The Dire Literary Series

The Dire Literary Series is pleased to welcome writers and performers,  John Domini, Teisha Dawn Twomey, and Izihjotane.

John Domini has won awards in all genres, with fiction in Paris Review and non-fiction in The New York Times. The Times praised his work as “dreamlike… grabs hold of both reader and character,” and Alan Cheuse, of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” described it as “witty and biting.” John’s has been awarded the NEA Fellowship and an Iowa Major Artist Award. He has taught at Harvard and Northwestern and makes his home in Des Moines.

Teisha Dawn Twomey is the poetry editor at Wilderness House Literary Press. She received her MFA in Poetry at Lesley University. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous print and online poetry reviews and journals. By day, she is the Resource Specialist at Springfield College’s Boston campus and by night, she is (currently) at work on her first novel. How to Treat Pretty Things is her first book of poetry.

Izikhotane is a unique and memorable music/performance group who specializes in the instrumentation of the spoken word.