Ink Knows No Borders with Kaveh Akbar

Name: Ink Knows No Borders with Kaveh Akbar
Start: 2026-04-22T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-22T19:30:00-05:00
Location: North Liberty City Government

Schedule

Wed Apr 22 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

North Liberty City Government | North Liberty, IA

Celebrate Poetry Month with local and renowned author Kaveh Akbar. Akbar is a poet and author of Martyr!, one New York Times' top 10 books of 2024. He will discuss his process of writing poetry and the inspiration for his poem in the collection, Ink Knows No Borders, the event will wrap up with a Q&A and book signing.
Register at https://northliberty-ia.whofi.com/calendar/event/5653875
Akbar's books can be pre-ordered through Sidekick Coffee & Books and picked up at the event. Limited quantities of the books will be available for purchase at the event and pre-ordering ahead of the event is ideal. Pre-order at https://bit.ly/4e0Nf4K
This event will be held in room 4191 at North Liberty City Hall (360 N Main St.).
Contact Nick or Kayla at the North Liberty Library with questions about this event.