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IWP International Authors panel: Writing Love in the Age of Irony

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Friday, October 27, 2023 -12:00pm to 1:30pm In-person event + Livestream Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C The International Authors series provides an opportunity for the community to meet and converse with writers from around the world who are the Fall 2023 Writers in Residence at the University of Iowa International Writing Program. The...

Family Storytime

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. We ask Storytime attendees to social distance and masks are required for those old enough to wear them. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This...

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IWP Sunday Reading Series

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Prairie Lights Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2023 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student. Artur Domosławski (non-fiction, journalist; Poland) has among his titles Gorączka latynoamerykańska , Śmierć w Amazonii , the essay collection Wykluczeni  and two biographies: Ryszard Kapuściński: A Life, for...

Spanish Bilingual Storytime

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

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Poetry Slam

Coffee Emporium 301 E Market St, Iowa City, IA, United States

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

Family Storytime

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. We ask Storytime attendees to social distance and masks are required for those old enough to wear them. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This...

Event Series Poetry Reading Circle

Poetry Reading Circle

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Wednesdays, Nov 1 - Dec 6, 4-5 pm Location: Room 305 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Joi Haskins Let's read poetry together! The class will discuss poems brought in by the instructor, in addition to poems students would like to share. Poets to be read include Rita Dove, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman. No class...

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Jeremy Norton

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Prairie Lights Minneapolis Fire Captain and first responder Jeremy Norton will talk about Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response. "With clarity and sensitivity, Jeremy Norton has written an eye-opening book that shows us what firefighting is often about: encountering medical emergencies more often than fires, helping strangers through the trauma of death...

Teen Writing Hangout

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center, Online Adam and Matthew from 1 Week Critique are here every Thursday to lead a Teen Writing workshop. If you love to write, or have considered it and have been too scared to try, now's your chance! Teen authors also have the opportunity to have their work...

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Brittany Means

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Prairie Lights The Krause Series in Contemporary Nonfiction presents Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program alum Brittany Means, who will read from her new book of essays, Hell If We Don't Change Our Ways. "Brittany Means has pieced together the shards of a devastating childhood in this powerful memoir. It's gut-wrenching but at the same time triumphant, harrowing...

Book Babies

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

Art & Write Night

University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums Iowa City, IA, United States

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...