In support of Mic Check Poetry Fest, Rapson Collaborative presents a live show featuring top spoken word performers sharing their work with the accompaniment of the band Wave Cage. This show broadens the definition of spoken word by adding music to the powerful words brought to the stage. It speaks to anyone who appreciates poetry, music, and performance. Hosted by dynamic MC Caleb "The Negro Artist" Rainey, the lineup includes Tracie Morris, Debra Marquart, Outspoken Bean, Hannah/Charlie Hall...

The Writers' Workshop presents a Q&A with D.A. Powell.  To subscribe to a weekly emailing list of Writers' Workshop events, please fill in the linked form or email iww@uiowa.edu with “Events Mailing List Subscribe” in the subject line.

Parker Quartet at the Writers' Workshop The Parker Quartet will perform in one of the most ideal settings for string chamber music in the state of Iowa.  (Limited seating) This concert is free and open to the public. About Parker Quartet: Daniel Chong, violin | Ken Hamao, violin | Jessica Bodner, viola | Kee-Hyun Kim, cello "Internationally recognized for their 'fearless, yet probingly beautiful' (The Strad) performances, the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has distinguished itself as...

The Writers' Workshop presents a Q&A with Danez Smith. "Danez Smith is the author of three collections including Homie and Don’t Call Us Dead. They have won the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and have been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry, the National Book Critic Circle Award, and the National Book Award. Danez's poetry and prose has been featured in Vanity Fair, The...