Writers & Books will host New England-based poet Rage Hezekiah this week for a virtual reading and workshop.
Literature
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Gaelen McCormick and ‘The Pandemic of Creation’
Former RPO double bassist Gaelen McCormick’s struggles with hearing loss inform her new book with Sraddha Prativadi, “The Pandemic of Creation: Recognizing freedom in Loss and Opportunity in the Void.”
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Calendar preview: Nowhere to be, but lots to see
Film, literature, and writing get the spotlight as Rochester’s arts community slates opportunities to connect and reflect.
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Alison Meyers will lead Writers & Books
Writers & Books has hired Alison Meyers, a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and fiction writer and a veteran non-profit leader, as its next executive director.
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Interview: ‘American War’ author Omar El Akkad
Writers & Books’ 2019 selection for its Rochester Reads series is “American War,” the debut novel of Egyptian-Canadian investigative journalist Omar El Akkad. He’ll be in town March 26 to March 29 for a series of readings, book signings, and book talks.
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Hnossa’s storytelling brings folktales to life
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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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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Painting for the people
Rochester-based artist and homeless advocate Richmond Futch Jr. embraces humanity through art. His newest, literary-themed mural project on the Arnett Branch Library facade was a collaborative endeavor with youth mentees.
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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.
