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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Francis Mateo's EMBERS OF EXILE: A POETIC EXODUS
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Francis Mateo for a reading of Embers of Exile: A Poetic Exodus\, a powerful new collection of poetry exploring memory\, migration\, identity\, and the textures of contemporary urban life — out July 15\, 2026. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with a maximum of 100 attendees. Please register in advance. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nWelcome to the labyrinth of Embers of Exile. Much like Philoctetes\, marooned on an island foot up\, crying foul play\, and wrestling with isolation\, the poems delve into the pervasive solitude and uncertainty entrenched in transnationalism and urban life. In the wounded hero Philoctetes\, one can discern echoes of the disenfranchised\, the forgotten\, the solitude of the masses\, and the marginalized denizens of the city. These verses aspire to encapsulate these spirits. Against the backdrop of a city that serves as both a labyrinth and canvas are the wounded hero and the collective heartbeat of the city. \nABOUT AUTHOR\nBorn in the Dominican Republic\, Francis Mateo is a writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work moves fluidly between poetry\, short fiction\, vignettes\, and photography books written in both English and Spanish. His published works include Ubre Urbe\, El Alto\, TropicalYork\, and Sacarle Pétalos al Pavimento\, books that have garnered international recognition for their lyrical exploration of memory\, migration\, and urban life. Holding a BA in English literature and an MFA in acting\, Francis extends his artistic practice beyond the written page\, remaining actively engaged in theater and captivating audiences through performance. His work also finds its way into classrooms\, where it invites readers to reflect on language\, identity\, and the textures of contemporary experience.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-francis-mateos-embers-of-exile-a-poetic-exodus/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Inwood Library: Diverse Books+Banter "The City We Became" by N. K. Jemisin
DESCRIPTION:Join the Inwood Library to discuss: “The City We Became” by N. K. Jemisin. \nThis is an IN-PERSON event only. You can register online to secure your seat. \nYou may reserve a physical copy of this book to pick up at a library branch. \nCopies of the book are currently available for borrowing at the Inwood Library. While supplies last! \nOpen to Adults 18+
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/inwood-library-diverse-booksbanter-the-city-we-became-by-n-k-jemisin/
LOCATION:Inwood Library\, 4790 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T190000
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Nicholas Freudenberg's FIGHTING FOR NEW YORK with Merlin Chowkwanyun
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Nicholas Freudenberg to discuss his new book\, Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s\, with Merlin Chowkwanyun\, author of All Health Politics Is Local. \n“A roadmap for health activists\, Fighting for New York illustrates each step needed for successful advocacy through campaigns conducted by a wide range of city-based community organizations since the 1960s. These stories should inspire any reader to join the movement to make health justice a reality.” Marion Nestle\, author of What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food\, How to Find It\, and Why It Matters \nABOUT THE BOOK\nWhat would New York City look like without the hard-won victories of social movements? From the Young Lords campaigns to prevent lead poisoning and tuberculosis in the late 1960s to ACT UP’s fight for people affected by AIDS in the early 1990s through Housing Justice for All’s recent advocacy for tenants\, generations of activists have struggled to make the city a healthier and more equal place for all. \nFighting for New York is a pragmatic account of health-focused social movements over the past several decades. Nicholas Freudenberg–a longtime public health professional\, researcher\, and activist–examines a variety of cases\, from campaigns for reproductive rights\, environmental justice\, and free school lunch to the Close Rikers Island and Fight for $15 movements. He analyzes how activist leaders\, members\, and organizations approach injustices\, build coalitions\, frame their messages\, and define success\, considering which strategies worked and which failed to achieve their goals. \nFighting for New York synthesizes the lessons of these campaigns into practical guidance for the activists\, health professionals\, and policy makers of today and tomorrow\, suggesting specific strategies gleaned from decades of experience. Highlighting the voices of activists\, this book is a riveting account of struggles to improve living conditions and uphold human dignity. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nNicholas Freudenberg is distinguished professor emeritus of public health at the City University of New York School of Public Health. He has studied\, evaluated\, and participated in activism on childhood lead poisoning\, AIDS prevention\, urban food policy\, environmental justice\, and mass incarceration. Freudenberg is the author of several books\, most recently At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health (2021).
