30 episodes

In partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Literary Arts is building a retrospective of some of the most engaging talks from the world’s best writers over the first 30 years of Portland Arts & Lectures in Portland. In conjunction with our 30th anniversary, Literary Arts is rolling out an archive of the most sought-after talks from our lecture series. Each month, we’ll be publishing new lectures available for streaming on this website for free. With over 250 original lectures by the most creative and articulate minds of our generation, these discussions offer special moments between world-famous authors and our local literary community.

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In partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Literary Arts is building a retrospective of some of the most engaging talks from the world’s best writers over the first 30 years of Portland Arts & Lectures in Portland. In conjunction with our 30th anniversary, Literary Arts is rolling out an archive of the most sought-after talks from our lecture series. Each month, we’ll be publishing new lectures available for streaming on this website for free. With over 250 original lectures by the most creative and articulate minds of our generation, these discussions offer special moments between world-famous authors and our local literary community.

    Verselandia! 2023

    Verselandia! 2023

    Dive into Verselandia! Portland’s annual youth poetry slam championship, with performances from 2023’s event and interviews with this year’s hopefuls.

    • 47 min
    Jane Hirshfield & Major Jackson

    Jane Hirshfield & Major Jackson

    This week, we continue to celebrate National Poetry Month with a conversation from the 2023 Portland Book Festival featuring Jane Hirshfield and Major Jackson with moderator Matthew Zapruder.

    • 59 min
    National Poetry Month 2024

    National Poetry Month 2024

    April is National Poetry Month, and we are celebrating with a collection of some of our favorite poetry moments over the years at Literary Arts.

    • 54 min
    Karen Armstrong (REBROADCAST)

    Karen Armstrong (REBROADCAST)

    Former nun Karen Armstrong makes a deeply felt argument rooted in history, and a lifetime of learning, and drawing on religions from all over the world.

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Kesha Ajose Fisher, Anis Mojgani, Ashley Toliver

    Kesha Ajose Fisher, Anis Mojgani, Ashley Toliver

    Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani leads a conversation between 2020 Oregon Book Award winners Kesha Ajose Fisher and Ashley Toliver.

    • 54 min
    Everybody Reads: Ruth Ozeki

    Everybody Reads: Ruth Ozeki

    Ruth Ozeki, the featured author for Everybody Reads 2023, speaks about reading, writing, and the power of storytelling in her metafictional novel A Tale for the Time Being.

    • 51 min

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