Poetry Reading
A Celebration of Verbal and Visual Culture in Latin America
In conjunction with the exhibition Geometry of Hope: Latin American Abstract Art
A Celebration of Verbal and Visual Culture in Latin America
Fridays at 6:15 pm
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU
53 Washington Square South (between Thompson and Sullivan Sts.)
September 21: Cecilia Vicuña (Chile) and Coral Bracho (Mexico)
October 12: Mariela Dreyfus (Peru) and Yolanda Pantin (Venezuela)
November 9: Lila Zemborain (Argentina) and Jussara Salazar (Brazil)
December 7: Edwin Torres (Latino USA) and Roberto Echavarren (Uruguay)
In this series of bilingual poetry readings, curated by Lila Zemborain, NYU Clinical Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American poets will read specially commissioned poems based on works of art featured in The Geometry of Hope. At each event, two poets will each read their respective poem and talk about its genesis and evolution, as well as its relationship with their previous work on ekphrastic poetry. Finally, they will lead a discussion about the links between verbal and visual culture.
Supported by the New York University Humanities Initiative and the Fundación Cisneros. Organized by NYU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing in Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and KJCC Poetry Series at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center. Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Grey Art Gallery. Information: 212/998-3650, kjc.info@nyu.edu, www.nyu.edu/kjc.