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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The second year of Poets & Writers Live debuted with an event at the Brava Theater in San Francisco on January 10, 2015, featuring a "poetry keynote" by Pulitzer Prize–winner and former U.S. poet laureate Kay Ryan; conversations about inspiration and the writing life with dozens of authors, including Michelle Tea, David Shields, Wendy Lesser, and D. A. Powell; advice from agent Danielle Svetcov and other publishing professionals; a multigenre, multimedia “inspiration experiment” featuring dancer Sarah Fiske and musician Ben Arthur; and much more.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Cross-Genre | 2015 | David Shields | San Francisco | Kay Ryan | D. A. Powell | #pwlive | San Francisco: Inspiration | Danielle Svetcov | Wendy Lesser | Michelle Tea | Ben Arthur | Sarah Fiske -
Melissa Faliveno, associate editor of Poets & Writers Magazine, leads a conversation with authors Wendy Lesser, Yiyun Li, Alejandro Murguia, D. A. Powell, and Michelle Tea 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 | 2015 | panel | San Francisco | D. A. Powell | #pwlive | San Francisco: Inspiration | Wendy Lesser | Yiyun Li | Alejandro Murguia | Michelle Tea
