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Cave Canem Fall 2025 Programming

Join Cave Canem this Fall 2025 Season for an array of brilliant makers of poetry, featuring Elizabeth Alexander, The Ailey School, Brandon Kilbourne, Natasha Trethewey, Nicole Sealey, John Murillo, Samiya Bashir, Douglas Kearney, and more!

Events in this collection

  • 2025 Cave Canem Prize Weekly Reading Group primary image

    2025 Cave Canem Prize Weekly Reading Group

    Thu, Nov 13, 8:00 PM EST

    Free

  • 25th Anniversary Cave Canem Prize Reading - Berlin primary image

    25th Anniversary Cave Canem Prize Reading - Berlin

    Sat, Nov 29, 7:00 PM

    Free

  • Pattern/Constraint/Sound: A group reading with Douglas Kearney primary image

    Pattern/Constraint/Sound: A group reading with Douglas Kearney

    Tue, Nov 11, 7:00 PM

    Free

  • 25th Anniversary Cave Canem Prize Reading - NYC primary image

    25th Anniversary Cave Canem Prize Reading - NYC

    Thu, Nov 6, 7:00 PM

    Free

  • Poets as Deep Thinkers: A group reading with Samiya Bashir primary image

    Poets as Deep Thinkers: A group reading with Samiya Bashir

    Sat, Nov 1, 1:00 PM

    Free

  • Crave Radiance: a tribute to Elizabeth Alexander primary image

    Crave Radiance: a tribute to Elizabeth Alexander

    Thu, Oct 2, 7:00 PM

    Free

  • Dear Yusef: an anthology reading primary image

    Dear Yusef: an anthology reading

    Tue, Sep 9, 6:00 PM

    Free

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Organizer of Cave Canem Fall 2025 Programming
Cave Canem is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional development of Black poets. Founded by artists for artists, Cave Canem fosters community among our Fellows and all poets in the Black diaspora to enrich the field by facilitating safe spaces for learning, experimenting, creating, and presenting.