Events
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 7-9pm
Yvette Neisser and other local writers read from their work.
Northwest Washington, DC
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Monday, September 28, 2026, 6pm
In celebration of International Translation Day, The Cheuse Center and DC-ALT present: Reading by Tamil and Malayalam writer B. Jeyamohan, followed by a bouquet of translators, including Yvette Neisser reading from Maria Teresa Ogliastri. Followed by book signing.
Busboys and Poets
14th & V Streets NW, Washington, DC
Venezuelan Poetry for Healing (Virtual)
Sunday, October 11, 2026, 7pm
DC-ALT, Vocales Verticales, and TINTAS DC present Venezuelan, Latine, and U.S.-based poets and translators, including Angie Roby, Luis Ordonez, and others TBA. We will also raise awareness about relief efforts after the earthquakes in Venezuela.
*RSVP link will be added when available.
From the Diary of Madame Mao Book Launch (Virtual)
Sunday, October 18, 2026, 7pm
Lit Up LIve hosts author Maria Teresa Ogliastri and co-translators Yvette Neisser and Patricia Bejarano Fisher for a reading and discussion moderated by Jona Colson.
*RSVP link will be added when available.
Latin American Poets Writing about Asia
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 7pm
Yvette Neisser reads from her co-translation of Maria Teresa Ogliastri's "From the Diary of Madame Mao" and James Richie reads from his translation of "A Village Devastated by Godzilla" by Mexican poet Victor Cabrera.
2732 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97217
An Evening of Spanish Poetry in Translation
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 6:30-8pm
The Arts Club, Letras Latinas, and DC-ALT present: Yvette Neisser and Patricia Fisher reading from Maria Teresa Ogliastri's "From the Diary of Madame Mao"; Francisco Aragon reading from Gerardo Diego's "Handbook of Foams"; and discussion moderated by Katie King.
2017 I Street NW, Washington, DC
From the Diary of Madame Mao Book Discussion
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6-7:30pm
1509 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
"Iron into Flower" book launch, Kensington Row Bookshop, Kensington, MD, Nov. 17, 2022
Yvette reads from "Grip," Busboys and Poets, Washington, DC, November 2012
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