Emily Daniel and Traci Brimhall Book Release

Schedule

Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

326 W Kalamazoo Ave, Ste. 103A, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007 | Kalamazoo, MI

Advertisement
Join us for our 2025/26 season of our Poets in Print Reading Series! There will be five readings, four in person in the KBAC gallery and one online through zoom.
Our May reading will be held in person and feature Emily Daniel and Traci Brimhall. Letterpress printed broadsides will be available for sale as well as a limited edition chapbook "A Brief History of Falling" by Traci Brimhall with images by Toru Sugita
Traci Brimhall is a professor of creative writing at Kansas State University. She is the author of five collections of poetry, including Love Prodigal (Copper Canyon, 2024). Her poems have appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, The Nation, Orion, The New Republic, Poetry, The New York Times Magazine, and Best American Poetry. She’s received fellowships from National Endowment for the Arts, the National Park Service, the Academy of American Poets, and Purdue Library’s Special Collections to study the lost poem drafts of Amelia Earhart. She’s the currently the poet-in-residence at the Guggenheim museum and poet laureate for the State of Kansas.
Emily R. Daniel’s chapbook, Life Line, was selected as a winner of the 2020 Celery City Chapbook Prize. Her poems can be found in The Penn Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Waxwing, Porter House Review, Stirring, and forthcoming in The Massachusetts Review, among others. Emily lives with her family in Kalamazoo, MI where she recently graduated with an MFA in Poetry from Western Michigan University and served as Poetry Editor for Third Coast Magazine.
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

326 W Kalamazoo Ave, Ste. 103A, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Icon
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center

Host or Publisher Kalamazoo Book Arts Center

Ask AI if this event suits you:

Discover More Events in Kalamazoo

Emily Kastner Presents: All the Ice Cream in the Land
Tue, 05 May at 10:00 am Emily Kastner Presents: All the Ice Cream in the Land

Bookbug & this is a bookstore

ART LITERARY-ART
Kalamazoo Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl
Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Kalamazoo Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

LFG Gaming Bar

PARTIES BAR-CRAWLS
Author James Jackson Presents: Reclaiming Your Life from Medical Trauma
Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm Author James Jackson Presents: Reclaiming Your Life from Medical Trauma

Bookbug & this is a bookstore

ART HEALTH-WELLNESS
Beetlejuice - The Musical
Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Beetlejuice - The Musical

Miller Auditorium - Western Michigan University

LIVE-MUSIC TRIPS-ADVENTURES
Musical Storybook | Kalamazoo Symphony
Fri, 08 May at 10:30 am Musical Storybook | Kalamazoo Symphony

612 N Park St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3364, United States

MUSIC LIVE-MUSIC
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 pm Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Kalamazoo

ART ENTERTAINMENT
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, 27 Nov at 08:00 pm Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Kalamazoo

ART MUSIC
Laugh Draft - Stand Up Comedy
Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Laugh Draft - Stand Up Comedy

3811 s Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49008

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT
Concomitant: Reflections on Grief and Loss Through Monoprinting and Poetry
Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Concomitant: Reflections on Grief and Loss Through Monoprinting and Poetry

Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition

ART LITERARY-ART
Ekphrastic Art Event
Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Ekphrastic Art Event

Move with Joy - Dance, Yoga, Pilates

ART LITERARY-ART
Beyond Resilience-Free Art Creation Event with the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival
Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Beyond Resilience-Free Art Creation Event with the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival

1103 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI

ART FESTIVALS
ArtBreak: The Poetry of Shoes
Wed, 25 Feb at 12:00 pm ArtBreak: The Poetry of Shoes

314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

ART LITERARY-ART
Roots & Wings: Stories of Survival and Soaring
Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Roots & Wings: Stories of Survival and Soaring

Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition

ART WORKSHOPS
Poets in Print: Samyak Shertok and Katy Didden
Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Poets in Print: Samyak Shertok and Katy Didden

326 W Kalamazoo Ave, Ste. 103A, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

ART LITERARY-ART
Celebration of Community Poets
Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Celebration of Community Poets

Crawlspace Comedy Theatre

ART LITERARY-ART
Emily Daniel and Traci Brimhall Book Release
Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Emily Daniel and Traci Brimhall Book Release

326 W Kalamazoo Ave, Ste. 103A, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

ART LITERARY-ART
Considering Matthew Shepard (Love Is, Vol 9)
Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm Considering Matthew Shepard (Love Is, Vol 9)

First Congregational Church, Kalamazoo

LIVE-MUSIC

What's Happening Next in Kalamazoo?

Discover Kalamazoo Events