Join in for a book launch with Trident regular and local legend, Dennis Mulherin, as he releases his brand new novel, The Face Across the Fire. As a careful carpenter of wood and words, this novel is sure to stand in time like the solid support beams of a home after a fire - charred but never fallen.

About the Book:

Marty arrives in Woodstock, Vermont, with a bed on the floor, a single mug, and an apprenticeship at a furniture maker’s mill. He is trying to begin again. What he doesn’t expect is the soldier — legless, silent, belonging to another century — who starts appearing in the passenger seat of his truck.

The Face Across the Fire moves from the workbenches of a Vermont mill to a desert that shouldn’t exist, from a battlefield to the top of a small mountain, following a man who is slowly learning that the world is larger than he understood — and that some connections survive everything, even time.

Dennis Mulherin’s debut novel is precise, strange, and deeply felt. It is the kind of book that reads differently the second time — which is exactly the point.

About the Author:

For Dennis Mulherin, writing has always been the secret stash of candy in the cupboard drawer his mom thought was solid wood, but that he later confessed was veneer on top of pressed particle board. He knows this because when life asked him to provide for himself, he leaned on what he knew—making. In a neuro-ethics class he was failing in his junior year of college, he realized making was his future. With that settled, he was free to sneak back into the candy drawer and write. He wrote as he graduated, as he attended the oldest craft school in the country and studied furniture making, as he got an apprenticeship in Vermont, as he got fired and got another job in furniture, then another, and another. He even started his own shop before his back gave out at 32 and he had to give it all up. When he had nothing, he wrote this book. His gift.

Reading & Discussion from 6:00-7:30. Free to attend.

Support local writers - Support local bookstores!

Sophie creates music that invites reflection, remembrance, and presence. Her music explores themes of connection, longing, love, and belonging.

To Sophie, music is a universal language of the heart that exists beyond words. She views the art of song as an act of divine creative expression that has no standard, requirement, formula, or expectation. Her music is an offering and a space to soften, reconnect and feel deeply.

Aureli is a voice priestess and songstress who channels light and remembrance through her music. Whether through light language, devotional folk songs, or ambient sound healings, she opens a sacred field where emotion is released, truth awakens, and the soul remembers its authentic expression. Her music carries a soft yet penetrating spiritual medicine, inviting you to sing, pray, soften, and remember who you are.

What ails ye o' wanderer? Whatever it may be, Patchwork Jack's got the remedy. This merry band of westerners (both north and south american) mix up a recipe of one part cowboy, one part cumbia, and one part klezmer/romani swing. Their music, much like an old worn-out quilt, tells tales of love, loss, resilience and the human experience. Expect tender and raucous in equal measure. Dancing shoes required. 

Insipidus is a three-piece metal band from Denver, CO, blending thrash, black metal, and fusion into a relentless, high in tenacity sound that merges raw power with unfiltered emotion.

Monkey man means monkey business: heavy psychedelic improv stoner metal/funk. 

Plastic Mystic blends elements of No Wave and modern post-punk with flashes of psychedelia, a dense, electrifying sonic assault. Walls of fuzz, driving percussion, and visceral vocals collide to channel themes of consumerism, spiritual dislocation, and the collapse of meaning in a post-truth world.

Neva Rd. is an all girl band based in Boulder, CO. Composed of 6 members: Ella Seng on vocals, Julia Peterson on vocals, violin and drums, Hannah Kim on keys and vocals, Neva Upton on guitar and vocals, Bethany Kim on guitar and drums, and Clara Connolly on guitar. With sets composed of both covers and original songs, Neva Rd. adds a personal touch to each genre they play ranging from indie, folk, to alternative pop.

Scott Martin is a singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist newly re-located to Boulder County. His work draws on the folk and Americana traditions of artists like Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor, with influences from jazz, pop, and his classical training.

Martin's 2018 record, "Missing," is a song cycle about historical missing persons, including Amelia Earhart and others. His most recent project, "Corner of the World" (2022), charted at #21 on the US Folk DJ chart and on the Euro Americana Chart.

"Martin's vocals are reminiscent as prime James Taylor... a groove that summons that feeling of the sweet baby James crooner." — John Apice, Americana Highways

"Scott's voice will connect your heart... His words and his music combine to create something cinematic." — Alan Cackett, Americana, Roots, Country & Bluegrass Music

He's been a finalist at the Telluride Troubadour Contest, a winner at Songwriter Serenade, and a two-time Kerrville New Folk Regional Finalist. As a session vocalist he's worked on film and TV in Los Angeles, and has opened for, performed, or recorded with Eliza Gilkyson, Kenny Rankin, Valerie Carter, Patty Loveless, and others. He toured internationally with Lynda Carter, including appearances on The Tonight Show and TV specials.

More at scottmartinsongs.com

Lively conversation for language learners, native speakers, and everyone in between. We regularly have 10+ languages spoken and always have spirited discussions! 

A heartrending, transformative true story following Brad Ryan and his grandmother Joy Ryan as they embark on a seven-year journey to visit every US National Park.

Raised in Appalachia, Grandma Joy lived a life shaped by constraints and hardships, while Brad grappled with the weight of family rifts and unresolved pain. Together, they embarked on a quest not only to witness the majesty of America’s wild landscapes but also to heal generations of struggles and misunderstandings. Over seven years, they sought to visit all sixty-three US National Parks. From the towering peaks of Denali to the otherworldly beauty of the Everglades, each park became a classroom, teaching them profound lessons about nature, resilience, and each other.

Grandma Joy and Me follows a seven-year adventure of intergenerational healing, wherein a grandmother and grandson find themselves released from the injustices—real and imagined—that had long held them hostage. An emotionally charged exploration of love, forgiveness, and resilience, this unique bond between a young man and his ninety-three-year-old grandmother—the oldest person to visit every US National Park—is more than just any travel tale; it is a testament to what makes us deeply human.

About the Author:

Brad Ryan is a veterinarian, wildlife conservationist, social media influencer, and writer from southeastern Ohio. He earned his BA from Miami University in Ohio, an MSC in mammalian biology from the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and a DVM/MPH combined degree from The Ohio State University, specializing in wildlife medicine and veterinary public health. For Brad, storytelling is a vehicle for healing—rooted in empathy, inspired by nature, and driven by a desire to help others feel seen and connected. As a keynote speaker, he champions LGBTQ+ inclusion in the outdoors, eliminating stigma around mental health, and the protection of wildlife and public lands.

