The word “celebrity” has its roots in the idea of celebration, which in turn calls up not just an honored person but also a festive place. How does contemporary writing, in prose and verse, take up the terms of celebrity and celebration? Amanda Lee Koe (Delayed Rays of a Star) and Paula Mendoza (Play for Time) read from their work and discuss whom and where they celebrate, or not, in their scintillating literary debuts. This event will be moderated by Diane Josefowicz.

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