OCTOBER CARRAGON EVENTS:
WOMEN’S LITERARY WORKSHOP

OCTOBER CARRAGON EVENTS:
WOMEN’S LITERARY WORKSHOP
and
PEN Women’s Literary Workshop
Wednesday, October 25 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.
588 Broadway, Suite 303. ph: 212-334-1660; website: pen.org.
Hosted by Ilsa Gilbert
Free Admission
with Ilsa Gilbert, Rosalie Calabrese, Bracha Nechama Bomze,
Patricia Carragon, Jan Garden Castro,
Jan Emerson, Anna Michaels-Gaudreau,
Madeline Millan, and more.
Subways: F, D, B, M to Broadway/Lafayette 6 to Bleecker St.
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Roxanne Hoffman’s Poets Wear Prada Double Book Launch
Patricia Carragon’s “The Cupcake Chronicles”
Iris N. Schwartz’s “My Secret Life with Chris North: And Other Stories”
F-Bomb NY Flash Fiction Reading
Friday, November 3, 2017
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
KGB’s Red Room 3rd Floor up
85 E 4th St.
NYC 10003
Hosted by Paul Beckman
Plus a great lineup of readers: David B. McConeghey,
Alice Jacoby, Madeline Artenberg, Thaddeus Rutkowski,
Roxanne Hoffman, Diane Stiglitch, and Paul Beckman.
Two Drink Minimum
Subways: F/ D/ B to Broadway/ Lafayette
F to Second Avenue
6 to Bleecker Street
“The Cupcake Chronicles” is now available on Amazon:http://amzn.to/2yAYc9o
“My Secret Life with Chris North: And Other Stories”
is now available on Amazon:http://amzn.to/2gUEQ5P
Risk of Discovery Series
Tuesday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
Patricia Carragon
Blue Cups
38-04 61st Street
Woodside, NY 11377
(917) 832-6940
Hosted by Micah Eaton Zevin
Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1564955446875889/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&pnref=story
Subway: 7 to 61st Street Woodside
Open Mic
Free admission but please support the café 💗
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SPIRAL THOUGHT PRESENTS LITERARY READINGS
at 6/15 Green
Patricia Carragon and Gabriel Levicky
Wednesday, October 18 at 6 p.m.
AT 6/15 GREEN (a community garden) at the corner of
6th Avenue and 15th Street in Park Slope Brooklyn
FREE ADMISSION
Hosted by Emily Brown
6/15 Green is easily accessible by mass transit using the F train (7th Ave. Or 15th St. Stations), the R train (Prospect Ave.) And the 68, 63 and 61 buses. 6/15 Green is a 501 ( c) 3 organization. Please visit the website for more information: www.615green.org
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I’m honored to be one of the guest readers on Saturday, October 21 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at YogaSole
254 Windsor Place
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 541-1382
Subways:
Take the F or G train to 15th Street/Prospect Park Station. Exit Windsor Place
Brooklyn Launch of
Yuyutsu Sharma’s Eternal Snow
& A Workshop with the Himalayan Poet
Saturday Oct 21st
Workshop will be 6:00pm – 7:00pm $25pp
(includes reading)
Reading will be 7:30pm – 9:00pm $10pp
In the workshop
Yuyu will share his experiences and recite mantras and prayers to evoke the Himalayan world, especially, Devataatma, a Sanskrit word for the Himalayas, meaning the place where Soul of the God lives. After years of traveling the globe as an itinerant poet, Yuyutsu Sharma has earned the respect and admiration of thousands of people all over the world. Yuyu will unravel the secrets of Himalayan spirituality, inducing the participants to write fresh poetry likely to be published in the second volume of Eternal Snow.
The Reading will be the
The Brooklyn launch of
“Eternal Snow: A Worldwide Anthology of One Hundred Twenty-Five Poetic Intersections with Himalayan Poet Yuyutsu RD Sharma”
will take place.
Editors will share their experiences of editing this anthology.
Select Poets include:
David Austell, Kathleen D Gallagher, Ruth Danon, Carolyn Wells, Catherine Gigante-Brown, Jack Tar, Nancy R Lange, Bill Wolak, Robert Scotto, Michael Graves, Bari Falise, Christi Shannon Kline, Dan Szczesny, Jack Tar, Marion Palm, Eugene Hyon, Patricia Carragon,
Jan Garden Castro
& others will read from the book.
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PEN Women’s Literary Workshop
Wednesday, October 25 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.
588 Broadway, Suite 303. ph: 212-334-1660; website: pen.org.
Hosted by Ilsa Gilbert
Free Admission
with Ilsa Gilbert, Rosalie Calabrese, Bracha Nechama Bomze,
Patricia Carragon, Jan Emerson, Anna Michaels-Gaudreau,
Madeline Millan, and more.
Subways: F, D, B, M to Broadway/Lafayette 6 to Bleecker St.
