Events

Get in the mood for Dallas Is Lit! with this sneak peek hosted by our friends and festival partners the Oak Cliff Society Of Fine Arts. Come out to the…

Join us for an evening of powerful performances blending poetry, music and movement. Thursday, May 15, 2025 The Oak Cliff Assembly | 919 Morrell Ave. 7pm $25 About The Performers…

Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring a conversation with Joy Harjo, the former U.S. Poet Laureate from 2019-2022, and moderator Jodi Voice Yellowfish. Friday, May 16th, 2025 Texas Theatre…

Welcome to Late Night Lit: Vibez N Verzuz, where the vibes are lit and the poets definitely come out to spit. Come get to know 3 of Dallas' incredible spoken word…

The community book & author fair is back and bigger than ever! Happening this year at the Oak Cliff Assembly and co-presented by Apprentice Creative Space, the book & author…

Join us for a fun half hour of story time en español with our friends at Whose Books, plus cookies, punch, and a FREE book giveaway to the first 10…

Join us to hear more about the Lyceum Series, our free monthly workshop on a variety of craft topics, taught by some of the incredible local writers and professors of…

What if we interviewed authors while they ate increasingly hot salsa? Does this sound like a bad idea? If you've ever watched Hot Ones, the enormously popular Youtube series featuring…

From veteran performance poets to newcomers who've never been on stage before, the open mic is the perfect place to show off or try something out. Bring your newest, your…

Weary Blues is an album by poet Langston Hughes, recorded in March 1958 in New York and was released on the MGM label in 1959. Hughes recites several of his poems,…