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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In this clip from Prairie Public Broadcasting, author Louise Erdrich, who is profiled by contributing editor Kevin Nance in the current issue, talks about growing up in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and the challenges of running an independent bookstore, then reads from her new novel, The Round House.
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This clip of Natasha Trethewey reading on April 12 at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago as part of the Dark Room Collective Reunion Tour, was recorded by Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Read Kevin Nance's profile of the new poet laureate, "This Time, This Voice," in the current issue.
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The author of the new story collection Sorry Please Thank You (Pantheon), who is profiled in the current issue of the magazine by contributing editor Kevin Nance, talks about "not writing" as a means to being more productive, counterfeit writing, and writing that "slips out like a burp."
Tags: Pantheon | 2012 | Kevin Nance | September/October 2012 | Charles Yu | Sorry Please Thank You | Fiction - A letterpress print by Richard Ardagh takes shape at New North Press in this short stop-frame video. For more examples of the punctuation mark in its many forms of contemporary usage, view Ampersands in the World. And read "Poets & Ampersands" by Kevin Nance in the current issue.Tags: animation | Kevin Nance | January/February 2012 | Richard Ardagh | New North Press | Poetry
