never had the sublime experience of hearing the fusion? Either way, we would like to invite you! Named The Resonance for the beautiful ways these artforms play off one another. Sponsored by the Nebraska Poetry Society. - January 10, 2025 Poetry at the Lion: Matt Mason
St. Mark’s on the Campus Episcopal Church, 1309 R St.
Lincoln, 5:30 – 7:45 pm
Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided. The featured poet for January is Matt Mason. As of 2025, he stepped away from being Nebraska State Poet Laureate for five years. Mason has written about fatherhood, relationships, religion and the Bible, and themes of Midwest and Great Plains life. - January 14, 2025 Ready, Set, Go: The Art of Better Writing with Brenda Jackson
Zoom, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
This 90-minute interactive workshop, facilitated by the renowned New York Times and USA Today Award winning romance author Brenda Jackson, is designed to help aspiring writers tap into their creativity and begin crafting their own love stories. Whether you’re interested in writing fiction or non-fiction, this workshop will guide you through the process of turning your ideas into compelling narratives. - January 16, 2025 Vocal Fry
Shirley Tyree Theater, 2401 N 24th St.
Omaha, 6:00 pm
Vocal Fry is normally on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Jewel Rodgers and Nathan Lachner, MCs. Vocal Fry is presented in collaboration with The Nebraska Poetry Society. - January 25, 2025 The Poem’s Interior Landscape
Zoom, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Discover how the landscapes you’ve lived in shape your thoughts and creativity. In this workshop, we’ll explore the connection between the physical world and your inner life, and learn to transform your experiences into poetry. Let your surroundings inspire your words! Led by Jessica Poli.
Check out the NCB Calendar to stay up to date on upcoming literary events happening near you!
*The time, date, and location of these events are subject to change.
Some of this month’s events, workshops, or conferences may require registration or charge a fee.
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