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| Calendar 2010 |
NEWSPAPER WRITING 2010
OPINION COLUMN
After nine years writing for the Editorial Section of the Hartford Courant, Connecticut
Bessy has resigned to devote her time to writing poetry and fiction and conducting readings and workshops.
BI-MONTHLY
WRITER/EDITOR
Reviews, Interviews, Artist Profiles, Event Previews
Latin Arte News the arts page of Identidad Latina
Hartford's Spanish Language Newspaper, published twice monthly
APPEARANCES 2010
Monday Feb. 22, 7pm
Reading: FROM CUBA WITH LOVE
Featuring poets Bessy Reyna and Mark Weiss
WordForge Reading Series, The Studio @ Billings Forge, 563 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Mark Weiss is the editor of The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry A Bilingual Anthology.
The Whole Island makes available a wide range of Cuban poets, including such well-known figures
as Nicolás Guillén, José Lezama Lima, and Nancy Morejón, but also poets widely read in Spanish who
remain almost unknown to the English-speaking world. The translations convey the intensity and
beauty of the accompanying Spanish originals. The poems are an essential source for understanding
the literature and culture of Cuba, its diaspora, and the Caribbean at large, and provide an unparalleled
perspective on what it means to be Cuban.
Open Mike Follows. For more information contact: Jim Finnegan <jforjames@aol.com>, or visit www.billingsforgeworks.org
WordForge Reading Series, The Studio @ Billings Forge, 563 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06106
MONDAY, MARCH 8, 4 – 6pm
Poetry Reading and Conversation with Bessy Reyna in celebration of International Women's Day
St Joseph College, Mercy Hall, Crystal Room
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. For more information contact: dvalencia@sjc.edu
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 7 - 9 pm
Group Reading: MOVING TOWARDS HOME: A Poetry Reading for Gaza
With: Richard Wilbur, James Scully, Alison Meyers, Martin Espada, Jon Andersen and others.
Food for Thought Books Collective, 106 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
Guest Artist: Tarleton State University Speaker Symposium Series, Stephenville, Texas
Conversation, Spanish Reading and English Reading
Information: 254-968-9894
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 3-5pm
2ND SATURDAY AT BACO: REYNA, RIVERA & STOKES
Baco Café, 71 Jay St, Brooklyn, New York
Shelby Stokes & Mundo Rivera join Bessy Reyna, who debuts Memoirs
of the Unfaithful Lover /Memorias de la amante infiel, her third collection
of poems. Arrive early & enjoy Baco’smenu: www.bacocafe.com. Co-sponsored
with Acentos. Donations to benefit Cave Canem encouraged.
OPINION COLUMN
After nine years writing for the Editorial Section of the Hartford Courant, Connecticut
Bessy has resigned to devote her time to writing poetry and fiction and conducting readings and workshops.
BI-MONTHLY
WRITER/EDITOR
Reviews, Interviews, Artist Profiles, Event Previews
Latin Arte News the arts page of Identidad Latina
Hartford's Spanish Language Newspaper, published twice monthly
APPEARANCES 2010
Monday Feb. 22, 7pm
Reading: FROM CUBA WITH LOVE
Featuring poets Bessy Reyna and Mark Weiss
WordForge Reading Series, The Studio @ Billings Forge, 563 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Mark Weiss is the editor of The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry A Bilingual Anthology.
The Whole Island makes available a wide range of Cuban poets, including such well-known figures
as Nicolás Guillén, José Lezama Lima, and Nancy Morejón, but also poets widely read in Spanish who
remain almost unknown to the English-speaking world. The translations convey the intensity and
beauty of the accompanying Spanish originals. The poems are an essential source for understanding
the literature and culture of Cuba, its diaspora, and the Caribbean at large, and provide an unparalleled
perspective on what it means to be Cuban.
Open Mike Follows. For more information contact: Jim Finnegan <jforjames@aol.com>, or visit www.billingsforgeworks.org
WordForge Reading Series, The Studio @ Billings Forge, 563 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06106
MONDAY, MARCH 8, 4 – 6pm
Poetry Reading and Conversation with Bessy Reyna in celebration of International Women's Day
St Joseph College, Mercy Hall, Crystal Room
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. For more information contact: dvalencia@sjc.edu
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 7 - 9 pm
Group Reading: MOVING TOWARDS HOME: A Poetry Reading for Gaza
With: Richard Wilbur, James Scully, Alison Meyers, Martin Espada, Jon Andersen and others.
Food for Thought Books Collective, 106 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
Guest Artist: Tarleton State University Speaker Symposium Series, Stephenville, Texas
Conversation, Spanish Reading and English Reading
Information: 254-968-9894
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 3-5pm
2ND SATURDAY AT BACO: REYNA, RIVERA & STOKES
Baco Café, 71 Jay St, Brooklyn, New York
Shelby Stokes & Mundo Rivera join Bessy Reyna, who debuts Memoirs
of the Unfaithful Lover /Memorias de la amante infiel, her third collection
of poems. Arrive early & enjoy Baco’smenu: www.bacocafe.com. Co-sponsored
with Acentos. Donations to benefit Cave Canem encouraged.