Join us on Wednesday, April 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber for the inaugural talk of the Ancient Exchanges speaker series! Mary Jo Bang, nationally recognized poet and Professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, will be giving a talk titled, "The Truth is Rarely Pure: Translating Dante."

Mary Jo Bang is the author of eight books of poems—including A Doll for Throwing, The Last Two Seconds, The Bride of E, and Elegy, which received the National Book...

Prairie Lights and Rescue Press presents poets Sara Deniz Akant and Adrienne Raphel, who will read from their new collections of poetry published by Rescue Press!  

Turkish-American poet and performer Sara Deniz Akant will read from Hyperphantasia, which was listed as a top poetry book of 2022 by the New York Times. "Akant conjures the ancestral surrealism, something long before the word knew itself. The life we trust becomes a blast of light through a new and clear lens with this book. Do you...

The Iowa City Mission Creek Festival will host numerous literary arts events throughout Iowa City, beginning at 11 a.m. with a Small Press & Literary Magazine Fair at the Chauncey Building, a Small Press Industry talk with Black Lawrence Press and Meekling Press at FilmScene Theater 3, a The Sun Readers Write Workshop at the Tuesday Agency, I.C.E. C.R.E.A.M. Zine Fair at Public Space One, a Literary Conversation with Fonograph and Sarabande at FilmScene Theater 3,  Lit Hub’s Thresholds Podcast w...

The annual Lit Walk returns to MCF this year with three rounds of speakers at your favorite local hotspots! Bringing Iowa City to life in new ways, hear an unexpected variety of work from a mix of talented local and out-of-town writers. For complete lineup, check the 2023 Mission Creek Festival Website!

Join us at Prairie Lights at 7 p.m. with Shelley Wong, Lauren Haldeman, and Courtney Marie Andrews, who will read from their work. 

Shelley Wong is the author of As She Appears, winner of the...