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-nicholas-freudenbergs-fighting-for-new-york-with-merlin-chowkwanyun/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Antonio Roman-Alcalá‘s NORTH STARS OF EMANCIPATION
DESCRIPTION:Word Up Recirculation welcomes sustainable food systems researcher Antonio Roman-Alcalá to discuss his new book\, NORTH STARS OF EMANCIPATION: California’s Diverse Food and Farming Movements in Times of Racial Reckoning\, on how greater racial inclusion can propel movements forward and help realize sustainable change\, from a longtime political organizer and researcher. \n“North Stars of Emancipation is a profound treatment of the complex barriers to transforming an exploitative industrial food system in clear need of it. Read for the data\, the collective wisdom\, but also to learn about\, perhaps feel a part of\, a burgeoning of creative thinking and searching action.”~Ricardo Salvador\, Director and Senior Scientist of the Food and Environment Program\, Union of Concerned Scientists \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket. Please register in advance. \nIn compliance with Word Up Community
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-antonio-roman-alcalas-north-stars-of-emancipation/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Bruce’s Garden: Summer Readings!
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the eleventh year of Bruce’s Garden Summer Readings! \nAll Readings are on Wednesdays and start at 7 P.M. with refreshments starting at 6:30. \nJULY 22 LESLIE DAY River–A Hudson Memoir (Cornell University Press\, 2025) \nWe are honored to have Leslie Day https://www.leslieday.nyc/ as this year’s Sid Horenstein Memorial Reader. Dr. Day is an accomplished and prolific writer about the natural world\, particularly in New York City. She will read from and discuss her latest book\, River–A Hudson Memoir\, a unique look at life on and of the Hudson River. It is a love letter to New York City\, its famous waterway\, as well as the environment around us and the people who shape it.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bruces-garden-summer-readings-3/
LOCATION:Bruce Reynolds Memorial Garden\, Across from 10 Park Terrace EAST\, near W. 215 St.\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T190000
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SUMMARY:Word Up: No Name Variety Show (July 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Eric Vetter\, No Name is a “workout show\,” wherein talented performers are encouraged to play and try out new comedic or storytelling material. The audience is invited to hang out afterward to share feedback\, shoot the breeze\, and get on the mic themselves. Every third Tuesday of the month. \nNo Name Super Storytellers Party is hosted every first Tuesday of the month.  \nAdmission is FREE\, donations welcomed. \nWord Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A\, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St\, turn left\, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue).
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/no-name-variety/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word,Unique Events,Written Word
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T153000
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Semiha Cemâl - A Portrait of a Turkish Sufi Philosopher
DESCRIPTION:Word Up  and The Kenan Center for Turkish Cultural Studies presents a book talk with Dr. Arzu Eylül Yalçınkaya for”Semiha Cemal: A Portrait of a Turkish Sufi Philosopher”\, accompanied by a Sufi music performance by Istanbul Meşk Ensemble. \nMusic based on the book’s central motif: ‘Let Us Love and Be Loved.’ \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket. Please register in advance. \nABOUT THE BOOK  Semiha Cemāl: A Portrait of a Turkish Sufi Philosopher restores to memory a pioneering figure whose voice was nearly lost to history. A philosopher\, educator\, and mystic\, Semiha Cemāl lived at the threshold of empire and republic\, bringing together Sufi metaphysics and classical philosophy in a way that quietly challenged the binaries of her time. This book presents both a critical portrait of her life and the inaugural English edition of her 1927 novel Aşk Peygamberi (The Prophet of Love). Written in Ottoman Turkish during the early Republican reforms\, the novel stands as a bold work of metaphysical fiction. It stages love as a force of ethical transformation\, blending Platonic allegory with Sufi cosmology to explore the soul’s journey toward truth. \nThrough biography\, interpretation\, and translation\, the volume situates Semiha Cemāl within a broader genealogy of Turkish thought\, one that highlights the contributions of women\, mystics\, and overlooked intellectuals. At once scholarly and accessible\, it invites readers to rediscover a voice that speaks with clarity\, courage\, and contemplative depth across a century of silence. