Imani Tolliver's guest appearances

Imani Tolliver

LA Review of Books

Donald Trump

Tom McCarthy

Ijeoma Oluo

Patti Smith

Emily Dickinson

Bassem Youssef

Nicholson Baker

Mister Rogers

Peter Thiel

Alan Alda

Hans Sluga

Susan Kaiser Greenland

Amy Schumer

Bryan Stevenson

Rainn Wilson

OwlTail

Cave Canem Award-winning Poet Imani Tolliver joins LARB's Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn to read from, and talk about, her powerful new book, Runaway: A Memoir in Verse. The powerful, emotive conversation (recorded on Imani's birthday!) focuses on the redemptive role that verse, the community of poets, Howard University, The World Stage, coming out, and romantic partnership have all played in Imani's life. All of which gets reflected in her beautifully empowering words. Also, author Danzy Senna returns to recommend Elena Ferrante's The Lost Daughter, a short taught novel written before the more celebrated Neopolitan Novels.

Imani Tolliver Runaway: A Memoir in Verse; plus Elena Ferrante's The Lost Daughter