Declarative Sentences
Voices in Memory of Jack Agüeros

Jack Agüeros-1Join us as poets, writers, and scholars gather in the Faculty Room at Columbia University’s Low Library to pay tribute to one of the luminaries of Latino/a literature and American letters.

This is the first of a series of events planned in memory of Jack Agüeros, which will include a new production of one of his plays at El Museo del Barrio.

Scheduled to appear:
Martín Espada, Jesus Papoleto Meléndez, Mike Veve, Lauren Schmidt, Robert Hershon, Donna Brook, Urayoán Noel, Chris Brandt, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, Julio Marzán, David Unger, Patrick Rosal, Ruth Irupé Sanabria, Rich Villar, Natalia Agüeros-Macario

Born in New York City in 1934, Jack Agüeros was a community activist, poet, fiction writer, playwright, and translator.

Friday, October 17
at 6:00pm – 8:00pm
free to the public

Low Library, Columbia University
535 W 114th St, New York, New York 10027

Presented by:
Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University
Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Columbia University
Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at Columbia University
El Museo del Barrio
National Urban Fellows
Curbstone Press
The Medicine Show Theater

Women Respond to Poe Workshop

THE BIG READ IN THE BRONX
Women Respond to Poe Workshop

Saturday, October 18, 2014 4:00-6:00pm
Women Respond to Poe Workshop
with BRIO winner Peggy Robles-Alvarado.
Unless otherwise noted, Big Read activities will take place at BCA’s future headquarters at 2700 East Tremont Avenue
(corner of St. Raymond Avenue)

A generative workshop that examines and responds to the beauty of women and rhythm in life and death as seen in selected works of Edgar Allen Poe.

Participants will examine the theme of female beauty and rhythm as presented in selected poems by Edgar Allan Poe, and create their own original poetry and/or prose pieces using prompts that encourage the use of stylistic features present in Poe’s work.
Free! All are welcome!