News & Events
I want to surprise and entertain both my readers and myself.
-Lynn Levin
Events
Upcoming appearances by Lynn Levin
February 2024
- Wrightstown Library Book Club. Discussion of House Parties–Friday, February 2, 2024.
- Ritualwell, Jewish Coming-of-Age Stories: Writing the Younger You, Virtual–Thursdays, February 8, 15, 22, 29, 2024, noon-1:30 Eastern.
- Casey’s Book Club (Private Event) Discussion of House Parties–Sunday, February 11, 2024, noon
- Carol’s Book Club (Private Event) Discussion of House Parties--Monday, February 19, 2024, 10 a.m.
- Commonplace Reader, 49 S. Main St., Yardley, PA. Discussion of House Parties, four book clubs–Various days/times, February, 2024
- Literary Ladies, Free Library of Northampton, Twp., Richboro, PA. Discussion of House Parties–Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 6 p.m.
March 2024
- Lynn Levin’s Imaginarium: Reimagining Poetry as Music, a performance by students from the Curtis Institute of Music, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA– Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
- High Noon Series in the Listening Room at High Low, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, 3301 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103–Thursday, March 14, 2024, 12-1 p.m.
- Alliance Française de Doylestown, La poésie de René Char, présentation en français. Wednesday March 20, 2024, 10 a.m.
- Moravian University, Bethlehem, PA. No River Twice performance–Friday, March 22, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
- Temple University, Adult Ed Fiction Workshop, class visit on Zoom–Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 1 p.m.
April 2024
- Temple Beth Am Sisterhood. Presentation of House Parties–Sunday, April 7, 2024
- ActorsNET Theatre, 635 N. Delmorr Rd., Morrisville, PA. Presentation of House Parties in conjunction with Commonplace Reader–Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 7:000-8:30 p.m.
- Nancy’s Book Group (Private Event) Discussion of House Parties–Wednesday, April 10, 2024, noon
- Doylestown Bookshop, 16 S. Main St., Doylestown, PA 18901. National Poetry Month: Poetry Writing Workshop, Lynn Levin and Valerie Fox–Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
- Poetry&Arts Cafe, Kehilat HaNahar, New Hope, PA–Saturday, April 13, 2024,
- Moonstone Chapbook Presentation of Awards, on Zoom–Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
May 2024
- TBD
June 2024
- Creative Life Interview Series with host Louise Feder, Bucks County Community College, Tyler 142, Newtown, PA–Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
July 2024
- TBD
August 2024
- TBD
September 2024
- No River Twice, Arts&Cultural Council of Bucks County, Freeman Hall, Doylestown, PA–Thursday, September 5, 2024, time tbd
October 2024
- The Newtown Poetry Series, Newtown Library Company, 114 E. Centre Ave., Newtown, PA 18940. Reading selections from short story collection House Parties–Friday, October 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
November 2024
- Karolyn’s Book Group (private event). Discussion of House Parties–Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Deb’s Book Group (private event). Discussion of House Parties–Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 7 p.m.
December 2024
- Princeton Makes Artists Cooperative, Literary Arts Series. Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08540–Sunday, December 15, 2024, 4 p.m.
News
How does a writer invent quirky predicaments for characters and strange what-if scenarios for
plots? What is it like to be both a fiction writer and poet? Lynn Levin talks about this and more
with poet Carolyne Wright in the interview “Playthings of Chaos” featured in the Winter 2023
(#112) print edition Rain Taxi Review of Books.
Learn more by going here:
https://raintaxi.com/rain-taxi-review/print-edition/
As Seen in Philadelphia Magazine
The Best Books to Read This Summer
Lynn Levin podcasts and video recordings of readings
- The Musical Innertube Podcast. Air date: May 2, 2023 “Lynn Levin: poet, teacher, translator, critic. Is there anything in literature she can’t do? Apparently not! Now you can add ‘short story writer’ to that list! House Parties is full of characters, twists, and a bit of fun!” Hosts Don Rooney and John Timpane talk to Lynn Levin about the short stories in House Parties.
You can listen to the podcast here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Audible, Stitcher, YouTube, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
- Lynn Levin reads from her poetry collection The Minor Virtues (Ragged Sky, 2020) in a Moonstone Arts Virtual Reading. Recorded July 2020.
You can watch the video on YouTube here.
Lynn Levin is a founding member of the poetry improv troupe No River Twice.
- Lynn Levin is a founding member of No River Twice, an improvisational poetry reading collaboration in which audience and poets interact to determine the direction of the reading. You can learn more about No River Twice by going here.
Poem by Lynn Levin in artwork by conceptual artist Jenny Holzer
Lynn Levin’s poem “If You Are Reading This” appears in conceptual artist Jenny Holzer’s artwork For Philadelphia (2018) a display of LED text scrolling across the ceiling of the Comcast Technology Center, a new skyscraper in Philadelphia. Levin’s poem accompanies poems by Wislawa Szymborska, Anna Swir, William Carlos Williams, Charles Bernstein, Jeanne Murray Walker, and others.
You can see an image of part of Holzer’s For Philadelphia here.
