The Robert Poems — S. Yarberry on tour

Poetry fans, rejoice—S. Yarberry will be embarking on an extensive book tour in celebration of The Robert Poems, out from Deep Vellum on December 1, 2026. S will be joined by other incredible poets for events across 8 states and 12 cities, including the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions. Additional dates will be added through 2027, including the West Coast and Southern U.S., so stay tuned for more.

Event Details:

Madison, WI — November 15, 5:30pm — A Room of One’s Own
with Blaine Purcell, C. Russell Price, and Kira Tucker

Milwaukee, WI — November 20, 7:00pm — Melon Books
with Katherine Gibbel, Alyssa Moore, and Chessy Normile

Chicago, IL — November 28, 7:00pm — P.O. Box Collective
with Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Kai Ihns, and Katana Smith

St. Louis, MO — December 1, 6:00pm — Washington University
with Sarah Weston

Chicago, IL — December 3, 6:30pm — Pilsen Community Books
with Temperance Aghamohammadi and Jessie McCarty

New Haven, CT — January 13, time TBA — Possible Futures
with Maggie Milner

Ridgewood, NY — January 15, 7:00pm — Topos Too
with Alicia Mountain and Serena Solin

Philadelphia, PA — January 16, 6:00pm — Giovanni’s Room
with Warren C. Longmire

Pittsburgh, PA — January 17, 7:00pm — Stay Gold
with Lloyd Wallace

Providence, RI — February 23, time TBA — Riffraff Books
with readers TBA!

Easthampton, MA — February 26, 6:00pm — Antidote Books
with L Scully

Troy, NY — February 27, 7:00pm — Upstairs Art Collective
Salon Salvage - with Emily Pittinos and Stine An

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S. Yarberry (he/they) is a trans poet and scholar. Their poems have appeared in AGNI, Guernica, Gulf Coast, and Indiana Review, among many others. His first book, A Boy in the City, (Deep Vellum, 2022), was the winner of the Foreword INDIES Prize in Poetry. S. is currently a PhD Candidate in English at Northwestern University where he studies William Blake. Based in Chicago, S. runs the literary magazine Tyger Quarterly and hosts the monthly PO Box Poetry reading series.