FILTER

2022 Festival

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Full Festival Calendar

Festival Calendar Highlights

Monday, September 19

Prize Ceremony and Lecture by Natasha Trethewey

Prize Ceremony and Lecture by Natasha Trethewey

Former United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey delivers the annual Windham-Campbell Lecture “Why I Write."


Trethewey will be introduced by Meghan O'Rourke, editor of The Yale Review.

Tuesday, September 20

Tuesday Highlights

This Mournable Body

This Mournable Body

Book Launch: England's Green by Zaffar Kunial

Book Launch: England's Green by Zaffar Kunial

Tuesday Highlights

Choral Performance: Intimate Strangers More

Book Launch: The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li More

Ask Your Mama: Sharon Bridgforth on Langston Hughes More

FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Wednesday, September 21

Wednesday Highlights

Zimbabwe in Fiction

Zimbabwe in Fiction

Oracles and Blessings: The Artist in Turbulent Times

Oracles and Blessings: The Artist in Turbulent Times

Wednesday Highlights

Children of Migrations More

The Hauntologies of Slavery More

Music, Movies, & Dancing: One (More) Night in the Roof Nightclub More

FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 22

Thursday Highlights

Tender Photo: African Photography in Real Time

Tender Photo: African Photography in Real Time

Who is the Critic?

Who is the Critic?

Thursday Highlights

Close Looking: Turner Turned Inside Out More

Sources of Poetry More

Prize Recipient Readings More

FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE