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SUMMARY:Adam Theater Presents: Library Lion
DESCRIPTION:“‬Library Lion\,” based on one of Time Magazine’s 100 ‬best Children’s books of all time\, by Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty). The musical play features a cast of five actors and three puppeteers who operate a puppet designed and built by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop with live music. Directed by award winning director\, Ran Bechor. \n\n\n\nAfter all spots of the inaugural show as a site-specific play at Boston Public Library have been taken – Adam Theater is proud to present for the first time in the USA the theater adaptation of Library Lion. In the library\, there are books. But also very clear rules: no shouting\, no running\, no eating or drinking. But what happens when one day a lion enters the library? He doesn’t roar or rampage\, and contrary to expectations\, he peacefully joins storytelling hour. Not everyone is okay with this\, after all\, he doesn’t abide by the rules. (A lion? In the library? – that’s completely out of order!) It will be revealed that rules are important to follow\, but not only that: That it is also very important\, here and there\, to dust off some of these rule books as well. \n\n\n\nPlaywright & Lyrics by Eli Bijaoui\, Award winning Director Ran Bechor\, Music by Yoni Rechter.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/adam-theater-presents-library-lion/
LOCATION:Calderwood Pavilion\, 527 Tremont St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:John Hodgen\, Jennifer Martelli and Kevin Prufer with an introduction by Martha Collins
DESCRIPTION:Join the Grolier Poetry Bookshop for a poetry reading by John Hodgen\, Jennifer Martelli and Kevin Prufer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) with an introduction by Martha Collins. This event will take place synchronously in-store at 6 Plympton Street and on Zoom. Registration is required for both options\, please sign up ahead of time as there is limited space.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/john-hodgen-jennifer-martelli-and-kevin-prufer-with-an-introduction-by-martha-collins/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T193000
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CREATED:20241201T183249Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Carl Phillips and Erin Belieu
DESCRIPTION:Join the final session of the 2024 season of What The Universe Is: A (Virtual) Reading Series hosted by Michael Mercurio (Poet\, January 2017) and featured poets Carl Phillips and Erin Belieu (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty). 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-carl-phillips-and-erin-belieu/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Presents Our 10th Anniversary Celebration – An Activation of Hope
DESCRIPTION:For the last several years\, far too many communities have experienced and endured unprecedented calls for book bans. But in recent months\, the pendulum has started to swing in the other direction. When authors\, educators\, and community activists unite to preserve the right to access information and the truth\, and to protect the rights of all children to read widely and diversely\, we win. \n\n\n\nTopics of EmphasisAdvocacyCommunity & Public Literacy EffortsDigital & Media LiteraciesEquity & Social JusticeLiterature & ReadingProfessional Learning & SupportTeacher Education & Supporting New Teachers\n\n\n\nPresenters Phil Bildner & Ellen Oh will discuss these topics with Samira Ahmed\, Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, and Dhonielle Clayton. Moderated by Cornelius Minor.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/we-need-diverse-books-wndb-presents-our-10th-anniversary-celebration-an-activation-of-hope/
LOCATION:Boston Convention & Exhibition Center\, 415 Summer Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T130000
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CREATED:20241017T203525Z
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SUMMARY:Author Study with Kwame Alexander and special guest Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:During this 45-minute virtual author visit\, Kwame teams up with his friend Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) to teach young readers and writers about generating ideas in writing – and more. \n\n\n\nStudents will hear Kwame read from his new book\, Black Star\, then learn a strategy for idea generation in a brief writing craft lesson. Kwame then turns to award-winning\, highly acclaimed author Jason Reynolds for a conversation about his creative process as an author\, poet and podcaster. Students will hear Jason and Kwame discuss where their ideas come from\, how they know when it’s time to pursue a writing idea (and when to walk away)\, and other tidbits kids can apply to their own writing practice. \n\n\n\nThis livestreamed author visit wraps with a live Q&A session\, in which Kwame answers select questions from the webinar chat. This Author Study event is recommended for upper-elementary\, middle\, and high school students who may be more familiar with Jason’s work – but students of all ages and grade levels are welcome. \n\n\n\nThis event will run 45 minutes (1:00 -1:45pm ET / 10:00 – 10:45am PT) and will include an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. In order to give participants a unique and more personalized experience\, space for this virtual livestream event is limited.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-study-with-kwame-alexander-and-special-guest-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beanstack":MAILTO:sales@zoobean.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T190000
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CREATED:20241006T001332Z
