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.

    Erica Berry & Sabrina Imbler

    Erica Berry & Sabrina Imbler

    From the 2023 Portland Book Festival on the relationships between humans and animals, and on our ideas about the meaning of animals. 

    • 59 min
    Aimee Nezhukumatathil

    Aimee Nezhukumatathil

    In celebration of National Poetry Month, this episode features poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil at Portland Arts & Lectures. 

    • 58 min
    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

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