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR  Dr. Arzu Eylül Yalçınkaya is a historian of Ottoman cultural and social thought\, with a focus on intellectual history\, ethical traditions\, and the transmission of Turkish literary and musical heritage. Her work explores the role of late Ottoman intellectuals—particularly those shaped by Sufi traditions—in processes of modernization and cultural continuity. She has contributed to the field through academic publications\, curated concerts\, interdisciplinary conferences\, and musical performances in Istanbul\, New York\, Boston\, and Cambridge—often exploring classical Turkish music and the symbolic world of the makam tradition. As the founder of The Kenan Center for Turkish Cultural Studies\, Dr. Yalçınkaya has envisioned the Center as a platform where rigorous scholarship\, creative production\, and cultural renewal converge—grounded in Turkish intellectual legacies yet open to the imaginative possibilities of the present
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-semiha-cemal-a-portrait-of-a-turkish-sufi-philosopher/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Fort Washington Library: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Bash & Book Giveaway
DESCRIPTION:Summer at the Library:\nSci-Fi/Fantasy Book Bash & Book Giveaway | Big Summer Book Club \nJoin us at the Fort Washington Branch for a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Bash inspired byThe City We Became by N.K. Jemisin! Plus\, pick up a free copy of the book while supplies last. \nA book bash is a type of reading party with activities\, giveaways\, and socializing. \nGiveaway books are available first come\, first serve while supplies last. One book per person.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/fort-washington-library-sci-fi-fantasy-book-bash-book-giveaway/
LOCATION:Fort Washington Library\, 535 West 179th Street (Between St. Nicholas & Audubon)\, New York\, NY\, 10033
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Booked & Unbothered - A Space to Read\, Reflect\, & Connect
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Booked & Unbothered\nA Space to Read\, Reflect\, & Connect\nA Sunday afternoon dedicated to slowing down\, turning the page\, and finding community through stories. \nThe Experience \nBring the book you’re currently obsessed with (or the one you’ve been trying to finish)\, find a cozy spot\, and settle in for an afternoon of reading\, reflection\, and connection. \nRead quietly at your own pace\, browse Word Up’s expansive collection of books\, and engage in conversations with fellow book lovers throughout the afternoon. Whether you’re discovering a new author\, sharing a favorite recommendation\, or simply enjoying uninterrupted reading time\, the experience is designed to help you slow down and be present. \nA soulful instrumental soundtrack will gently fill the room\, creating the perfect backdrop for getting lost in a story\, exploring new ideas\, and embracing the simple joy of reading in community. \nWhether you’re an avid reader\, trying to build a reading habit\, or simply looking for a slower way to spend your Sunday\, you’ll find a welcoming community waiting for you. \nAdmission: Free to attend;. Donations are welcome and help support Culture Lime’s community-driven cultural and wellness experiences. \nBook today to reserve your spot.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-booked-unbothered-a-space-to-read-reflect-connect/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Sugar Hill Children’s Museum: Interactive Storytime & Book Signing "Pedro's Dream"
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning Storyteller Ana Karina Da Silva presents her new book Pedro’s Dream at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum! \nJoin author Ana Karina Da Silva for an interactive storytime of Pedro’s Dream\, a heartwarming adventure about discovering your unique superpower\, even if your brain works differently. \nDuring the event\, families will:\n• Enjoy a lively read-aloud with fun voices and audience participation.\n• Answer playful questions that help children discover their own strengths.\n• Laugh\, imagine\, and celebrate the many ways our brains can shine.\n• Meet the author\, ask questions\, and get a signed copy of the book! \nPerfect for children ages 4–9\, parents\, caregivers\, and educators who want to build confidence\, self-esteem\, and a love of learning. \nCo-hosted by West Harlem Arts Alliance \n 
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/sugar-hill-childrens-museum-interactive-storytime-book-signing-pedros-dream/
