Programs & Events

The UCLA professor and award-winning poet reads from her work.

The author and Guggenheim Fellow reads from her recent poetry collection, Venice.

The award-winning novelist and short story writer reads from work including her most recent novel Fellowship Point.

The celebrated poet reads from his new memoir, Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet

The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reads from his work.

Authors Mona Simpson, Manuel Muñoz, Alejandro Varela, and Justin Torres discuss the foundational work of Chicano literature.

Author Mona Simpson reads from her latest release, Commitment, about a single mother’s collapse and the fate of her family after she enters a California state mental hospital in the 1970s.

The National Book Award winning author shares her most recent novel What Are You Going Through, a meditation on friendship, empathy, and what it means to die well

The launch for the 14th edition of the Hammer’s student-run interdisciplinary arts journal, with readings, lectures, and performances by contributors.

Now in its 14th year at the Hammer, Bloomsday is a worldwide annual celebration of James Joyce and his landmark book Ulysses. This lively celebration features a cast of veteran actors delivering dramatic readings from the novel interspersed with songs. Followed by festivities in the museum’s courtyard with live music and Guinness on tap.