A Darling Daredevil...

Hailing from Rocky Mountain country, now based in the New York City underground...

Emmy Link is a musician, poet, and artist – ardently influenced by legends of and beyond the Folk milieu, including (but not limited to) Patti Smith, Lucinda Williams, Odetta, and Karen Dalton.

Francesca Wade is the author of Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars (2020) and Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife (2025). She has held fellowships at the Leon Levy Center for Biography, the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Her writing has appeared in the New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, Paris Review, Granta, and elsewhere.

Claire Kelley is a library specialist substitute at the Boulder Public Library, a contributor to Library Journal, and works in book publishing, currently at Seven Stories Press.

Synths: A vinyl DJ night showcasing a melange of synthetic sounds, including the sounds of synth-pop, minimal synth, and kraut, among other sounds! Come dance or, otherwise, sit very still!

Nowhere Dept.: Nowhere Dept. is an introspective dirtbag folk band from Denver, who play folk/indie rock music about life stuff — like wanting to burn down your office building, suffocating feelings of self-deprecation, starting a commune with your best friends, and how to survive the Titanic. 

Last Disaster: Last Disaster is a pop punk artist from South Florida, who’s been contributing to its underground music scene for over a decade. His music is honest, melodic, and biting. He just released another album “the five year plan,” with plans to tour out-of-state for the first time since 2023.

Meghan Foley and the Nightblooms: Meghan Foley & the Nightblooms is a Denver indie pop band built on lyric-first storytelling and emotional clarity. Fronted by Foley’s expressive vocals, the band blends intimate songwriting with dynamic, full-band arrangements, exploring themes of love, growth, and heartbreak.

“...Shulman has done enough to confidently propel herself to the next level as a singer-songwriter, displaying an acute and highly individual lyrical narrative.” - Graeme Tait, Americana UK

Carolyn Shulman is a Denver-based folk & Americana singer-songwriter whose sound is a nod to the women of Americana who came before her, such as Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Patty Griffin. She builds powerful emotional landscapes, layering poignant lyrics atop skillful guitar work. Her debut album Grenadine & Kerosene (2021) and her latest release Heart on a Wire (2024) both enjoyed critical acclaim and landed on the FAI Folk Radio Charts. Carolyn was a 2022 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriters Showcase finalist. She loves performing and quickly charms audiences with her sincerity, humor, and warmth.

Carolyn’s Website: https://carolynshulman.com

Houston native, Sarah Golden, is a folk singer-songwriter whose soulful storytelling and heartfelt performances have captivated audiences since the release of her debut album, Truth, in 2002, which earned her a spot as a Kerrville New Folk Regional Finalist. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​A top-30 finalist on Season 2 of NBC's The Voice on Team CeeLo Green, and a top-100 finalist on Season 4 of America's Got Talent, Golden has gone on to earn multiple awards, including Best of North America - Folk in the 2025 Intercontinental Music Awards for her co-write with Nathan K. on "Who is Gonna Rebuild LA?", Best Folk Song  for "The One I Love", and Adult Contemporary Song of the Yearfor "Who Gives a Damn" in the RightOUTTV Music & Video Awards. She was recently nominated for Favorite Local Musicianand Favorite Female Entertainer​ in OutSmart Magazine's Gayest & Greatest 2025 Reader's Choice Awards.

Known for her rich vocals and meaningful lyrics, Golden has shared the stage with such acclaimed artists as Amy Ray, Shawn Colvin, Susan Gibson, and Ruthie Foster. Her Sessions EP showcases her signature sound and builds anticipation for her forthcoming full-length album, currently being recorded and produced by Edgewater Music Group in Sugar Land, TX, which will highlight her sociopolitical activism and human rights advocacy. 

Sarah’s Website: https://sarahgolden.com 

Lively conversation for language learners, native speakers, and everyone in between. We regularly have 10+ languages spoken and always have spirited discussions! 

Open to all disciplines!
Hosted by Dennis Mulherin

Every last Tuesday of the month!

Join Rachel Turney for an evening of writing for fems and women. Open to all forms of writing. Set time aside to write among a collective, with space for support and discussion.

About Rachel Turney:

Rachel Turney, Ed.D. (she/her) is the Writer in Residence (2026) at NKollectiv in Englewood, Colorado. Her poems, research articles, reviews, and drawings can be found in a variety of publications. Rachel is passionate about immigrant rights, teacher support, and empowering other artists. She is a Writers’ Hour prize winner and has been nominated for Best of the Net and Best Microfiction. Her photography appears on a few magazine covers. Rachel is the founder of the popular online reading series Poetry (in Brief) and EIC of PIB (the Magazine). She is on staff at Bare Back Magazine with her monthly column Friday Night in the Suburbs. She reads for The Los Angeles Review. Her debut poetry collection, Record Player Life (the b-side) is available with The Poetry Lighthouse. Her second poetry book, Retired Wannabe Club Kid, is out now with Parlyaree Press. Website: turneytalks.com Instagram: @turneytalks Bluesky: rachelturney

Earth to Aaron is a Boulder based band, bringing together a mix of alt-country, folk, pop, bluegrass and rock. Sounds like Grateful Dead meets James Taylor.

Join reporter and local author Len Ackland for an afternoon reading & discussion for new memoir, Don't Bury the Lede: From Trauma and Vietnam to Journalism.

Len will be joined by William Adler, author of The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill — American Labor Icon

About the Author:

Len Ackland is an accomplished journalist, author and retired CU Boulder journalism professor. While at the university he wrote Making a Real Killing: Rocky Flats and the Nuclear West, the first detailed history of the controversial nuclear bomb factory south of Boulder. He also was founding director of CU’s Center for Environmental Journalism. Previously, Ackland was a reporter for the Des Moines Register, the Chicago Tribune, and other newspapers. While at the Register, he won the prestigious George Polk Award in 1978 for documenting mortgage lending discrimination, called redlining, in Des Moines. Later, as editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists magazine he crafted its special issue on the Chernobyl nuclear accident, which won a 1987 National Magazine Award.

