Our Programs

Danez Smith discusses their upcoming poetry collection, how the Twin Cities
spoken word scene raised them, and one of their biggest muses – love. [Read Transcript...]

신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin talks about the impact of her anthology, A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, how connecting with community has been a lifeline for her work, and her recent memoir, Heart Eater: A Memoir of Immigration, Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language. [Read Transcript...]

Marcie Rendon talks about writing success against the odds – including
rejection from publishers, being inspired by and then creating her own plays
about Native stories, and how being grounded in community creates an
ethical framework for artists. [Read Transcript...]

Jokeda “JoJo” Bell talks about the process of writing Red Stained: The Life of
Hilda Simms, her work with her organization, the African American Interpretive Center of Minnesota, and expanding the collective knowledge of Black life in the state. [Read Transcript...]