Thursday, October 24, 6:00 PM ET
Rose O'Neill Literary House
Diannely Antigua Reading From Her Poetry
Join us for an evening with Diannely Antigua and Ani Gjika.
Free and open to all. Donations are appreciated to support the GWC’s work in the community.
Join the Cambridge Public Library in celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month with a poetry reading and conversation featuring two award-winning local poets with roots in the Caribbean, DIANNELY ANTIGUA and PATRICK SYLVAIN.
Each poet will read poems for about twenty minutes, to be followed by a wide-ranging conversation and audience Q&A.
Diannely Antigua is a Dominican American poet and educator, born and raised in Massachusetts. She is the author of two books of poetry, including Good Monster, published just last month by Copper Canyon Press. She is the Poet Laureate of Portsmouth, NH.
Patrick Sylvain is a Haitian-American poet, writer, social and literary critic, and photographer who has published widely on Haiti and Haitian diaspora culture, politics, language, and religion. He is the author of several poetry books in English and Haitian, and his poems have been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize. He teaches at Simmons
This reading and talk will be hybrid (via Zoom). It is co-sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation.
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Lecture Hall, Main Library
Registration is required. There are 150 in-person seats available. There are 150 online seats available.
The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series is excited to present current poet laureate of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Diannely Antigua, as the popular program’s fourth reader of the 2023/24 season.
Antigua will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2024, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by a book signing with the author.
Join two award-winning writers for a foray into today’s poetry scene. Come and engage in thought-provoking discussions on identity, culture, and how we use language in unprecedented times.
This event promises to be an engaging experience with poets who have a breadth of knowledge, explore critical themes, and bring a unique linguistic exploration to their work. It’s an opportunity to engage with poetry that challenges conventions and fosters discussions on identity, gender, and language. It’s an occasion to celebrate women in poetry, engage with the craft, and explore contemporary themes through the lens of highly respected authors.
