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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Award-winning poet Frank Bidart reads his work, including poems from his most recent collection, Metaphysical Dog (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2013), followed by a Q&A with novelist William Giraldi.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | 2014 | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | 2013 | Frank Bidart | Metaphysical Dog | #pwlive | New York City: Literary Agents | William Giraldi -
Kevin Larimer, editor in chief of Poets & Writers Magazine, leads a conversation with Edward Hirsch, Tayari Jones, Victor LaValle, Roxana Robinson, and Tiphanie Yanique about the personal, political, and professional reasons we choose to write while living in a culture, a family, or a community that doesn’t always value what we do.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | 2014 | Tayari Jones | Edward Hirsch | Victor LaValle | Tiphanie Yanique | #pwlive | New York City: Literary Agents | Roxana Robinson -
Michael Szczerban, senior editor at Regan Arts, leads a discussion with agents Amy Berkower of Writers House, Eric Simonoff of the WME Book Department, Molly Friedrich of the Friedrich Literary Agency, and Meredith Kaffel of DeFiore & Company about how editors and agents work together on behalf of authors.
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Bonnie Rose Marcus, director of Poets & Writers’ Readings & Workshops (East), leads a discussion about the many ways to build a life around writing. Panelists include Tina Chang, Rigoberto González, Karma Mayet Johnson, and Rich Vallar.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | 2014 | Rigoberto González | panel | #pwlive | New York City: Literary Agents | Tina Chang | Karma Mayet Johnson | Rich Vallar
