A thank you to everyone who came out to this fantastic wide-ranging and brilliant discussion with legendary poet and activist Margaret Randall! It was such a privilege to witness life-long commitment to activism, friendship, poetry, and all @[email protected]

TONIGHT! Join us to hear about the incredible life of Randall and other "outrider" artists. www.eventbrite.com/e/letters-fr... @newvillagepress.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

And WEDNESDAY: Margaret Randall on artists, writers, and activists who risk everything to confront censorship, injustice, and the constraints of convention. @newvillagepress.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Next week!

Join legendary poet, activist, oral historian, and translator Margaret Randall for a reading and conversation based on her newest books chronicling her correspondences with fellow “outrider” artists. www.eventbrite.com/e/letters-fr... @newvillagepress.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

TONIGHT!

SUNDAY!

TOMORROW!

We hope you can come say hi! We're tabling with our friends at Birds, LLC. We'll have books of archival work and poetry for sale, and lots to chat about! brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/f... #brooklynbookfestival

Next Week!

Next week!

CONTROLLED DEMOLITION: a work in four books combines three of Ammiel Alcalay’s previously published poetic texts—Scrapmetal (2007), the cairo notebooks (1993), and from the warring factions (2002)—with a new work. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/controlled...

Celebrate new poetry! Two extraordinary book-length poems confronting violent colonial histories. The poets will read from their new books, followed by a conversation. www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-rea... @cunypoetics.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @futurepoem.bsky.social

We were thrilled to host two packed events on Tuesday to start the Fall 2025 Friday Forum schedule, featuring visiting scholar Caleb Ward! Thank you to @humanitiescuny.bsky.social and @cunypoetics.bsky.social for co-sponsoring the events, and to Ph.D. in English candidate Ju Ly Ban for organizing 🎉

"...a voice that speaks, in the absence of memory about the unbearable weight of memory, and another that has to bear the weight of language, of signification, of the impossible task of making memory, the ineffable, effable." read more centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...

"Even now, our thoughts and tomorrow’s to-do lists might be worlds apart. Yet, there’s this moment. a connection I call “click.” For me, that click began with Theresa’s work." Read more: centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...

When Ju Ly Ban first arrived at the @bampfa.bsky.social, Theresa’s letters spoke to her most. Her correspondences seemed to breathe, their voices rippling across time. The letters that follow continue this conversation. centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...

Amongst other things, Distributaries will highlight @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social student projects and work, @cunypoetics.bsky.social archival research projects and journeys, @cunygcps2.bsky.social Research Fellows, and CUNY student fellows work and projects for the NYC Climate Justice Hub!

DISTRIBUTARIES IS BACK! The @humanitiescuny.bsky.social blog returns with a new series highlighting what our Fellows find in the archive, and the feelings, artistry, and scholarship that arises from that work. First up is Ju Ly Ban on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...

ALSO WEDNESDAY!

WEDNESDAY!

Preceding the event Tonya M. Foster will facilitate a free related writing workshop, and participants will be invited to briefly share their writings at the start this event. Map the array of influences that shape your intellectual and creative practices. centerforthehumanities.org/event/influe...

Three poets will read from their work and consider their own lineages, influences, inspiration, and show how they extend their work to writing communities and beyond. centerforthehumanities.org/event/influe... @scryptkeeper.substack.com @mdurandpoet.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social

To mother is to inhabit a form of acute sociality, one of deep dependence and need, attachment and love—a vulnerability to all the ways the system continues to fail us. Join these two poets for their writing on the affective and social bonds of childraising centerforthehumanities.org/event/kendra...

Preceding the event Tonya M. Foster will facilitate a free related writing workshop, and participants will be invited to briefly share their writings at the start this event. Map the array of influences that shape your intellectual and creative practices. centerforthehumanities.org/event/influe...

Three poets will read from their work and consider their own lineages, influences, inspiration, and show how they extend their work to writing communities and beyond. centerforthehumanities.org/event/influe... @scryptkeeper.substack.com @mdurandpoet.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social

Preceding the event Tonya M. Foster will facilitate a free related writing workshop, and participants will be invited to briefly share their writings at the start this event. Map the array of influences that shape your intellectual and creative practices. centerforthehumanities.org/event/influe...

