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Poet Kenzie Allen: “Cloud Missives”

Indigenous Poet Kenzie Allen’s debut collection from Tin House excavates subjects such as finding love, embodied emotion, and connection to the land.

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Writer Bobby Bostic

Bobby Bostic remembers how reading and writing gave him hope in prison and what the future holds now that he is a free man.

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Wading Through Water, Moments, Grief, Rooms: Two Poets in Conversation

Cindy Juyoung Ok, author of Ward Toward, and Diana Koi Nguyen, author of Root Fractures, discuss their poetry and the life events that inspired them.

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Poet and Essayist Ross Gay on “Inciting Joy”

Author Ross Gay’s new book “Inciting Joy” is collection of essays that examines the complexities of the joy that arises in deep connections with others.

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“Red Comet-The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath” by Heather Clark

The biography “Red Comet” by Heather Clark rewrites the life story of Sylvia Plath, shattering preconceptions and painting a new portrait of a brilliant poet.

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Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend

Scotland’s National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography of the Empress of the Blues.

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Author Martha Ackmann on “These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson”

The poet Emily Dickinson is revealed to be a complex and passionate writer in the book “These Fevered Days” by Martha Ackmann.

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Serena returns in Ron Rash’s new collection, “In the Valley”

The virtuosic novelist, poet, and storywriter, Ron Rash, offers a collection of ten searing stories in his new work, “In the Valley.”

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A night of conversation, performance, poetry in St. Louis

Enjoy an evening of conversation, performance, and poetry with local and nationally renown poets and artists.

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Kwame Alexander: Keeping Poetry Cool

Many kids lose interest in reading around middle school. Author Kwame Alexander says he knows how to reengage them – poetry.

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