Category: Readings
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Doorways Into Ekphrasis: A Workshop with Ama Codjoe
On Friday, September 13, Ama Codjoe will lead a workshop with students and faculty. In this generative workshop, participants will discuss ekphrastic writing: writing about art. Together we will engage in close reading and close looking. Workshop attendees will leave with a draft of a poem, and with prompts for further and…
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A Reading with Terrance Hayes
On Thursday, April 25 at 6 pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center (RKC), Terrance Hayes will read from his work. He will be introduced by Erica Kaufman, Bard Writer in Residence and Director of the Institute for Writing and Thinking. The reading will be followed by a moderated Q&A. Terrance Hayes is the…
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The Future of Publishing: A Talk with Yahdon Israel
Portrait by John Midgley On Thursday, April 18, at 6 pm in Bard Hall, Aaliyah Bilal will read from her work. She will be introduced by Rachel Ephraim, Bard Early College Hudson Valley faculty member. The reading will be followed by a discussion moderated by her editor Yahdon Israel, senior editor at Simon &…
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A Reading with Aaliyah Bilal
Photo by Tasha Pinelo On Thursday, April 18, at 6 pm in Bard Hall, Aaliyah Bilal will read from her work. She will be introduced by Rachel Ephraim, Bard Early College Hudson Valley faculty member. The reading will be followed by a discussion moderated by her editor Yahdon Israel, senior editor at Simon &…
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Intersections of the Personal and Political: A Poetry Workshop with Cathy Linh Che
Photo by Jess X. Snow On Monday, March 11, Cathy Linh Che will hold a workshop with Bard Annandale students and faculty. She will be introduced by Professor Jenny Xie. How is poetry personal? How is it political? In this craft class, we will explore the intersection between the personal…
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Diamonds, Paper, Sunrise: Elemental Imagination in The Thousand and One Nights
On Wednesday, February 21, Yasmine Seale will hold poetry workshop with students at Bard College Annandale. On Thursday, February 22, she will then hold a talk on translating Sindbad in relation to the history of the diamonds and paper trade. She will be introduced by Bard College faculty member, Elizabeth…
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A Reading and Workshop with Sally Wen Mao
Photo by Noah Bility On Thursday, December 7, at 10:30am, Sally Wen Mao will give a reading and lead a workshop for students in Weis Cinema. Among the wider student body, students from Professor Jenny Xie‘s class Contemporary Asian American and Asian Diasporic Poetics will be present. Sally Wen Mao…
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A Reading and Workshop with Nicole Sealey
On Monday, November 6, at 6pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center (RKC), Nicole Sealey will read from her work. She will be introduced by poet and Bard College faculty member Jenny Xie. The reading will be followed by a discussion moderated by Dawn Lundy Martin, distinguished writer in residence…
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Poetry of Wit(h)ness & Subversion: A Reading & Ghazal Workshop with Sahar Muradi
On Thursday, October 26 at 10 am in Weis Cinema, Sahar Muradi will read from her debut poetry collection OCTOBERS (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023). The book touches on experiences of migration, empire, and loss, and looks at language as anchor, home, suspect, and, ultimately, a source of wild wonder. Reading and short…
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A Reading with Adam Shatz
On Monday, October 23, at 6 pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center (RKC), Adam Shatz will read from his work. He will be introduced by Dinaw Mengestu, director of the Written Arts Program and the Center for Ethics and Writing. Adam Shatz, a visiting professor at Bard College…