Voices of a People’s History
Nuyorican Poets Cafe 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesVoices of a People’s History of the United States brings to life the extraordinary history of ordinary people who built the movements for social justice in the United States. By giving public expression to rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past—and present—VOICES seeks to educate and inspire a new generation working for social justice. Featuring … Continue reading "Voices of a People’s History"
Ghost Fishing Installation: Closing Reception & Final Reading
The Torch Club 18 Waverly Pl, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join the Gallatin Writing Program for an evening of readings to mark the closing of Kimmel Windows Gallery's exhibit featuring excerpts from Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology (University of Georgia Press, 2017). Anthology contributors Kimberly M. Blaeser, Ruth Irupé Sanabria, Tim Seibles, and contributing editor Melissa Tuckey will read. Gallatin student Ellie Bullard (MA ’20) and students from Tisch's "Language as Action" course, Laura Cabochan and Logan … Continue reading "Ghost Fishing Installation: Closing Reception & Final Reading"
A Celebration of Bettissima with Kathy Engel, Lawrence Joseph & Quincy Troupe
Elizabeth Kray Hall, Poets House 10 River Terrace, New York, NY, United StatesIn conjunction with the exhibition Bettissima: Treasures from the Elizabeth Kray Archive, Kathy will join other poets to read from the correspondence of Elizabeth “Betty” Kray, who co-founded Poets House, guided literary institutions, created new ways of bringing poetry to the public, and developed the careers of some of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Hear the words of June … Continue reading "A Celebration of Bettissima with Kathy Engel, Lawrence Joseph & Quincy Troupe"
Kathy’s poem “Now I Pray” to be recited at Poetry Out Loud Contest
Students will recite Kathy's poem "Now I Pray" at this year's National High School Recitation Contest Poetry Out Loud, organized in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. The performance will be broadcasted on April 30 and May 1 via the Poetry out Loud and NEA websites.
Spotlight: In These Times: Writing. Terror. Possibility. A Conversation.
Hobart, N.Y. The Book Village of the CatskillsKathy will be participating in this year's Hobart Festival of Women Writers, taking place from September 6-8th, 2019. This event is free and open to the public. REGISTRATION for The Hobart Festival of Women Writers 2019 opens May 15th. Information at hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.com. For Spotlights of all of our Participating Writers, go to www.hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.blog.
Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History
20 Cooper Square 20 Cooper Square, New York, NY, United StatesEdited by Deborah Willis, Ellyn Toscano, and Kalia Nelson, Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History charts how women’s profound and turbulent experiences of migration have been articulated in writing, photography, art, and film. The essays cover enslavement, diaspora, and refugees, and offer both personal and critical points of view on the artistic and historical repositories of these experiences.
What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump
David Rubenstein Atrium 61 W 62nd St, New York, New YorkA chorus of powerful contemporary voices in U.S. poetry comes together for the New York City celebration of a seminal anthology of political poems, published by Northwestern University Press.
Lalela Writers Retreat
In January 2020 Kathy will be leading a three day writers' retreat at Lalela Retreat Center in the Magaliesberg, South Africa.
Talk and book signing for “Women and Migration” at Parish Art Museum
Parish Art Museum 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY, United StatesJoin presentations, conversations, and a book signing by and about women artists and their profound and turbulent experiences of migration through the lenses of politics and war, love, and family. With Kathy Engel, Chair and Associate Arts Professor Tisch School of the Arts Department of Art and Public Policy and Master’s Program in Arts Politics, … Continue reading "Talk and book signing for “Women and Migration” at Parish Art Museum"
Reading of “The Lost Brother Alphabet” at Canio’s Books, Sag Harbor [POSTPONED]
Canio's Books 290 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY, United StatesThis event is postponed due to Covid-19 safety precautions. The new date will be confirmed shortly.