Event date: Friday, April 26, 2024 - 5:30pm Join us at 5:30 pm with the Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program Alumni Reading Series! NWP alum and former Prairie Lights employee Lucas Mann will read from his new book, Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances, and be joined in conversation with author Melissa Febos. "Attachments is an intelligent and searching...
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Iowa Writers for Palestine is hosting two drop-in sessions to write poetry in solidarity with Palestine. At the end of each session, we’ll submit our poems to Iowa City Poetry in Public. Poetry in Public selects poems by Johnson County residents of seven lines or less to be published around Iowa City. Through our poetry,...
Sunday, April 28, 2024 -2:00pm to 3:00pm In-person event + Livestream Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jane Smiley returns to Iowa City in support of her latest novel, Lucky, the story of a folk musician who rises to fame across our changing times. Full of atmosphere, shot through with longing and exuberance,...
Write at the Stanley is a monthly workshop series that explores different approaches to ekphrastic writing, the art of creative writing inspired by visual art. The Stanley Museum of Art provides the perfect backdrop for this form of expression with its stunning collection of art. Writers can engage with the art in the galleries as they delve into...
In-person event + Online other Join us every Tuesday for a special Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Raquel! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in Spanish and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. Masks are required for all individuals over the age of two. Social...
To Enter, Bring 3 of your best poems Sign up begins at 6:30pm. Slam starts at 7pm poets compete for audience adoration and great prizes in a three round elimination. Join us for a bard room brawl of poetic excellence The last mondy of every month at Coffee Emporium
Writers' Workshop alumni Jorrell Watkins and Romeo Oriogun will read from their poetry. Jorrell Watkins will read from Play/House, published by Northwestern University Press. “The ideas of 'play' and 'house' are interwoven gradually in Jorrell Watkins’s debut collection, with the changing light stretching and bending the shadows of masculinity, familial intimacy, and societal violences. Through his...
Event date: Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 7:00pm David Coster will read from Even So: Stories from an Overpopulated Farmhouse, published by Ice Cube Press. He will be joined in conversation by Ralph Savarese. “Even So is a rich, loving, and irreverent description of a chaotic and resilient family: both a snapshot of a quickly receding past and...
10:30am to 11:00am In-person event + Online other Join us in person for Book Babies! Let's have fun together singing, reading, and rhyming. Book Babies is a program designed to stimulate your infant's language development and is geared towards ages 0-2 years. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Book Babies will meet...
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell...
Event date: Friday, May 3, 2024 - 7:00pm Please join us for a special event with beloved Iowa folk musician Greg Brown, who will read from and talk about Ring Around The Moon - A Songbook. Due to limited space, this will be a ticketed event for the first 150 takers. Tickets are free, must be picked...