About the Book:

Len Ackland’s memoir, Don’t Bury the Lede: From Trauma and Vietnam to Journalism, focuses on two intense, intertwined experiences that jolted and shaped his life. First came the horrific suicide of his father, a World War II veteran, in 1961. Len was seventeen. Years later, shocking information from his mother made him determined to eventually discover who and what put his father in such a dark place. When Ackland did, decades afterwards, he possessed the emotional distance and journalistic tools to learn the truth. He began assembling those skills during his second pivotal experience—the American War in Vietnam during 1967-68. He first volunteered with a humanitarian organization in Huế, then worked out of Saigon on a RAND Corp. study of the Viet Cong before becoming a freelance journalist to write the brutal truth about the war. He also worked on the Dan Ellsberg-Tony Russo defense team in the Pentagon Papers case. Having never taken a journalism class, Ackland describes some zany experiences on his road through professional journalism and university teaching.

About William M. Adler:
William M. Adler is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in Esquire, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and many other publications. He has also written three books of narrative nonfiction, the most recent of which is a biography of Joe Hill, the radical songwriter turned labor martyr.

Lively conversation for language learners, native speakers, and everyone in between. We regularly have 10+ languages spoken and always have spirited discussions! 

About the Author:

Aimee Herman has been slowly disemboweling gender for over 20 years, as a poet, performance artist, educator and human transitioning from what others said they were to what they have been all along. They have a new chapbook of poems, “somewhere in the body a nest of anger hatches.” They love writing letters, embroidering naked bodies, and drinking coffee. Find them making music with their band, Brand New Queers.

Featuring Performances by:
Jona Fine
Shirin Chowdhury
Cortney Collins

Join local DIY hooligans Dark Leaf Press for a night of words & exorcism. Featuring Dark Leaf contributors, music, open mic, ritual, & more.

hosted by Charlotte Sachs & Huck Shine

About Dark Leaf:

Our vision at Dark Leaf is to search out the words and ways that have been hidden away in the dark recesses of our consciousness; both in the collective and in the individual.

We aim to shine light upon the ones cast out into shadows, those now feared, shamed, or ignored - and to coax them into the warm glow of nurturing existence ~ of light.  

We endeavor to tear down limitations and explore the gift that is being human - stunning, raw, grotesque - through words, art, and discussions.  

Join us on our mission to embrace HUMANITY as we experience it in the moments of every day.

Free & Open to the Public 6:00-8:30
Open Mic: 6:00-7:00

Bring an acoustic instrument and sit in with Boulder Old-Time Jam! Every first Thursday on the Trident Patio, starting at 6 p.m.

Daphne Hardy is a singer-songwriter who loves crafting little worlds through song. Inspired by artists such as Adrianne Lenker, Becca Stevens, and Elliott Smith, she writes intimate, emotionally detailed songs shaped by a love of alternate tunings. 

Jim Herlihy is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music teacher living in Boulder CO. He is a founding member of the critically acclaimed rock outfit Augustus and plays banjo with the local folk group Sturtz. You can catch him around town hosting the weekly open mic at Vision Quest brewery, playing with his other group Lost Bobcat, or sitting in at various bluegrass picks. 

Jason Murray is a singer-songwriter in Boulder. His music brings together a love for exploring the world of subtle voicings on the guitar with introspective lyrics. His songs weave together a wide range of stylistic influences, such as jazz, folk,  blues, and progressive rock.  

Lively conversation for language learners, native speakers, and everyone in between. We regularly have 10+ languages spoken and always have spirited discussions! 

Maxine Chernoff:

Born and raised in Chicago, Maxine Chernoff earned a BA and an MA from the University of Illinois. Winner of the PIP Gertrude Stein Award for Innovative Poetry in 2006, Chernoff, in an innovative, post-modern approach, often utilizes prose forms. Her collections of poetry include A Vegetable Emergency (1977); Utopia TV Store: prose poems (1979); New Faces of 1952 (1985), winner of the Carl Sandburg Award; Leap Year Day: New and Selected Poems (1990); World: Poems 1991–2001; and Here (2014).

Chernoff’s poems can be surreal, witty, and politically engaged. In a review of World for Jacket Magazine, Rachel Loden found that “wit cuts in and out of the melodic surge and flow” of the volume. Chernoff references Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz and employs epigraphs from Ralph Waldo Emerson in one section, prompting Loden to note “the impressionistic structures of these poems, their hops and skips across a rippling surface that suggests the freedoms and pleasures of hypertext.”

Chernoff has also written fiction, and her short story collection Signs of Devotion was a New York Times Notable Book in 1993. Her translations, with Paul Hoover, of the work of Friedrich Hölderlin won the PEN Center USA Translation Award.

She is an editor of the journal New American Writing and a professor at San Francisco State University.

Matthew Cooperman:

Matthew Cooperman is the author of, most recently, the atmosphere is not a perfume it is odorless (Free Verse Editions/Parlor Press, 2024) and Wonder About The, winner of the Halcyon Prize (Middle Creek, 2023) as well as NOS (disorder, not otherwise specified), w/Aby Kaupang, (Futurepoem, 2018), Spool, winner of the New Measure Prize (Free Verse Editions/Parlor Press, 2016), and other books. His ninth book, Time, & Its Monument, is forthcoming from Station Hill Press. Cooperman is a 2025 Guggeheim Fellow in Poetry and Professor of English at Colorado State University. He lives in Fort Collins with his wife, the poet Aby Kaupang. More info at http://matthewcooperman.org

On atmosphere:

“Our job is to be both epic and tiny,”  Matthew Cooperman writes in this powerful book-length poem full of turns and twists on the American long poem road. Cooperman meditates on and tracks our imperiled American democracy, and the precarious future it forecasts as he twines the political world with the challenges and beauty of family life. In the face of crises, he affirms the meanings of love and the ways in which the language of poetry can bring us truths that are shattering and brilliant. —Peter Balakian, author of Ozone Journal, winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Singer-songwriter Paula Gayatri delivers poetic, intimate performances dripping with soul. Early influences like Joni Mitchell, Indigo Girls, and Bach have woven with her years of chanting and meditation at a yoga ashram. Check out her album, Between Music & Love, and explore her offerings at www.gayatri.devillier.com

Mira Devi's music is a soul-stirring blend of East and West, weaving folk melodies with poetic storytelling. Drawing inspiration from artists like Shawn Colvin, The Band, and Gregory Alan Isakov, her thoughtful musicianship and evocative lyrics explore love, loss, motherhood, and the search for connection in a beautifully imperfect world.  www.miradevi.com

What would a postcarbon future look like? How would a more just, decarbonized world require us to change the way we live? What would it take to build this world? These questions lie at the heart of Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and the Energy Transition.

