Lannan honors established and emerging writers of distinctive literary merit:

Yusef Komunyakaa: Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement
Rabih Alameddine: Literary Award
Deborah Levy: Literary Award
Afia Atakora: Literary Fellowship
Cameron Awkward-Rich: Literary Fellowship
Eduardo C. Corral: Literary Fellowship
Kirstin Valdez Quade: Literary Fellowship

Nick Estes and Rebecca Nagle had an urgent discussion of the ongoing attack on Indigenous children and Indigenous land. This was a virtual event in partnership with Haymarket Books.

Angela Y. Davis, Mike Davis, and Ruth Wilson Gilmore joined author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for an urgent conversation on abolition, cultural freedom, and liberation. Watch it here.

Hear Noam Chomsky's recent talk and conversation with E. Tammy Kim on the brutal realities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic—and the urgent need for an alternative to capitalism.

Lannan is a supporter of Michael Silverblatt’s long-running interview series on KCRW, Bookworm. In this interview, Michael speaks with poet Atsuro Riley about his latest collection Heard-Hoard.

Follow this external link to listen to the full episode at KCRW.

Photo by Sven Wiederholt.

Lannan has recently acquired the entire Relicarios collection from Erika Diettes of Bogotá, Colombia. Shown here are #54 and #43, from the series of 56.

Medium:
Mixed media with objects embedded in rubber tripolymer encased in a lighted Plexiglas urn

West Texas Talk — Marfa Public Radio’s flagship program — features discussions about regional issues as well as conversations with writers, musicians, filmmakers, and artists, including interviews with Lannan poets and writers in residence. Visit their archive here.