Three poets will read from their work and consider their own lineages, influences, inspiration, and show how they extend their work to writing communities and beyond. centerforthehumanities.org/event/influe... @scryptkeeper.substack.com @mdurandpoet.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social

APPLICATION DATE EXTENDED TO APRIL 13TH. A really great opportunity for students at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social with @centropr.bsky.social. centerforthehumanities.org/diasporican-...

"At a time when libraries and archives are at risk around the world — from violent conflict, extreme weather, and institutional neglect — the work of archival preservation and engagement has never been more important or necessary. " 😍😍😍

TODAY!

“All poetry is revolution." A reading & discussion w/ Marine Cornuet & Ammiel Alcalay. Greki had participated in the Algerian revolution and was incarcerated and tortured by the French military for her activism. Monday Apr. 7th 5pm. Free and open to all. Bard College, Olin Humanities, Room 102.

Thanks to all who came out to celebrate the lives and works of Elias Khoury & Mahmoud Darwish. Thank you Ammiel Alcalay & Sinan Antoon for reading their translated poems & stories and sharing your reflections on their legacy and the social justice causes they fought for. Link of videos & pics in bio

ICYMI, we're going West for the weekend!

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Lois Elaine Griffith on her book launch, You See What You See! Shout out to Granary books for collaborating with us and Joseph Cáceres for working with Lois on her archive. Click the link in our bio to see more pictures and videos from this event!

A rare California L&F evening! Join us with our friends at Wave Books for an evening of poetry and books at Heavy Manners Library in Los Angeles for an #AWP off-site reading. centerforthehumanities.org/event/lost-f... @sampsonstarkweathr.bsky.social @fameier.bsky.social

This is TODAY! We hope to see you there. centerforthehumanities.org/event/the-po... @aestheticspolitics.bsky.social @hrag.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social

@uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social is raising funds through the sale of "everything could be", a chapbook composed of lines donated by 155 UDP authors and friends. Buy a copy here. All funds will support a new season of books, fair pay for staff, and rent. shop.uglyducklingpresse.org/products/eve...

TOMORROW! We've added more room due to interest so please register and join us for this meaningful celebration.

TONIGHT!

Join us Friday, March 7th from 6-8pm for a book launch and archival conversation in honor of Lois Elaine Griffith on her book, You See What You See. Guest speakers Joseph Cáceres, M.C. Kinniburgh and Conley Lowrance will also be there! Click below for info: centerforthehumanities.org/event/you-se...

We are excited to be hosting an event on Friday, March 14th from 6-8pm to celebrate the lives and works of Elias Khoury and Mahmoud Darwish. Poets Ammiel Alcalay and Sinan Antoon will be speaking about these inspiring artists! Click below for more info: centerforthehumanities.org/event/celebr...

Two of the most revered practitioners of Arab literature. Both were unwavering advocates for social justice and the Palestinian cause. Register here! www.eventbrite.com/e/celebratin... @cunypoetics.bsky.social @archipelagobooks.bsky.social @sinanantoon.bsky.social

Griffith is a poet, author, and artist, who is a cofounder and longtime organizer for the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Register here! www.eventbrite.com/e/you-see-wh... @cunypoetics.bsky.social

TOMORROW! Join us at CUNY Graduate Center for a reading and conversation bringing together poets and translators of poets from South America, around emerging poets from the region, and their work in translation, with an emphasis on small-press ecosystems. centerforthehumanities.org/event/many-p...

This event will consist of readings followed by a conversation around emerging poets from the region, and translations. Register to join us! centerforthehumanities.org/event/many-p... @cunypoetics.bsky.social @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social @thesongcave.bsky.social @archipelagobooks.bsky.social

Our Fellows Showcase was a success! Thank you to all of our hardworking Fellows who presented their archival research projects. Click the link in our bio to stay up to date on more events like this! Applications for our next Archival Research Fellowships are due today by 11:59pm

Our Fellows Showcase was a success! Thank you to all of our hardworking Fellows who presented their archival research projects. Click the link in our bio to stay up to date on more events like this! Applications for our next Archival Research Fellowships are due today by 11:59pm

DUE TOMORROW! We can't wait to see all your proposals!

Last week our fellows shared their amazing work with us, and that has only made us more excited to see who else will come share their brilliance and curiosity! Deadline is next week!