This book offers a comprehensive account of the myriad ways in which people are transforming their social, ecological, and economic systems to create more just, beautiful places in response to the climate crisis.  With contributions from more than a dozen leading scholars of climate justice, Building Postcarbon Futures takes readers through 30 exemplary works of climate justice spanning 43 nations and 6 continents. Together, these illustrated case studies foreground the often-overlooked tactics, strategies, and modes of practice being employed, often by marginalized peoples, to build a more just, decarbonized world—from Cuba to Kiribati.

Building Postcarbon Futures is both a celebration of action underway and a challenge to those tasked with bringing new works of climate justice into the built and natural environments—the planners, designers, policymakers, and activists pushing this planet toward a future of collective flourishing.

About the Author:

Billy Fleming is a leading voice on the role that the design of our cities, communities, and landscapes plays in responding to the climate crisis. He is founding co-director of the Climate and Community Institute, a progressive think tank focused on climate and political economy, and assistant professor of landscape architecture at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Fleming is coeditor of Design with Nature Now (Lincoln Institute 2019) and A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation: Uniting Design, Economics, and Policy (Island Press 2021). Formerly, he cofounded and served as the inaugural Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center at the University of Pennsylvania and worked on urban policy development in the White House Domestic Policy Council during the Obama Administration.

Contributors:

Catherine de Almeida, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Eliza Breder, Holly Jean Buck, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Keller Easterling, Kian Goh, Rob Holmes, Leah Kahler, Reinhold Martin, Danielle Rivera, Douglas Robb, Akira Drake Rodriguez, Matthew Seibert, Aaryaman “Sunny” Singhal, Abby Spinak, Charles Waldheim.

Join us for a special, free screening of Art of Mastery – A feature documentary woven from more than 100 films created by 80 filmmakers across 75 countries. Through the stories of master craftspeople, artists, performers, and cultural keepers from around the world, the film explores one of the most universal aspects of the human experience: the desire to create, learn, persevere, and devote ourselves to something meaningful. At a time of rapid technological change, Art of Mastery is a celebration of the creativity, wisdom, and shared humanity that connect us across cultures. A post-film Q&A with director Nick Simon will follow the screening. 

Lively conversation for language learners, native speakers, and everyone in between. We regularly have 10+ languages spoken and always have spirited discussions! 

Trident Author Series celebrates Bombay Gin #50, a momentous milestone for one of the oldest ongoing Colorado publications.

Featuring readers from the journal and more!

About Bombay Gin:

Started in 1974, Bombay Gin is the literary journal of The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics—co-founded by Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman—at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Edited by department faculty, students and staff, Bombay Gin publishes innovative poetry, prose and hybrid texts as well as art, translations and interviews. Emerging from the “Outrider” or left-hand lineage, which operates outside the cultural mainstream, Bombay Gin honors a heritage of powerful scholarship and counter-poetics through the publication of work that challenges the boundaries of language, form, and genre.

Jessica Gordon Nembhard is an internationally recognized political economist specializing in community economic development, solidarity economics, cooperative economics, Black Political Economy, racial wealth inequality, community-based approaches to justice, and popular economic literacy. She is Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies, at John Jay CUNY. She’s also the Director of John Jay’s McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program; former Chair of the Department of Africana Studies; former chair of the Malcolm/King Student Leadership Committee; and inaugural Chair of the John Jay Faculty Senate Committee on Racial Justice and Inclusion. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard is an affiliate faculty member for John Jay’s Economics Masters Program; and for the Environmental Psychology Ph.D. Program (in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences), CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author of Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice (Pennsylvania State University Press 2014 and 2024), and 2016 inductee into the U.S. Cooperative Hall of Fame.

Júlia Martins Rodrigues, PhD, is a Research Associate and the Associate Director of the Media Economies Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. She also serves as a governor-appointed commissioner (vice-chair) on Employee Ownership at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. Her areas of expertise include cooperative law, multi-stakeholder cooperative networks, shared ownership and collective governance. Júlia earned her PhD in Legal and Social Sciences from the Università Degli Studi di Camerino, Italy. She also holds a Master of Law in Human Rights and Innovation from the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil, where she received her Juris Doctor and served as an Assistant Professor of Law. Additionally, she has obtained a professional certificate as a “Third Sector Operator: Serving Nonprofit Causes & Communities” from the Bottega del Terzo Settore in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. As a Latin woman born and raised in Brazil, she is dedicated to advancing economic democracy and social justice, viewing both as essential pathways to achieving shared prosperity and sustainability.

Come Scream with us for a Trident Late Night mini-music fest featuring the many musicians from Screaming at America: An Anthology of Revolution

Featuring:

Black Market Translation
Eli & The Hypotheticals
Shrouded Haven
Charlie Tea
Wheeler Light
Jason Brandt
Radiance Bukari
and more!

More to be announced!

Sliding scale donation suggested. No one turned away. All proceeds go to print costs and paying contributors for their work.

About Screaming at America:

The Screaming at America Anthology series started in 2023, at a time when screams needed to be screamed, shouts needed to get louder, voices needed to be heard, and art needed to be made. Now, in 2026, voices, shouts, screams, and art are needed more than ever. We ARE the artists capturing this defining moment in U.S. history, in all of its painful, beautiful, infuriating, joy, and against all odds - hope.

Learn more at screamingatamerica.com
or on Instagram @screamingatamerica

Join us in the courtyard for an another afternoon author series with author and professor, Michael S.A. Graziano, author of the newly released, The Love Song of Monkey, and more.

Michael S. A. Graziano, PhD, is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at Princeton University. Love is his latest work of fiction published by Leapfrog. Others include The Love Song of Monkey, The Divine Farce, and Death My Own Way. He has also published popular science books including God Soul Mind Brain (Leapfrog Press, 2010), Consciousness and the Social Brain (Oxford University Press, 2013), Rethinking Consciousness (W. W. Norton, 2021), which was a finalist for the Penn-Faulkner award, and most recently, Charlie’s Lab (Press 53, 2023). He has regularly written for the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey with his wife and a backyard fox family.

About The Love Song of Monkey:

In a surreal exile on the floor of the Atlantic, a young man faces his own death and his wife’s infidelity. The Love Song of Monkey is a meditation on the simple, inexplicable, and lasting power of love, cast in the metaphor of a journey to the depths of the ocean floor. Precise and beautifully crafted, this modern fable is rich with humor and deep thought.

