Literary Arts has announced the lineup for the upcoming season of Portland Arts & Lectures, and it is impressive. The season kicks off September 23rd with renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood and Portland’s own Ursula K. Le Guin sitting down together for a conversation. Following this will be Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey (October 21), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Elizabeth Strout (January 25th, 2011), Pulitzer Prize-winning literary journalist Tracy Kidder (March 3rd, 2011), and Pulitzer Prize-winning comic artist Art Spiegelman (April 28th, 2011). You can see full pricing and subscription details on the Literary Arts website.
In related Literary Arts news, they will be hosting Edwidge Danticat April 22nd as part of a fundraiser for Mercy Corps’ Haiti relief efforts, and on April 26th they will host Rigoberto González as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. Finally, next Tuesday (4/6) at 10:30am Poetry in Motion will return after a three year hiatus with a kickoff celebration at the PCPA rotunda. Oregon Poets, Judith Barrington and Paulann Petersen will open the event with a reading!
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