Pat Riviere-Seel

2025

Saturday, March 22 ~ 9:25 am
Reading / Discussion

This reading / discussion is part of the University of South Carolina’s Upcountry Literary Festival, March 21-22. I’ll be talking about my evolution as a writer, from journalism to poetry and back to prose with my forthcoming (summer 2025) new hybrid collection of poems and personal essays.

Union County Carnegie Library
300 E. South Street
Union, SC 29779
(864) 427-7140

Randy Ivey, Festival Director
RIVEY@mailbox.sc.edu

Thursday, April 24 ~ 7-9 pm

Reading with Kathy Ackerman, Lee Stockdale, Luke Hankins, Cathy Smith-Bowers, and Keith Flynn as part of “Fairview Library Poetry Celebration” to celebrate National Poetry Month

Fairview Library
1 Taylor Road
Fairview, NC 28730
(828) 250-6484

Thursday, July 3 ~ 7 PM EDT
Online Book Launch & Open Mic With Redheaded Stepchild

Malaika King Albrecht is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Book Launch with Pat Riviere-Seel & Open Mic with Redheaded Stepchild

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81291935214

Meeting ID: 812 9193 5214

Thursday, July 11 ~ 6 pm
READING with Britt Kaufmann – Live

Britt will be reading from her new poetry collection, Midlife Calculus, and I’ll be reading from Because I Did Not Drown. We’ll be talking about our craft and taking questions. Light refreshment will be served.

Plott Hound Books
102 W. Main St.
Burnsville, NC 28714

Thursday, July 24 ~ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
READING/DISCUSSION – Zoom

Mountain Wordsmiths

Contact Carroll Taylor at vibiaperpetua@gmail.com or ncwngeorgiarep@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. The group is informal, and welcomes those who would simply like to listen to the beauty of wordsmithing. All who attend can enjoy their morning cup of coffee or tea as we share our thoughts about writing.

Sunday, July 27 ∼ 2 PM
READING with Crystal Simone Smith and Han Vanderhart – Live

McIntyre’s Bookstore (Fearrington Village)
220 Market St.
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-3030

An open mic will follow the reading
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Monday, August 11 ~ 7 pm
Reading

Featured Reader at Flooded Poetry Series

Flood Gallery Fine Art Center
802 Fairview Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
Suite 1200, at River Ridge Business Center, just off 240 exit 8
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Wednesday, August 20 ~ 5:30  PM
READING AND CONVERSATION with Malaika King Albrecht – Live

I’ll be reading from and talking about my new book, Because I Did Not Drown, with poet and writer Malaika King Albrecht.

Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities
555 East Connecticut Avenue
Southern Pines, NC
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Sunday, September 28 ~ 5 PM
READING/CONVERSATION with Barbara Presnell

WordPlay Radio
WSFM 103.3 Asheville FM
Asheville, NC

Show will be streamed and available after the live show

Barbara Presnell and I will be talking about blending genres, our writing process and reading from our new books, Otherwise I’m Fine, Barbara’s memoir and Because I Did Not Drown, my personal essays and poetry with hosts Jeff Davis and Lockie Hunter
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Saturday, October 18 ~ 3 PM
CONVERSATION/READING with Barbara Presnell – Live

We’ll be talking about bending genres, and reading from our most recent book, Otherwise I’m Fine, from Barbara and Because I Did Not Drown. We’re both best known as poets but have written in different genres.

City Lights Bookstore
3 East Jackson Street
Sylva, NC 28779
828.586.9499
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Tuesday, December 9 ~ 6:15 PM
READING – Live

An open mic will follow the reading. Come early, enjoy a delicious dinner, snacks, sweets, coffee, tea and more.

Taste Full Beans Coffee, Tea & Cafe
29 2nd Street NW
Hickory, North Carolina 28601
(828) 325-0108
contact@tastefullbeans.com
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