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…with Ada Limón to celebrate the release of her new book of poems The Hurting Kind. Limón will be joined in conversation with Jennifer L. Knox.
…won’t know what’s coming next! Hilarity and stunning work guaranteed. Eminently qualified umpires will score each batter’s reading, and the winning team takes the series title.
…capable of writing about. The natural world itself is not racist. Isn’t that great?
…Interview with Sarah Ruhl Austin Kleon sits down with Sarah Ruhl to talk about her work and her memoir Smile: The Story of a Face Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
…of reaching a fitting conclusion. With new writing from Sandra Cisneros, Colum McCann, Omar El Akkad, and Mieko Kawakami, Freeman’s: Conclusions is a testament to the startling power of literature…
…event continues its poetry open mic with a reading featuring poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ada Limón, Andrea Gibson, and Nickole Brown. The reading will stream live on WNP’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.
…we have inherited from the past. The conversation will address how we effectively create new traditions together for a new world. Registrants will receive a Zoom event link.
…organizers: The bestselling author shares their debut work of nonfiction, Dear Senthuran, a memoir that “deeply engages with the metaphysics of Black spirit and singularly faces the Black reader.” Register here: https://www.showclix.
…Join Nikki Wallschlaeger for a craft seminar titled “Cosmic Poetics: Writing with the Poetry of Sun Ra” on Wednesday, April 13 + 20 from 6:00-8:00pm ET. Register here: https://www.theshipmanagency.
…and in the future. The people, the places, the experiences—all of those we’ve left behind.” Doors at 7.
…8pm EDT. The featured readers will be Erin Belieu, Mark Bibbins, and Adrian Matejka. The event is free.
…A full-throated and provocative memoir in letters from the New York Times-bestselling author, “a dazzling literary talent whose works cut to the quick of the spiritual self” (Esquire). Register here: https://www.cafeconlibrosbk.
…B. Mayson. The event will feature special performances of original works inspired by The Tradition, including by vocussionist Bethlehem Roberson, as well as students from the Curtis Institute of Music.
…Black culture, humor, and spirituality. The Library celebrates the life and work the Missouri-born poet, playwright, and novelist in a multifaceted event coinciding with National Poetry Month. Watch here: https://www.
…July 26 at 7pm EDT. The featured readers will be Erin Belieu, Mark Bibbins, and Adrian Matejka. The event is free.
…Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield, Marie Howe, Danusha Laméris; musicians Jami Sieber, Agu, and Muthoni Drummer Queen; and the S.H.E.
…(Graywolf Press 2021), winner of the PEN/Voelcker Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. More information will appear here: https://www.iloveny.
…Catherine Pierce From the organizers: RSVP below for our Earth Day virtual event with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce on Thursday, April 22, at 6:30 pm Central. Register here: https://www.friendlycitybooks.
…June 20, 6PM ET If you are having trouble viewing the content, make sure your internet browser is up to date, and try clearing your cache and cookies. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.
…will reach an anticipated audience of more than 300,000 individuals nationwide. This reading is titled after the line “It is burning./ It is dreaming.