The Literary Mews
All events are free and open to the public. Please see event info below for details.
Global bazaar meets county fair at this second annual festival within the Festival. Discover a world of literature and music on NYU’s beautiful Washington Mews.
10:00 AM |
Craft Talk by Clayton Eshleman: On Translating Césaire and Vallejo Clayton Eshleman’s awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry and the National |
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10:30 AM |
Writers Workshop and Book Signing with Deji Olukotun, RSVP required: www.nyuafricahouse.org/PEN14 |
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12:00 PM |
On Stage: Dan Neely and Company Perform Traditional Irish Tunes Dan Neely, PhD in Ethnomusicology, is the traditional music columnist for the Irish Echo |
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12:00 PM |
Curated by the Council of Literary Magazines & Presses |
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12:00 PM |
Lunchtime Poetry Reading: Clayton Eshleman and Ed Pavlić National Book Award-winner Clayton Eshleman’s forthcoming collection is Penetralia |
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12:30 PM | Malian Musical Storytelling in the Djeli Griot Tradition | |
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1:15 pm |
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2:00 PM |
A Celebration of Poets Translate Poets: A Hudson Review Anthology, edited by Paula Deitz Part I Mark Jarman: On Translation inThe Hudson Review since 1949 Part II Poet/Translators R.S. |
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3:30 PM |
Reading from the Asian/Pacific American Avant-garde Challenging distinctions between genre and form, these texts push the boundaries of literature, poetry, and history to defy categorization. RSVP required: www.apa.nyu.edu/events |
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3:30 PM |
African Writers Panel hosted by Eddie Mandhry RSVP required: www.nyuafricahouse.org/PEN14 |
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4:00 PM |
The Impossible Exile: George Procknik in Conversation with Eric Jarosinski RSVP required: [email protected] |
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5:00 PM |
German Folk Songs from the Lower East Side The folk songs that German immigrants sang back then are brought back to life by Tine Kindermann and her New York-based band. |
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5:00 PM |
Archipelago Books Presents: Stacey Knecht, Richard Sieburth, and Chuck Wachtel This event is hosted by publisher Jill Schoolman and co-sponsored with Archipelago Books |
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5:30 PM |
Sebastian Barry reads from The Temporary Gentleman Highly acclaimed author Sebastian Barry reads from his new book,The Temporary Gentleman, a novel written from the perspective of Jack |
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5:30 PM |
Breathing new life into the French Swing tradition, Albert Behar, joined by guest musicians, croons original songs in French and English on the accordion. |
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6:00 PM |
Tales of Two Germanys: Maxim Leo and Yascha Mounk Discuss Their Memoirs, Red Love and Stranger in My Own Country RSVP required: [email protected] |
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7:30 PM |
What’s Your Muse? How do authors find the motivation to take on their topics? |