Events

At Jules’ Poetry Playhouse, we offer classes, readings, and retreats that immerse you in poetry and play. Featured readers are recorded and archived on our Youtube channel. We also feature occasional Back Porch readings with local or visiting poets, book launches, pop-up book and art sales, and in-person and online poetry classes.

Visit our event calendar often to keep up with events; or better yet, sign up for our newsletter below to stay updated. We’ll see you there!

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Ecopoetry for Our Hearts and for the Heart of the Earth: A Generative Workshop with Liza Wolff-Francis Saturday, November 7, 2026
Nov
7

Ecopoetry for Our Hearts and for the Heart of the Earth: A Generative Workshop with Liza Wolff-Francis Saturday, November 7, 2026

Ecopoetry for Our Hearts and for the Heart of the Earth: A Generative Workshop with Liza Wolff-Francis Saturday, November 7, 2026Ecopoetry for Our Hearts and for the Heart of the Earth: A Generative Workshop with Liza Wolff-Francis Saturday, November 7, 2026

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Santa Fe reading for A Year of New Mexico Poetry Anthology book launch
Aug
15

Santa Fe reading for A Year of New Mexico Poetry Anthology book launch

Santa Fe reading for the A Year of New Mexico Poetry Anthology

Saturday, August 15, 4-5 pm.

  • Where: Santa Fe Southside Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive, Santa Fe, NM

  • Featured readers: Demetria Martínez, Carol Moldaw.

  • The event introduction will begin promptly at 4, with contributor readings to follow. 

  • The event is open to the public.  Free! Anthologies will be for sale at the event

  • preorder your copy here! Shipping available

  • https://casaurracapress.com/bookstore/p/year-of-new-mexico-poetry-anthology

  • Jules Nyquist and John Roche will be reading at this event


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Student Readings at Jules' Poetry Playhouse
May
30

Student Readings at Jules' Poetry Playhouse

Celebrate students who have taken classes with us at Jules’ Poetry Playhouse - student readings!

Hear from students reading their poems that have been inspired by the classes they’ve taken

Free admission - refreshments - celebration

Reading will be on our back porch! (unless inclemenet weather, where we will be inside)

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Poet's Picnic
May
2

Poet's Picnic

Annual Poets’ Picnic

at Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center

Book tables, featured poets, open mic

Poetry Playhouse Publications will have a book table along with other small presses

NM State Poetry Society- Albuquerque Chapter event - all welcome

come out and enjoy! Free - books for sale

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A look inside the Astrid Lindgren Näs Museum:  80 years of Pippi
Feb
28

A look inside the Astrid Lindgren Näs Museum:  80 years of Pippi

  • Demingo-Baca Multigenerational Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A look inside the Astrid Lindgren Näs Museum:  80 years of Pippi (Sweden)

Jules Nyquist featured speaker at the Scandinavian Club of Albuquerque

Saturday, January 24, 2026.   10 am - Noon

Free

(10 am - noon) there will be refreshments

Demingo-Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel Ave NE, Albuquerque

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Jules Nyquist reads online for Stone Soup series plus open mic
Feb
25

Jules Nyquist reads online for Stone Soup series plus open mic

Jules Nyquist is a featured poet for the Stone Soup series based out of New York hosted by Chad Parenteau.

5 pm Mountain Time

7 pm Eastern Time

plus open mic!

More details and Zoom link coming soon

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Notes of Light and Dark, anthology reading at Books on the Bosque
Feb
8

Notes of Light and Dark, anthology reading at Books on the Bosque

Anthology reading featuring poets from Notes of Light and Dark: Southwestern Aubades and Nocturnes

Local poets (including Jules Nyquist, John Roche, and many others) featured in this anthology will be reading at

Books on the Bosque

6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW, Suite A-2

Albuquerque, NM 87120

Anthology edited by Scott Wiggerman and David Meischen

Dos Gatos Press

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John Roche reads with Nathan Brown at Geronimo’s Books, Santa Fe
Jan
31

John Roche reads with Nathan Brown at Geronimo’s Books, Santa Fe

Join poet John Roche as he reads with poet/musician Nathan Brown at Geronimo’s Books - Santa Fe

Saturday, January 31, 2026

4 pm

Free - books for sale

Watch recording here

3018 Cielo Court Ste. D

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507

https://geronimosbooks.com/

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CLASS Appetites: Using Food as Metaphor: Holiday edition with Jules Nyquist (includes potluck lunch)
Dec
6

CLASS Appetites: Using Food as Metaphor: Holiday edition with Jules Nyquist (includes potluck lunch)

What foods and food rituals have meaning to you this winter holiday season?

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Like cooking, writing is the process of pulling together raw ingredients with inspiration to create a work of art, such as a poem. Food and the rituals associated with it may generate powerful emotions and can inspire strong writing. The holiday season may be a joyful or stressful time. We will write our way through with writing exercises and prompts about food and rituals, memories around a kitchen table, eating habits during economic or political uncertainty, travel, gathering with family, friends, or solo, childhood experiences and whatever fall and winter traditions (religious or not) you choose to acknowledge.

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Jules Nyquist presentation & writing exercises on Elizabeth Bishop at NM State Poetry Society Chapter Meeting
Oct
11

Jules Nyquist presentation & writing exercises on Elizabeth Bishop at NM State Poetry Society Chapter Meeting

  • North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

October 11 at 10:00 a.m. -- NM State Poetry Society Meeting

Jules Nyquist presents writing workshop on Elizabeth Bishop

at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center

7521 Carmel NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113

In person writing exercises. Free. NM State Poetry Society, Albuquerque Chapter.

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