Reading

City of Asylum celebrates the 2025 cohort for the Youth Poet Laureate of Allegheny County

Author Pico Iyer visits City of Asylum all the way from England to discuss his new book with Anderson Tepper.

The Free Association Reading series, founded by Pat Hart and Mark Nieson, showcases local writers sharing newly written work and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights writers Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko, Emily Kiernan, Mike Scalise, and Jessica Manack.

Drue Heinz Literature Prize winner Mubanga Kalimamukwento shares her winning book, "Obligations to the Wounded."

After two years as the Poet Laureate of Allegheny County, Doralee Brooks has curated a reading with eight fellow poets to celebrate the launch of her anthology, "The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain."

The Free Association Reading series showcases local writers sharing newly written work and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights Varun Ravindran, Sakena Jwan Washington, Karen Dwyer, and Scott Silsbe. 

Acclaimed author Caryl Phillips returns to City of Asylum for a reading and discussion of his new book "Another Man in the Street."

The Free Association Reading series, founded by Pat Hart and Mark Nieson, showcases local writers sharing new writing and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights writers Malcolm Culleton, Donna Wojnar Dzurilla, Catherine Gammon, and Camille Rankine.