Poetry Book Club
Discuss a wide range of poetry from classics to contemporary, with a welcoming approach to all perspectives, interpretations and ways of reading. The...
29th Showcase Opening Reading: Wo Chan, Erika Meitner, Fred Moten, and Charif Shanahan
Opening of the 29th Poets House Showcase, a literary exhibition and reading series that captures the breadth of contemporary poetry publishing. Delve...
The Origin of Chinese Characters and the Nature of Calligraphy
For nearly 2,000 years, Chinese people has transformed the act of writing characters into the art of calligraphy, a unique practice elevating the...
The Journey Continues
Join Eleanor Reissa, author/actress/singer/director with Artistic Director Zalmen Mlotek as they discuss the progress of her new work, currently...
Book Club: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
A simple story of a "strong man" whose life is dominated by fear and anger, Things Fall Apart is written with remarkable economy and subtle irony....
“Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil”
Reinhold Kulle seemed like the perfect school employee. But in 1982, as his retirement neared, his long-concealed secret came to light. The chief...
Chukwudi Iwuji on James Baldwin at 100
Join Chukwudi Iwuji, acclaimed stage and screen actor, for a reading to mark the centenary of James Baldwin. Iwuji, who has been immersed in...
Book Club: The World of Yesterday (1942) by Stefan Zweig
Join us to analyze and discuss this early 20th century memoir that speaks so well to our contemporary socio-political malaise like no other.
Intersections: Jazz and 9/11
Former students, musicians, and scholars talk about the impact of 9/11 on college students and the jazz community.
