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SUMMARY:Queens Reading Series: Poetry Edition
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the fourth Queens Reading Series Event — ~❀poetry❀~ edition with some brilliant poets and writers. \n​The readers are: \n​Hannah Lee Nahar is a writer and teaching artist. Their work is published in Best New Poets\, No\, Dear\, West Branch\, Salt Hill\, Mississippi Review\, and elsewhere. They live in Brooklyn. \n​Naomi Shuyama-Gómez is a writer based in the greater NYC area\, on ancestral and unceded Munsee Lenape land. Her fiction and poetry appear in EcoTheo Review\, Meniscus Literary Journal\, The Boiler\, Joyland\, Denver Quarterly\, The Margins\, Gulf Coast Journal\, The Cincinnati Review\, The Journal\, Michigan Quarterly Review\, The Florida Review\, and the minnesota review among others. \n​c. melín lara (a.k.a Car Lara) is a multidisciplinary artist and experimental writer of Mexican and Honduran heritage\, born and living in Queens\, NYC on Lenapehoking land. Their multilingual work explores transculturality and mythic-domestic entanglements through translation play\, formal experiments with typographical symbols and asemic transliterations. \n​Andrew Chi Keong Yim was born and raised in Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi. His debut poetry collection\, The Ninth Island\, is forthcoming from University of Pittsburgh Press on February 9\, 2027. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Best New Poets\, Alaska Quarterly Review\, either/or magazine\, Voicemail Poems and other publications. Andrew lives in Queens and is a New York City public school teacher. \n​Sreshtha Sen is a poet from Delhi. They studied Literatures in English from Delhi University\, completed their MFA at Sarah Lawrence College\, and their PhD at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas. Their work can be found published or forthcoming in Apogee\, bitch media\, Gulf Coast\, Hyperallergic\, Hyphen Magazine\, Kenyon Review\, The Margins\, Mcsweeney’s\, Rumpus and elsewhere. They live in Jackson Heights. \n​Holly Zhou is a poet and mixed-media artist from the California desert\, the unceded territory of the Cahuilla and Mojave peoples. Holly’s poetry and prose has appeared in The Kenyon Review\, Michigan Quarterly Review\, Seventh Wave & elsewhere. When not writing\, they can be found exploring rocks by the ocean or in the mountains.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/queens-reading-series-poetry-edition/
LOCATION:The World’s Borough Bookshop\, 34-06 73rd Street\, Queens\, NY\, 11372\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:Translanguaging Jazz Poetry Night
DESCRIPTION:Poets: Huang Xiang + Victoria Zhang + Mónica Sarmiento-Archer\nJazz Duo: Tamir Lifshitz and Hillai Govreen \nIn 2004\, poet Huang Xiang collaborated with renowned American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake to initiate the “Jazz Poetry Concert\,” establishing the “Jazz Poetry Month” tradition that continues in Pittsburgh to this day. Today\, this jazz poetry concert returns with a new multilingual lineup at Accent Sisters in New York! \nProgram \n🌌 15:00–15:30 PART I: INTERSTELLAR FLESH \n🐆 15:40–16:00 PART II: DIONYSIAN BEAST \n🪶 16:00–16:40 PART III: Back to 1970s \n📍 Accent Sisters 重音社 89 5th Ave #702\, New York\, NY 10003
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/translanguagung-jazz-poetry-night/
LOCATION:Accent Sisters\, 89 5th Ave #702\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T180000
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SUMMARY:A Stream of Light: Midsummer Afternoon Poetry & Tea
DESCRIPTION:A Stream of Light: Midsummer Afternoon poetry & tea Gathering With Lee Ann Brown @tendtothemoon \, Jiaoyang Li\, and Kevin Ge \nIn 353 CE\, Wang Xizhi gathered with thirty-nine fellow literati at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin\, Kuaiji. Seated beside a winding brook\, they set cups of wine adrift on the current\, composing poems wherever the cups came to rest. \nMore than sixteen centuries later\, on a midsummer afternoon at a HEYTEA Tea Bar on New York’s Upper East Side\, a long table winds like a stream\, with fifteen guests seated along its course. Throughout the afternoon\, the music of xiao (箫)\, performed by Kevin Ge on the vertical bamboo flute\, flows continuously\, interwoven with countless moments of improvisation. Like drifting fire\, the music carries the poetry as it meanders through the space. \n矮纸斜行闲作草，晴窗细乳戏分茶\n“Idle brush on narrow paper\, cursive strokes aslant\, Sunlit pane\, pale foam in play — tea-blossoms conjured in a glance” — Lu You\, The First Clear Day After the Rain \nAt either end of the table\, poets Lee Ann Brown and Jiaoyang Li unfold a ritual of poetry\, translation\, and shared attention. Guests are invited to gather loose tea leaves and scatter them freely across sheets of paper. The scattered leaves are then drawn together into imagined forms—perhaps a tangible object\, perhaps an abstract emotion. Wherever the music pauses\, the drifting fire comes to rest. From that point\, a story begins to grow. \nFree tea will be provided by heytea usa.\nThe event is free but RSVP is needed. \nposter designed by @pennyff_fan
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-stream-of-light-midsummer-afternoon-poetry-tea/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T183000
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SUMMARY:The Fire In Our Throats: A Night of Poetry\, Vulnerability\, & Voice
