I Categories Arts Consortium Literary March 9, 2026 It’s poetry time – the Kansas City Public Library invites you to listen, read or pick up a pen Poetry and poets do a lot of work. Alison Rollins’ collection “Black Bell,” for instance, does a tremendous amount.
H Categories Articles Literary Performing January 28, 2026 Honors: Vanessa Aricco The Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Fellow pairs poetry, sound and pop culture with hula hoops and other unexpected props.
K Categories Arts Consortium Literary January 21, 2026 Kansas City Public Library marks America’s 250th anniversary with speakers, book lists and more Jeremy Drouin, special collections manager at the Kansas City Public Library, was just six years old in 1976.
S Categories Articles Literary Performing Visual January 8, 2026 See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | In praise and gratitude for Tomi Ungerer, picture-book artist, rebel spirit A two-day symposium in November celebrated the life and work of a fascinating creator, Tomi Ungerer (1931-2019).
F Categories Articles Literary December 15, 2025 Four poems by Gustavo Adolfo Aybar UMKC graduate Gustavo Adolfo Aybar is a Dominican-born writer and translator.
‘ Categories Articles Literary December 10, 2025 ‘Trying to Catch Lightning in a Jar’ A book of honest and heartrending letters from prison by Patty Prewitt, whose sentence was recently commuted after nearly 40 years in prison
O Categories Articles Literary December 8, 2025 Open wide, ye doubters In the following interview, we asked William Trowbridge to share his path to poetry.
‘ Categories Articles Literary Visual December 5, 2025 ‘And to Think We Started as a Book Club…’ Noted cartoonist and former KC Studio contributor Tom Toro releases a new book.
C Categories Arts Consortium Literary November 17, 2025 Candice Millard to speak at November Writers for Readers event In November, Millard takes the stage at the annual Writers for Readers fundraiser.
