Join us for a special evening with Emily Wilson, acclaimed translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey, hosted by the International Poetry Forum at Carnegie Music Hall (Oakland) on December 13, 2024.
Tickets for the event are on sale here. Free seats are available for all students, educators, librarians, and library/school staff & volunteers. For all others, use the code “LITTSBURGH” at check-out to receive 40% off your tickets!
Event Details:
- Doors open at 7:00 PM
- Reading & book signing at 8:00 PM
- Drinks will be available for purchase in the foyer before the reading (which guests are welcome to bring into the newly renovated Music Hall)
Copies of Dr. Wilson’s work will be available for purchase before and after the reading from City of Asylum Bookstore.
We hope you join us for this exciting event, which celebrates the relaunch of Pittsburgh’s storied International Poetry Forum. In the meantime, you can listen to recordings of Seamus Heaney, Gwendolyn Brooks, Chinua Achebe, Mary Oliver, Grace Kelly, Danny Glover, James Earl Jones, and hundreds more in the audio archives of the International Poetry Forum.
Thanks to the International Poetry Forum for providing our readers with this special discount!
"We are delighted to host local author Peter Hayes for an evening at the store to celebrate the release of Read more
"We are grateful to celebrate local poet, Joshua Zelesnick's debut, full-length poetry collection, Insert Coin! Joshua will be joined by Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | Sundays, Jan 19 & 26 | 12:30 pm -3 pm Eastern This is your year to Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | Sundays, Jan 19 & 26 | 12:30 pm -3 pm Eastern This is your year to Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | Saturdays, 2-4 pm Eastern | Jan 4th and 11th Most memoir manuscripts have the same five Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | Saturdays, 2-4 pm Eastern | Jan 4th and 11th Most memoir manuscripts have the same five Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | December 18 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST Get an unbiased explanation of self-publishing, hybrid Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | December 11 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST Learn what makes your writing sparkle from Read more
LIVE ON ZOOM | December 4 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST Unlock the power of sensory detail to Read more
Dec. 5, 2024, 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET In-person and Online Rediscover the beloved Christmas story this year through the words of Read more
"More than 130 years after it occurred, the Homestead Strike of 1892 retains its capacity to shock. It was a Read more
"With more than 900 unique flights of stairs throughout the city’s 90 neighborhoods, the city steps reflect the history and Read more
"An interactive introduction to the importance of racial representation in children’s literature. Participants will learn to identify books that can Read more
"Riverstone Books and Mystery Lovers Bookshop are excited to bring you author Sharon Short for her next historical mystery! We Read more
"How's this for the perfect start to a new year: we'll once again host one of our faves, local romcom Read more
More info: https://www.pittsburghbookfestival.org/
"Children's author Kelly Conroy will join us in a celebration of the release of her new book! Come out for Read more
"Welcome one and all! Bring your readings and your talents with you to the library! It’s an inclusionary space of Read more
"Men and women risked (and sometimes lost) their lives in the 1920s to entertain crowds and push boundaries at a Read more
