In the second installment of the 2019-20 Hugo Literary Series, Taking Liberties, three writers and a musician explore what it means to take liberties both big and small. Featuring former US poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, bestselling author of The Good ThiefHannah Tinti, and local novelist Richard Chiem, with music by Amber Flame.
Juan Felipe Herrera is the 21st US poet laureate and author of many books, including Notes on the Assemblage and Half of the World in Light.
In a 2017 interview with NPR, he said, "As a poet, as a human being... I'm concerned about [violence]. And I want my poetry to be concerned about it too." Watch him read "Almost Livin Almost Dyin" »
Hannah Tinti is the author of three novels including the bestsellers The Good Thief and The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley. In 2002, she co-founded One Story, a nonprofit literary publisher.
Read her essay on what T.S. Eliot's poem "East Coker" taught her about patience and risk at The Atlantic »
Local author Richard Chiem shared that his Lit Series piece will involve "ghosting, a break-up, friendship, and burnt baby photos."
Richard's most recent book, King of Joy, was published earlier his year. Learn more about the inspiration behind the book in this interview with the Seattle Times »
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