Write-O-Rama is your chance to try out several workshops offered by Hugo House teachers all in one writing-packed day! Sample Hugo House classes, meet our teachers, and try out genres
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Works in Progress (Virtual)
Works in Progress is Hugo House's semi-monthly open mic series. Held on the first Monday virtually and third Monday in-person of every month at 7 pm, Works in Progress is
Kundiman Asian American Fall Writers Showcase
Kundiman and Hugo House present a fall reading showcasing local writers of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) diaspora. Featuring Liezel Moraleja Hackett, Kalehua Kim, Lavanya Vasudevan and Shankar
Book Launch: Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm by Laura Warrell
Join Laura Warrell to celebrate the release of Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm, a thrilling debut novel about the perennial temptations of dangerous love, following a jazz musician and an ensemble cast of
Love, Trouble, and the Blues: a Reading and Conversation around Masquerade
Four poet friends gather in a virtual circle of memory and reflection to read from and talk about their recent work, especially the shared sensibilities, experiences and concerns that led them to
Word Works | Mark Doty: Raising the Stakes
A good poem makes feeling and thinking scrutable, and makes use of any number of tools (think sonics, image, tone, diction, figurative speech, lineation, white space) to help the writer
Word Works | Jonathan Escoffery: Earning Your Readers’ Attention
Early career writers often assume that readersâ interest and attention are a given, while, in truth, readers have limited amounts of either to spare. To meet this challenge, writers can
Word Works | Katie Kitamura: Finding First Person
From unreliability to intimacy, first-person offers the writer a rich arsenal with which to build tension, plot and characterization. But for Katie Kitamura, the shift to writing in the first
Word Works | Elaine Castillo: On Reading, Revolution, and the Classics – CANCELLED
This event has been cancelled. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and will be in touch with ticket holders soon regarding their purchases. Thank you for your understanding. In a global
Word Works | Nicole Sealey: Why is Brigit Pegeen Kelly’s “Song” the Perfect Poem?
There are so many good poems. There are, however, very few perfect poems. While we understand perfection is subjective and unachievable, why is Brigit Pegeen Kellyâs "Song" a favorite, a perfect poem among poets? In this