Event
6 p.m.–8 p.m.
The Fire is Here: Staying Still with Hieu Minh Nguyen

Presenters
Hieu Minh Nguyen
Hieu Minh Nguyen
Hieu Minh Nguyen is the author of This Way to the Sugar (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014) and Not Here (Coffee House Press, 2018), winner of the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry from the Publishing Triangle. His third collection of poem Staying Still is forthcoming from Tin House in 2026. Among his
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Aurora Masum-Javed
Aurora Masum-Javed is a poet, educator, and writing coach. A former public school teacher, she holds an MFA from Cornell University. Her work can be found in various journals including Nimrod , Aster(ix) , Winter Tangerine , and Frontier . She has received fellowships from places such as MacDowell
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Danez Smith
Danez Smith is the author of four collections including Don’t Call Us Dead, Homie, and most recently Bluff, a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. They are also the curator of Blues In Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes. For their work, Danez won the Forward Prize for Best
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Location
The Loft at Open Book
Price
Regular $10.00
Friend $5.00
Genre
Multigenre
Hieu Minh Nguyen with his new book cover Standing Still for event on September 12

One of the fall's most-anticipated book launches is here.

"The Fire is Here" event series opens with Hieu Minh Nguyen and his third book of poetry, Staying Still.

The book's title offers a challenge and a goal while the poet maps out routes for finding the places in the world where we belong. Joining Hieu for this event are two more award-winning poets, Danez Smith and Aurora Masum-Javed. They will read with Hieu and start a conversation open to everyone.

Inspiration, haunting lyricism, and the gift of storytelling: Gather with us—and these three friends—for the fire!

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Hieu Minh Nguyen
Hieu Minh Nguyen
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Danez Smith
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