To kick off the spring season of National Book Foundation Presents, join 2019 National Book Award Finalists Jericho Brown, author of The Tradition, and Akwaeke Emezi, the author of Pet, for a discussion on breaking convention to create brand-new forms,Read more
Acclaimed authors, renowned poets, distinguished educators and more will gather at Charleston County Public Library (CCPL)’s Main Library to celebrate the life and legacy of their friend and colleague Anne Rivers Siddons. Join them as they share their personal experiences, tributes andRead more
College of Charleston's Department of English and the African American Studies Program co-host an African American Read-In to celebrate Black History Month and Toni Morrison’s 89th birthday. This event is focused on raising awareness and celebrating the African American literary tradition. CreatedRead more
Join members of the Long Table Poets of Charleston, SC for a reading of ekphrastic poems inspired by the work of artist Linda Fantuzzo. Her current exhibition, Linda Fantuzzo: Penumbra, is on view January 18 through March 1 at City Gallery atRead more
Free to the first 50 who show up "for poetry,” and thereafter included with park admission. Teri Ellen Cross Davis is the author of a more perfect Union, winner of The Journal/Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize (2021, Mad Creek Books).Read more
This generative workshop explores family and ancestry through poetry. Using close readings of Etheridge Knight, Rita Dove, Lucille Clifton, and more, we consider how poems can examine, celebrate, and/or reconsider history. Discussions may center around how persona and voice informRead more
Meeting King Charlotte - an art show and “Captured” book release by Michelle Seay. Art installation with all original art- new large scale paintings on canvas and works on paper. Walk MEETING St.-see every building from the Battery to MarionRead more
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the acclaimed poet Tino Villanueva will read a selection of his poems. Villanueva is the winner of the 1994 American Book Award, a painter and an avid reader of literature with a long and distinguishedRead more
