Pages Full of Rhymes chronicles the 20-year rap career of Emmy Award-winning hip hop artist and community activist, Devine Carama, through 100 thought-provoking, revolutionary, personal, and poetic verses from his music […]
Join us for our Family Fun & Learning Night MLK Jr. Celebration - Seeds of Change on January 22, 5:00–7:00 PM for an evening of fun activities, giveaways, storytime, and […]
We are excited to host the commencement for the 2025 Lexington Youth Poet Laureate on January 31 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. The ceremony will feature keynote speaker Katerina Stoykova […]
Burn The Mic poetry open mic featuring Ellis Bryson Rescheduled to Feb 27 Presented by Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning Hosted by JC […]
This year's inductees are: Crystal Wilkinson, Frank X Walker, Naomi Wallace, Ron Eller and David Dick. Monday March 10 7-9pm Kentucky Theater 214 E Main St, Lexington, KY 40507 The […]
Burn The Mic poetry open mic featuring Katerina Stoykova. Katerina is the author of award-winning poetry books in both English and Bulgarian, a Senior Editor at Accents Publishing and the […]
The Larkspur Press: The Power of Print in Kentucky exhibit will feature broadsides from the Carnegie Center collection. Leatha Kendrick will be conducting a reading with audience Q&A afterward from […]
The March edition of Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative's Black & Lit Book Club will be discussing Love, Revolution, & Lemonade by Hanna L. Drake with the author on Monday, March […]
The annual Young Writers Conference is a no-cost event for teen writers planned and organized by Lafayette High School creative writing program students. The conference features student-led panels, a book […]
The Carnegie Center will be hosting Family Fun & Learning Night: Saving for the Future on April 2, 5:00–7:00 PM. Children and their grown-ups will be able to enjoy an […]
A free public celebration reflecting Lexington's historic and rich literary legacy. Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30pm at the Kentucky Theatre Join us for this special night celebrating why Lexington is […]
Graduating UK MFA students in Creative Writing will read short excerpts from their theses. All are invited to this bittersweet, yet joyous event. 5pm to 6:30pm
