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 gorgeous and historic Turner House for poetry performances by Barbara Audacity Johnson, M. H. Clay, Hannah Elliott-Lindh and Opalina Salas. For tickets and more information,…

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 Black Ceasar is a a poet, author, teacher, filmmaker, and artist. A Mississippi native, he is now based in Dallas, Texas, having performed with the…

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 | 231 Jefferson Blvd. 7PM $30 Get tickets to Joy Harjo at Dallas Is Lit About Joy Harjo Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. Joy…

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 artists, with performances showcasing skills, vibes and more. Then, witness the highly anticipated first-ever Dallas Is Lit! poetry slam. 8 poets will take to the…

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 fair will bring together dozens of local literary and literary-adjacent businesses and organizations, from writing clubs to craft supplies, book stores to libraries–and of course,…

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 families to arrive! We'll be reading Las Magníficas Plantitas Bailadoras de Mamá by Eliza Kinkz. When Jesus gets home after school, he has his usual…

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 creative writing in the North Texas region. Moderator: Lauren Brazeal Garza Lauren Brazeal Garza is the author of five books of poetry and fiction including…

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 celebrities being grilled as they attempt to eat diabolically hot chicken wings, you'll know this is, in fact, an EXCELLENT idea. Come watch as moderator…

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 best, you previously unperformerd poem, flash fiction, micro essay or listicle and put it out into the world. Hosted by Lyrik Hunter, the community open…

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, from his 1926 debut collection by the same name, over jazz accompaniment composed and arranged by Leonard Feather and Charles Mingus. It was later reissued…