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SUMMARY:Twenty-Four Seconds from Now: An Evening with Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:FAN is thrilled to host #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) in celebration of his first YA romance\, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now … A LOVE Story. The book has received high praise in advance of publication for its “tender\, sweet\, wholesome” story that shows a “refreshingly different side to male sexuality.” \n\n\n\nReynolds will do a dramatic recitation of the first chapter of the book from memory and then have an in-depth discussion with the audience. Afterwards\, he will pose for pictures with audience members. \n\n\n\nReynolds is a Newbery Award Honoree\, a Printz Award Honoree\, a two-time National Book Award finalist\, a Kirkus Award winner\, a Carnegie Medal winner\, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner\, an NAACP Image Award Winner\, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. He’s also the 2020–2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. His many books include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely)\, When I Was the Greatest\, The Boy in the Black Suit\, Stamped\, As Brave as You\, For Every One\, the Track series (Ghost\, Patina\, Sunny\, and Lu)\, Look Both Ways\, Ain’t Burned All the Bright\, and Long Way Down\, which received a Newbery Honor\, a Printz Honor\, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. \n\n\n\nThis event is suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded but not live streamed and will be available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. There will be a book giveaway at the event while supplies last. No registration required.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/twenty-four-seconds-from-now-an-evening-with-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Evanston\, Illinois\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Family Action Network":MAILTO:info@familyactionnetwork.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T180000
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SUMMARY:Jason Reynolds: Twenty-four Seconds from Now . . .
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the release of Twenty-four Seconds from Now . . . with Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) at Brookline Booksmith\, at Coolidge Corner Theatre! This event is ticketed. Tickets include a general admission seat at the event AND a signed copy of 24 Seconds from Now . . .
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jason-reynolds-twenty-four-seconds-from-now/
LOCATION:Brookline Booksmith\, 279 Harvard Street\, Brookline\, Massachusetts\, 02446-2908\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T210000
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CREATED:20241005T233625Z
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SUMMARY:Reading After Dark with Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Page Turners Make Great Learners will host a fireside chat with the imitable\, New York Times bestselling author\, Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty). \n\n\n\nJoin The Gathering Spot Co-Founder\, Ryan Wilson\, Grammy-nominated Singer\, Songwriter and Author\, Amerie & Page Turners Make Great Learners’ Founder\, FeFe Handy for a intimate conversation about Jason’s upcoming romance novel\, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . . A Love Story. This is an adults-only event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning books\, including Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks\, All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely)\, Long Way Down\, Stamped: Racism\, Antiracism\, and You (with Ibram X. Kendi)\, Stuntboy\, in the Meantime (illustrated by Raúl the Third)\, and Ain’t Burned All the Bright (with artwork by Jason Griffin). \n\n\n\nThe recipient of a Newbery Honor\, a Printz Honor\, an NAACP Image Award\, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors\, Reynolds is also the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah\, Late Night with Seth Meyers\, CBS Sunday Morning\, Good Morning America\, and various media outlets.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-after-dark-with-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:The Gathering Spot ATL\, 384 Northyards Boulevard Northwest\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30313\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T203000
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CREATED:20241006T004332Z
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SUMMARY:Jason Reynolds discusses Twenty-four Seconds from Now...:A LOVE Story
DESCRIPTION:Join Vroman’s Bookstore for this ticketed event with #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) as he discusses his latest book\, Twenty-four Seconds from Now . . . \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds tackles it—you know…it—from the guy’s perspective in this unfiltered and undeniably sweet stream of consciousness story of a teen boy about to experience a huge first. \n\n\n\nTwenty-four months ago: Neon gets chased by a dog all around the parking lot of a church. Not his finest moment. And definitely one he would have loved to forget if it weren’t for the dog’s owner: Aria. Dressed in sweats\, a t-shirt\, hair in a ponytail. Aria. Way more than fine. \n\n\n\nTwenty-four weeks ago: Neon’s dad insists on talking to him about tenderness and intimacy. Neon and Aria are definitely in love\, and while they haven’t taken that next big step…yet\, they’ve starting talking about…that. \n\n\n\nTwenty-four days ago: Neon’s mom finds her—gulp—bra in his room. Hey! No judging! Those hook thingies are complicated! So he’d figured he’d better practice\, what with the big day only a month away. \n\n\n\nTwenty-four minutes ago: Neon leaves his shift at work at his dad’s bingo hall\, making sure to bring some chicken tenders for Aria. They’re not candlelight and they definitely aren’t caviar\, but they are her favorite. \n\n\n\nAnd right this second? Neon is locked in Aria’s bathroom\, completely freaking out because twenty-four seconds from now he and Aria are about to…about to… Well\, they won’t do anything if he can’t get out of his own head (all the advice\, insecurities\, and what ifs) and out of this bathroom! \n\n\n\nNote: the subject matter of this book contains PG-13 material and is not recommended for the youngest of readers. \n\n\n\n**All tickets include a signed copy of Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .: A LOVE Story as well as admittance to the meet and greet line for a photo with Jason.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jason-reynolds-discusses-twenty-four-seconds-from-now-a-love-story/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, California\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240930T083000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240925T224931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T224933Z
