
About Winter in America (Again
Poets Respond to 2024 Election
Updated April 7, 2025.
Poets from the United States and beyond respond to the 2024 Presidential election. The poems are rooted in a belief that the incoming administration will not relieve or heal us from our nation’s past: the destruction of the environment, the unbridled use of power, the pervasive narrative that Black lives do not matter, patriarchy, reproductive injustice for women, silent support for the US prison-industrial complex, and the lack of compassion for diverse gender identity, immigrants, the indigenous, and unsheltered populations. The editorial team worked tirelessly for six weeks to publish this anthology before the January 20, 2025 inauguration.
Lead Editors: Katie Sarah Zale, Paul E. Nelson
Editorial Board: allia abdullah-matta, CChristy White, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Robert Lashley, Roxi Power & Theresa Whitehill

UPCOMING READINGS
Tuesday, July 8, 6pm
Lopez Island Library
2225 Fisherman Bay Road
Lopez Island, WA 98261
Readers include: allia abdullah-matta, Paul E Nelson, Rob Lewis, Katie Sarah Zale, Zach Charles, others. 2225 Fisherman Bay Rd, Lopez Island, WA 98261. Link to Lopez Island Library.
Saturday, July 12, 2pm
Columbia City Gallery
4864 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
Readers include: allia abdullah-matta, Paul E Nelson, Katie Sarah Zale, Zach Charles, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Catalina Cantú, Robert Lashley, and other poets. Reading from the book and Q&A about creative resistance. Link to Columbia City Gallery.


Past Events & readings
Monday, May 5, 3-5 PM
Artful: The Gallery
526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC V9N 2C7, Canada
Ann Graham Walker, Carla Stein, Daphne Marlatt, Dion O’Reilly, Lorin Medley, Paul E. Nelson, Robert Lashley, Scott Lawrence, and more! Link to Artful: The Gallery

Thursday, May 1, 7pm
Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
Editors, Katie Sarah Zale, Paul E Nelson, Publisher Greg Bem, Tetsuzen Jason Wirth, Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Matt Trease, Robert Lashley, Zach Charles, Stacey Jones, Terran Campbell, Catalina Cantu. Link to Elliott Bay Book Company.

Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
269 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
The poets reading include: John Maney, Aida Zilelian, Keisha Gaye Anderson, Cynthia Manick, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, Sarah Katie Zale, Paul E. Nelson, allia abdullah-matta and Kim Brandon. Link to Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture.
April 27, 2pm PST.
Lit Balm Interactive Livestream Reading Series.
https://litbalm.org/
allia abdullah-matta, Petra Kuppers, Bill Lavender, Roxi Power, Fred Wah
April 26, 2pm PST.
Lit Balm Interactive Livestream Reading Series: https://litbalm.org/
Matthew Cooperman, Aby Kaupang, Paul E. Nelson, Mark Nowak, Rodrigo Toscano
April 15, 7pm
Inter Act Poetry at Satori Arts
Santa Cruz, CA
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Veronica Eldredge, Dane Cervine, Julia Chiapella, Roxi Power, Dion O’Reilly, David Sullivan.
April 1, 7pm
Bookshop Santa Cruz
https://bookshopsantacruz.com/winter-in-america
Paul E. Nelson, Matt Trease, Dane Cervine, Julia Chiapella, Dion O’Reilly, Roxi Power. Audio: 4.1.2025 Bookshop Santa Cruz Winter in America (Again reading audio
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Off-site AWP at Cal State
5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles, CA
L.A.Music Hall, Theater Building. (Uber Drop off at Circle Drive).
Readers included: Rodrigo Toscano, Elizabeth Robinson, Cynthia Manick, J.P. Howard, M.A. Nicholson, Susanne Dyckman, Mark Scroggins, Angelica Recierdo, Mark Scroggins, Katie Sarah Zale, Roxi Power, Paul E Nelson, Dion O’Reilly, Holly Hughes, Matt Trease and Brenda Hillman Winter in America (Again: Poets Respond to 2024 Election (Carbonation Press, 2025).
Audio from this reading is available!
Part 1:
Part 2:
February 15, 2025 Tucson Readers

Saturday, March 1, 7pm
Et. Al. Books
2831A Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Maxine Chernoff, Susanne Dyckman, Paul Hoover, Roxi Power, Elizabeth Robinson & Kit Robinson (FLYER)

Photos, Chernoff, Hoover, Dyckman, E. Robinson, K. Robinson:
Past Readings Audio and Video
- Audio from KPFK-FM Bibliocracy Radio March 20
- Audio from KPFK-FM Bibliocracy Radio March 13
- Audio from KPFK-FM Bibliocracy Radio March 6
- Audio from KPFK-FM Bibliocracy Radio Feb 27
- Audio from KPFK-FM Bibliocracy Radio Feb 20
- Audio from KPSK-FM Bibliocracy Radio program Feb 13
- Audio from KPFK-FM Bibliocracy Radio program Feb 6
- Video from February 4, 2025 Seattle U reading
- Zoom Video from January 20, 2025
- Zoom Video from January 19, 2025
If you resonate with this effort:
Consider joining the Poetry Postcard Fest, July 4-August 31, 2025, or the online workshops.