Liana Gabel and the Human Beings EP release tour: Through her music, Liana Gabel aims to ignite the collective human spirit, with her tap dancing feet and her heart folk rhymes, she gets everyone singing along as she was encouraged to by Pete Seeger. After many years of travel, warming hearts at east coast house shows, festivals and listening rooms, Liana is headed west joined by James Bristol on upright bass of the Pittsburgh band The Hills and the Rivers. Liana will be sharing songs from her latest EP, the Human Beings EP recorded by Grammy award winning producer Kenny Siegal, mixed by Matthew Cullen who has worked with the Spice Girls (making Liana “Folky Spice!”) and Mastered by Greg Kalbi who has worked with John Lennon. Her live shows are transformative and leave everyone feeling lighter, more joyous and a little more connected than they did before they arrived. 

The Regeneration Process:
A Revolutionary Method for Uprooting Ancestral Trauma, Embracing Uncertainty, and Cultivating Collective Liberation

Healing Reimagined, Hope Reclaimed,
and Humanity Regenerated —

Your trauma did not start and will not end with you. Despite this fact, our healing-obsessed Eurocentric society consistently misplaces its focus on the self, ignoring the cultural and historical landscape that is inherently tied to our individual and shared troubles. The only way to truly move forward is to abandon the comfort cult of individual recovery and shift toward a new method of collective transformation.

The Regeneration Process is that new and necessary mode of healing. Developed by Dr. Ame Cutler, this method calls us to recognize centuries of Indigenous wisdom, combining it with modern trauma theory to challenge our standard model of psychology, which often overlooks the interconnectedness of people, culture, and the natural world. Both conceptual and practical, this book will equip you with a clear method for breaking cycles of harm, tools for shifting from self-focus to collective responsibility, and a framework for acting as a regenerative agent in your own community and ecosystem.

For those willing to stop simply performing transformation and begin practicing true collective repair, this six-phase process will task you with restoring what has been lost, reclaiming what has been stolen, and regenerating what must now emerge.

About the Author:

Dr. Ame Cutler is a transdisciplinary trauma theorist, regenerative strategist, and spiritual practitioner who refuses to separate healing from history. She holds a PhD in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology and specializes in transgenerational trauma. She's taught trauma therapy internationally for decades and, recognizing what was missing in the field, now offers a path grounded in somatic integrity, Ancestral listening, ecological repair, and systemic dismantling. The Regeneration Process if her first book.

Open to all disciplines!
Hosted by Dennis Mulherin

Sponsored by the Boulder County Film Commission, this free event is designed to provide creative support for Boulder-area filmmakers! Maybe you'd like feedback on a project you're working on, or perhaps you're stuck and need an idea for how to transition from this to that, or - well, you get the idea. We're here for you; let's be there for each other! Bring a script, a rough cut, an idea, or any creative problem.

Who Should Attend this Support Group?
This event is great if you're a filmmaker and working on a project and would like some feedback, are stuck on a project and need some inspiration, want to connect with other filmmakers, or simply want to see and hear what other Boulder filmmakers are working on.

What To Bring?
You should come with a great attitude, no ego, and the excitement of wanting to talk with others about their, and your own, projects. We will use the Trident's built-in AV system, which consists of a projector, screen, microphone, and its PA system. If you want to share a clip from your project, email Rob at Robshearerfilm@gmail.com with a link to the video.

Location:
This event is being generously hosted by the Trident Cafe and Booksellers, located on the west end of Pearl Street. They will have a cash bar, with beer and wine for sale, along with other non-alcoholic drinks, including coffee!

PLEASE NOTE: These events are held outside on the Trident's back patio, so bring a jacket if you think you might get cold, especially as it gets later in the evening.

Bring an acoustic instrument and sit in with Boulder Old-Time Jam! Every first Thursday on the Trident Patio, starting at 6 p.m.

Join us at Trident on October 2nd for an evening of live music featuring The Band Sundog, The Speeks, and On the Dot in support of Justice for Megan Trussell. This community benefit show honors Megan’s life, creativity, and lasting impact while raising funds to help bring to life a film project she always dreamed of making.

Proceeds will support the development of Megan's film project and ongoing advocacy efforts surrounding her case. Through music, remembrance, and community, we invite you to come together for a night dedicated to keeping Megan’s story alive and supporting the pursuit of justice in her name.

Join local author Christopher Sansone, PhD for a warm, experiential afternoon drawn from his debut book, Longing: A Pilgrimage to Your Quiet Power Within. Chris blends short readings with gentle, optional practices — a guided meditation set to music, simple breathing, and open reflection. Each guided experience is brief and entirely invitational. Come as you are and take part as much or as little as you like; you're just as welcome to listen and enjoy. 

About the Book:

What if your deepest longing wasn’t a problem to solve, but an invitation? Many of us move through life carrying an unnameable ache - an irrepressible void we try to fill with achievement, admiration, or distraction. Yet beneath this yearning lies something far greater: an invitation to awaken, heal, and reclaim our quiet power within. In Longing: A Pilgrimage to Your Quiet Power Within, Christopher Sansone, PhD, weaves personal insight, psychology, and spiritual wisdom to reveal how our innate longing - often mistaken for emptiness or suffering - is actually our inner voice of wisdom calling to us. By blending modern psychology, ancient wisdom, and self-guided transformational practices, Sansone guides readers through personal transformation to living a fulfilled life by: Healing from inherited wounds of shame, fear, and separation; Reconnecting with true life purpose, intuition and inner wisdom; Moving beyond societal conditioning to reclaim personal freedom; Embracing longing as a catalyst for transformation; Practical exercises to deepen self-awareness and release limiting beliefs. By making ancient wisdom relevant and reflective practices easy, and by sharing stories of courageous journeys of transformation, this book serves as a guide for transcending old patterns, embracing the authentic self, and stepping into a life of fulfilling purpose, presence, and love.

About the Author:

Christopher Sansone, PhD  is a seasoned life, leadership, and spiritual coach with 24 years of experience coaching individuals to align with their soul's purpose and live authentically. Holding a PhD in Human Development, certification from the Co-Active Institute (CTI) and certification in past life regression therapy, he integrates human development, transpersonal psychology, and holistic healing practices, along with expertise in spiritual regression therapist and a former Hoffman Quadrinity Process teacher. He lives in Longmont, CO.