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SUMMARY:KGB Bar Monday Night Poetry Series with Kevin Prufer\, Erin Belieu\, and Adrian Matejka
DESCRIPTION:MFA Poetry Faculty Kevin Prufer\, Erin Belieu\, and Adrian Matejka will be reading at the KGB Bar in New York City as part of its Monday Night Poetry Series. Must be 21+ to attend\, doors open at 7pm.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/kgb-bar-monday-night-poetry-series-with-kevin-prufer-erin-belieu-and-adrian-matejka/
LOCATION:KGB Bar – Red Room\, 85 East 4th Street\, New York City\, New York\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T160000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240822T120732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T120733Z
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SUMMARY:Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty)! Meet authors and illustrators\, enjoy live storytimes with authors\, learn from author talks\, and have a ton of fun at the Family Fun Zone!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chappaqua-childrens-book-festival/
LOCATION:Chappaqua Train Station\, Allen Pl\, Chappaqua\, New York\, 10514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chappaqua Children%E2%80%99s Book Festival":MAILTO:chappbook@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T203000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240822T115205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T115316Z
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SUMMARY:Killens Literary Salon: A Celebration of YA and Middle School Authors
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty)! Hosted by the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College CUNY\, in collaboration with The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)\, presents the Killens Literary Salon\, featuring YA and Middle School Authors. \n\n\n\nSelected YA and Middle School authors will read excerpts from their works and participate in a Q&A with the audience. Salon presenters include Ibi Zoboi\, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich\, Tracey Baptiste\, and Torrey Maldonado.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/killens-literary-salon-a-celebration-of-ya-and-middle-school-authors/
LOCATION:Medgar Evers College\, 1638 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College CUNY":MAILTO:info@centerforblackliterature.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T150000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240822T111813Z
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SUMMARY:Signing with Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes!
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Kevin Hawkes will be at Beacon Hill Books & Cafe for a pop-up signing. Stop by any time between 2:00 and 3:00 to meet the authors and get a book signed! Their titles will be available for purchase.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/signing-with-michelle-knudsen-and-kevin-hawkes/
LOCATION:Beacon Hill Books & Cafe\, 71 Charles Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beacon Hill Books & Cafe":MAILTO:hello@bhbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240812T225148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T225150Z
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SUMMARY:Boston’s Adam Theater Presents Library Lion
DESCRIPTION:In the library\, there are books. There are also rules: no shouting\, no running\, no eating or drinking. These rules are not so hard for people to follow. But what happens when one day a lion comes to the library? He doesn’t roar or rampage; in fact\, he peacefully joins story hour. The children are delighted\, but others are not so sure about this visitor. Can he learn to behave properly in the library? Maybe…but when disaster strikes\, the lion comes to the rescue the only way he knows how. Is it ever okay to break the rules? Prepare for a theatrical experience that will roar its way into your heart. Don’t miss this enchanting adaptation\, where stories come alive and where even the wildest of guests might just find a place to belong. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBased on the New York Times bestselling book\, written by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Kevin HawkesMusical play by Eli BijaouiDirector Ran BechorMusic by Yoni RechterLion Puppet by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop \n\n\n\nPart of The Festival of New Jewish Plays running Thursday\, August 15 through Saturday\, August 17 \n\n\n\nProduced by Berkshire Theatre Group\, Jewish Plays Project and plays2gather
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/bostons-adam-theater-presents-library-lion/
LOCATION:The Colonial Theatre\, 111 South Street\, Pittsfield\, Massachusetts\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T210000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240725T020757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T011741Z
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SUMMARY:Sabrina Fedel\, author of All Roads Lead to Rome\, in conversation with Cynthia Platt
DESCRIPTION:Cynthia Platt (WFYP Faculty\, Jan 14\, WFYP) will be in conversation with Sabrina Fedel (WFYP\, Jan 14) at Porter Square Books to celebrate the release of her novel All Roads Lead to Rome!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sabrina-fedel-author-of-all-roads-lead-to-rome-in-conversation-with-cynthia-platt/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Porter Square Books":MAILTO:INFO@PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240727T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240727T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240725T020017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T020210Z
