Mercy Street Readings

12/19/2025

10/29/2025

Join us for Mercy Street Readings on Wednesday, November 12th, featuring an extraordinary lineup: Peter LaBerge, Cynthia Gallaher, Steven Espada Dawson, Omar Barcena, and Jan Beatty.

Three time zones, one unforgettable evening of contemporary voices. 4pm Pacific | 6pm Central | 7pm Eastern

Register: https://bit.ly/Mercyzoom

09/10/2025

I'm thrilled about the forthcoming Mercy Street Readings. It's the first multi-genre and multi-media event ever.

Poetry, Fiction, Visual Art, and more! It's on Thursday evening, September 11 at 6:00 PM Central Time.

Register here:
https://bit.ly/msrzoom

09/01/2025

Mercy Street Readings return this September.

Join us virtually on Thursday, 9/11 at 6 PM Central for an evening of contemporary voices featuring Hosho McCreesh, Jeffrey Wolf, Esther Lin, and Monica Ong. Register at bit.ly/msrzoom.

05/11/2025

Happening now at bit.ly/msrzoom!

Join this inspiring literary experience from the comfort of your home!

05/06/2025

📚 Join us for an extraordinary afternoon of poetry at Mercy Street Readings! We're thrilled to welcome award-winning writers Noa Micaela Fields, Sean Patrick Mulroy, Mai Der Vang, Matthew Gellman, Jami Macarty, Arisa White, and Anthony Cody for our virtual spring reading.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 11th at 3pm ET/12pm PT. This event includes live ASL interpretation to ensure accessibility for all attendees.

Register now at bit.ly/msrzoom and prepare for an inspiring literary experience from the comfort of your home!

04/12/2025

TOMORROW!

For National Poetry Month (NaPoMo), my poetry student, Brittney Walker-Zaleski from the Pan-European MFA in Creative Writing at Cedar Crest College features seven talented poets from the USA, Lithuania, Australia, Estonia, and Palestine.

🔥🔥 With I AM HAIA, Marius Burokas, Traci Evadne Currie, Kerry Greer, Austėja Jakas, Marlin M. Jenkins, and Maria Kapajeva.

03/11/2025

Consider following the literary journey of our leadership team at Substack.

Poet, Editor, Translator, Educator. Writing in Harvard Review, The New York Times Magazine, Best American Poetry, & more.

01/31/2025

Join us for our next event on Sunday, February 9th, 2025, at 3 p.m. Eastern / 12 p.m. Pacific!

Register here to attend: https://bit.ly/msrzoom.

01/15/2025

Mercy Street Readings has readings planned throughout 2025.

They are always held on the second Sunday of the month at 12PM Pacific,
2PM Central, 3PM Eastern, or 8 PM UTC,
with live Sign Language Interpreters and captions on Zoom.

Registration for these events is always at bit.ly/msrzoom.

Forthcoming readers confirmed:
Cynthia Gallaher
Tiffany Troy
Jeffrey Wolf
Angelique Zobitz

View our event archive material here: https://www.rubenquesada.com/msarchive.