LitFest 2025: Indigenous Language Acts with Erin Marie Lynch, Layli Long Soldier, & Julian Talamantez Brolaski

In this program, Indigenous authors Layli Long Soldier, Julian Talamantez Brolaski, and Erin Marie Lynch explore Indigenous language and ways of languaging in conversation with Eulalia Books founding editor Michelle Gil-Montero. This dynamic discussion will traverse hybrid and experimental poetic forms and translation as a means of both language preservation and play. It will also inspect the various meanings and possibilities of translation, tackling the translation of native language to English; the translation of oral, anti-disciplinary language forms to the page;  and the translation of what can’t be, or is not meant to be written, into writing. 

The NEW Series concludes with Harmony Holiday, Erin Marie Lynch and Gail Wronsky debuting wholly original work under the theme Short Term Rental commissioned by Beyond Baroque.

Literary Arts Series on Poets and Poetry

Past & Present: Mosab Abu Toha & Erin Marie Lynch

Two powerful collections of poetry that grapple with the present-day impact of histories of state-sanctioned violence and colonialism—and at the same time, celebrate the small and big joy found even in times of crises. From Palestinian Mosab Abu Toha, Forest of Noise is about life in Gaza, and from Erin Marie Lynch, Removal Acts takes its name from the 1863 Federal Act banning the Dakota people from their homelands. Moderated by Anis Mojgani (The Tigers, They Let Me).

“A Poet’s Heart is Always Breaking”

Artists: John Murillo, Todd Davis, Erin Marie Lynch, Issam Zineh

This Alice Walker quote ends with the observation that “through that broken window” artists see the world. Melancholy, longing and the raw truth are often revealed in a poet’s words. So how do poets protect their emotions when writing intimately about profound subjects? How is the craft of poetry best executed while navigating tenderness and vulnerability?

Indigenous Nations Poets - Mentors and Fellows Reading

In conversation w/ Shelley Wong

MICROCOSMS OF HISTORY: A READING & CONVERSATION WITH FOUR DEBUT POETS

In conversation w/ Jonathan Leal

In conversation w/ Claire Hong

In conversation with Gabrielle Bates