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate “My God’s Been Silent” by Darius Phelps\, with Taiyo Na\, DeeSoul Carson\, Karl Michael Iglesias\, & Andrew Chi Keong Yim\n\n\nP&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Dr. Darius Phelps to celebrate and discuss his latest collection of poetry\, My God’s Been Silent. \nTaiyo Na\, DeeSoul Carson\, Karl Michael Iglesias\, & Andrew Chi Keong Yim will join Dr. Phelps on stage to read poetry. Afterwards\, Dr. Phelps will sign copies of his book. \nTickets are available through eventbrite and in-person. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nDr. Darius Phelps is the author of My God’s Been Silent (Writ Large Press\, 2026) and The Holy Ghost Lives In Her Laugh (Kith Books\, 2026). A poet before anything else\, his work bears witness to grief\, faith\, and the act of becoming—offering language as a form of liberation and light. Through the lens of poetic inquiry\, Dr. Phelps explores how verse can function as pedagogy\, healing and survival. Rooted in Black literary traditions and personal testimony\, his poems navigate silence\, ancestry\, and resilience\, creating sanctuaries for voices too often unheard. His work has been featured by Diode\, Een Magazine\, School Library Journal\, and many more across platforms that champion the power of story to honor every body\, every history\, and every voice. \n  \nABOUT THE FEATURED POETS\nTaiyo Na is a writer of poems\, songs\, stories and curricula who lives on unceded Lenape land (Queens\, NY) and whose writing has appeared in Kweli Journal\, Poets House and in the anthology We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry\, Performance\, and Spoken Word (Haymarket Books\, 2024). He is the author of the forthcoming God of Water (Pali Press)\, which was a finalist for the St. Lawrence Book Award and Clay Reynolds Novella Prize. \nDeeSoul Carson is a poet\, educator\, and host of the O\,Word? podcast. A Stanford alum\, his work is featured or forthcoming in POETRY Magazine\, Muzzle Magazine\, AGNI\, & elsewhere. For his work\, DeeSoul has received a National Endowment for the Arts and a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent fellowship from the Poetry Foundation\, as well as fellowships from the NYU MFA program\, the Watering Hole\, and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. His debut full-length\, The Laughing Barrel\, is forthcoming from Alice James Books in Spring 2027. Find more of his work at deesoulpoetry.com \nKarl Michael Iglesias is a Puerto Rican actor\, director\, and the author of Catch a Glow. His work can be read in the Madison Review\, Hong Kong Review\, Sierra Nevada Review\, Florida Review\, Brooklyn Review\, and The Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day. Karl lives in Brooklyn\, New York. His latest collection\, The Bounce\, is available on Finishing Line Press. \nAndrew Chi Keong Yim was born and raised in Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi. He was awarded the 2024 New Voices Award in Poetry from Washington Square Review\, selected by Terrance Hayes\, and is a 2025 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship finalist. His poems have appeared in Best New Poets\, The Adroit Journal\, Bat City Review\, Frozen Sea and other publications. Andrew is the author of the debut poetry collection The Ninth Island\, forthcoming from University of Pittsburgh Press. He lives in New York City\, where he is a public school teacher. \nHousekeeping notes:\n\nThis is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating.\nDoors open at 6:30pm\, with the talk starting around 7:00pm.\nBooks will be available for purchase at the event.\nCost of a book bundle ticket reflects the total cost of the feature event book (MSRP plus tax). Each book bundle ticket guarantees ticket holders one (1) copy of the feature event book.\nThe talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear.\nIf you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event\, we’re happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-fire-in-our-throats-a-night-of-poetry-vulnerability-voice/
LOCATION:P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts\, 180 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T180000
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SUMMARY:Potluck Asian America & Serica Storytellers: Poetry\, Memory\, and Remembrance Live & Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:In honor of Day of Remembrance\, The Serica Initiative presents a special salon-style Serica Storytellers gathering exploring Japanese American incarceration through poetry\, translation\, and community dialogue. \nHosted by AAPI community leader Julia Azuma\, the evening brings together art\, food\, and memory. The program centers on By the Shore of Lake Michigan\, the award-winning English translation of a 1960 tanka poetry collection written by Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto — an Issei couple forcibly incarcerated at Heart Mountain during World War II and later resettled in Chicago. \nThe evening will feature: \n\nJapanese food\, drinks\, and a community potluck\nA live + virtual conversation with editors\, translators\, and scholars\nOn-site display of archival photographs and original Japanese-language materials (courtesy of Nancy Matsumoto)\nAn extended community discussion to reflect collectively on remembrance\, resilience\, and responsibility\n\nThis event moves beyond lecture format. It invites shared reflection in a space intentionally designed for conversation. \n \nPROGRAM DETAILS\n6:00 – 7:00 PM:  Guest Arrival\, Japanese Food & Drinks\, Networking \n7:00 – 8:00 PM: Webinar / Live Presentation (VIRTUAL PORTION HERE ONLY) \nFeaturing: \n\nNancy Matsumoto \nMariko Aratani \nEri F. Yasuhara \nModerated by Kyoko Miyabe \n\n \nIncludes readings\, reflections\, and discussion of tanka poetry\, incarceration\, translation\, and intergenerational memory. \n Question & Answer section will be for those joining virtually as well.  \n8:00 – 9:00 PM:  Facilitated Community Discussion: Open reflection and dialogue among in-person attendees. \nThe cost for this community event is $1 or whatever you would like to contribute. \nFlatiron District\, 12 W 18th St \nABOUT THE BOOK\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nBy the Shore of Lake Michigan \nUCLA Asian American Studies Center Press (2024) \nWinner\, Before Columbus Foundation 2025 American Book Award \nBy the Shore of Lake Michigan is an English translation of a 1960 tanka poetry collection written by Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto\, Issei immigrants who endured forced removal from Los Angeles\, incarceration at the Heart Mountain prison camp in Wyoming\, and resettlement in Chicago after WWII. \nWritten in the five-line tanka form (5-7-5-7-7)\, these poems document 17 years of upheaval\, grief\, and rebuilding\, offering an extraordinarily rare first-generation account of Japanese American incarceration and its aftermath.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/serica-storytellers-japanese-tanka-poets/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion,History,Poetry,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T190000
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SUMMARY:U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze: Words Bridging Worlds: On Poetry and Translation
DESCRIPTION:A reading by U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze\, followed by a reception and book signing.\n\n\n\nQueens College is honored to welcome Arthur Sze\, the nation’s 25th U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2025-2026. Sze will visit the campus and share his literary expertise\, followed by a reading\, reception\, and book signing. \nAuthor of 12 poetry collections\, Sze’s honors include the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry\, the 2024 Science and Literature Award from the National Book Foundation\, the Bollingen Prize for American Poetry from Yale University\, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation\, a Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America\, a Jackson Poetry Prize from Poets & Writers\, a Lannan Literary Award\, and a Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Writers’ Award\, among others.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/words-bridging-worlds-on-poetry-and-translation/
LOCATION:Queens College/CUNY\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367
CATEGORIES:In Person,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Poetry Café of the National Black Writers Conference
DESCRIPTION:As part of Brooklyn Public Library’s longtime partnership with National Black Writers Conference\, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College co-presents an annual poetry café featuring four amazing poets: Angela Du\, Kaiyah Ellison\, Bonafide Rojas\, and Zora Satchel. \nParticipants\nAngela Du is a young poet\, actress\, and model. Angela grew up in the New York City Metro area. Her passion for writing sparked in the summer of 2022\, when she attended her school’s summer poetry writing program. In 2024\, she won first place in the 27th annual Celebrate America Creative Writing Contest with her poem “Stories of Us.” Subsequently\, she was invited to appear on ABC’s Good Morning America and shared her thoughts on her poem. The poem was also published on the Skipping Stones Magazine and the American Immigration Council website. In October 2024\, she was interviewed by the poet and broadcast journalist Amanda Eke and is now a part of The Poet Speaks with Amanda Eke\, a TV show that is streaming on Heritage Broadcasting and Roku. \nKaiyah Ellison is a college senior with a passion for weaving words into vibrant\, thought-provoking stories and poetry. Currently pursuing a degree in English Literature\, she draws inspiration from life’s fleeting moments and personal experiences; Her work has been featured in the Medgar Evers College literary journal as well. When not writing\, Kaiyah enjoys exploring the newest library\, immersing herself in music\, and diving into a new book. As a spring author\, she looks forward to sharing her voice and connecting with fellow poetry enthusiasts. \nBonafide Rojas is a Poet\, Musician\, & has five collections of poetry: Excelsior\, Notes On The Return To The Island\, Renovatio\, When The City Sleeps\, & Pelo Bueno. He is a Mellon-Flamboyan Letras Boricuas Fellow & has appeared on Def Poetry Jam. He’s performed at Lincoln Center\, Brooklyn Museum\, Philadelphia Museum Of Art\, Bowery Ballroom\, Konvent Zero Barcelona\, Spoken Word Paris\, Latinale Berlin/Hamburg\, & Festival De La Palabra Puerto Rico. He’s an avid collector of pop culture & only wears red socks. \nZora Satchel Zora Satchel is a Black and Chinese American queer poet\, editor\, and cinephile who writes about food\, sex\, film\, family\, and friendship. Her work has been published in Honey Literary\, Drunk Monkeys Magazine\, Stone of Madness Press\, and elsewhere. She was In Surreal Life and Emotional Historians Fellow for the summer of 2024 and the 2021 Winter/Spring Brooklyn Poets Fellow. She has performed with Brooklyn Poets\, Blasian March\, KGB Bar\, Priyo\, Glow in the City: Unplugged\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/poetry-cafe-of-the-national-black-writers-conference/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Poetry
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