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Massachusetts Poetry Festival — Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic

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When coronavirus started closing down New England in March 2020, life changed dramatically. People quickly rethought their approaches to work, school, shopping, socializing and more. In response, Lily Poetry Press created an anthology, Voices Amidst the Virus, edited by Eileen Cleary and Christine Jones, which features poems by Kevin Prufer, Annie Finch, Daniel Summerhill, Dzvinia Orlowsky, Anne-Marie Oomen, […]

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We Contain Multitudes: Supporting Diverse Diversity Within Asian American Voices

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Featuring Debbi Michiko Florence, Christina Soontornvat, Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011), Veera Hiranandani, and Mike Jung. Join Middle Grade authors as they share their experiences growing up as Asian Americans and how their backgrounds influence the books they write. Discussion will center on the need for MANY Asian American penned novels to reflect the diversity […]

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Blue Desert by Celia Jeffries — Book Launch

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Author Celia Jeffries (Fiction and Nonfiction, 2008) will be joined in conversation with Janet Pocorobba (Nonfiction, 2006), Associate Director of the Lesley MFA Program, to celebrate the launch of Jeffries’ new book, Blue Desert. Blue Desert is the story of Alice George, a headstrong young British woman, and her life among the Tuareg, a tribe of nomadic […]

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Story Time with Asian American Picture Books

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Featuring Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011), Kristen Giang, Benson Shum, Wendy Wan-Long Shang, Gracey Zhang, and Mượn Thị Văn  Entertain your little ones! Join six Asian American/Asian Canadian authors as they read their recent picture books: Andrea Wang (WATERCRESS), Kristen Giang (GINGER AND CHRYSANTHEMUM), Benson Shum (ALEX’S GOOD FORTUNE), Wendy Wan-Long Shang (THE RICE IN […]

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MOTHERS, A Virtual Reading of New Works

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A Reading of New Works... in honor of mothers everywhere. Featuring works from: "A Lovely Day Outside" by Rhiannon Ciara Vaughn (WSS, January 2019) "Leftovers" by Sarah Hunter "You've Got to Keep Mother Alive" by Vance Walker "Counterpoint" by Hortense Gerardo "Crusades" by John Mabey "Mom's Recipes" by Ken Levine

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CCW Debut Book Launch for Clarissa Adkins and Poetry Open Mic

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CCW book launch, featuring Clarissa Adkins (Poetry, June 2018) author of Building Alexandria (Lily Poetry Review, 2021). Join on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 7:00 pm Eastern to hear Clarissa read from her book and for you to share your poetry. After Clarissa's reading there will be time for an open-mic for those who are interested.

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K-pop in YA panel — Axie Oh

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Featuring: Kat Cho, Axie Oh (WFYP, June 2017), Lyla Lee, Stephan Lee, Maurene Goo A BTS look at the Blood, Sweat, and Tears that goes into creating the DNA of a K-Pop Young Adult book. From the bright lights of the stage to the sweet bloom of first love, these authors write it all amid […]

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The Shores of Self: Creativity and Complex Narratives in Diasporic Communities

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The Faraday Publishing Company will be hosting their first event of the year, “The Shores of Self: Creativity and Complex Narratives in Diasporic Communities”, on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:30pm EDT. They will be joined by writers and scholars: Alyss Dixson, Tony Medina, Lisa Pegram (Poetry, June 2012), and Craig Santos Perez. This panel discussion, […]

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Voices Amidst the Virus Reading

Online Zoom Event

Please join Cambridge Commons Writers for a night of poetry featuring pieces published recently in Voices Amidst the Virus by Lily Poetry Press, edited by Lesley graduates Eileen Cleary (Poetry, June 2016) and Christine Jones (Poetry, January 2014). Fellow poetry Lesley alums Suzanne Edison (July 2016), Cindy Hunter Morgan, Jon Lee (January 2017), Robert Gamble (January 2017), Anne Riesenberg (Nonfiction), Michael Mercurio […]

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Virtual Event: Chaney Kwak in conversation with Daniel Handler

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Chaney Kwak (Fiction, June 2009) appears in conversation with the legendary Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) to discuss The Passenger at Green Apple Books in San Francisco. Handler is the author of seven novels, including Bottle Grove.In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the Arctic Sea. Rocked […]

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Chaney Kwak in conversation with Lori Ostlund

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Chaney Kwak (Fiction, June 2009) appears in conversation (virtually) with Lori Ostlund to discuss The Passenger hosted by Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis.In a starred review, Foreword Reviews writes, “The Passenger, with its bare-bones honesty and dry, cynical humor, reveals that when all is said and done, it’s the little things that matter: small […]

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