Simone Nicole is an award-winning singer-songwriter whose sound blends cinematic storytelling with folk, pop, rock, and Americana influences. Named Fort Worth's Best Musician in 2021 and recognized as Best Female Vocalist and Best Pop Act in the 2023 Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards, Simone is known for her powerhouse vocals and emotionally resonant songwriting. Drawing inspiration from singer-songwriters, '90s country, and pop/rock music, she crafts songs that explore love, loss, longing, and the search for belonging with honesty and depth. Her immersive performances and unmistakable voice invite listeners into richly layered emotional world that feel both deeply personal and universally relatable.

Lauren Frihauf is a rising neo-folk artist whose sound blends indie singer-songwriter intimacy with folk and neo-soul influences. Featured in NPR Music’s 2022 Tiny Desk Top Shelf and a standout on Season 19 of The Voice (Teams Gwen and Legend), Lauren is known for her expressive vocals and emotionally resonant songwriting. Drawing inspiration from artists like Nai Palm and Joni Mitchell, her open-tuned guitar work and fluid melodies create performances that feel both grounded and exploratory. Raised on a rural farm yet carrying a distinctly urban sensibility, Lauren’s music invites listeners into a reflective, soulful space. (www.laurenfrihaufmusic.com)

Friendship Goodybag is a poetry open mic for friends and by friends. Brought to you by the friendship duo of Aimee Herman & Rebecca Diaz, Friendship Goodybag is back at Trident for a one night only event. Featuring the “best of” from Goodybags past. Bring your poems, bring your friends! Tell us what you love about them!

A Reading & Discussion ft. local contributor, Susan Devan Harness.

Susan Devan Harness is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, a cultural anthropologist, and author of the multiple award-winning book Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption. Her research, writing, and speaking has informed the child placement community and beyond of the very real and problematic issues of transracial/interracial adoption. She’s appeared on the TEDxMileHigh stage and has been a guest on many podcasts and public radio programs. Susan holds a Master of Arts in Anthropology and a Master of Arts in English, both from Colorado State University, where she’s an affiliate of the Department of Anthropology and Geography. 

About Relative Strangers:

What's it like when a complete unknown is actually close family? In Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship-a provocative anthology curated by B.K. Jackson, with a foreword by Libby Copeland, 28 acclaimed and emerging writers explore the transformative experience of encountering unknown close relatives. These are intimate stories by those who've spent years longing and searching for their unknown biological families and by others shocked to discover they have parents or siblings they never dreamed of-blindsiding revelations that demand both a radical recalibration of identity and a redefinition of family. Each addresses the myriad emotions that arise in the wake of these discoveries and encounters, demonstrating that what we don't know can hurt us, that secrets are toxic, and that truth can bring healing, redemption, and, sometimes, estrangement. Woven through is a universal question: What does it mean to be family?

“Relative Strangers is a collection of essays full of secrets. Family secrets. Imagine finding out that the man who raised you is not your biological father. Perhaps your father never knew you were born. Maybe a parent you never knew has a family full of kids you realize are also your family. And you set out in search not only of those you never knew, but your own identity, which is now in flux. Every one of these essays is written with an almost ruthless honesty, and its companion, vulnerability. This is the most powerful kind of writing-an unforgettable book, and long overdue.”

-Abigail Thomas, author of A Three Dog Life

“The mysterious double helix of identity and belonging binds the heart-achingly unique stories in Relative Strangers. In intimate and haunting prose, the writers fearlessly explore one of humanity's oldest and most existential themes: genetic roots and the shaping of the individual. Breaking the silence of family secrets, rejecting the shame of genetic separation, they share their most intimate and vulnerable moments to shed light on subjects that have long been shrouded in darkness. With stories that plumb the very essence of the human condition, Relative Strangers is not just a compelling and deeply revealing read, but also great literature.”

-Alice Stephens, author of Famous Adopted People

Jeff Cooper is a law professor, lawyer, former Presidential candidate, and published author of both fiction and nonfiction. A graduate of Harvard College, Yale Law School and New York University School of Law, he spent much of his career working in the law firms and trust banks fictionalized in his novels.

Born and raised in New York, he now lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he has served as an elected member of the Representative Town Meeting, a Justice of the Peace and a Director of several non-profit organizations. When he’s not teaching or writing, he can be found on the golf course.

About The Final Account:

2025 Independent Press Award: Best Legal Thriller

“This will delight seasoned thriller audiences…. The events ring with an authenticity and attraction that makes the book nearly impossible to put down.” Midwest Book Review

“The Final Account is a fast-paced thriller/adventure that I can recommend without reservation….” Whispering Stories

Jack Collins’s upstart law firm is struggling to make ends meet. His solution is to bring in a new senior partner, a seasoned estate-planning lawyer well connected with the Greenwich elite. Unfortunately, his new partner is hiding a secret that could bring down the entire firm.

When Jack catches the lawyer embezzling funds from a millionaire’s estate, he thinks he’s uncovered an isolated crime. But as he slowly connects the clues, he stumbles into a far larger conspiracy involving some of Connecticut’s most powerful figures.

The people behind this financial scheme are ones Jack would never suspect. And they will do whatever it takes to keep him from exposing them.

Fred Moten is Professor in the Departments of Performance Studies and Comparative Literature at New York University, where he teaches courses in black study, poetics and critical theory. He works with lots of social and aesthetic study groups including Stefano Harney & Fred Moten, the Black Arts Movement School Modality, Le Mardi Gras Listening Collective, the Center for Convivial Research and Autonomy, Moved by the Motion, the Institute of Physical Sociality and the Harris/Moten Quartet.

Stefano Harney is a teacher and writer who works collaboratively and collectively in the classroom, in research, and in social practice. He is a black studies scholar who has taught in the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, art criticism, American Studies, and business & management. Stefano has held appointments at Pace University and at CUNY in the US, at the University of Leicester and Queen Mary University of London in the UK, at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia, at Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam, and at Singapore Management University in Singapore. During 2020-2021, he was Hayden Fellow and Visiting Critic at the School of Art at Yale University and Honorary Professor at the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia.

