Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“I can only hope that the criticism and reporting that you do write leaves little levers open psychologically for something good to happen.” Jia Tolentino speaks about the inner conflict of writing on pop culture in the current political climate in this conversation with fellow nonfiction writers Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Linda Holmes, and Emily Nussbaum. Tolentino’s debut essay collection, Trick Mirror (Random House, 2019), is featured in Page One in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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“There is no good answer to how to be a woman.” At the Strand Book Store, Jia Tolentino interviews Rebecca Solnit on her new book, The Mother of All Questions: Further Reports from the Feminist Revolution (Haymarket Books, 2017).
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In this video, Jia Tolentino, a contributing writer for the New Yorker, examines the poem “Solstice” from Tracy K. Smith’s poetry collection Life on Mars (Graywolf Press, 2011).
Tags: Poetry | Tracy K. Smith | Solstice | New Yorker | Jia Tolentino | Life on Mars | 2011 | Graywolf Press
