November 2025
First Fridays at Furious Flower Broadside Gallery
Friday, November 7th, 5-7PM
Theme: History Repeating Repeating
Venue: The Furious Flower Poetry Center
Join us for another Arts Council of the Valley First Friday Downtown Art Tour reception featuring our tenth exhibition! Come view our latest exhibit, History Repeating Repeating, November 7th from 5-7 p.m. at Furious Flower Poetry Center, Cardinal House, 500 Cardinal Dr. Light refreshments provided. Free and open to the public.
Go to the Broadside Gallery Webpage to find out more!
Creative Writing Workshop for JMU Students with Rickey Laurentiis
Wednesday, November 12th, 7-8:30PM
Venue: Keezell 303
Come write with a legend in the making! The Furious Flower Poetry Center is excited to collaborate with Word is Born to offer a Creative Writing Workshop with highly acclaimed poet Rickey Laurentiis. This workshop will take place on Wednesday, November 12th, 7-8:30PM in Keezell 303. Walk-ins are welcome but space is very limited. If you are able, please take a moment to register and confirm your attendance.
Rickey Laurentiis is the author of the recently published collection, Death of the First Idea (Knopfs), and Boy with Thorn, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and the Levis Reading Prize, and a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry and a Lambda Literary Award. Boy with Thorn was also named one of the top ten debuts of 2015 by Poets & Writers Magazine and a top 16 best poetry book by Buzzfeed, among other distinctions.
Furious Flower Reading Series with Rickey Laurentiis
Thursday, November 13th, 5-6:30PM
Venue: Taylor 302
The Furious Flower Poetry Center invites you to join us for this semester's final Reading Series event, featuring 2025 National Book Award Nominee, Ricky Laurentiis. The reading will be followed by a brief book signing. This event is free and open to the public. Can't attend in person? View the reading live online!
Rickey Laurentiis is the author of the recently published collection, Death of the First Idea (Knopfs), and Boy with Thorn, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and the Levis Reading Prize, and a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry and a Lambda Literary Award. Boy with Thorn was also named one of the top ten debuts of 2015 by Poets & Writers Magazine and a top 16 best poetry book by Buzzfeed, among other distinctions.