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SUMMARY:Between the Lines with Jason Reynolds and Marcus J. Moore
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this special opportunity to engage with NYT best-selling YA author Jason Reynolds (WFYP. MFA Faculty) in conversation with music journalist and author Marcus J. Moore (The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America). Jason and Marcus will discuss the importance and impact of reading\, writing\, and creativity in the Black D.C. community and beyond. Gain memorable insights and inspiration as Jason and Marcus share reminiscences\, powerful stories\, and tips that helped them find joy and success through writing and storytelling. \n\n\n\n2:00 p.m. — Conversation and Q&A (Friedman Family Auditorium)3:30 p.m. — Reception and Meet & Greet with light bites (Mansard Room) \n\n\n\nThe Between the Lines summer series seeks to create a platform where local Black authors and wordsmiths — from the up-and-coming to renowned — can explore the transformative power of language and storytelling\, while encouraging the wider public to embrace the written word as a means of personal expression and social change. In their conversations\, Jason and his friends will tap into everything from Hip Hop culture to storytelling.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/between-the-lines-with-jason-reynolds-and-marcus-j-moore/
LOCATION:Planet Word Museum | Friedman Family Auditorium\, 925 13th St.\, NW\, Washington D.C.\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Planet Word Museum":MAILTO:connect@planetwordmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240331T223853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T223905Z
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SUMMARY:Arrowsmith Press Reading with Steven Cramer\, Diane Mehta and Christopher Merrill
DESCRIPTION:Join Arrowsmith Press for a reading with Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, Diane Mehta and Christopher Merrill with an introduction by Askold Melnyczuk. This event will be available both in-person and online.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/arrowsmith-press-reading-with-steven-cramer-diane-mehta-and-christopher-merrill/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arrowsmith Press":MAILTO:arrowsmithpress@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T203000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240331T223516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T223525Z
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SUMMARY:New Book and Poetry Open Mic with Vijaya Sundaram and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:April is National Poetry Month! Arlington’s Beehive Poetry Group invites you to the “New Book and Open Mic” series. Featuring readings from recent publications by local poets\, followed by an open mic for other poets to share their work. April’s featured poets are Vijaya Sundaram and Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty). Introductions by Steven Rapp. Open mic reading slots will be on a first come\, first served basis and open 15 minutes before the start of each event.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/new-book-and-poetry-open-mic-with-vijaya-sundaram-and-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, Massachusetts\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beehive Poetry Group":MAILTO:jean.poetlaureatearlington@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240302T011756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T011758Z
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SUMMARY:Great Middle Grade Reads with Chris Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Join Books of Wonder in-store to discover these terrific new titles that are full of heart\, courage\, and self-discovery (and dogs and chocolate chip cookies!)! \n\n\n\nStop in to check out: \n\n\n\n\nWalkin’ the Dog by CHRIS LYNCH (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty). When Louis\, a laid-back homeschooled boy accidentally starts a dog-walking business\, he learns how to stop being a lone wolf and be part of a pack\, and what it really means to be a friend — from man’s best friend.\n\n\n\nMaybe It’s a Sign by E. L. SHEN. After her father passes away\, Freya starts looking for signs from him everywhere. When she sees two lucky red birds on the way to a music lesson\, she takes it as him showing his approval that she’s still practicing. But when she’s assigned a project in home ec class and discovers that she loves baking even more than music\, she no longer sees any signs from him. With the help of family an a new friend\, Freya learns that to be her own person\, she might just have to make her own luck.\n\n\n\nThe World Divided by Piper by CAELA CARTER. Despite being diagnosed with early-onset puberty\, eleven-year-old Piper is way too busy to grow up. So\, when her doctor decides it’s time for her treatment to end\, Piper’s eyes are opened to a completely new world\, one that’s way more difficult. How is she supposed to balance the new experiences of puberty\, studying for the decathlon\, and growing up? Maybe\, with a little friendship and a lot of female solidarity\, Piper will be able to bring her world back together.\n\n\n\nLost Kites and and Other Treasures by CATHY CARR. Twelve-year-old Franny thinks more often than she would like of the charismatic\, troubled mom who left her years ago\, along the unaccountable things Mom did while she was still in the picture. Life with Nana is safe and secure\, and Franny’s innovative art projects keep her company. But when Nana has an accident and Franny’s estranged uncle comes home to help out for a while\, Franny has to reach deep down to come to terms with the discoveries she makes about her mother — and herself.\n\n\n\nMiracle by KAREN S. CHOW. Amie has spent her life perfectly in tune with Ba-ba\, her father\, especially since she plays the violin\, his favorite instrument. But after Ba-ba dies\, Amie feels distanced from everyone close to her\, like her mother and her best friends. More devastating still\, she loses her ability to play the violin. Will Amie ever find her way back to the music she once loved?
