Past Events
New to Liberty book launch April 19th!
No in-person events are planned due to COVID, but DeMisty Bellinger will be on social media (Twitter or Instagram, or else use the contact form) periodically throughout the day. You can, of course, still buy a copy of New to Liberty to support her!
DeMisty Bellinger gave a virtual talk at the Willa Cather Foundation’ Virtual Author Series on March 17, 2022. She discussed catalysts for her book New to Liberty.
DeMisty Bellinger gave an in-person at the Speakers & Issues Series at Midwestern State University on Feb. 17, 2022. It was held at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU Texas. The event was also sponsored by the MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center and the MSU Texas Black Student Union. It was part of Black History Month activities at MSU Texas. John Schulze at john.schulze@msutexas.edu or 940-397-6249 was the point of contact.
DeMisty Bellinger took part in Readings on the Pike on September 2021. She read alongside Jason B. Crawford, Sofia Fey, Steve Fox, Beth Gordon, Richard Peabody, Lee Potts, Karthik Sethuraman, Evan Williams, and Katherine Young.
DeMisty Bellinger gave a virtual reading with the Dire Literarony Series in September 2021 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
DeMisty Bellinger and Tyrese Coleman shared a virtual reading hosted by Greedy Reads Remington team September 2021.
DeMisty Bellinger read at Larksong Writers Place’s First Friday Luncheon Reading Series virtual event in October 2021.
DeMisty Bellinger had a virtual reading at the Worcester Public Library in October 2021.
DeMisty Bellinger lead an in-person reading at Middlesex Community College in Bedford MA in October 2021.
DeMisty Bellinger had a virtual reading hosted by A Room of One’s Own in Madison WI in October 26.
In April 2021, White Whale Bookstore celebrated DeMisty Bellinger’s latest book from Mason Jar Press, Peculiar Heritage. She read with Steven Levya and Sheila Squillante.
On April 10 2021, BLF Press presented Krystal A. Smith in conversation with DeMisty D. Bellinger. This was a launch of Krystal’s first collection of poetry, This is Not About Love: Poems. See the event page at BLF Press.
On April 13 2021, Colgate University featured DeMisty D. Bellinger with other poets in Small Press Reading Series: Poetry Edition.
- On Wednesday Mar. 10 2021, DeMisty D. Bellinger was honored to speak with a graduate students at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Colophon: Conversations about Publishing presents DeMisty D. Bellinger.
- On October 27, 2020, In cooperation with the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ A S.E.A.T. at the Table week of programming on social justice issues, DeMisty D. Bellinger read at the Poetry/Fiction Reading at Springfield College via Zoom. See the virtual events at Springfield College.
- Saturday, October 10, DeMisty D. Bellinger participated in 805 Virtual Reading: Celebrate Black Women Writers. You can see a recording of the reading here.
Okay Donkey Reading celebrating Tara Zambrano’s new book took place on October 17, 2020.
- On April 30, 2020, Poetry in Davis, DeMisty D. Bellinger performed a reading with Randy Prunty and Erin Rodoni via Zoom.
- At the Best Small Fictions Boston Reading and Launch, November 20, 2019, at Newtonville Books, Newton Center, MA, DeMisty D. Bellinger read her addition to Nasty Women Poets: An Unapologetic Anthology Of Subversive Verse along with writers Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Zoe Gadegbeku and Maggie Cooper.
- September 15, 2018, at the New Hampshire Poetry Festival DeMisty D. Bellinger was hosted on a panel with writers Liz Ahl, Julie Cyr, Jenna Le, Gail Hanlon, and Amy Dryansky. Learn more here.
- May 5, 2018, Massachusetts Poetry Festival hosted a panel titled Nasty Women Poets: A Reading and Panel Discussion of Unapologetic, Subversive, Feminist Verse. DeMisty D. Bellinger discussed Nasty Women Poets: An Unapologetic Anthology Of Subversive Verse with the poets Jenna Le, Janet Aalfs, Liz Ahl, and Lesléa Newman. Learn more here.
- March 15, 2018 at Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT, the Dehn Gallery hosted DeMisty D. Bellinger reading her poems and short stories. This event also featured a performance by jazz quartet Chat Noir as part of MCC’s Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series. Learn more here.
- April 5, 2018 at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, MA, DeMisty D. Bellinger read at Nasty Women Poets: An Unapologetic Anthology Of Subversive Verse with Kathleen Aguero, Julie Cyr, Amy Dryansky, Gail Hanlon, and Rage Hezekiah. This event was in conjunction with Amherst’s April Arts Night Plus, and included an art exhibit and an open mic.
- February 23, 2018, in Cambridge, MA at Porter Square Books, DeMisty D. Bellinger along with Kathleen Aguero, Liz Ahl, Julie Cyr, Lisa Desiro, Amy Dryansky, Pat Gallagher Sassone, Gail Hanlon, Rage Hezekiah, Jennifer Martelli, Helena Minton, and Dzvinia Orlowsky read their contributions to Nasty Women Poets: An Unapologetic Anthology Of Subversive Verse.
- January 13, 2018 at The Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, NH, DeMisty D. Bellinger along with Gail Hanlon, Julie Cyr, and Marie Harris read their contributions to Nasty Women Poets: An Unapologetic Anthology Of Subversive Verse.
April 2, 2017, DeMisty D. Bellinger read “Signals” at Sarah Lawrence as part of their Wrexham Reading Series.