“Reunion” by Carolyn Forché
In case you'd like a taste of what you're in for one week from now, here's a poem by Carolyn Forché from her book The Country Between Us, available online thanks to the Poetry Foundation. Forché will be visiting us at Concordia on Friday, March 14th at 7Pm (Hall Building, H-767). (Click on poem to see … Continue reading “Reunion” by Carolyn Forché
Forché: Through The Eyes of Poets
Here is an article by Sara DuBreuil who speaks to Carolyn Forché about her poetic practice and the experience of looking at humanitarian issues "through the eyes of poets." We, at Writers Read, are very much looking forward to Forché's visit Friday, March 14th at 7PM (Concordia' Hall Building, H-767). See you there!
INTERVIEW: Francine Prose on ‘My New American Life’
The Paris Review interviewed writer Francine Prose on her 2011 novel about an Albanian immigrant working as a nanny in New Jersey. Prose will be visiting Concordia with Writers Read Friday March 28th at 7PM (Hall Building, H-767). Click here for the interview.
PREVIEW: Carolyn Forché
Here's a taste of what you will get to experience at Carolyn Forché's upcoming free public reading on Friday, March 14th at Concordia University (Hall Building H-767) at 7PM. We're lucky to have her visit us. Don't miss out!
COMING IN MARCH: Francine Prose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph5Ij97g1Rc Here is an excerpt of Francine Prose reading from her novel Lovers at the Chameleon Club: Paris 1932. The novel is based on a photograph by Brassai featuring a lesbian couple at the infamous Paris night club Le Monocle. Come see Prose read at Concordia on March 28th at 7PM (Hall Building H-767).
Poetry & Atrocity
Check out this fascinating article in The New Yorker by Robyn Creswell about Carolyn Forché's ongoing project of "reinventing the political lyric." Forché will be a featured at Writers Read Concordia March 14th. Join us for a free public reading at 7PM in the Hall Building H-767.
To Hell and Back, With Poetry
"When we read the poem as witness, we are marked by it and become ourselves witnesses to what it has made present before us. Language incises the page, wounding it with testimonial presence, and the reader is marked by encounter with that presence. Witness begets witness. The text we read becomes a living archive." -- … Continue reading To Hell and Back, With Poetry
Carolyn Forché reads “Ourselves or Nothing”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jIiRvFRj18 Listen to Carolyn Forché read her powerful poem dedicated to Terrence Des Pres. Forché will be visiting Concordia University with Writers Read on March 14th. Don't miss out!
Writers Read: Concordia university's reading Series 