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/great-middle-grade-reads-with-chris-lynch/
LOCATION:Books of Wonder\, 42 West 17th Street\, New York City\, New York\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Books of Wonder":MAILTO:info@booksofwonder.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240302T010306Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Lynch presents Walkin' the Dog in conversation with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Join Chris Lynch (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) as they discuss Chris’s new middle grade book\, Walkin’ the Dog at Broadside Bookshop. \n\n\n\nIn this charming middle-grade novel\, Louis\, a bit of an introvert in a family of assertive personalities\, has  been home-schooled up until now\, but is about to start high school in the fall. In the meantime\, what begins as a favor to a friend turns into a bustling dog-walking job.  Louis meets all kinds of people as he walks the dogs (who have as many varied personalities as the people). As he interacts with all these new influences\, Louis begins to re-think being a lone wolf. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Lynch is the award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels\, including Printz Honor Book Freewill\, Iceman\, Gypsy Davy\, and Shadow Boxer—all ALA Best Books for Young Adults—as well as Killing Time in Crystal City\, Little Blue Lies\, Pieces\, Kill Switch\, Angry Young Man\, and Inexcusable\, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. \n\n\n\nMichael Mercurio  lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. His poems\, critical essays\, and interviews have appeared in Palette Poetry\, the Common\, Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club)\, Lily Poetry Review\, Thrush Poetry Journal\, Sugar House Review\, Coal Hill Review\, and elsewhere. Michael curates What The Universe Is: A Virtual Reading Series\, which happens monthly on Zoom. He is the Director of Community Engagement for the Faraday Publishing Company\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering discourse of enduring value rooted in the work and experiences of the global majority\, and he also serves as a member of the steering committee for the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival\, held each September at Emily Dickinson’s house.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chris-lynch-presents-walkin-the-dog-in-conversation-with-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:Broadside Bookshop\, 247 Main Street\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Broadside Bookshop":MAILTO:roz@broadsidebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240302T004832Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Lynch\, author of Walkin' the Dog\, in conversation with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books welcomes Chris Lynch (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for the release of Walkin’ the Dog! Author Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012) will join Lynch in conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA boy learns how to be a friend from man’s best friend in this funny and moving middle grade novel about humans being able to change and dogs changing us from acclaimed author Chris Lynch.In a family of strong personalities with very strong points of view\, Louis is what his mother lovingly calls “the inactivist\,” someone who’d rather kick back than stand out. He only hopes he can stay under the radar when he starts high school in the fall\, his first experience with public school after years of homeschooling.But when a favor for a neighbor and his stinky canine companion unexpectedly turns into a bustling dog-walking business\, Louis finds himself meeting an unprecedented number of new friends—both human and canine. Agatha\, a quippy and cagey girl his age always seems to be telling two truths and a lie. Cyrus\, a few years his senior\, promises he’s going to show Louis how to be a better person\, whether Louis wants him to or not. And then there are the dogs: misbehaving border terriers\, the four (possible stolen) sausage dogs\, the rest of Louis’s charges\, and a mysterious white beast who appears at a certain spot at the edge of the woods.Dogs and human alike all seem to have something they want to teach Louis\, including his menacing older brother who keeps turning up everywhere. But is Louis ready to learn the lesson he needs most: how to stop being a lone wolf and be part of a pack? \n\n\n\nChris Lynch is the award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels\, including Printz Honor Book Freewill\, Iceman\, Gypsy Davey\, and Shadow Boxer—all ALA Best Books for Young Adults—as well as Killing Time in Crystal City\, Little Blue Lies\, Pieces\, Kill Switch\, Angry Young Man\, and Inexcusable\, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. Chris is the author of middle grade novel Walkin’ the Dog. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. \n\n\n\nSara Farizan is an Iranian American writer\, avid culture vulture\, and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near Boston. The award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine\, Here to Stay\, and Dead Flip\, she has an MFA from Lesley University and a BA in film and media studies from American University. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chris-lynch-author-of-walkin-the-dog-in-conversation-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Porter Square Books":MAILTO:INFO@PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240207T231019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T231020Z
