The Literary Mews
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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? |