Poets Pauletta Hansel & Sara Wagner discuss their work with fellow poet Ellen Austin-Li. Learn more about these poets in their bios below. About Pauletta Hansel Pauletta Hansel’s nine poetry collections include Heartbreak Tree, winner of the 2023 Poetry Society of Virginia’s North American Book Award, and Palindrome, winner of the 2017 Weatherford Award for Appalachian […]
Join us July 19 for an In Conversation featuring poets Sun Yung Shin & Chaun Webster. They will talk about writing, Minneapolis, and more. About Sun Yung Shin 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin (she/they) is a Korean-born poet, freelance writer, librettist, community educator, and speaker. She is the award-winning author of poetry collections The Wet Hex; Unbearable […]
Poets Mark Turcotte and Suzanne Frank will read from their collected works and discuss the importance of friendship and community in the writing life. Learn more about these poets in the bios below. Bonus: Each poet has graciously offered to gift one signed copy of their book to an attendee! Anyone who asks/chats a question […]
Poet Tricia Bogle and Artist Shu Tu will discuss their current ekphrastic exhibit, In a Garden of Small Dreams: Art + Poetry in Conversation, at the Hamilton Grange branch of the New York Public Library. Learn more about this poet and artist in the bios below. Free About Shu Tu Shu Tu has earned her Bachelor of […]
Poet Jessica Johnson will lead this class on how to turn ordinary experiences into extraordinary literary work.
Poets JP Perrine and Jen Shin will read from their collected works and discuss the writing life. Learn more about these poets in the bios below. About JP Perrine Jennifer (JP) Perrine is the author of four books of poetry: Again; The Body Is No Machine; In the Human Zoo; and No Confession, No Mass. […]
Poets and essayists Michael Kleber-Diggs and Danusha Laméris will read from their collected works and discuss the writing life. Learn more about these poets in the bios below. About Michael Kleber-Diggs Michael Kleber-Diggs (KLEE-burr digs) (he / him / his) is currently writing a memoir about his complicated history with lap swimming called My Weight […]
Poet Sara Moore Wagner will help your reclaim the fairy tale and revision the myth in this generative class.
We’re used to the idea of a poem or essay being inspired by something in the world. But what if the world inspires through shape instead of content–the shape of a tree, the functionality of a knife, or the structure of a familiar document? We’ll look at examples of poems that work with organic and […]
There are as many ways to organize a collection of poems as there are poets who write them. And yet there are strategies and principles that can be useful across these differences.
Family stories can help create the path into a greater understanding of our individual and collective history.
Join us for a reading and a raising of funds for direct aid to Gaza.