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 episode of Tightwires with host Hiba Tahir, poet Saba Keramati talks about the submission process and publication of her debut collection, Self-Mythology (University of Arkansas Press, 2024), and offers advice on giving and receiving feedback, and a writing prompt. Keramati is featured in Literary MagNet in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Saba Keramati | Tightwires | Hiba Tahir | podcast | Self-Mythology | University of Arkansas Press | Literary MagNet | May/June 2024 -
In this virtual reading for the Common’s 2021 Festival of Debut Authors, Cleo Qian reads from her short story “Monitor World,” which appears in her debut story collection, Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go (Tin House, 2023). Qian is featured in Literary MagNet in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | Cleo Qian | The Common | reading | short story | 2021 | Literary MagNet | September/October 2023 -
In this Books Are Magic event, Greg Marshall reads from his debut memoir, Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew From It (Abrams Press, 2023), and discusses what inspires his writing with author Chloé Cooper Jones. Marshall is featured in Literary MagNet in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Abigail Chabitnoy reads from her collections How to Dress a Fish (Wesleyan University Press, 2019) and In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful (Wesleyan University Press, 2022) after an introduction by poet Peter Gizzi for this event presented in conjunction with University of Massachusetts MFA for Poets & Writers’ Visiting Writers Series. Chabitnoy is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Hope Wabuke celebrates the book launch for her debut poetry collection, The Body Family (Haymarket Books, 2022), with special guests Safia Elhillo and Ladan Osman in this virtual reading and conversation moderated by Aricka Foreman. Wabuke is featured in Literary MagNet in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Hope Wabuke | The Body Family | Haymarket Books | 2022 | Safia Elhillo | Ladan Osman | Aricka Foreman | Literary MagNet | May/June 2022 -
In this video, Hafizah Geter reads “Testimony (for Eric Garner)” for the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s Words We Share series. Geter is featured in Literary MagNet in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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In this video, Andrea Cohen reads a selection of her poetry at the 2017 Nantucket Book Festival. Cohen, whose sixth collection, Nightshade, is out now by Four Way Books, is featured in Literary MagNet in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Andrea Cohen | Nantucket Book Festival | 2017 | September/October 2019 | Literary MagNet | Four Way Books | Nightshade | 2019 -
In this behind-the-scenes video from Penguin Random House, the multistep process of publishing a book is presented as it moves from author to reader, from manuscript editing and book design to distribution and bookstore sale. The book shown in the journey is the debut short story collection, Back Talk (Penguin Books, 2018), by Danielle Lazarin, who is featured in Literary MagNet in the January/February 2018 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | Danielle Lazarin | Back Talk | Penguin Books | 2018 | Penguin Random House | Literary MagNet | January/February 2018 -
Kathleen Jamie reads "The Whale-watcher" from her poetry collection The Tree House (Picador, 2004). Jamie's poetry was published in Issue 131 of Granta, which is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: reading | Literary MagNet | November/December 2015 | Picador | Granta | Kathleen Jamie | The Tree House | 2004 | Poetry -
Miguel Syjuco describes his usage of Velcro, file folders, and ten separate Microsoft Word documents for the construction of his debut novel, Ilustrado (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010). Syjuco speaks about the importance of Asia Literary Review in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Rebecca Giggs reads selected poems at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth, Western Australia. Giggs's work was published in Issue 131 of Granta, which is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: reading | Literary MagNet | November/December 2015 | Granta | Rebecca Giggs | Poetry -
John Gallaher reads "Your Lover, Later," a poem cowritten by G. C. Waldrep, from Your Father on the Train of Ghosts (BOA Editions, 2011). Waldrep's poetry has been published in Issue 42.1 of Black Warrior Review, which is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Gerry Cambridge, founder of the international literary magazine Dark Horse, which is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, reads from a sequence of poems he wrote about collecting birds' eggs as a young boy in Britain.
Tags: reading | Literary MagNet | November/December 2015 | Gerry Cambridge | Dark Horse | Poetry -
Gerry Cambridge, founder of Dark Horse, and contributors Claire Askew, Douglas Dunn, Vicki Feaver, Alasdair Gray talk about the importance of the journal at its twentieth anniversary issue launch in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dark Horse is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: 2015 | reading | Literary MagNet | talk | November/December 2015 | Gerry Cambridge | Dark Horse | Claire Askew | Douglas Dunn | Vicki Feaver | Aladair Gray | Poetry -
Jennifer L. Knox reads "Speech to the Crowd at the Rodeo" at the Brooklyn Poets Reading Series in 2012. Knox's poetry is included in Issue 11.1 of Burnside Review, which is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: 2015 | reading | Literary MagNet | November/December 2015 | 2012 | Brooklyn Poets | Burnside Review | Jennifer L. Knox | Poetry -
"In some respects, that's always my objective in every poem—to kind of break the heart." Sid Miller, founder and editor of Burnside Review, which is featured in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, speaks with Dave Jarecki about what moves him in poetry at the 2009 Wordstock Festival.
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"Historically there's been a great divide between the different types of writing traditions in the Philippines." Miguel Syjuco explains the challenges with getting his writing translated into Tagalog and published in the Philippines. Syjuco speaks about the importance of Asia Literary Review in Literary MagNet in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Literary MagNet | talk | November/December 2015 | Miguel Syjuco | Asia Literary Review | Fiction -
The founding editor of the literary magazine Huizache, which is featured in Literary MagNet in the current issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, reads an essay about identity at a TEDx Talk in El Paso, Texas.
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The author of Red Thread (Fithian Press, 2012) and Keeper of the Winds (FootHills Publishing, 2014), reads from her work at Rattle's monthly reading series. Rattle is featured in Literary MagNet in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Teresa Mei Chuc | 2014 | reading | Literary MagNet | May/June 2015 | Red Thread | Fithian Press | 2012 | Keeper of the Winds | FootHills Publishing | Rattle