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Get Lit! Are you confused and anxious when it comes to poetry? Do you find yourself lying to family and friends, saying you totally got a poem that in reality you most certainly did not get? Does the idea of going to a poetry reading make you sweat effusively? You may be suffering from dispoetic disorder, a … Read more
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Laila Lalami is no stranger to crossing borders. Born in Morocco, educated in Great Britain and the U.S., Lalami explores the limits and complexities of national and individual identity, race, displacement, and belonging in her fiction. Morocco plays a part in much of her work, … Read more
Silent Reading Party No. 2 at Spark Center Written by GetLit! Staffer Erin Leigh After its popularity in cities like Seattle, New York, and now Spokane, the silent reading party is coming back to the Spark Center. Ideal for those who always intend to read but can’t find time at home, the event encourages people … Read more
Author Elizabeth Spires comes to Auntie’s Tomorrow Evening By Get Lit! staff writer Lisa Laughlin Elizabeth Spires is a woman of many talents. She is the author of six collections of poetry (Globe, Swan’s Island, Annonciade, Worldling, Now the Green Blade Rises, and The Wave-Maker) and has also written six books for children. Her poems … Read more
by Makayla Wamboldt Diane Cook is no stranger to storytelling. After years sharing other people’s stories as a producer for This American Life, Cook is sharing some of her own. Man V. Nature, her 2014 debut collection of short stories, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction as … Read more
by Makayla Wamboldt The 2016 Get Lit! Festival lineup is not only filled with talented writers and visual artists, but also a special few who do both. Graphic novelist Simeon Mills is one of them. His fiction has appeared in Hawaii Review, StringTown and Monkey Bicycle and his comics have been featured on Top Shelf … Read more
by Alex Baker Forget a radio or flare gun. If I were on a desert island, I’d just want a backpack full of books. In the unlikely event that I find myself marooned in the middle of the ocean, I’d want to bring The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, The Kite Runner by Khaled … Read more
by Alex Baker The Spark Center, located in Kendall Yards, is a space designated to cultivating creativity and connecting with the West Central neighborhood and the greater Spokane community. Located at 1214 Summit Parkway, Spark Center is open daily for public use. Beyond their abundance of resources— including a library, technology, and space for creative … Read more
by Andrew Moreno It’s that time of the month again! That’s right, VoiceOver, the MFA program at EWU’s student-run reading series is back at nYne Bar & Bistro tonight, 6-8 pm, and it looks like it’s gonna be another good one. EWU MFA students Derek Annis, Rajah Bose, Lauren Hohle, Anne Kilfoyle, Virginia Thomas, and … Read more
by Makayla Wamboldt To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga presents a special exhibition: Fifty Masterworks from the Print Collection. The display not only features expert print technicians like Gerald Leslie Brockhurst and John Taylor Arms, but also works by important art history giants such as Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, and Andy … Read more
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