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10:00 am Hill Harper @ Hill Auditorium
Hill Harper @ Hill Auditorium
Jan 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Talk on some aspect of MLK’s legacy by this renowned actor and author of several best-selling books, most recently Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones. 10-11:30 a.m.,[...]
2:30 pm Shawn Martinbrough @ Stamps Auditorium
Shawn Martinbrough @ Stamps Auditorium
Jan 15 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Literati is proud to partner with the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to host artist Shawn Martinbrough for a talk entitled “Continuing the Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Through the[...]
4:00 pm James Forman Jr.: Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America @ 1225 South Hall
James Forman Jr.: Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America @ 1225 South Hall
Jan 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Yale Law School constitutional law professor James Forman Jr., a former Washington, D.C., public defender, discusses his book. In 1997, Forman founded the Maya Angelou Public Charter School, an alternative school for dropouts and youth[...]
6:00 pm The Guild Poetry Showcase @ Rackham Amphitheater
The Guild Poetry Showcase @ Rackham Amphitheater
Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Spoken word pioneer Black Ice headlines an evening of poetry readings by several award-winning International Writers Guild members, including Bayan Founas, Justin Gordon, Candace Jackson, Mikhaella Norwood, Xiao Bin Pan, Darius Simpson, Micah Smith, and Mariah Smith. 6-8 p.m., Rackham[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Chloe Benjamin: The Immortalists @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Chloe Benjamin: The Immortalists @ Literati
Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to host novelist Chloe Benjamin in support of her latest book The Immortalists, a story of four siblings struggling with fate and family following a psychic’s mysterious prophecy. About The Immortalists: If you knew the[...]
7:30 pm The Moth Storyslam: Achilles Heel @ Greyline
The Moth Storyslam: Achilles Heel @ Greyline
Jan 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Jan 2 & 16. Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among[...]
7:00 pm Poetry at Literati: Raymond McDaniel: Cataracts @ Literati
Poetry at Literati: Raymond McDaniel: Cataracts @ Literati
Jan 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome back poet Raymond McDaniel who will read from his new collection Cataracts About Cataracts: Poetry as Escher: shifting perspective, a landscape that doesn’t stand still, and questions that fold in on themselves. “A[...]
5:00 pm Conversation: Claudia Rankine: Theatre Matters: Activism, Imagination, Citizenship @ Michigan Theater
Conversation: Claudia Rankine: Theatre Matters: Activism, Imagination, Citizenship @ Michigan Theater
Jan 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Literati is honored to partner with the University Musical Society and the Penny Stamps Speaker Series to host author Claudia Rankine at the Michigan Theater for a conversation with editor P. Carl entitled Theatre Matters; Activism, Imagination, Citizenship. This event[...]
7:00 pm Poetry at Literati: Rae Paris: The Forgetting Tree: A Rememory @ Literati
Poetry at Literati: Rae Paris: The Forgetting Tree: A Rememory @ Literati
Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is excited to welcome poet Rae Paris who will be reading from her new collection The Forgetting Tree: A Rememory About The Forgetting Tree: Rae Paris began writing The Forgetting Tree: A Rememory in 2010, while traveling the[...]
7:00 pm Webster Reading Series: Sam Krowchenko and Kyle Hunt @ Stern Auditorium
Webster Reading Series: Sam Krowchenko and Kyle Hunt @ Stern Auditorium
Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you[...]
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