Join us in San Francisco July 21 for a special summer literary treat—hear from three award-winning Asian American California authors. Meet Oakland-based Maxine Hong Kingston,...

What is your favorite play? Does it feel like it arrived fully formed from the brain of its author? Does reading it make you feel like you know...

Hugh Martin will read poetry and creative non-fiction. He will read poems from both of his collections of poetry: The Stick Soldiers and In Country (both published by BOA...

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It feels like EVERYONE’s getting on Substack–is it right for you? And if you’re...

Stephanie Burt and Diannely Antigua

will perform at the second installment of the

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American Studies Association presents a "Public Humanities Day" on Wednesday, November 19th 12:00pm to 7:00pm, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico featuring Puerto Rican poets,...

Join author Kimberly Lee for an exploration of the idea that sparked her gripping novel Have You Seen Him. Part reading, part behind-the-scenes look at the...

In this limited series designed by 2025 Poet-in-Residence Traci Brimhall, contemporary poets will guide visitors in a lucid “dream walk” of the Guggenheim, leading participants...

In this limited series designed by 2025 Poet-in-Residence Traci Brimhall, contemporary poets will guide visitors in a lucid “dream walk” of the Guggenheim, leading participants...

In this limited series designed by 2025 Poet-in-Residence Traci Brimhall, contemporary poets will guide visitors in a lucid “dream walk” of the Guggenheim, leading participants...

Line breaks are, arguably, one of the most distinctive divisions between poetry and prose. Formal poetry often comes with “built-in” line breaks...

Memoir always examines one person’s life and memories, but it can also open onto history, philosophy, and cultural issues. This six-week...