This is an invitation to join the Unbearables and friends
on October 7, Saturday, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Parkside Lounge
317 E. Houston Street
NYC- 10002
Subway: F to Second Avenue, D to Broadway/ Lafayette
Hosted by Francine Witte and Ron Kolm
Facebook Event:
Please check the MTA Weekender for updates:
http://web.mta.info/weekender/lineview.html?r=r
This is an invitation to join the Unbearables and friends as they take part in the international event 100 Thousand Poets for Change by reading their work at the Parkside Lounge.
This event will be free, though there is a two drink minimum –
the Parkside does have two dollar drinks, so we hope this isn’t a problem for anyone. We will also be passing the hat to help with expenses.
We would like to thank Michael Rothenberg for creating 100 Thousand Poets for Change, and for his continued support to poets around the world who participate. Many of the events in other countries will take place on September 30th, but Michael recognized the 30th is also Yom Kippur, so he gave organizers some leeway on choosing another date.
Hosted by Francine Witte and Ron Kolm, with the following poets participating:
1. Francine Witte
2. Jane Ormerod
3. Carol Wierzbicki
4. David Lawton
5. Thomas Fucaloro
6. Aimee Herman
7. John Trause
8. Brendaliz Guerro
9. Phillip Giambri
10. Bill Considine
11. Bruce Weber
12. Joanne Pagano
13. Richard West
14. Puma Perl
15. Matthew Hupert
16. Joel Alegretti
17. Amy Barone
18. Rob Hardin
19. Su Yung
20. Patricia Carragon
21. Jason Gallagher
22. Pete Dolack
23. Mitch Corber
24. Jim Feast
25. Jill Rapaport
26. Tsaurah Litzky
27. Deborah Pintonelli
28. Carl Watson
29. Sparrow
30. Gordon Gilbert
31. Larissa Shmailo
32. Bob Holman
33. David Huberman
34. Tom Savage
35. Bonny Finberg
36. Valery Oisteanu
37. Bob Quatrone
38. Jeff Wright
39. Dorothy Friedman
40. Eve Packer
Filmed by Mitch Corber
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Faultlines: a Reading
Saturday, October 14 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Unnameable Books
600 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
poet/performers/persons: we are:
Sparrow, Eve Packer, Carol Wierzbicki, Jim Feast,
Francine Witte, Danny Shot,Tsaurah Litzky, Austin Alexis,
Stella Padnos, Robert Gibbons, Brendaliz Guerrero,
Jason R. Gallagher, Patricia Carragon, Stephen Kwok,
Lehman Weichselbaum, David Huberman and TBA
The Theme: ‘Faultline–Seismic Shifts’
Reading from someone else’s, then our own stuff–
Free event
Host: Eve Packer
Subway: Q, B to Seventh Avenue
2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza
Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/302031530202729/
Please check the MTA Weekender for updates:
http://web.mta.info/weekender/lineview.html?r=r
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Risk of Discovery Series
Tuesday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
Patricia Carragon
Blue Cups
38-04 61st Street
Woodside, NY 11377
(917) 832-6940
Hosted by Micah Eaton Zevin
Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1564955446875889/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&pnref=story
Subway: 7 to 61st Street Woodside
Open Mic
Free admission but please support the café 💗
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SPIRAL THOUGHT PRESENTS LITERARY READINGS
at 6/15 Green
Patricia Carragon and Gabriel Levicky
Wednesday, October 18 at 6 p.m.
AT 6/15 GREEN (a community garden) at the corner of
6th Avenue and 15th Street in Park Slope Brooklyn
FREE ADMISSION
Hosted by Emily Brown
6/15 Green is easily accessible by mass transit using the F train (7th Ave. Or 15th St. Stations), the R train (Prospect Ave.) And the 68, 63 and 61 buses. 6/15 Green is a 501 ( c) 3 organization. Please visit the website for more information: www.615green.org
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I’m honored to be one of the guest readers on Saturday, October 21 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at YogaSole
254 Windsor Place
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 541-1382
Subways:
Take the F or G train to 15th Street/Prospect Park Station. Exit Windsor Place
Brooklyn Launch of
Yuyutsu Sharma’s Eternal Snow
& A Workshop with the Himalayan Poet
Saturday Oct 21st
Workshop will be 6:00pm – 7:00pm $25pp
(includes reading)
Reading will be 7:30pm – 9:00pm $10pp
In the workshop
Yuyu will share his experiences and recite mantras and prayers to evoke the Himalayan world, especially, Devataatma, a Sanskrit word for the Himalayas, meaning the place where Soul of the God lives. After years of traveling the globe as an itinerant poet, Yuyutsu Sharma has earned the respect and admiration of thousands of people all over the world. Yuyu will unravel the secrets of Himalayan spirituality, inducing the participants to write fresh poetry likely to be published in the second volume of Eternal Snow.
The Reading will be the
The Brooklyn launch of
“Eternal Snow: A Worldwide Anthology of One Hundred Twenty-Five Poetic Intersections with Himalayan Poet Yuyutsu RD Sharma”
will take place.
Editors will share their experiences of editing this mammon anthology.
