Anthony Ray Hinton’s Thirty Years on Death Row
May 2, 2019
“I would love to say that the state of Alabama made an honest mistake,” Anthony Ray Hinton began, addressing a packed house at Seattle First Baptist Church on April 30. “I wish I cou...
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Introductions: Anthony Ray Hinton
May 2, 2019
By Christina Gould, SAL Patron Services Manager A year ago, almost to the day, I traveled to Montgomery, Alabama for the Equal Justice Initiative’s unveiling of the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement t...
“Shadow of the Mississippi,” by Da’Sund Fiir Heller
May 2, 2019
Shadow of the Mississippi I fear the loss of such… reading For May falls into the hands of the river Against pressures of stream… then keeps flowing into thighs of the Mississ...
“The Fox and the Rabbit,” by Jones Kasperson
April 26, 2019
The Fox and the Rabbit At moonhigh, the night sky is ink in water, spreading to all cracks and crevices. The fox’s nose and whiskers whimper to the scent of rabbit. As it crawls to its prey, its bel...
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Kara Swisher and the Activist Podcast
April 24, 2019
On Tuesday, May 7, Seattle Arts & Lectures will be welcoming our final 2018/19 Journalism Series speaker, tech icon Kara Swisher, to Benaroya Hall. Tickets are still available—get them here! Kno...
Simply Where We Live
April 22, 2019
This essay is part of a series in which Poetry Northwest partners with Seattle Arts & Lectures to present reflections on visiting writers from our 2018/19 Poetry Series. Francisco Aragón a...
“[Untitled America Poem],” by Maia Pody
April 22, 2019
[Untitled America Poem] If great means impressive then yes though I’m easily impressed by American dream teen movie queen bees preordained aspirations and silverware sets six generations needs more ...
Introductions: Ilya Kaminsky
April 15, 2019
It was an immense honor to welcome the fabulous fabulist Ilya Kaminsky to Seattle Arts & Lectures as part of our Poetry Series on April 1, 2019. Kaminsky is the author of the bestseller, Dancing i...
An Interview with Queen Anne Book Company
April 12, 2019
What book nerd hasn’t fantasized about life as a bookseller? In this behind-the-scenes interview with Janis Segress, co-owner of Queen Anne Book Company, we learn what makes their store differen...
“Ancestry Isn’t Just Some DNA Test,” by Hiroshi Sakauye
April 5, 2019
Ancestry Isn’t Just Some DNA Test A Letter to My Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandmother I wonder what your name was. Did it taste like bitter Mount Fuji snow, or sweet dirt from Aokig...