Languages and Literatures

Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

See regional authors and share your own work. 7:00: creative writing open mic.  7:30: featured reading by J. D. Schraffenberger 

Schraffenberger is the author of the recent poetry chapbook, American Sad (Main Street Rag), which Dan O’Brien describes as “deeply moving, unnerving, provocative, darkly comic, and thoroughly recognizable.” His other poetry collections include The Waxen Poor and Saint Joe’s Passion. Schraffenberger is an editor of the North American Review and a professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa.

 

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 5:00 pm

UNI English Professor Emerita Anne Myles returns to UNI to read from her award-winning poetry collection, Late Epistle.

In Late Epistle, the winner of the 2022 Sappho's Prize in Poetry from Headmistress Books, Anne Myles offers what Natasha Saje calls "a rare first book, one that radiates all the pleasures of poetry—sound, form, and figurative language, among others—but also one that evidences a life transformed by discovery.

 

Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 3:00 pm

The North American Review has launched the Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate program! Based on the National Youth Poet Laureate Program, we are celebrating local young poets in our 2024 Commencement event, where the 2024 Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate will be chosen by a panel of judges on April 20th 3pm-5pm. 

 

Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

See regional authors and share your own work. 7:00: creative writing open mic.  7:30: featured reading by Micki Berthelot Morency. 

Morency is the author of the debut novel, The Island Sisters (BHC Press). Stacy Hawkins Adams says Morency’s writing “leaves you rooting for her characters as if they're your kin. Her vivid prose paints an unforgettable portrait of Haitian culture and customs, while imparting wisdom and gripping your heart.”