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Award-winning poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib will read from his new book of poetry and essays, “There’s Always This Year” at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the AMP at 16 Tech.

The Ohio-born writer, who also served as Butler University’s Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence, is hosted by Loudmouth Books, owned by local author Leah Johnson. 

While the event is free to attend, there’s an option to pay $28 to get a copy of “There’s Always This Year,” which was inspired by Abdurraqib’s lifelong love of basketball.

The collection explores the meaning of success, role models and the tension that can exist between success and expectations. The upcoming poetry collection is his sixth book. 

Get tickets to the reading.

Mirror Indy reporter Breanna Cooper covers arts and culture. Email her at breanna.cooper@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @BreannaNCooper. 

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Award-winning poet Hanif Abdurraqib to celebrate book launch in Indianapolis

by Breanna Cooper, Mirror Indy
August 28, 2024

<h1>Award-winning poet Hanif Abdurraqib to celebrate book launch in Indianapolis</h1> <p class="byline">by Breanna Cooper, Mirror Indy <br />August 28, 2024</p> <p>Award-winning poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib will read from his new book of poetry and essays, “There’s Always This Year” at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the AMP at 16 Tech.</p> <p>The Ohio-born writer, who also served as Butler University’s <a href="https://stories.butler.edu/hanif-abdurraqib-to-serve-as-booth-tarkington-writer-in-residence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence</a>, is hosted by <a href="https://loudmouthindy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Loudmouth Books</a>, owned by local author <a href="https://www.byleahjohnson.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Leah Johnson</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>While the event is free to attend, there’s an option to pay $28 to get a copy of “There’s Always This Year,” which was inspired by Abdurraqib’s lifelong love of basketball. </p> <p>The collection explores the meaning of success, role models and the tension that can exist between success and expectations. The upcoming poetry collection is his <a href="https://www.abdurraqib.com/book" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sixth book</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/loudmouth-books-presents-an-evening-with-hanif-abdurraqib-tickets-1002667705097" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Get tickets to the reading</a>.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Breanna Cooper covers arts and culture. Email her at </em><a href="mailto:breanna.cooper@mirrorindy.org"><em>breanna.cooper@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://x.com/BreannaNCooper" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@BreannaNCooper</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/award-winning-poet-hanif-abdurraqib-to-celebrate-book-launch-in-indianapolis/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=33431&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/award-winning-poet-hanif-abdurraqib-to-celebrate-book-launch-in-indianapolis/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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