Upcoming Events

Join youth poets from around Minnesota, along with some of the most dynamic, creative Spoken Word artists in the country, for a one-day conference focusing on both writing and performance. Registration required, which will open soon at www.TruArtSpeaks.org.

The Loft Literary Center proudly presents the 2019 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud semi-finals. Come and watch teens compete for the chance to represent Minnesota at the national finals in Washington, D.C. 

The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor Moustafa Bayoumi and fellows Anessa Ibrahim and Jaya Stenquist.  
 

There are many ways to create, engage with, and participate in a family, but what do we need from our family? In conversation with Lisa Marie Brimmer about his latest novel, That Kind of Mother, Rumaan Alam looks at family through a female protagonist with a biological white son and an adoptive black son and asks how family can meet one’s needs.

Curtis Sittenfeld will be in conversation with the prolific, charming, and hilarious Lorna Landvik, author of the upcominging release Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes), which will be featured during the Loft’s inaugural Wordplay.

Join us for a buoyant evening of fun and camaraderie at the beautiful Lake of the Isles home of Board of Directors member Eric Roberts and his wife Laura Davis.

Fierce Lament is an anthology that brings together over 30 poets, essayists, artists, and activists who were asked to respond to the query, “How do we sustain ourselves and our communities in the face of intense uncertainty fueled by global climate change, growing nationalism and political extremism fueled by social media and the Internet.” This event will feature contributors Lisa Marie Brimmer, Pam Costain, MN State Senator Scott Dibble, Michael Kleber-Diggs, David Lawrence Grant, and Brad Zellar.

​The Loft Literary Center Presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor Natalie Diaz and fellows Mimi Iimuro Van Ausdall and Jessie Lee-Bauder.
 

Spoken Word Immersion Fellow Reed Bobroff's project, Spoken Roots, uses poetry as a tool for identity and emotional development for youth in three indigenous communities.