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08 Feb


February 08, 2018
New York, NY,

La Bendición: A One-Day Celebration of Latinx-Caribbean Poetry in the United States

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New York, NY,

2:00-3:30 pm
Dark With Plural + Possibility
Writing Workshop with Aracelis Girmay
A generative poetry workshop inspired by the imaginative work/strategies of makers like Ntozake Shange, Mahmoud Darwish, Gioconda Belli, Martín Espada, H. Cixous, and Cornelius Eady

Those interested in participating should contact Allyson Paty at allyson.paty@nyu.edu.

4:00-5:15 pm
Literary Activism

A panel discussion with Sandra María Esteves, Noel Quiñones, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, and Charlie Vázquez, moderated by Deborah Paredez

5:30-6:45 pm
Emerging Poets Reading

Join Gallatin for a reading featuring Rio Cortez, Denice Frohman, Ricardo Maldonado, and Nicole Sealey, moderated by Urayoán Noel

7:00-8:30 pm
Keynote Reading

Poets Martín Espada and Aracelis Girmay will read, in an event moderated by Deborah Paredez

Co-presented by the Gallatin Writing Program, CantoMundo, and the Poetry Society of America, with support from the NYU Creative Writing Program

RSVP here.

The Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
New York University
1 Washington Pl
New York, NY 10003

Read contributions to In Their Own Words by La Bendición participants here.

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