Recordings
These recordings are from a reading Robert did to launch American Prophet in 2009. The music in the background, which accompanied the poems, is a recording of Allegri's Miserere by the Choir of King's College.
- The Prophet at the Dry Cleaners[1:55]
- The Prophet's Lament at Spring Break[2:06]
- The Prophet at Elvisfest[3:39]
- The Prophet at the Superstore[3:27]
- The Prophet in Flight[3:16]
- The Prophet Returns Home[2:22]
- The Prophet in the War Zone[3:00]
- The Prophet and the Seabird Dream[2:19]
- The Prophet in the Heartland[3:08]
- The Prophet at the Train Station[2:33]
- The Prophet's New Voice[3:18]
- The Prophet and the Broadcast Tower[2:43]
- The Prophet and the Song of Stolen Hours[1:30]
- The Prophet Returns to the Dry Cleaners[2:08]
Fall 2009
Fanning joins Howe, Laux at Springfed Retreat
On October 8-11, 2009, Robert joins a stellar staff of poets, including Marie Howe, Dorianne Laux, M.L. Liebler, Irina Reyn, and Margo Lattuta—at the Springfed Arts Writers Retreat, Harbor Springs, MI.
Spring 2010
Fanning to Read in Poetry@Tech Series
On April 2nd, 2010 Robert will be a featured reader along with Barbara Hamby at Georgia Tech's Poetry@Tech series. This prominent series is facilitated by Thomas Lux, and has featured Billy Collins, Stephen Dobyns, Ross Gay, Tony Hoagland, Edward Hirsch, Patricia Smith, and many others.
Spring 2009
Fanning Reads from American Prophet in Ann Arbor
On April 9, 2009, at 7 p.m., Robert Fanning will read poems from American Prophet at the Ann Arbor District Library in celebration of National Poetry Month.
American Prophet Embarks from Boston
The official launch of American Prophet takes place at 2 p.m. on April 11, 2009 at the Stata Center of the Massachussetts Institute of Technology. Robert Fanning will read from his collection, along with several other Marick Press authors whose books are being published.
Winter 2009
Fanning Launches American Prophet at CMU
A crowd filled the Baber Room of the Park Library at Central Michigan University on Thursday, February 19, 2009 to listen to Robert Fanning read poems from American Prophet, his forthcoming book. Chris Belanger of Blacktop Orchestra played guitar preceding the reading.
American Prophet, Detroit-area Launch
On February 26, 2009, Robert Fanning reads with Randall Maggs at the Ewald Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library at 6:30 p.m. This reading will serve as the local launch of American Prophet in Detroit.
Readings, Fall 2008
Fanning Reads at Benefit
On September 13, 2008 Robert will read in Bloomfield Hills, MI as a benefit for Forgotten Harvest, a non-profit organization that helps to feed the hungry. The reading will take place at the home of Klaus Entenmann (Chrysler CFO), and attendees will receive a special edition broadside of a poem Fanning wrote for the occasion.
CMU Community Welcomes Fanning, Bean
On September 25, 2008, Robert will read at Central Michigan University with poet and fellow new CMU professor Jeffrey Bean. The reading takes place on-campus in the Park Library and begins at 8 p.m.
Readings, Summer 2008
Fanning features at Honors Series with Markus, Rybicki
Come on down to Maxwell's on Friday, June 27, 2008 at 7 p.m. to hear Robert read with two fantastic Michigan writers, Peter Markus, author of the newly released novel Bob, or Man on Boat, and John Rybicki, author of the recently released, heart-wrenching and beautiful collection of poems We Bed Down into Water.
Readings, Spring 2008
An Evening of Poetry
On Thursday, May 8, 2008 Robert Fanning will be the featured reader in An Evening of Poetry at the Biggby Coffee from 7-9 p.m. Biggby Coffee is located at 30332 Woodward, two blocks south of 13 Mile on the east side. For more information, please contact: Karin, at (248) 514-0103. Open mic follows the reading.
Poetry at the Zeitgeist
Come hear poems from American Prophet, Robert Fanning's forthcoming collection, at the Zeitgeist in Detroit, on March 19, 8 p.m. Fanning will be reading with Kawita Kandpal and Carly Sachs.