LOCATION:Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling\, 898 Saint Nicholas Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Activities,Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T180000
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SUMMARY:Bloom Readings presents three award-winning Poets
DESCRIPTION:Title: Bloom Readings presents three award-winning Poets. \nSunday\, June 28th at 6:00 pm.  Tickets are $10. \nLocation: The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens\, 183rd St. & Pinehurst Ave. \nFor more information. Bloomreadings80@gmail.com
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bloom-readings-presents-three-award-winning-poets/
LOCATION:Hudson View Gardens Lounge\, 116 Pinehurst Ave. (@ 183rd Street)\, New York\, 10033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word,Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T160000
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SUMMARY:Word Up Community Bookshop: (Re)present Reading Series by No\, Dear Magazine - Poetry
DESCRIPTION:(Re)Present Reading Series seeks to pay homage to the New York City poets whose voices are now absent from our lives\, especially those voices whose indelible imprint has sustained a revolutionary poetics by connecting us to a history prior to\, and in opposition to\, mass gentrification and corporate takeover. By collaborating with local poets\, our intention is to represent and re-present those poets who are gone and honor how their voices continue to live on within the revolutionary spirit of New York City poetry. \nFeaturing:\nTauyo Na\nKenning JP Garcia\nSafia Jama\nZakia Henderson Brown \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-community-bookshop-represent-reading-series-by-no-dear-magazine-poetry/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T190000
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SUMMARY:Recirculation Word Up: Dixa Ashariel Ramírez's MIST with Alejandro Heredia
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Dixa Ashariel Ramírez to celebrate her debut novel “Mist”\, about two overachieving professors who join forces to investigate why generations of Black women have been disappearing into a terrifying realm of eternal ice. In conversation with Ramírez will be Alejandro Heredia\, author of “Loca”. \nABOUT THE BOOK: It is 2019 and Josefina Pujols\, an overachieving professor going up for tenure at Tanner University (“The Ninth Ivy”)\, watches in dismay as social media popularity threatens to take over the academic standards she had been rigorously trained to uphold. Online shopping\, group chat\, and an alcohol problem palliate her encounters with an inbox full of increasingly ludicrous requests from her colleagues.  When Doralis Montero\, who had mysteriously quit her prestigious professorship two years earlier\, reaches out and explains the sinister reasons behind her disappearance\, Jo leaps into a research rabbit hole teeming with South American Nazi villages\, racial impostors\, and ancient AI. Despite the life-threatening risks inherent to this research project\, Jo glows with newfound purpose. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR  Dixa Ashariel Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo and raised in the Bronx. She teaches literature at Brown University and has published many works of scholarship. She now also writes about spiritual transformation\, consciousness\, and the nature of reality. Some of her work is available on her website\, open_in_newdixaramirez.com. \nABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER  Alejandro Heredia is a writer from the Bronx. He has received fellowships from LAMBDA Literary\, Dominican Studies Institute\, UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute\, and elsewhere. He received an MFA in fiction from Hunter College. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 50 max attendees. All attendees must register in advance. \n  \n 
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/recirculation-word-up-dixa-ashariel-ramirezs-mist-with-alejandro-heredia/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Hispanic Society: "Gay Liberation--New York City Pride Parades 1975-1976” Book Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with internationally recognized multi-media artist Francisco Alvarado-Juárez about his latest book\, Gay Liberation: New York City Pride Parades 1975-1976\, featuring images from Francisco’s 2025 exhibition\, Out of the Closets! Into the Street!: New York City Pride March 1975-1976\, which was exhibited at the Hispanic Society in 2025 as the second installation for Arte en el Alto Manhattan. Featuring 18 photographs\, this exhibition showcased the racial and ethnic diversity of the early Pride parades and revealed the nuanced bonds of kinship formed among marchers from disparate backgrounds. \nThe