Explore the Haitian folk tale ”The Magic Orange Tree” with storyteller Rachael Harrington and Leadlights Ensemble for an afternoon of music and stories on the sidewalk outside of Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria. Free copies of the book will be available.
Poetry Workshop. Read & Write Poetry with Washington Heights Library for Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month. We will be reading a few select poems by U.S. Poet Laureates Adá Limón and Juan Felipe Herrera. Never heard of them? That's ok! Join us and get an introduction to their work!
Poetry + Sip: Latin American Heritage Month Join us in person to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month! You can select your favorite poem(s) from a beloved poet to read aloud, and/or read your own material. There will be a self-serve station for hot beverages.
Word Up Community Bookshop: Book Talk "SOUP THROWERS AND SUPER GLUERS- Inside Europe's Climate Uprising". Four Voices. One Conversation. Join four European climate activists from the A22 Network for an in-person conversation about direct action, civil resistance, and the future of the climate movement, followed by a workshop. This event is in partnership with the Center for Nonviolent Conflict Research and Sunrise NYC. The featured book will be available for purchase and signing.
Word Up Community Bookshop: Jacqueline Jimenez Polanco's SAPPHO EN SANTO DOMINGO. Word Up welcomes Jacqueline Jimenez Polanco to read and discuss Sappho en Santo Domingo: Un poemario lésbico.
Word Up welcomes climate psychology educator Leslie Davenport to discuss her new book Transforming Climate Anxiety: A Workbook for Courage, Clarity, and Collective Action. In conversation with Davenport will be eco- and clinical psychologist Laura Carter Robinson, Psy.D. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, heartbroken, or helpless in the face of climate change, you're not alone. Transforming Climate Anxiety is a therapeutic workbook designed to help you navigate the emotional toll of a warming world while discovering your capacity to make meaningful change.
