Supporting writers and building community
International Lights Salon Series
Sat, Sep 05
|1019 E Washington St
The International Writing Program and PorchLight bring global conversations around literature and the writing life into our community.
Time & Location
Sep 05, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
1019 E Washington St, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
Guests
About the event
Enjoy conversation, connection, and community over light snacks and wine. A collaboration with the International Writing Program, the International Lights Salon provides a space for visiting International writers, local artists, university students, and community members to engage in dialogue.
Join us online or in person. For a zoom link email Jennifer at jennifer@porchlightliterary.org
September 5th's topic will revolve around queer aesthetics in writing and creating queer writing communities. Our conversationalists will be:
Nina Dragičević is a poet, writer, sound artist, and sociologist, the author of nine volumes of poetry, essays, and theory, as well as numerous sound-poetry compositions and installations. Known for a distinct formal and stylistic hybridity, linguistic precision, and an articulated queer and feminist stance, her work has been characterised by critics as “striking,” “pioneering,” and “majestic,” as “strong, powerful poetry that deserves a lot of attention.”
Dragičević is the recipient of the 2025 Lastovka Award, the 2023…