#literary-events

#literary-events

This year's festival promises to deliver a day of literary discussions and presentations from over 200 authors, spanning genres from fiction to nonfiction, poetry, and children's literature.

Day after day, I sweep leaves off the streets and wipe windows. They say people's hands were freed when they learned to walk upright. Why do all the flowers around here bloom from trash?

Booker Prize winner Marlon James humorously connects his rebellious persona with the lifeblood of Jamaica's literary heritage, infusing the event with humor and energy. The Calabash festival showcases a majority-Black audience, underscoring its cultural significance.

Liz Harris will live score the world-premiere of Takashi Makino's newest short 'Imagination' alongside two others, showcasing a synergy between sound and visual abstraction.

Natalie Diaz's poetry delves into identity and cultural heritage, using her Native roots to explore broader social issues through powerful language.

The Writers Grotto is a unique community of more than 175 writers supporting each other's work and the wider literary world, having emerged in 1994 from a small co-working site.

cummings' love poetry reflects a complex interplay between passion, loss, and the ineffability of emotion, encapsulated in his famous lines on love's deeper meanings.

Jacek Dehnel reflects on the state of LGBT rights in Poland, noting that the PiS government stoked animosity against these communities, leading to widespread discrimination. He concluded that Poland was "not a safe place for LGBT people" during their rule. With LGBT-free zones declared in almost a third of municipalities, Dehnel and his husband relocated to Berlin to escape state-organized agitation and persecution. Although they have returned now, he acknowledges ongoing issues.

The 90-year-old playwright Alan Bennett will read from his journals at a local book festival, celebrating writers and writing in Primrose Hill on November 3rd.

"As part of Oakland Style Week, SoleSpace Lab is hosting The Art of Sneakers, highlighting the impact of sneaker culture on sports, fashion, and pop culture."