conversation will be moderated by New York Public Library Director of Collection Development and Global Studies\, Jason Baumann\, \nFrancisco Alvarado-Juárez is an internationally recognized multi-media New York-based artist originally from Honduras. With over 50 individual and 90 group exhibitions\, his oeuvre spans painting\, installation\, mixed-media\, and photography. Francisco’s artwork is represented in museum collections around the world including the Brooklyn Museum of Art\, the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, the Everson Museum of Art\, the Museo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico\, and the Museo Pablo Serrano in Spain. Francisco has additionally won over 25 awards\, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Pollock Krasner Foundation\, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation\, the Fulbright Program\, and the Monson Arts Center. \nJason Baumann is the Susan and Douglas Dillon Director for Collection Development and Global Studies. He also coordinates the Library’s LGBTQ+ Initiative\, for which he has curated a number of exhibitions\, including Why We Fight: Remembering AIDS Activism and Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50. He is the editor of Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet into the Stonewall Era and The Stonewall Reader. Baumann received his MLS from Queens College\, his MFA in Creative Writing from City College\, and his PhD in English at the CUNY Graduate Center.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/hispanic-society-gay-liberation-new-york-city-pride-parades-1975-1976-book-presentation/
LOCATION:Hispanic Society Museum & Library\, Audubon Terrace\, Broadway betw 155th & 156th Sts.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Bruce’s Garden: Summer Readings!
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the eleventh year of Bruce’s Garden Summer Readings! \nAll Readings are on Wednesdays and start at 7 P.M. with refreshments starting at 6:30. \nJUNE 24 WRITING NEW YORK STORIES From the Nineteenth through Twenty-First Centuries \nAward-winning Gotham Center Blogger and Online Editor of the Urban History Journal\, KATIE UVA https://www.katieuva.com/ will join editor GEOFF WISNER https://www.geoffwisner.com/ to discuss writing about life in the city. Geoff’s book George Templeton Strong: Civil War Diaries\, (Library of America\, 2026) and Katie’s blog posts should be the sources of a lively discussion.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bruces-garden-summer-readings-4/
LOCATION:Bruce Reynolds Memorial Garden\, Across from 10 Park Terrace EAST\, near W. 215 St.\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Inwood Art Works: Poetry\, Prose\, and Pride!
DESCRIPTION:Inwood Art Works presents Poetry\, Prose\, and Pride!  Featuring the poetry and prose by local artists to celebrate Pride month. \nJoin Inwood Art Works as we celebrate Pride Month! Featuring the poetry and prose of R.M. Thomson (curator and host)\, Scarlet Gomez\, K A L E O\, and Heather Archibald. This special program takes place in our new Studio in Inwood\, where we provide a safe and inclusive space to freely express ourselves\, connect with others\, celebrate our diverse identities\, and show off our pride and works! \nFollowed by a limited open mic\, in which the audience is invited to read a short poem or story on stage! (3 to 4 minutes per reader\, signup sheet will be at the welcome table\, first-come\, first-served.) \nAttend to observe and enjoy\, and/or to participate! Drinks and merchandise are also available for purchase in our studio. \nAll are welcome – LGBTQIA+ and allies alike! Family-friendly\, for all ages! \n7:00 PM – Doors open\n7:30 PM – Show begins\n9:00 PM – End of show \nAdmission/suggestion donation: $10 (online or at the door) \nWe will not deny entry no matter how much you can afford to pay! Your contribution benefits Inwood Art Works and helps us cover the costs of this event. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to create and curate professional performing and visual arts in Upper Manhattan. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/inwood-art-works-poetry-prose-and-pride/
LOCATION:Inwood Art Works Studio\, 112 Seaman Ave\, NEW YORK\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Author Emmaia Gelman
DESCRIPTION:Word Up Recirculation welcomes Emmaia Gelman to celebrate the launch of her new book\, The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State (out 6/16/26)\, the first-ever history of the Anti-Defamation League and its determined\, century-long alliance with Western empire. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 50 max attendees. All attendees must register in advance. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nEmmaia Gelman is the founding Director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism. She has taught social and cultural analysis at NYU and social sciences at Sarah Lawrence College. Her writing appears in Jewish Currents\, Boston Review\, The Forward\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-author-emmaia-gelman/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Community Bookshop: New Date June 3rd - Leah Kim's MOM\, UNFILTERED with Frederick Joseph