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SUMMARY:Michelle Knudsen launches new book\, in conversation with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Join New York Times bestselling authors Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a conversation and reception to launch Michelle’s new picture book\, Luigi\, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten. \n\n\n\nReaders and book lovers of all ages are welcome to join us as we mark the publication of this warm (and delightfully fuzzy) storybook about learning to be—and be loved for—exactly who you are. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopies of the book and other titles by Michelle Knudsen will be available for purchase\, and the author will be on hand to sign them.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/michelle-knudsen-launches-new-book-in-conversation-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Lofty Pigeon Books\, 743 Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lofty Pigeon Books":MAILTO:info@loftypigeonbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240301T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240301T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240202T023656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T023657Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Book Talk & Reading with Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:Join Larksong Writers Place for a book talk and reading of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence\, A Memoir with Pamela Petro (Nonfiction\, Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty). Registration is required. \n\n\n\nSign ups are also available for Pamela Petro’s writing workshop “In Search of Home” scheduled for Saturday\, March 2\, 9 – 11 am CENTRAL TIME.  \n\n\n\nPamela Petro is an author\, artist\, and educator living in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz. She has written four books of creative nonfiction including her latest\, The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir\, as well as Travels in an Old Tongue\, also about Wales; Sitting up with the Dead\, about the American South; and The Slow Breath of Stone\, about Southwest France. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, The Sunday Telegraph\, The Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, The Paris Review\, and others. The Long Field was shortlisted for The Wales Book of the Year Award and was named to Top Ten Travel Book lists by The Financial Times and The Sunday Telegraph. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and on Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program\, and is co-Director of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, Trinity St Davids\, where she is also a Fellow. She has widely exhibited her photography and has also created an artist book\, AfterShadows – A Grand Canyon Narrative\, and a graphic script\, Under Paradise Valley.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/first-friday-book-talk-reading-with-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20240214T003147Z
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SUMMARY:Blacksmith House Poetry Series - David Daniel and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) reads from Departures from Rilke\, with David Daniel\, whose new collection is What Love Is. \n\n\n\nFounded in 1973\, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5\, tickets are available at the door. \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer is the author of seven poetry collections\, including\, most recently\, Departures from Rilke and Listen. His poems have appeared in publications such as The Atlantic Monthly\, The Nation\, The New Republic\, and The Paris Review\, and Poetry. The recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the NEA\, he founded and now teaches in Lesley University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. \n\n\n\nDavid Daniel’s books include Seven-Star Bird\, winner of the Larry Levis Reading Prize\, Ornaments\, and most recently\, What Love Is\, a collaboration with artist George Cochrane. Daniel directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Fairleigh Dickinson University and is the creator and producer of FDU’s WAMFest: The Words\, Art\, and Music Festival.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/blacksmith-house-poetry-series-david-daniel-and-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Blacksmith House\, 56 Brattle Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blacksmith House Poetry Series":MAILTO:info@ccae.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20231211T014656Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Adrian Matejka and Kevin Prufer
DESCRIPTION:Come close out the 2023 season of What The Universe Is with two of America’s finest poets: \n\n\n\nAdrian Matejka was born in Germany as part of a military family. He grew up in Indianapolis\, Indiana and is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and the MFA program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is the author of The Devil’s Garden (Alice James Books\, 2003) which won the New York / New England Award and Mixology (Penguin\, 2009)\, a winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series. His third collection\, The Big Smoke (Penguin\, 2013)\, was awarded the 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. The Big Smoke was also a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award\, the National Book Award\, and the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. His next collection\, Map to the Stars\, was published by Penguin in 2017.  \n\n\n\nKevin Prufer’s (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) newest poetry collection\, The Fears\, is forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press in 2023. His new novel\, Sleepaway\, will appear in 2024 from Acre Books. He is also the author of several other books of poetry\, including The Art of Fiction (2021)\, How He Loved Them (2018)\, Churches (2014)\, In a Beautiful Country (2011)\, and National Anthem (2008)\, all from Four Way Books. Prufer is a professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston and the low-residency MFA at Lesley University.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-adrian-matejka-and-kevin-prufer/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231213T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20231211T232020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T232021Z
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SUMMARY:The Eras Tour: Local Author Edition with Sara Zarr
DESCRIPTION:On the 13th of December\, join 13 local authors for a special event at The King’s English Bookshop! Meet authors in unique reading “eras”\, get your books signed\, and hang out with other readers and collect bookish friendship bracelets! This event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \n\n\n\nAuthors: \n\n\n\nLyla Sage: Cowboy Romance Era \n\n\n\nTricia Levenseller: Romantasy Era \n\n\n\nTiana Smith: Romance Era \n\n\n\nKathryn Purdie: Fantasy Fairytale Era \n\n\n\nSamantha Hastings: Historical Romance Era/Cozy Mystery Era \n\n\n\nBradeigh Godfrey: Thriller Era/Romance Era \n\n\n\nKaela Rivera: Middle Grade Era \n\n\n\nLena Jeong: Fantasy Era \n\n\n\nLindsey Leavitt: Kid Lit Era \n\n\n\nSara Zarr (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty): Kid Lit Era \n\n\n\nMackenzi Lee: Adventure Era/Historical Fiction Era \n\n\n\nKrysti Meyer: Rom-Com Era \n\n\n\nMickey George: Graphic Novel Era/Historical Fiction Era
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-eras-tour-local-author-edition-with-sara-zarr/
LOCATION:The King’s English Bookshop\, 1511 South 1500 East\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The King's English Bookshop":MAILTO:BOOKS@KINGSENGLISH.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T150000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20231110T204926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T204927Z
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SUMMARY:Lily Poetry Review Presents Askold Melnyczuk and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Join Lily Poetry Review as Askold Melnyczuk and Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) read from their works.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lily-poetry-review-presents-askold-melnyczuk-and-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T150000
DTSTAMP:20260526T193437
CREATED:20231110T203141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T203142Z
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SUMMARY:Red Letter Live Poetry Readings with Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Back again for 2023\, Arlington Open Studios will be hosting poetry readings by local poets. This year’s readings are being presented in the Arlington Center for the Arts’ Shaira Ali Gallery\, 3rd floor of the Arlington Community Center\, 1-3pm. \n\n\n\nParticipating Poets: \n\n\n\n\nSteven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\n\n\n\nCharles O. Hartman\n\n\n\nNathan McClain\n\n\n\nLee Varon\n\n\n\nElizabeth Burke
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/red-letter-live-poetry-readings-with-steven-cramer-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Center for the Arts’ Shaira Ali Gallery\, 20 Academy St\, Arlington\, Massachusetts\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arlington Open Studios":MAILTO:info@acarts.org
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SUMMARY:Steven Cramer and Pamela Petro at Tidepool Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Pamela Petro (Nonficton/Graphic Novel & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be at Tidepool Bookshop to read and discuss their respective works\, Departures from Rilke and The Long Field. \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer’s newest book of poems\, Departures from Rilke\, derives from his favorites among Rainer Maria Rilke’s two volumes of New Poems (1907/08). Cramer repurposes\, updates\, and sometimes upends the subject matter and style of the originals\, often leaving Rilke’s premises almost altogether. A practice dating back to Thomas Wyatt’s imports of Petrarch and including Robert Lowell’s Imitations (1961)\, Cramer’s approach makes for an original poetry of personal and contemporary resonance\, while remaining alert to Rilke’s chastening presence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/steven-cramer-and-pamela-petro-at-tidepool-bookshop/
LOCATION:Tidepool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Arrowsmith Fall 2023 Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Arrowsmith Press for their Fall 2023 Book Launch with authors Christopher Merrill\, Diane Mehta\, and Steven Cramer (MFA Writing Faculty\, Poetry). This event will take place both in-person at the Boston University Katzenberg Center and online.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/arrowsmith-fall-2023-book-launch/
LOCATION:Boston University Katzenberg Center\, 871 Commonwealth Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arrowsmith Press":MAILTO:arrowsmithpress@gmail.com
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