SlamoVision Slam
PS1 Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IASlamoVision is a project of the international UNESCO Cities of Literature. Slam poets in some of the 53 Cities of Literature around the world will compete in their home cities.
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Let’s Move The Needle: Art and Activism in Community
Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IAJoin author, artist and craftivist Shannon Downey for a community stitching event and book launch. Filled with reflection, activities, exercises, prompts, and stories, her new book, Let’s Move the Needle, is
Slamovision 2025 Qualifying Slam
PS1 Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IASlam poets from around Iowa are invited to participate in a special slam on Sept. 9 that will pick our entrant for an international slam competition. SlamoVision is a project
Queer Writers’ Check In
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityThis group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will
Writing from Stillness: A Workshop on Mindfulness, Presence, and Creative Clarity
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityIn her book Relational Mindfulness: A Handbook for Deepening Our Connection with Ourselves, Each Other, and the Planet, Deborah Eden Tull writes that “Deep listening is an act of love. Listening to
2025 Paul Engle Prize Ceremony Honoring Cole Swensen
Coralville Public Library 1401 5th St., Coralville, IACole Swensen has been named the 14th recipient of the Paul Engle Prize, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization. The prize, established in 2011, honors an
Paul Engle’s Community of Writers
Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IAJoin us for a special conversation with Paul Engle’s daughter, Mary Burge. Growing up during the early years of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Mary witnessed its history firsthand and will
Queer Writers’ Check In
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityThis group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will
Queer Writers’ Check In
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityThis group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will
Queer Writers’ Check In
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityThis group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will
Queer Writers’ Check In
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityThis group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will
Queer Writers’ Check In
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityThis group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will
