Our evening with Andy Young started out with a burst of energy and just kept going. After Sam Jannenga’s stirring invocation, Ms. Young jumped right in, carrying us with her through her mesmerizing voice. This event was undoubtedly an “auspicious evening” for 1718 as well—a great start to our Spring series! Andy Young’s work had [...]

Get ready for our December 2nd event! (This should give you just enough time to recover from your turkey-coma). Amanda Boyden will be reading at, as always, 7 pm at 3811 St. Charles Ave.  This is our final event for the fall semester, and you don’t want to miss it!
Can’t wait to see you all [...]

Having flown in from across the country, Claudia Rankine gave her multi-media reading to a full house. Claudia began her reading by playing a DVD which consisted of slow visuals, such as a scene from the World Cup or strangers sleeping on planes. One of the more interesting pieces featured two layers of sound: phone [...]

Mark your calendars for Claudia Rankine on November 11th! She is flying all the way from New York to come and present her poetry (along with some fabulous multimedia presentations). The event is, as always, at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles), at 7 pm. We hope to see you there!

The October event brought us some competition on the national level. The reading conflicted with the Vice-Presidential debate, but we still managed to draw a spirited audience to fill every seat. Poetry v. Politics: you decide. I think we won.

It was a bit quieter than usual, but Peter Cooley gave a modest and marvelous reading. [...]

Well, folks, we’ve proved this month that we are unstoppable in the face of not one, but two hurricanes. The belated event on September 16th brought in a remarkable crowd, thanks to Brad Richard, high school teacher, poet, and 1718’s September reader. We thank Brad for being patient and flexible with us (and Mother Nature). [...]

Come support 1718 by coming to our April event next Tuesday the 1st! As usual, the event will be at 7 p.m. at the Columns Hotel (3811 St. Charles Ave).
Mark Yakich is the author of “Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross” (2004), “The Making of Collateral Beauty” (2006), and “The Importance of Peeling Potatoes [...]

Our March event, featuring poet Richard Siken, was amazing!

We were fortunate to have the biggest crowd we’ve ever seen, some knockout student readers, and a featured reader as talented and commanding as Richard Siken.

Despite the rain, we managed to pull off a wonderful event in February, featuring the lovely and talented Jeanne Leiby, author of the short story collection “Downriver” and new editor of The Southern Review. BIG THANKS to all who came out and to the students who read their work!

Our next event is tomorrow, March 4th at 7 p.m. featuring poet RICHARD SIKEN! We are so thrilled to host Richard, who is coming all the way from Arizona to read for 1718!
The event will be held at the Columns (3811 St. Charles ave) at 7. Happy hour lasts until 7, so come early for [...]