April is National Poetry Month, and we are celebrating with a collection of some of our favorite poetry moments over the years at Literary Arts.

Former nun Karen Armstrong makes a deeply felt argument rooted in history, and a lifetime of learning, and drawing on religions from all over the world.

Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani leads a conversation between 2020 Oregon Book Award winners Kesha Ajose Fisher and Ashley Toliver.

Ruth Ozeki, the featured author for Everybody Reads 2023, speaks about reading, writing, and the power of storytelling in her metafictional novel A Tale for the Time Being.

Naomi Alderman discusses her novel The Future, about friends who plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech billionaires threatening it.

Hetty Lui McKinnon, Aaron Adams, & Liz Crain discuss food, cooking, and their latest vegetarian & vegan cookbooks with chef Gregory Gourdet.

Celebrated author Caryl Phillips discusses the life and impact of singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye in this lecture from 1999.

Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his family, the American Dream, and his memoir, A Man of Two Faces, in this conversation with Tommy Orange.

Explore the intersections of literature and music in these conversations between writers and members of both Oregon Symphony and 45th Parallel.

Renowned classicist Mary Beard takes us back in time to ancient Rome, in this lecture about the making of her latest book, Emperor of Rome.