Sandra Cisneros Reads José Antonio Rodríguez

Adrian Matejka joins Kevin Young to read “Against the Encroaching Grays,” by C. D. Wright, and his own poem “Almost Home.” Matejka is the author of several poetry collections and the graphic novel “Last on His Feet.” He has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Puli ...  Show more

April Bernard joins Kevin Young to read “A Worldly Country,” by John Ashbery, and her own poem “Beagle or Something.” Bernard is the author of two novels and six poetry collections—including “Blackbird Bye Bye,” which won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets, ...  Show more

Even in the most uneventful of human lives, uncertainty and doubts will inevitably intrude. When faced with those, what can you do to steady yourself? One suggestion: Turn to the poem “When in Doubt” by Sandra Cisneros, where she generously shares some of the wisdom that she’s gl ...  Show more

<span>Alejandro Zambra joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span>Loneliness<span>,” by Bruno Schulz, translated from the Polish by Celina Wieniewska, which was published in<span> </span></span><e ...

Toni Morrison's literary and academic career was honoured with a Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her writing explored, celebrated, questioned and critiqued the space of black lives in America, up until her death on Monday at the age of 88. Today ...  Show more

<span>Kevin Barry joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span>A Family Man<span>,” by V. S. Pritchett, which was published in<span> </span></span>The New Yorker<span><span> </span>in 1977. ...