Filip Marinovich Recaps Wednesday’s ‘EPIC!’ Amiri Baraka/Thomas Sayers Ellis Reading February 15, 2013: At his blog The Wolfman Librarian, Filip Marinovich has written a marvelous piece about the Amiri Baraka/Thomas Sayers Ellis reading that took place at The Poetry Project in New York on Wednesday. Oh our goodness, we wish we had been there. Lucky for us all, there's this recap: . . . . One of the best nights EVER at the Poetry Project. [...] by Harriet Staff

The Dark Room Collective reunites May 3, 2012: The Washingtonian covers the most anticipated poetry reunion of the year, that of The Dark Room Collective. Abdul Ali reports that the group collectively rocked the house at a recent reading at the Folger Library: The evening felt more like a church service or a rock concert than a poetry reading. Pews were filled to capacity as each [...] by Harriet Staff

“Flat Langston” theft sparks debate around Busboys and Poets February 9, 2011: The Washington Post reports that the theft of a cardboard cutout of Langston Hughes, assumed at first to be a prank, is actually a work of protest against the venue from which it was taken. Thomas Sayers Ellis, assistant professor of creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College, claims he stole "Flat Langston" to draw attention to how little of the [...] by Harriet Staff