Virtual Launch of AGNI 103

AGNI celebrates its ONE HUNDRED THIRD issue with readings by > Hayan Charara: Author of several collections—including the Pulitzer Prize–nominated These Trees, Those Leaves, This Flower, That Fruit. Charara’s poems have been praised for their “ability to sing the difficult thing with real clarity” (Kaveh Akbar). > Christie Hodgen: Novelist whose work has been called “the literary equivalent of a hand grenade” (The New York Times). Hodgen’s AGNI essay is a furious, breathless recounting of a long friendship with a strange neighbor. > Joel Calahan & Giovanna Frene: Calahan, translator of experimental poetry and fiction from Italian and Latin, brings the work of poet Frene (Pieve del Grappa, Treviso, Italy) to English-language readers. > Charu Sinha: Comedy writer, culture journalist, and emerging fiction writer. Sinha’s work has appeared in, among other outlets, McSweeney’s, The Rumpus, and New York Magazine, and she has worked for Netflix and NPR. The evening will also feature a musical performance by Alisa Amador.

When 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm on 28 April 2026
Contact Name Shuchi Saraswat
Contact Email agni@bu.edu
Contact Organization AGNI Magazine
Fees free
Open To public
Speakers Hayan Charara, Christie Hodgen, Joel Calahan & Giovanna Frene, Charu Sinha, Alisa Amador