There will be staged reading of Nancy's full-length play, "Shangri-La," by Theatre One, on December 17 at 2 pm.The play has four characters: a woman with a secret, her drug-addicted son, her lover, who claims to be Lakota Indian, and an old friend who comes to visit. Lots of drama! There will be a talkback […]
Join the Grolier Poetry Book Shop for a reading with Cynthia Bargar, Shari Caplan (Poetry, June 2014) and Hannah Larrabee with an introduction by Eileen Cleary (Poetry, June 2016). Registration required. This event will take place synchronously in-store at 6 Plympton Street and on Zoom.
Join patrons of the Cambridge Public Library on Saturday, January 6th to hear Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP, January 2006) read Sensitive. This tender picture book follows a girl who is told she is too intense, too sensitive, too much. She's told to grow a thicker skin, but the words of others slip right through. They somersault around […]
Join McNally Jackson Booksellers for an evening of readings and thought, curated by Shamar Hill. Drinks and socializing to follow. RSVP Required. Shamar Hill, a Black and Jewish writer, is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Cave Canem, and the Fine Arts Work Center. He […]
Sometimes the hardest stories to tell are the ones that most need to be told. This class will focus on creating a safe space and a practice of self-care as you write, in prose or poetry, with the intent to heal and release. Drawing from the psychological insights of Judith Hermann, Natalie Goldberg, and Gabor […]
Join Odyssey Bookshop in person on Tuesday, January 23 at 7 PM, as local author D. Dina Friedman (Fiction, January 2016) presents her new collection, Immigrants. About the Book With sensitivity and wit, Friedman creates a tableau of characters, scenery, sounds, smells, and tastes as varied as those who have claimed or seek to claim a home within […]
The word “canon” in literary studies was intended to refer to humanity’s greatest writings—those which all "educated" people should know. Thanks to the work of critics and scholars of color, however, we are now able to recognize the exclusions, the silences, and the gaps that exist in the traditional concept of the canon. The four […]
Solstice Literary Magazine is presenting a panel at AWP 2024 on expanding DEI in literary magazines. This panel, moderated by Editor-in-Chief Lorena Hernández Leonard, will include Poetry Editor Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction, January 2017/June 2020); AGNI Senior Editor, Shuchi Saraswat; and Pangyrus Nonfiction Editor, Artress Bethany White, and Reviews Editor, Anri Wheeler.
Join Cornerstone Press at The Brick for a lineup of authors:
This gathering of writers and scholars seeks to celebrate and honor the work of Afaa Michael Weaver and his storied career as a poet, essayist, playwright, mentor and much more. A number of presenters, including Dr. Tara Betts, Danielle Legros Georges, and Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) will discuss poems by Weaver that have inspired […]
(UN)HOUSED is a story about a single mother, Elianie, and her recent college graduate daughter, Skylar, who has moved back home. As Skylar tries to navigate the world of adulthood, she and her mother learn that their two-bedroom home of ten years has been put up for sale by their landlord. When a new landlord […]
Join the New England Poetry Club at Fruitlands Museum for monthly poetry readings this winter. This month's poets are Chard deNiord, Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction, January 2017/June 2020), and Pamela Gemme. Sponsoring poetry in New England since 1915, the New England Poetry Club presents readings by poets with ties to the New England states and annual […]
