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 1993, when I boarded my first international flight, I sat at the window seat watching my country slowly dim into a whiff of clouds in the dark.” In this Warwick’s Books video, Madhushree Ghosh reads from her debut book, Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family (University of Iowa Press, 2022), and speaks with author Adrienne Brodeur. Ghosh is featured in “5 Over 50: 2022” in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Creative Nonfiction | Madhushree Ghosh | Khabaar | University of Iowa Press | 2022 | memoir | Adrienne Brodeur | food | travel | Warwick's Books | 5 Over 50 | November/December 2022 -
“since I couldn't say my name / I opened // as if preparing for a throat / culture...” In this video for Colby College, visiting professor of English Adam Giannelli reads his poem “Stutter” from his award-winning debut collection, From Tremulous Hinge (University of Iowa Press, 2017).
Tags: Poetry | Adam Giannelli | Stutter | From Tremulous Hinge | University of Iowa Press | 2017 | Colby College | 2021 -
“I sit down beside it and smell its imagination with Wolfvision clarity, then back to the document I go, wiser, I think, for the digression.” In his haunting, experimental short film “Wolfvision,” poet and filmmaker Nick Twemlow meditates on technology, loss, and unexplained phenomena. Twemlow’s second book of poetry, Attributed to the Harrow Painter (University of Iowa Press, 2017), is featured in Page One in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.