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 […]
Join Melissa Petro, Jerald Walker, and Cindy House (Fiction, June 2017) as they discuss how to handle challenges such as writing about family and tackling supercharged material. Kelly Caldwell will moderate.
There are a number of things that inform who we are as individuals, which consequently inform the way we process and reflect the world we inhabit. These same factors are at play in the decisions we make as writers and they have a profound effect on how, when, and where we make use of the […]
Steven Cramer (Poetry, MFA Writing Faculty) reads from Departures from Rilke, with David Daniel, whose new collection is What Love Is. Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is […]
Join Larksong Writers Place for a book talk and reading of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence, A Memoir with Pamela Petro (Nonfiction, Graphic Novels & Comics, […]
Join New York Times bestselling authors Michelle Knudsen (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) and Tracey Baptiste (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) for a conversation and reception to launch Michelle’s new picture book, Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten. Readers and book lovers of all ages are welcome to join us as we mark the publication of this […]
In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the launch of Welcome to Forever with author Nathan Tavares (Fiction, June 2011). This event will also be live-streamed to the store's YouTube channel. Books are available for pre-order and to purchase at the event. A sweeping, psychedelic romance of two men caught in a looping world of artificial realities, edited […]
Join Women & Children First in welcoming Lyz Lenz (Fiction, June 2011) to celebrate the release of This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life. For this event, Lyz will be joined in conversation by Laura Danger. A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America […]
The Thought Leadership Series at Lesley University welcomes guest presenters who engage members of our community and the public in conversation and, through that exchange, encourage us all to act as catalysts for a more connected and just world. These presentations are free and open to all. Jasmine Warga (WFYP), a 2013 graduate of Lesley […]
Meet author Lyz Lenz (Fiction, June 2011) as she discusses This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life, a deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot. This event will be moderated […]