Armed with little more than a mic, an amp, and a loop station, Hnossa project’s Didrik Söderström adapts and performs old stories in layered poetry, prose, and song. This week Hnossa will present its new work, “The Magician’s Cape,” at Writers & Books.
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Brockport Writers Forum season wraps with memoir
Anne Panning’s memoir on the death of her mother, “Dragonfly Notes: On Distance and Loss,” is written in brief fragments in which dragonflies operate as a vehicle that takes the reader through different places and moments in time.
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Rochester’s role in translating worldwide women authors
Reading contemporary women authors in translation gives us a perspective that diverges from the both European and male-dominated canon. We explore the world of international women writers and the Rochester-based translators and publishers who make their work accessible to an English-reading audience.
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New Ground Poetry Night offers the mic to all
After four years, the inclusive monthly New Ground Poetry Night is going strong. Held on the first Tuesday of each month at Equal Grounds Coffee House, the open mic is hosted by poets Jonathan Everitt and Albert Abonado.
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Interview: KaeLyn Rich and the femme resistance
Rich’s debut title, “Girls Resist! A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution” is for the person who doesn’t have access to mentorship in activism, but they’re mad about the world and they need the language and the tools to create change.
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Rochester Reads 2019 selection: Omar El Akkad’s ‘American War’
El Akkad’s work of dystopian fiction envisions a Second American Civil War, the devastating results of climate change, and more of our worst fears. The author will be in Rochester next spring for a series of readings, signings, and other appearances.
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CityVerse: ‘Silver-Tongue Turned Gold’ by Suzanne John
The second edition in our occasional poetry column features a work by Penfield High School student and winner of the Sokol Award for poetry.
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Writers & Books launches The Ladder literary conference
The June 16 conference at Rochester Riverfront Hotel will be a day-long boot camp featuring the expertise of more than 40 literature industry professionals and 12 different workshops, all designed to help writers up their game.
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CityVerse debut: ‘Study Abroad’ by Chen Chen
In honor of National Poetry Month, we premiere our occasional poetry column, which features unpublished poems by local, national, and international writers.