Readings, Winter 2008
Fanning to Read in Berkley
In a reading sponsored by Metro Detroit Writers, Robert Fanning will join Mindy Lapere and Dawn McDuffie in a reading at the Coffee Beanery in Berkley, MI. on Saturday, December 8 at 2pm.
Readings, Fall 2007
Fanning to Read in Canada
Robert Fanning will be featured at the Windsor Book Festival in Windsor, Canada, on Saturday, November 3, 2007. Robert will be reading with several other poets, from 3-5 p.m.
A Gathering of Writers
Grab a cup of joe and hear some poems, as Robert Fanning invades the Plymouth Coffee Bean on Thursday, November 15 as the featured reader for the Gathering of Writers series. This series features a lengthened reading time as well as informal questions & answers with the poet. 7:30 p.m.
Fanning, Blackhawk Share Works-in-Progress
Robert Fanning and Terry Blackhawk will be the featured poets in the Tea Room of Crazy Wisdom Bookstore in Ann Arbor, MI on November 28 as part of the ongoing Works-in-Progress Series, in which poets feature new and unpublished works. The reading begins at 7 p.m.
Readings, Early Fall 2007
Fanning Reads at Ridgewriters Book Fair
C'mon out on Sunday, September 16 to stroll the grounds of Heritage Park in Farmington Hills, peruse and purchase books by local authors, and hear Robert Fanning read from The Seed Thieves, as well as some recent work at 3:30 p.m. The park is located at 25099 Farmington Road, Farmington Hills, MI.
Honors Series to Feature Robert Fanning
On Friday, September 21, at 7 p.m., Robert Fanning will read work from his new manuscript, American Prophet, as well as other works in progress, and poems by poets who have inspired him, as a feature in The Honors Series at the Plymouth Book Cellar, located at 840 W. Ann Arbor Trail in Plymouth, MI.
Writers Reading Series at Detroit Artist's Market
If you like your poems with a side of painting and sculpture, or your painting and sculpture with a side of poems, check out the Writers Reading Series on Friday, September 28, 2007 at the Detroit Artists Market, beginning at 7 p.m. Robert Fanning will be featured with Terry Blackhawk, Nandi Comer, Vievee Francis and T Hetzel.
Readings, Spring 2007
Robert Fanning at the Lemberg Gallery
On Saturday, April 21st, at 4 p.m., Robert will read with poets Lynn Crawford, Michael Stone Richards and Chris Tysh at Ferndale's Lemberg Gallery. This reading will be dedicated to Gabriel Drake Fanning, as it is his 2nd birthday.
Fanning to be Featured Reader for Metro Detroit Writers
Robert Fanning will read with Wardell Montgomery, Jr., Diane Shipley DeCillis and Jamaal "Versiz" May at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at the Scarab Club. For more information, visit the Springfed Arts website.
Fanning, Kandpal at MOCAD
On Sunday May 20, 2007 at 3 p.m., Robert Fanning will join fellow Marick Press poet Kawita Kandpal in a reading at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
Readings, Winter 2007
Robert Fanning featured at Snowbound Reading Series
On January 17, 2007, Robert Fanning will be the featured reader at the Snowbound Reading Series, a series created and facilitated by poets Vievee Francis and Matthew Olzmann which pairs emerging poets with students in the Write Word, Write Now program. Students reading with Fanning are Tommye Blount and Scheherezade Parrish. These already well-attended and locally acclaimed readings take place in the upstairs fireside lounge of the Scarab Club, beginning at 7 p.m.
Michigan Writers Series to feature Robert Fanning
The Michigan Writers Series, a program at the Michigan State University Library, will host Robert Fanning for a reading and book signing on Friday, February 23, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Fanning to Read at Work-in-Progress Series
On Wednesday, February 7, at 7 p.m., Robert Fanning will read in Ann Arbor in the Tea Room at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, as a feature in the Work-in-Progress Reading Series.
Book Launch and 2006 Readings
The Seed Thieves Detroit Book Launch
On Saturday September 2, 2006, Marick Press will celebrate the official release of The Seed Thieves and other books. The launch takes place at 2 p.m. at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, Michigan. Directions and other information about the venue are available on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra site.
