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Click above to listen to a feature review on TRILL & MORDENT, written by Lisa Murray for the local NPR station; her review ran on March 31, 2006 |
Events
POETRY READING at EMERSON COLLEGE 6:00 pm, 10 April 2008 (details TBA) Virginia Humanities Conference April 4-5, 2008 POETRY READING at Courthouse Galleries (EKPHRASIS: Literary Art Created from Visual Art) Courthouse Galleries, corner of High Street and Court Street Friday, March 7th from 5:00-8:00 pm Fee: Free admission in conjunction with the Olde Towne Business Association's First Weekend Series Registration : No registration required
Enjoy free admission to the Courthouse Galleries' exhibits, refreshments, and live entertainment from 5:00-8:00 pm. A poetry reading will begin at 6:00 pm, featuring poems written by students and colleagues of Luisa Igloria , who is on the faculty of the MFA Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University. Luisa Igloria is an award-winning poet and author of Trill & Mordent (2004 Runner-up, Editions Poetry Prize; WordTech Editions, September 2005). Her work and biography can be viewed at www.luisaigloria.com. Poets will have written poetry based on artworks displayed in the exhibits at Courthouse Galleries. Coffee and pastries will be catered from The Daily Grind Coffee House in Olde Towne, Portsmouth. On view at this time will be 2 exhibitions: Tidewater Artists' Alliance 2008 Portfolio, an exhibit of variety, featuring local artists, each working with different art media and themes; and NEW REVOLUTIONS: Wood-turners from Tidewater, featuring regional artists, many of whom are members of the Tidewater Turners Guild. The Courthouse Gift Shop will also be open as part of Olde Towne Business Association's (OTBA) First Friday of the Month Event. For more information, call (757) 405-3500 to contact the OTBA, or (757) 393-8543 for the Courthouse Galleries. POETRY READING Anita Harrell aharell@hampton.gov Featured Poets in the Harrell, Anita 2007-08 Reading Series "Writers on Writing on Thursdays" HAMPTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Featured Poets in the Hampton Public Library POETRY READING Saturday Night Poetry at DULCE CARIBBEAN Come out and hear ODU poets read at DULCE CARIBBEAN
(wine, coffee, cigars, specialty coffee & foods) Friday and Saturday, November 10-11, 2006 Moving Archipelago: A Century Of Writing Filipino
America LOCATION: Readings & discussions by Join A/P/A Institute at New York University in collaboration with Kundiman and the Centennial Planning Committee on Friday night for an evening of readings and celebration of 100 years of Filipino immigration to the U.S. Kick-off Reception Panel Discussions The kick-off reception on Friday and series of panels on Saturday will feature readings from some of the major Filipino writers across the U.S. and from New York City to exchange stories, discuss ideas, and explore the varied meanings of literary texts. Just as importantly, the distinguished gathering will celebrate what has preceded us and the rich but ambivalent promise of what lies ahead. RSVP by Tuesday, November 7th for the reception and conference separately to apa.rsvp@nyu.edu or by phone 212-992-9653. For more information, visit www.apa.nyu.edu PROGRAM SCHEDULE: Brian Ascalon Roley, Peter Bacho, Rick Barot, Nick Carbo, Fidelito Cortes, Lara Stapleton, Luisa A. Igloria, Luis H. Francia November 11th PANELS: 10:00am-5pm Panel 1: Where Have
We Been? Panel 2: From Manong
to Hip-Hop: Immigrant Stories Panel 3: Rendering
the Invisible Visible Panel 4: Where Are
We Going? Reception and closing reading to follow panels
until 7:30pm *** Supported by the Asian American Writers' Workshop, Media Sponsorship by Asiance Magazine October 18,
2006 October 16, 2006 For details, call or email Prof. Gerald T. Burns October 1, 2006 2:00 pm Poetry reading led by Luisa Igloria; with participating local poets and poets from the MFA program at Old Dominion University. Poets will create 2-3 poems for the reading, inspired by the paintings/artwork which will go on exhibit at Courthouse Galleries beginning 16 October (an exhibit entitled "Sea to Shining Sea" - artists celebrating the American landscaping by painting in pleine aire as a positive response to 9/11). Call Stephen Grunnet for more information: 757.393.8543 August 2006 March 30, 2006 CREATIVE WRITERS SERIES, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont The Notre Dame de Namur University English and Creative Writing Departments feature Luisa Igloria and Barbara Jane Reyes at the Wiegand Gallery, Thursday, Mar. 30, 7:30 PM as part of its reading series. This is a rare opportunity to hear these two fine poets on the Peninsula. Please come. The event is FREE. Light refreshments will be provided, and there will be an opportunity to purchase the poets' latest books. The reading celebrates two new poetry books: Luisa Igloria's TRILL & MORDENT; & Barbara Jane Reyes' POETA EN SAN FRANCISCO WHEN: Thursday, Mar. 30, 2006 LUISA IGLORIA is one of the Philippines' most acclaimed poets. Living now in Norfolk, Virginia, where she is an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Old Dominion University, her latest book is TRILL & MORDENT, which was a runner-up for the 2004 Editions Poetry Prize. She is also the recipient of the 2006 Stephen Dunn Award in Poetry. BARBARA JANE REYES is a San Francisco State graduate
in Creative Writing whose second book, POETA EN SAN FRANCISCO, was the
2005 winner of the James Laughlin Award, an annual prize given by the
Academy of American Poets. Her book has been described as a "linguistic
tour de force, incorporating English, Spanish, and Tagalog April 8, 2006 THE MAGIC'S IN YOU: Events guided by January 21, 2006 Booksigning and Party
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