April 28 (6:30 pm) Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word. Every Thursday night, Mike Geffner presents this poetry/spoken word event showcasing well-known artists and new talent from around the country. Presenting Urban Word Executive Director Michael Cirelli and NYC Youth Poet Laureate Justin Long-Moton. Followed by a fifteen-slot open-mic, and hosted by three-time Def Poet Gemineye. At One and One, 76 East First Street. For registration and more information, click here.
April 28 (6:30 - 8:00 pm) Happy Anniversary Nicholasa Mohr! Taller Boricua and La Casa Azul Bookstore celebrate the 38th anniversary of the classic novel Nilda. The event will feature readings from the book, and a question-and-answer session and book signing with the author, Nicholasa Mohr. Please RSVP to lacasaazulbookstore@gmail.com At the Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Avenue.
April 28 (6:30 pm - 9:30 pm) La Loba Poetry Honors Julia De Burgos. In honor of the great Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos, participants are asked to bring and read a work inspired by her or her work. To sign up for the open-mic, contact Vanessa Martir, aka La Loba, here. For more information, click here.
April 28 (7:00 pm) Carlos Franz at Americas Society. The Chilean writer and his translator, Leland H. Chambers, will read from Franz's new novel, The Absent Sea, which uses spare prose to explore the effects of the Pinochet dictatorship. Free, with required RSVP to culture@americas-society.org or (212) 277-8359. At the Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue. For more information click here.
April 28 (7:30 pm) Book Presentation: Francisco Goldman. Novelist Francisco Goldman reads from his newest book, Say Her Name, a tribute to his late wife, writer Aura Estrada. At McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Street. For more information click here or call (212) 274-1160.
April 29 (4:00 pm - 5:30 pm) Catalan Literature's Modern Tradition. Aleksandar Hemon introduces a panel which will discuss Catalan literature and several of its central 20th-century texts, whose rich tradition is mostly unknown to the English-speaking world. At Scandanavia House, 58 Park Avenue. For more information click here.
April 29 (4:00 - 5:30 pm) Getting Everything Right: The REAL Literacies That Young Adults Need. A group of artists and writers discuss the influence of multiple literacies on their work and how they interact with the world, and discuss which literacies are the most important ones to have. At Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 East 49th Street. For more information click here or call (212) 308-7720.
April 29 (5:00 pm) Poéticas de la violencia: Imagen y escritura en el México contemporáneo. Critics and writers Rafael Lemus, Viviane Mahieux, Nayif Yeyha, and Oswaldo Zavala speak on this panel moderated by Araceli Tinajero on the ways of telling the violence generated by the drug-trafficking wars in Mexico. In Spanish. Sponsored by CUNY's Graduate Center's Hispanic Program. At the Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue. For more information click here or call (212) 817-8410.
April 29 (7:00 pm) De Cuba: María Reina Rodríguez y La Rusa Roxana Rojo. Professor Jaqueline Loss (University of Connecticut) presents a discussion with M. Reina Rodriguez, author of Violet Island and Other Poems, and La Rusa Roxana Rojo, whose memoir Vidas de Roxy (Lives of Roxy) tells his life as one of the "divas" of the Mejunje, a Cuban cultural hub. With Esther Allen and Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé. In English and Spanish. At McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Street. For more information click here or call (212) 274-1160.
April 30 (2:00 pm) Book Launch: Best European Fiction. Editor Aleksandar Hemon and preface-writer Colum McCann discuss the state of modern European literature and present the 2011 anthology as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. Followed by readings and discussions by writers from Slovenia, Moldova, and Norway, among others. At Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 East 49th Street. For more information click here or call (212) 308-7720.
April 30 (6:00 pm) Round Table Discussion: New Tendencies in Spanish Language Literatures. Presented as part of the PEN World Voices Festival, a panel of novelists from both Atlantic coasts, representing discuss the state of modern Spanish-language fiction, including Latin American, Spanish, and Catalan literature. At Instituto Cervantes, 211-215 East 49th Street. For more information click here or call (212) 308-7720.
May 1 (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm) Acentos Writers Workshop. This acclaimed hands-on writing series welcomes a new guest facilitator every Sunday. RSVP is required; please send an email to AcentosWriters@gmail.com and bring photo ID to the event. At Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, Room A-329, 475 Grand Concourse. For more information call (917) 209-4211.
May 1, 8, 15, 22 (3:00 pm - 7:00 pm) Vanessa Martir's "Writing Our Lives" Workshop. Vanessa Martir (La Loba) holds a four-week writing workshop at Hunter College that focuses on telling the stories of people of color. Participants must attend all four sessions. To reserve a spot, email vanessa_martir@yahoo.com with "Writing Our Lives Workshop" in the subject line. At Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue. For more information click here.
May 2 (7:30 - 11:00 pm) LouderArts Open Mic. LouderARTS takes a break before next week's slam finals to feature guest poet, playwright, and essayist Stacy Lynn Brown, followed by an open slam. Sign-up starts at 7:00. At Bar 13, 35 East 13 Street. For more information click here.
May 3 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Latin Poetry Night. The sisters of Gamma Ce Upsilon present a night of rap, dance, spoken word, and music exploring Latin culture. If you are interested in performing, email sionaala08@yahoo.com. At Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East 3rd Street. For more information click here.
May 5 (6:30 pm) Mike Geffner presents The Inspired Word: NYC Slam Master Jam. Every Thursday night, Mike Geffner presents this poetry/spoken word event showcasing well-known artists and new talent from around the country. This week three-time Def Poet Gemineye hosts the NYC Slam Master Jam for Spoken Word Artists and Storytellers. At One and One, 76 East First Street. For registration and more information, click here.
May 5 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Graduate Student Farewell Reading. Graduating students from NYU's MFA Creative Writing in Spanish Program present their work. Presented by Mariela Dreyfus and Linda Zemborain. At King Juan Carlos Center, 53 Washington Square South. For more information click here.
May 6 (7:00 pm) Book Presentation: Ernesto Semán. Argentine novelist Ernesto Semán reads from his new novel, Soy un bravo pilota de la nueva China (Mondadori, 2011). Presented by critic and novelist Sylvia Molloy, who will also discuss Seman's first novel, La ultima cena de Josef Stalin (Joseph Stalin's Last Meal). At McNally Jackson Books, 52 Prince Street. For more information click here or call (212) 274-1160.
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