Robert to be Featured Poet on WCBN's Living Writers
Hello all you out there in Radioland! On Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 4:30-5:15 pm (EST) Robert will be reading and discussing work from The Seed Thieves on WCBN radio in Ann Arbor, MI. If you're in the area, tune your dial to 88.3 FM. If you no longer own a radio frequency receiver device, you can also subscribe to the Living Writers show podcast or listen live on the WCBN website.
Fanning, Markus and Hart read at Bookbeat
Robert Fanning will join poets Peter Markus and James Hart and artists Jamie Easter and Tom Carey to celebrate "The Secret Land of If: A Night of Art and Poetry" at Bookbeat in Oak Park on Saturday, September 16, 2006, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. More details and bios can be found on the Bookbeat website. Book Beat is located at 26010 Greenfield, Oak Park. Call (248) 968-1190 for additional information.
Readings Between A and B Series, New York City
Robert will be reading at the “Readings Between A and B Series” with Marie Howe on Monday, September 25, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the 11th Street Bar in the East Village, New York City. This popular NYC reading series pairs emerging writers with more established writers and draws together poets from different backgrounds and aesthetics. Over the past seven years, they’ve hosted over 350 remarkable poets. Last season the poets Louise Gluck, Forrest Gander, Joshua Clover, Elizabeth Willis and Martha Rhodes read on different nights with other emerging writers. To find more information about the series, you can check out their website.
The Seed Thieves New York City Book Launch
On Tuesday September 26, 2006, Robert Fanning will read with other Marick Press authors at The Harvard Club of New York City at 12:30 p.m. for the New York City launch of The Seed Thieves. Driving directions and maps are available on The Harvard Club site.
Workshop and Reading
Robert will be conducting a workshop and reading at the Caroline Kennedy Library,
Dearborn. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at
7 p.m. The reading will take place on Wednesday, October 18, 2006. If you'd
like to be in the workshop, please call Erin Knowles at (313) 791-3800.
Fanning, Markus and Kandpal at DAM
Robert Fanning, Peter Markus and Kawita Kandpal will read on Friday, October 13, 2006 at the Detroit Artist's Market as part of the InsideOut Writers' Reading Series. Markus, the author of The Singing Fish, is the Fiction Editor for Marick Press; Kandpal's poetry collection Folding the River is due to be published by Marick in April 2007.
Ludington Visiting Writers Series
On Saturday, October 14, 2006, Robert will be a featured guest at the Ludington Visiting Writers Series, in Ludington, MI. Robert will read with poet Nancy Eimers, who teaches Creative Writing at Western Michigan University and in the MFA Program at Vermont College.
Fanning, Kallery reading at Zeitgeist Series
Robert Fanning and Christina Kallery will be the featured poets on Wednesday, October 25th at the Zeitgeist Reading Series. Curated by James Hart III, this monthly series features Detroit-area poets and national poets. The reading begins at 8:00 p.m. and is located at the Zeitgeist Gallery, 2661 Michigan Ave; west of Tiger Stadium, East of the I-96 overpass. For more information about the Zeitgeist series, call the gallery at (313) 965-9192.
Robert Fanning reads in Toronto, Canada
On Saturday November 11, 2006 at 7:00 p.m., Robert Fanning will read with other Marick Press authors at Fellini's Shoe Ristorante in Toronto, Canada.
Shaman Drum to feature Fanning, Maun
Robert Fanning and Caroline Maun, two Marick Press poets, will be featured at the Shaman Drum Bookshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Monday, November 13, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. A book signing and reception will follow the reading.
Reading at Sweetwaters, Ann Arbor
Robert Fanning will read and sign books on November 21, 2006 at Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea located at 123 W. Washington (corner of Ashley & W. Washington) in downtown Ann Arbor. Robert's reading will be from 7:00-7:30 p.m., followed by an open mic until 9:00 p.m.
Fanning to Read in Chicago
Robert Fanning will be a featured reader in the poetry reading series at Danny's Tavern in Chicago on December 6, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. Danny's Tavern is located at 1951 W. Dickens, in Bucktown. The reading will be followed by a DJ.