Readings & Events

As the Presidential Endowed Scholar through the P.E.O Foundation, Caitlin was a keynote speaker at the P.E.O Convention in Columbus, OH. For additional information about Caitlin’s selection for the P.E.O Scholar Award, you can read an article in The Key Reporter by clicking here. To learn more about her special distinction as the P.E.O Presidential Endowed Scholar, you can visit the Boston University Creative Writing site by clicking here

Caitlin read as the featured poet at the inaugural Irish American Writers and Artists event at the Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati. To learn more about the Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati, you can click here. To learn more about the Irish American Writers and Artists Organization, which has chapters all over the country, you can click here

As the winner of the Frost Farm International Poetry Prize, Caitlin appeared as the featured reader at The Hyla Brook Reading Series at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, NH. The reading kicked off the Frost Farm Poetry Conference.

• To learn more about Caitlin’s selection for Frost Farm International Poetry Prize, and to read judge Deborah Warren‘s full commentary on Caitlin’s winning poem, you can click here
• To read an article in Bostonia about Caitlin’s selection for the prize, titled “Caitlin Doyle: Following in Robert Frost’s Footsteps,” you can click here
• To read an article in the University of Cincinnati News about Caitlin’s selection for the prize, titled “UC Ellison Fellow Wins Frost Farm Poetry Prize,” you can click here

Caitlin served as the Visiting Poet at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, CT, where she gave a reading for the school community and taught workshops. Past Visiting Poets at Miss Porter’s School (also known as “Haggis Haggis Poets,” a title derived from the school’s literary magazine Haggis Baggis) have included Galway Kinnell, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Richard Blanco, and Eileen Myles. To learn more about the school, you can click here. To learn more about the school’s Haggis Baggis Poet Series, you can click here

Caitlin has read her work at a variety of live and online venues. She has given Writer-In-Residence readings at the James Merrill House in Stonington, CT, the Jack Kerouac House in Orlando, FL, St. Albans School in Washington, DC, Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, MI, and Penn State in Altoona, PA.

Caitlin’s work has been featured through the PBS NewsHour Poetry Series. To hear a recording of her reading her poem “A Brief History of the Bikini,” you can click here

Caitlin’s work has been featured as the “Poem of the Day” at the Poetry Foundation. To hear a recording of her reading her poem “The Editor’s Ex,” you can click here

Each year, a graduate of the Boston University MFA Program in Poetry and/or Fiction receives an invitation to read with the Creative Writing faculty in the Boston University Faculty Reading. Caitlin was invited to read as the Featured Poetry Alumna.

• To learn more about the event and Caitlin’s participation, you can read an article by John O’Rourke in Boston University Today titled “BU’s Literary Lions Read Tonight” by clicking here

Caitlin was the Visiting Writer at Western Reserve Academy, a college preparatory boarding and day school in Hudson, OH. She taught Creative Writing classes, led an evening seminar, and gave a reading. To learn more about Western Reserve Academy, you can click here

As part of the Best New Poets reading series, Caitlin has read at several places around New York City, including Housing Works, Book Court, and McNally Jackson Books.

Other New York City venues at which Caitlin has given readings include the following: The New York Society Library (where she read as one of the winners of the Amy Award through Poets & Writers), the Powerhouse Arena (where she read as a contributor to the anthology American Creative Writers on Class), the Roger Smith Hotel (where she read as one of two emerging poets chosen to represent New York State in the Distant Voices Poetry Program through Stanza: Scotland’s Poetry Festival), and KGB Bar (where she read along with fellow residents from Art Omi, formerly known as the Ledig House International Writers Residency)

Caitlin appeared as one of two featured poets, along with Frank Messina, at the inaugural Kerouac Project Open Mic Event at the Gallery at Avalon Island. Caitlin and Frank read their work while accompanied by celebrated jazz pianist Per Danielsson. The event, hosted by Kerouac House board member Naomi Butterfield, also included an open mic segment. You can read more about the event by clicking here, and you can also find an announcement about it in Scribbles: The Heartbeat of the Florida Writing Lifestyle by clicking here

Caitlin read with poet Annemarie Ni Churreain for the Literature Out Loud Series at the Maitland Art Museum. They presented their work as part of the museum’s “CulturePop” event, which included the opening of two new art exhibitions by Cicero Greathouse and Leigh Tarantino. To see an announcement about the reading in Scribbles: The Heartbeat of the Florida Writing Lifestyle, you can click here.

For links to a variety of media (podcasts, radio interviews, and videos) featuring Caitlin reading and discussing her work, you can visit News & Highlights and Media Coverage