Past Events



Democracy in the Making

Presented by Public Trust in partnership with the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University and the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2025 at -

With support from Civic House, the Greenfield Intercultural Center, and the…



Figure and Trade: A Poetics Book Launch

with Sarah Dowling and Julia Bloch, hosted by Josephine Nock-Hee Park
Feb 20, 2025 at

Co-sponsored by the Department of English

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Translating Women Yiddish Poets

a conversation with Professor Kathryn Hellerstein
Feb 19, 2025 at

hosted by Al Filreis

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A Conversation with Penn Press Editor Walter Biggins

Applebaum Editors and Publishers Program
Feb 11, 2025 at

hosted by Julia Bloch

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Profiles in Mental Health Courage with Henry Platt

A conversation hosted by Stephen Fried
Feb 10, 2025 at

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Mystery Novelist Jessica Goodman

in conversation with Kelsey McKinney
Feb 5, 2025 at

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Poet Joshua Bennett

in conversation with Carlos Andrés Gómez
Feb 3, 2025 at

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CPCW Clinic: Getting Published

Jan 31, 2025 at -

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Are you considering submitting your creative writing for publication? Do you have a poem, short story, personal essay, or other creative…



The Beauty of Choice: A reading and conversation with Wendy Steiner

hosted by Heather Love
Jan 29, 2025 at

co-sponsored by the Wolf Humanities Center and the English Department



Muriel Rukeyser's "Waking this Morning"

A special live recording of PoemTalk, with Jane Malcolm, Kathy Lou Schultz, and Evie Shockley
Jan 28, 2025 at

hosted by Al Filreis

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