In-person | Sat | April 4 | 11am-1pm EDT
Youth and families are invited to explore the exhibit through guided reflection and discovery. Participants will engage in a creative response session led by Lake Erie Ink teaching artists, using poetry, visual storytelling, and short reflections to respond to the exhibit’s themes. The program concludes with the creation of a personal or collaborative pledge that will become part of The Nature of Our Times exhibit, adding youth and community voices to this living installation. This program will meet in the Literature Department of the Cleveland Public Library and finish in the Science Department.
Zoom | Wed | April 8 | 6pm CDT
Join hosts Krissy Kludt, Nickole Brown, and J. Drew Lanham for an evening of poetry and conversation featuring David Hassler, Jane Hirshfield, Derek Sheffield, Kimberly Blaeser, Elizabeth Bradfield, Heather Swan, Renata Golden, Traci Brimhall, Cynthia Marie Hoffman, Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Zoë Fay-Stindt, Anne Haven McDonnell, Emilie Lygren, J. Drew Lanham, Nickole Brown, Krissy Kludt. Please note that this is a live Zoom event and will not be recorded.
YouTube | April
A virtual reading hosted by Phyllis Klein featuring Traci Brimhall, Aileen Cassinetto, Joe Cottonwood, Caroline Goodwin, Luisa A. Igloria, Perie Longo, Robbi Nester, Mistee St. Clair, Ingrid Taylor, Catherine Wald, Abby Wheeler, and Maw Shein Win.
Zoom | Sun | April 12 | 4pm EDT
A virtual reading hosted by Meg Weston and The Poets Corner, Sunday April 12th at 4pm EDT, featuring Bradley Allf, Erwin Arroyo Perez, Elizabeth Bradfield, Aileen Cassinetto, David Hassler, Luisa A. Igloria, Noa Kizhnerman, Paula J. Lambert, Derek Sheffield, Juliette Zhu.
In-person | Sat | April 18 | 11am EDT
Reading & Exhibit Closing Reception hosted by Cleveland Public Library in collaboration with Wick Poetry Center. Featuring Paula J. Lambert, Cathryn Essinger, Jason Harris, Ray McNiece, and Carrie George.
Zoom | Wed | April 22 | 12pm EDT
Join the discussion around the evolving landscape of communicating climate change and ocean acidification in a rapidly changing world and media environment. Panelists include Emily Knight, Director of Outreach & Engagement, Blue Convergence Fund, who will highlight Poets for Science and The Nature of Our Times as key examples of how poetry not only enables us to communicate these issues, but also to feel their full weight.
Zoom | Wed | April 29 | 12pm EDT
Nature and the Healing Arts: Poetry and Prose from the Mid-Atlantic Ecosystem, hosted by The Nature of Our Times contributor Meghan Davis (M. Frost), faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Featuring Oscar Ulloa Calzada, Loralee Clark, Brianna Cunliffe, Alex Duprey, David Hassler, Dennis Huffman, Luisa A. Igloria, Shan Powell, Lia Purpura, Joyce Ritchie.
In-person | Wed | April 29 | UW Seattle
The Northwest Nature and Health Symposium, now in its 10th year, takes place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Washington Intellectual House in Seattle. Invited speakers include The Nature of Our Times co-editor Aileen Cassinetto. Take part in exploring new discoveries, discussing emerging policies and programs, and strengthening partnerships in nature and health.
