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SUMMARY:Two literary talents! A reading with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Kwoya Fagin
DESCRIPTION:Two literary talents gather at The NewSouth Bookstore to celebrate the release of Long Eye\, a new collection of poems by Kwoya Fagin Maples\, with a reading by recent works and/or works in progress by one of the South’s most significant voices\, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. We’re tremendously excited to welcome them both. Sunday afternoons don’t get better than this!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/two-literary-talents-a-reading-with-honoree-fanonne-jeffers-and-kwoya-fagin/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Elaine Weiss with Spell Freedom at the Civil Rights Memorial Center
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to host a talk with award-winning journalist Elaine Weiss\, author of the much-praised The Women’s Hour. In her new book\, Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement\, Weiss returns with the remarkable story — masterfully told — of four activists whose audacious plan to restore voting rights to Black Americans laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement. Co-hosted by the SPLC Civil Rights Memorial Center.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/elaine-weiss-with-spell-freedom-at-the-civil-rights-memorial-center/
LOCATION:Civil Rights Memorial Center\, 400 Washington Ave\, AL\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:One Hour/One Poem: Discover the verse of Langston Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Make a date with a poem and Dr. Susie Paul. Off the success in 2025 of One Hour/One Poem\, Paul returns to The NewSouth Bookstore to teach one great nineteenth- or early twentieth-century poem in each of four sessions of an hour or less. The program is a deep dive into the work of four significant American writers\, all giants of the poetic form: Edgar Allan Poe\, Paul Laurence Dunbar\, Robert Frost\, and Langston Hughes. Paul is a master educator with a deep love of poetry\, who is thrilled to have the opportunity to teach these works. “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes\, written in 1926\, is the subject of her fourth session\, scheduled for Tuesday\, May 5 at 5:30pm. Hope you can join us.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/one-hour-one-poem-discover-the-verse-of-langston-hughes/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Four Poets\, for the Pure Pleasure of It!
DESCRIPTION:Four of the finest poets working in the greater Montgomery area join us on Tuesday\, May 12 at 5:30pm for a group reading of their newly published works and/or works in progress. It’s positively celebratory! Join us for an hour of listening fun with Garrett Ashley\, Ken Autrey\, Kate Gaskin\, and Catherine Hamrick.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/four-poets-for-the-pure-pleasure-of-it/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Daniel Rood with In the Shadow of the Great House
DESCRIPTION:It is our great pleasure to welcome Daniel Rood to The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk about his new book\, In the Shadow of the Great House\, an astonishing ecological\, architectural\, cultural\, and\, above all\, economic history of one of the primary emblems and engines of American history. It’s an revelatory and important new work. Join us for this special event.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/daniel-wood-with-in-the-shadow-of-the-great-house/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shannon Milliman talk about What If God Is? What If I Am?
DESCRIPTION:It’ll be a lovely evening on Thursday\, May 19 at 5:30pm when we welcome Shannon Milliman\, a nationally staged playwright\, poet/essayist\, and TEDx speaker\, whose work blends humor\, heart\, and a keen eye for the beauty in everyday moments. She will read from her book of selected verse\, What If God Is? What If I Am?\, and a work in progress\, These Mountains Should Be Ours. Let’s welcome this talented Alabama transplant!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/shannon-milliman-talk-about-what-if-god-is-what-if-i-am/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:An afternoon of music with Thick Editions and guest Dylan Hawes-Glynn
DESCRIPTION:Kick off summer with some great sounds at The NewSouth Bookstore! On Sunday\, May 31 at 3pm we welcome Thick Editions\, a legendary local improv group starring Jeff McLeod\, Marshall Marrotte\, and Tracy Harris — on guitar\, bass\, and drums\, respectively — all longtime stalwarts of the underground Southeastern music scene. If you love music\, you will love the heady mixture of written and improvised stuff this group always concocts. Dylan Hawes-Glynn\, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Nashville\, opens for them on vibraphone. Fun!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/an-afternoon-of-music-with-thick-editions-and-guest-dylan-hawes-glynn/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Patricia Smith with her National Book Award-Winning poetry collection\, The Intentions of Thunder
DESCRIPTION:We are honored to host Patricia Smith for a program at The NewSouth Bookstore\, a talk about and reading from her 2025 National Book Award-winning book\, The Intentions of Thunder. Smith is a poet\, spoken-word performer\, playwright\, author\, and writing teacher\, whose work has been called life-changing\, “abundant\, brilliant\, and unprecedented.” Don’t miss her Montgomery appearance!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/patricia-smith-with-her-national-book-award-winning-poetry-collection-the-intentions-of-thunder/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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