After eight long years away from Chicago, on Friday October 28th (tomorrow!), award winning and beloved poet Martín Espada will be hosted by the Guild Literary Complex as he reads from his recently released book, Visas To Those Who Have Failed (W.W. Norton), and from he October 2016 re-release of his award winning work, Zapata’s Disciple. The event takes…Continue reading Tomorrow: Palabra Pura with Martín Espada!
Category: Readings
Visiting Writers Series: Christine Sneed and Kristin FitzPatrick
The English Department’s Visiting Writer Series kicks off this quarter with a “Celebration of the Short Story,” featuring Prof. Christine Sneed and alum Kristin FitzPatrick. The event takes place Thursday, October 13 at 6 pm in the Richardson Library Room 115. See the flyer below for more details.
Sunday Salon Chicago, September 25 with Dan Stolar!
The monthly prose reading series, Sunday Salon continues this September on the 25th. DePaul professor Dan Stolar will be reading along side Vu Tran, Gina Frangello, Ben Tanzer, and Doro Boehme. The event takes place at the Riverview Tavern (1958 W Roscoe Street) and starts at 7:00 PM. Find out more about the readers below: VU…Continue reading Sunday Salon Chicago, September 25 with Dan Stolar!
Two Exciting Events with Kathleen Rooney, Eric Plattner, and René Magritte!
Congratulations are in order for English Professor Kathleen Rooney and WRD Professor Eric Plattner, co-editors of the soon to be released René Magritte: Selected Writings! The book collects letters, interviews, and more from modern master René Magritte translating them to English for the first time. In preparation for the official September 22nd event, Kathleen and Eric will be…Continue reading Two Exciting Events with Kathleen Rooney, Eric Plattner, and René Magritte!
Sunday Salon Chicago Featuring David Welch
Sunday Salon Chicago continues this month with a reading on Sunday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm at the Riverview Tavern, 1958 Roscoe Avenue. Readers include Thea Goodman, Sarah Hollenbeck, Toni Nealie, Zoe Zolbrod, and DePaul MAWP professor David Welch. The event is free and open to the public.
Chicago Women: Celebrating Our Voices
Celebrating the release of Her Own Accord: Women on Identity, Culture, and Community, authors Nina Barrett, Cristina Henriquez, and Laura Negrete will be on campus to participate in a panel discussion on their creative process and their experiences as women. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 17 from 6:30-8:30 PM in Cortelyou Commons. The…Continue reading Chicago Women: Celebrating Our Voices
Tomorrow! An Evening with Claudia Rankine
Tomorrow night at 6:30pm the Women’s Center will be hosting author Claudia Rankine in the Student Center Room 120. See the flyer below full details.
Big Shoulders Books: Literary Citizenship and the Power of Collaborative Storytelling
Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone’s story gets the audience it deserves. Many storytellers are marginalized and underrepresented, their stories hidden behind racial and class barriers. Can collaborative storytelling change this disparity? Please join Michele Morano, DePaul English Professor and co-founder of Big Shoulders Books Miles Harvey, Audrey Petty, author of High Rise Stories: Voices…Continue reading Big Shoulders Books: Literary Citizenship and the Power of Collaborative Storytelling
Kay Ulanday Barrett: A Performance + Talk at the Margins of Disability, Trans, and Racial Justice
Join the Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change for “you are SO brave,” a performance and discussion lead by poet and activist Kay Ulanday Barret. See the flyer below for full details.
Poetry Reading at the DePaul Art Museum featuring Mark Turcotte
Mark Turcotte and his poetry students will recite works inspired by the DePaul Art Museum’s current exhibit “Dianna Frid & Richard Rezac: Split Complementary” this coming Tuesday at 7:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Amina Gautier’s The Loss of All Lost Things Book Launch
Former DePaul professor Amina Gautier will be hosting a book launch party for her recent short story collection The Loss of All Lost Things. The event will take place Friday, February 12 at the Women and Children First bookstore at 5233 N Clark at 7:30 pm. From Women and Children First: “Amina Gautier’s The Loss of All…Continue reading Amina Gautier’s The Loss of All Lost Things Book Launch
Mark Turcotte at the the Poetry Foundation’s Open Door Reading Series
The Poetry Foundation continues their Open Door Reading Series this February with readings from DePaul’s MAWP Professor Mark Turcotte and student Alison A. Ogunmokun. The event takes place Tuesday February 16 at 7:00 pm at the Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street. Admission is free and open to the public! The Open Door series presents work…Continue reading Mark Turcotte at the the Poetry Foundation’s Open Door Reading Series