Select Poets include:
David Austell, Kathleen D Gallagher, Ruth Danon, Carolyn Wells, Catherine Gigante-Brown, Jack Tar, Nancy R Lange, Bill Wolak, Robert Scotto, Michael Graves, Bari Falise, Christi Shannon Kline, Dan Szczesny, Jack Tar, Marion Palm, Eugene Hyon, Patricia Carragon,
Jan Garden Castro
& others will read from the book.
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PEN Women’s Literary Workshop
Wednesday, October 25 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.
588 Broadway, Suite 303. ph: 212-334-1660; website: pen.org.
Hosted by Ilsa Gilbert
Free Admission
with Ilsa Gilbert, Rosalie Calabrese, Bracha Nechama Bromze,
Patricia Carragon, Jan Emerson, Anna Michaels-Gaudreau,
Madeline Millan, and more.
Subways: F, D, B, M to Broadway/Lafayette 6 to Bleecker St.
Stand with PEN America to defend free expression, reject hate crimes and uphold truth in the face of lies and misinformation!
WRITERS RESIST: Louder Together for Free Expression is a literary protest on the steps of the New York Public Library’s Schwarzman Building at 42nd St. that will bring together hundreds of writers and artists and thousands of New Yorkers on the birthday of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. American poet laureates Robert Pinsky and Rita Dove will each offer hope and inspiration with “inaugural” poems.
FEATURING: Meena Alexander, Laurie Anderson, Moustafa Bayoumi, Erin Belieu, Amy Brill, Rosanne Cash, Alexander Chee, T Cooper, Michael Cunningham, Eisa Davis, Mónica de la Torre, Alex Dimitrov, Rita Dove, Charlotte Druckman, Melanie Dunea, Storm Ervin, Jeffrey Eugenides, Angela Flournoy, Masha Gessen, Allison Glock, Amy Goodman, Jeff Gordinier, David Haskell, A.M. Homes, Siri Hustvedt, Mary Karr, Michael Klein, Jaime Manrique, Colum McCann, Jill McDonough, Rick Moody, Honor Moore, Kathleen Ossip, Robert Pinsky, Francine Prose, Kevin Prufer, Sofia Quintero, Jason Reynolds, Jess Row, Esmeralda Santiago, Hirsh Sawhney, Bob Shacochis, Brenda Shaughnessey, Deborah Solomon, Andrew Solomon, Art Spiegelman, Terese Svoboda, Craig Teicher, Charlie Vazquez, Jonathan Wells, Meg Wolitzer, Zachary Wood, Jacqueline Woodson, Monica Youn and more to be announced.
Our PARTNERS include: Arts & Democracy, Asian American Arts Alliance, Authors Guild, Bowery Poetry, Bronx Writers Center, Cave Canem, Center for Fiction, Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, Courage Campaign, Daily Kos, Dennin Arts Management, Dramatists Guild of America, Free Press, New York Writers Coalition, Revolution Books, Theater Communications Group, The Nation, The New School Creative Writing Program, The Other Stories Podcast, Tin House, andWords Without Borders.
Sign the free expression pledge!
After the readings and performances, a group of PEN America leaders and any who wish to join will walk the blocks to Trump Tower together to present PEN America’s free expression pledge on the First Amendment signed by over 110,000 individuals to a member of the President-elect’s team. We are confident the reading at the library and the subsequent march, as two distinct but powerful events to uphold free expression and human rights for all, will be powerful.
We’re 10 days out and we have received great feedback already. We even have 1,000 people already registered on writersresistnyc.eventbrite.com We need your help to keep the momentum going.
We are hoping you’ll be able to help us by:
Here are the links you will need:
Eventbrite, Event page, Facebook page
We will have 2 sessions on Wednesday, January 11 to accommodate everyone’s schedule:
12-2 PM
6-8 PM
Please RSVP by email (clarisse@pen.org) for the one you are able to attend.
Please email clarisse@pen.org to confirm you will be able to work from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Sunday, January 15.
Assignments will be sent next week and will include: info tables, collecting signatures for the First Amendment pledge, handing out posters, crowd control, and other similar tasks.
Let us know if you’ll be available to volunteer on the day of the event as well, and if you have any questions.
Best wishes,
Clarisse and Stephanie
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Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf
Deputy Director of Public Programs
clarisse@pen.org | t. +1 646.779.4831
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Proud to be one of the readers:
Pen Women‘s Workshop Reading at Pen American Center
Tuesday, November 1 at 6:00 p.m.
Led by founder and director Ilsa Gilbert, and now in it’s 24th year,
the PEN Women’s Literary Workshop will present readings of original
work in poetry and prose featuring:
Ilsa Gilbert, Rosalie Calabrese, Bracha Nechama Bomze,
Patricia Carragon, Caroline Thomas, Marni Rice, Jan Castro,
Roberta Gould, Alice Jacoby, Anne Weichberger,
Maria Arrillagra, Mimi Stern-Wolfe, and more.
PEN American Center
588 Broadway #303
New York, NY 10012
Admission Free; Reception to follow
FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/events/787730638033948/
Subways:
D, F, M to Broadway-Lafayette, 4, 6 to Bleecker St., R to Prince St.,E, A, C, to Spring St.