Umniya Najaer is the 2025–2026 Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of Ethnic Studies and the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS). She is an interdisciplinary Black Studies scholar who draws on Black Studies theories in conjunction with literary, archival, and social science methodologies to illuminate urgent socio-political issues. Grounded in the thought of Jamaican philosopher Sylvia Wynter, Dr. Najaer’s current book project investigates alternate epistemologies and non-homogenizing metanarratives of the human. Her in-progress manuscript, Sylvia Wynter and Black Study: Experiments in Metasystemic Inquiry and Transcalar Reworlding, offers a conceptual toolkit for future scholars to engage Wynter on her own terms.

Argentym, known for their premiere blend of 2000s and 90s pop rock, has taken Boulder’s music scene by storm since their early 2025 roots. In under a year, they have brought their sound to legendary venues such as Boulders’ Fox Theatre and have extended their culture to Colorado and beyond.

Open to all disciplines!
Hosted by Dennis Mulherin

The Alpine Pickers are a high-energy bluegrass and folk band formed from friendships and Craigslist posts in Denver, Colorado. With a sound that blends folk & americana with modern storytelling, they've been bringing crowds to their feet since the spring of 2025 in venues large and small across Colorado. 

Sid Williamson & The Good Faith is a Colorado-based Americana/Soul/Rock band built around honest songs and loud community nights that leave people sweaty, tired, and feeling a little more human on the drive home.
What started as Sid playing solo with a guitar, harmonica, suitcase kick drum, and tambourine has steadily grown into a full-band sound featuring horns, improvisation, harmony-heavy arrangements, and a rotating cast of musicians from across Colorado’s independent music scene.

Swift Current is an indie folkgrass band based out of Denver, Colorado. Born out of an impromptu jam at a local bar, the duo-turned-quartet features Jason Bishop (lead vocals-guitar), Greg Schlosser (mandolin), Niky Kreiling (upright bass), and Emily Kwiatkowski (banjo-fiddle). The music blends indie rock melodies with traditional string band instrumentation in a mix that is both catchy and unique. Swift Current released its first EP “Start Again” in Spring 2026 and can be found on all streaming platforms.

It’s time again for our 3rd Annual Halloween Edition of Punketry! Punketry is a fusion of improv punk music by the ever-evolving jam band Black Market Translation and poetry from local Spoken Word nerds. Poets TBD

Costume Contest at Intermission! Winner scores a $50 Trident gift card! Dress your best and do the Punk-Mash!

Hosted by Eric Fischman

Join us for an evening reading in the courtyard with author & photographer, Stephen Collector, celebrating his new book of essays & photos, No Do-Overs in Paradise.

About the Book:

Stephen Collector’s No Do-Overs In Paradise is a collection of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that many of us could only dream of. His work as a professional photographer has taken him front and center to many of the most remarkable sporting locations the western hemisphere has to offer. He shared time with Legends of the Fall author Jim Harrison, dined and cooked at Jimmy Buffett’s home in Key West, witnessed the indigenous wisdom of a Cheyenne medicine woman in Montana, fished countless famed Western trout waters, and so much more. These enchanting essays, along with many of his award-winning photographs, cover all four seasons of the sporting year. Collector captures all the thrills, the disappointments, and the remarkable lessons this world has to pass on to each of us.

About the Author:

Stephen Collector was born in Virginia in 1951. After attending George Washington University for two years, he transferred to the University of Colorado in 1971. A longtime freelance photographer, his book of Stock Detectives, Law of the Range; Portraits of Old-Time Brand Inspectors was published in 1991 by Clark City Press, Livingston, Montana. His feature writing has appeared in The Drake, Anglers Journal, American Angler, The Big Sky Journal, Tail Fly Fishing, Quail Forever Journal, Modern Huntsman, and The Pointing Dog Journal. His photographs have been widely exhibited throughout the West. Collector resides in Boulder, Colorado.

Join Rachel Turney for an evening of writing for fems and women. Open to all forms of writing. Set time aside to write among a collective, with space for support and discussion.

About Rachel Turney:

Rachel Turney, Ed.D. (she/her) is the Writer in Residence (2026) at NKollectiv in Englewood, Colorado. Her poems, research articles, reviews, and drawings can be found in a variety of publications. Rachel is passionate about immigrant rights, teacher support, and empowering other artists. She is a Writers’ Hour prize winner and has been nominated for Best of the Net and Best Microfiction. Her photography appears on a few magazine covers. Rachel is the founder of the popular online reading series Poetry (in Brief) and EIC of PIB (the Magazine). She is on staff at Bare Back Magazine with her monthly column Friday Night in the Suburbs. She reads for The Los Angeles Review. Her debut poetry collection, Record Player Life (the b-side) is available with The Poetry Lighthouse. Her second poetry book, Retired Wannabe Club Kid, is out now with Parlyaree Press. Website: turneytalks.com Instagram: @turneytalks Bluesky: rachelturney

danah boyd is the Geri Gay Professor of Communication at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology and society, with an eye towards how structural inequities shape and are shaped by sociotechnical systems. Her upcoming book Data are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census is an ethnography of the US Census Bureau, Jenga politics, and the struggle to make democracy’s data. She has also conducted research on media manipulation, privacy practices, social media, and teen culture. Her monograph It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens has received widespread praise. She founded the research institute Data & Society, where she currently serves as an advisor. She is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, a fellow of AAAS, a non-residential fellow at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a trustee of the Computer History Museum, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and on the advisory board of Electronic Privacy Information Center. Previously, she worked at Microsoft Research. She received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Brown University, a master’s degree from the MIT Media Lab, and a Ph.D in Information from the University of California, Berkeley.

Colette Perold researches the relationship between media technologies, labor and U.S. foreign policy, specifically the ways in which multinational IT companies shape U.S. foreign policy priorities in Latin America. Her current project draws from the business history of computing and political economy of media industries to analyze the relationship between the U.S.-based IT sector and U.S. foreign policy in Brazil prior to modern computing. Her research has been funded by various sources including the Hagley Library, the Tinker Foundation, and the Charles Babbage Institute, where she received the 2019-2020 Tomash Fellowship. She most recently received the 2022-2023 Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Society for the History of Technology.

About the Author:

Mai-Linh Hong is a poet and literary scholar. She is the author of Trio House Press Award recipient Continental Drift, and her poetry has received support from Voices of Our Nation, Tin House, and Vermont Studio Center. Dr. Hong is coauthor and coeditor of The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice (University of California Press, 2021). Born in Vietnam and raised in Virginia, she teaches literature at the University of California, Merced.

