Join us for a virtual promotion of Alexis Marie Chute's new book--Inside the Sun, the final installment in The 8th Island Trilogy. Check back on May 17th for an author Q&A, photos, and an excerpt from Inside the Sun (Warning: this will contain spoilers for Books 1 and 2 of the series).
What would Guess Who's Coming to Dinner look like in the dystopian future of a second Trump term? An immigrant family's personal, sometimes comedic drama takes a sharp turn into a nightmare world created by heartless immigration policies. Never say, "it couldn't happen here." It's about politics. It's about love. It's about history repeating itself. Join us for […]
During the pandemic, the Emily Dickinson Museum is celebrating monthly Amherst Arts Night Plus with remote poetry readings every first Thursday. This reading will feature Hannah Larrabee, Nathan McClain, and our own Michael Mercurio. This program is free to attend but registration is required.
Directed by Alissa Jessup. Featuring: Bobby Bermea, Thea Constantine, Michelle Matlock, Duane Minard, Joshua Weinstein, & Barbie Wu. Paralyzed after a major stroke, Oregonian Contemporary artist, Rick Bartow and a young med student attempt their own form of therapy by entering Bartow’s art as expressions of prior traumas, lost indigenous heritage, abstract animal paintings, sculptures, […]
Scoundrel Time presents recent works of nonfiction and poetry from the journal, addressing the pandemic and racial justice as a part of the opening night of the online 1455 Summer Literary Festival. Writers include our own Robbie Gamble who will join in on a discussion of ways art can engage with the political world. A Q&A will […]
Join Megan Margulies (Nonfiction, June 2008) in conversation with Rachel Manley (Nonfiction Mentor) for the publication of her memoir of her grandfather, MY CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Join Lesley MFA alums July Westhale (Poetry, June 2013) and Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017) for an online zoom reading with poet Lauren Camp to celebrate her new book launch for Took House. Lauren Camp is the author of five books, most recently Took House (Tupelo Press, 2020). Her poems have appeared in The Los […]
Megan Margulies (Nonfiction, June 2008) discusses her new memoir, My Captain America, in conversation with Jacque Nodell, author of How to Go Steady, curator of the blog Sequential Crush, and granddaughter of Martin Nodell, creator of the original Green Lantern.
If you’re nostalgic for the on-campus residencies of old, want to hear what your fellow classmates and your mentors have been working on since graduation, or if you’re curious just what exactly you can do with an MFA in Creative Writing, here’s your chance to hear alums and faculty from the Lesley University low-res MFA […]
Designing Wonder: Leading Transformative Experiences in Virtual Reality by Caitlin Krause is a masterful guide on how to create VR experiences with emotional resonance and impact. She introduces a new methodology for how to design meaningful experiences in VR, filled with wonder, exploring the virtual concepts for experiences and education from The Hero's VR Journey to Maslow Before […]
Complete opposites Darecia and Jacob struggle to civilly co-parent their teenage son, Ohaji. When a riot that breaks out after a Black teenager is killed by police causes a lockdown, the two are trapped together in their Michigan Park neighborhood – with Ohaji nowhere to be found. The same night is then relived through an […]