The Guide

Acclaimed writer Maggie Nelson will read her most recent publication, "Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth" and some new work. The Guardian says of Pathemata: “In this thoughtful work, [Nelson] excavates the duties of parenthood and care, bodies and aging, loneliness and mortality…The narrative jumps in time, and the lines between reality, dreams and fiction blur."

On the 20th at 10 a.m. she and Claudia Keelan will discuss the craft of writing. Same location, room 382. Hosted by BMI and the UNLV Creative Writing Programs, with help from a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

It's free. More about her and the event can be found at Get Tickets.

Acclaimed author Maggie Nelson and poet and UNLV professor Claudia Keelan will discuss how Nelson approaches the creation of her lyric prose and genre-bending memoirs, such as Bluets, recognized as A Guardian Book of the Year, and the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning The Argonauts.

Hosted by BMI and the UNLV Creative Writing Programs with help from a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the 19th at 7 p.m. she'll be reading. Same location, room 382. More about her and that event at Get Tickets.

This event extends the themes of the art exhibition "Her Story Through Art" beyond the Civic Center gallery walls through the power of poetry and the spoken word.

Enjoy live poetry and storytelling in collaboration with Raw Femme and Spotlight Poetry, hosted by Spotlight Poetry founder Elle Hope. Experience moving performances from talented local poets in an intimate gathering that honors creativity, storytelling and the many ways women use art to share their voices.

The evening also will feature a conversation with exhibiting artists, who will discuss their creative practices, the stories behind their work, and how visual art and poetry intersect to inspire connection across artistic disciplines.

Free. More info at Get Tickets.