About Continental Drift:

“To survive is to refuse / death, but how / to tell refusal from retreat?" In the 2025 Trio Award winning poetry collection Continental Drift, Mai-Linh Hong honors and explores the geography that made and continues to shape her ancestors' story, her own story, and the future story of her descendants. From Vietnam to Virginia, California to Thailand, Hong plumbs the fault lines, crosses the oceans, crystallizing moments into meaning. Whether luxuriating in the small joys of nature and of existence, or marveling at the process of geological shift, these artfully crafted poems bring the reader into complex promises and griefs of migration, navigation, and claiming space in a postcolonial world. 

About Rajiv:

Poet, memoirist, and translator, Rajiv Mohabir is the author of five books of poetry, the latest is Seabeast (Four Way Books 2025). His books have been awarded gold in Forward Indies and Eric Hoffer Medal Provocateur. His other honors include being finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/America Open Book Award, the Lambda Literary Award, the Publishing Triangle Award for Poetry and Gay Nonfiction, and both second place and finalist for the Guyana Prize for Literature. His translations have won the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the American Academy of Poets. Currently he teaches poetry at the University of Colorado Boulder.

About Banbas / Exile:

Rajiv Mohabir first learned of the Ramayan from his grandmother while sitting on his parents’ brown-tiled porch, surrounded by the scrub forest of central Florida. Descended from generations of Indian indentured laborers who were brought to Guyana under nefarious contracts, they receive the ancient Hindu epic poem as a tale of exile in anthropomorphic wilderness, passed along as it was in stories and songs shared vocally in the cane fields.

Here, in a singular gesture of deeply layered translation, this ember of song is passed along again. Drawing on his grandmother’s Creole, Caribbean Hindustani, and the King’s English on his own decolonized terms, Mohabir reimagines the Ramayan anew. Classical in form yet rooted in Guyanese ancestry and its diasporas, Banbas / Exile is a genre-bending collection of poetry, stories, songs, and reflective prose. Speaking through heroes, villains, and animal deities, this extraordinary translation gives voice to lives shaped by exile and to the enduring search for a world that can hold both difference and communion.

Learn more about Banbas / Exile at
https://milkweed.org/book/banbasexile

Open to all disciplines!
Hosted by Dennis Mulherin

Join author and filmmaker, Larkin McPhee for a celebration of her new book, I’ll See You in My Dreams: A Sister’s Memoir.

McPhee will be joined by the ALS United Rocky Mountain Group

About the Author:

Larkin McPhee is a Peabody and Emmy award-winning producer of documentary films covering topics ranging from the environment to mental health to the cosmos. She has been writing documentary scripts for over thirty years and articles related to her films for publications including the Boston Globe and Minnesota Star Tribune. She was inspired to write I’ll See You In My Dreams: A Sister’s Memoir after losing her younger brother to ALS. Charles was host of a popular radio show on dream interpretation, and his story was picked up by multiple media outlets including spots on the Today Show, as well as several articles in the New York Times.

About the Book:

I’ll See You In My Dreams: A Sister’s Memoir is an unforgettable portrait of sibling love as told by Larkin McPhee, a Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, and her dream-expert younger brother, Charles McPhee, host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Dream Doctor Show. At forty-four, Charles’s life changed forever when he was diagnosed with the fatal neurodegenerative disease ALS. Using remembered moments, dreams, emails, and excerpts from his radio show, Larkin looks back on the years with her brother, both before his diagnosis and afterward, tracing a poignant but joyful journey across time as they encourage each other’s creativity and non-traditional careers. In addition to helping his radio listeners, Charles guides Larkin through her dreams and their impact on her life, helping her discover her voice as a documentary filmmaker. And in the face of insurmountable odds, Charles finds hope and beauty, ultimately showing Larkin, and all of us, how to live.

About ALS United Rocky Mountain Group:

ALS United Rocky Mountain provides compassionate support, trusted resources, and personalized care for individuals and families living with ALS across Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Our free programs include care coordination, support groups, educational events, equipment loans, financial assistance, and resources for caregivers and children.

Learn more at www.alsrockymountain.org or contact our Care Services team at 303-832-2322.

Open to all disciplines!
Hosted by Dennis Mulherin

Michael Hardt teaches political theory in the Literature Program at Duke University.  His works combine philosophical investigations with analyses of our current political situation.  Studying the current forms of social domination, including the mechanisms of capitalist control, which form the bases of the contemporary global power structures, is a central focus.  Key, too, is engagement with contemporary social movements that refuse domination and present the potential for new, democratic modes of social organization. His first book was Gilles Deleuze: An Apprenticeship in Philosophy (1993). Over the course of several decades, his collaborations with Antonio Negri resulted in six books: Labor of Dionysus (1994), Empire (2000), Multitude (2004), Commonwealth (2009), Declaration (2012), and Assembly (2017).  His latest book, The Subversive Seventies (2023), analyzes liberation movements of the 1970s in a wide range of countries throughout the world, highlighting their relevance for political struggles today.

Rachel Kushner is the author of the novels CREATION LAKE, THE MARS ROOM, THE FLAMETHROWERS, and TELEX FROM CUBA, a book of short stories, THE STRANGE CASE OF RACHEL K, and THE HARD CROWD: ESSAYS 2000-2020. She has won the Prix Médicis and been a finalist for the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Folio Prize, the James Tait Black Prize, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and was twice a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and the recipient of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. Her fiction has been published in the New Yorker and the Paris Review, and her nonfiction in Harpers and the New York Times Magazine.

Arne Höcker is Associate Professor of German Studies at CU Boulder. His publications include The Case of Literature: Forensic Narratives from Goethe to Kafka (Cornell UP 2020), and Paranoia and the Totalitarian Drift of Modernity (Cornell UP 2026).

Lilla Balint is Assistant Professor of German at the University of California, Berkeley. She specializes in twentieth- and twenty-first-century German literature, culture, and thought in its transnational European contexts. Her work has appeared in venues such as Critical Quarterly, German Quarterly, Gegenwartsliteratur: A German Studies Year Book, and Studies in 20th and 21st Century Literature, among others. She is coeditor of Text + Kritik 244—Judith Schalansky (2024). Her monograph The Contemporary: History and Temporality after 1989 is forthcoming with De Gruyter.

Benjamin Kunkel is the bestselling author of Indecision and Utopia or Bust, and a co-founder of n+1. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books.

This event is made possible by CU Boulder’s 2026 Kayden Book Award.