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes mental health advocate and storyteller Leah 수진 Kim to discuss her new book\, Mom\, Unfiltered: Maternal Mental Health and Finding Freedom Through Motherhood\, a deeply personal examination of the dire state of our maternal and postpartum care for mothers. \nIn conversation with Kim will be Frederick Joseph\, author of This Thing of Ours and Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nFor expecting and new parents\, too often the care is so focused on a healthy baby that the mother’s physical and mental needs are overlooked. Mothers face intense pressure to have the perfect birth plan\, breastfeed with ease\, and immediately bond with their baby. Unfortunately\, these expectations can lead to anxiety\, depression\, and overwhelm. But it doesn’t have to be that way. \nMom\, Unfiltered is profoundly personal and brutally honest\, yet it is ultimately deeply hopeful. It is about survival and growth\, an invitation to move beyond our current social\, cultural\, and familial realities to support mothers in a meaningful way-physically\, mentally\, and spiritually.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-community-bookshop-leah-kims-mom-unfiltered-with-frederick-joseph/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Creative Stillness: A Collective Reading on Memory\, Voice\, and Creative Renewal
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Word Up for a celebratory reading and panel conversation for Creative Stillness Anthology\, a collective work of poetry and essays honoring the spaces where creativity is shaped\, restored\, and reclaimed\, curated by Dhayana Alejandrina. \nOrganized into four sections—The Weaving\, The Centering\, The Offering\, and The Surrendering—the anthology moves through the rhythms of the creative life\, exploring cultural memory\, identity\, grief and joy\, mental health\, and artistic devotion. Rooted in the belief that creative stillness is not the absence of movement but intentional presence\, the collection reframes “writer’s block” as a necessary balance between output and nourishment. \nFeatured contributors will be joined by Dhayana Alejandrina\, poet and curator of Creative Stillness\, founder of The Creative Writing Hour\, for a collective conversation reflecting on language\, community-rooted storytelling\, and how rest and lived experience shape artistic expression. \nThe evening includes brief readings\, moderated dialogue with Angela Abreu\, and audience Q&A. \nPanelists include \n\nSabrina Scanlan\nGoldn.Light\nMs. Jenn\nMars Santi\nSheaSpeaks\nEunice Louis-Jacques\nVeronica Polanco\n\nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance. \nIn compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines\, all attendees for this event are encouraged to wear a mask. \nWord Up Community Bookshop is located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave. (& 165th St.) in Washington Heights\, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 168th St and the A/C train to 163rd or 168th  St. \nThis event is also sponsored by Dominican Writers Association\, The Creative Writing Hour\, Gatekeeper Press\, Silk & Sugar\, and Ocao. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nCreative Stillness is a collective anthology of poetry and short stories that honors the spaces where creativity is shaped\, restored\, and reclaimed. Organized into four sections—The Weaving\, The Centering\, The Offering\, and The Surrendering—the collection moves through the natural rhythms of the creative life\, exploring cultural memory\, identity\, grief and joy\, mental health\, healing\, and artistic devotion. Interwoven journaling prompts that invite readers to pause\, reflect\, and reconnect with their own creative voice. Intimate yet expansive\, this anthology serves as both a literary offering and a companion\, reminding readers that rest can be generative\, stillness can be transformative\, and meaning can take root when we slow down enough to listen.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-creative-stillness-a-collective-reading-on-memory-voice-and-creative-renewal/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
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SUMMARY:Word Up Community Bookshop: EL VIAJE DE UNA BANDERA: Iris Morales with Angel Antonio Ruiz-Laboy
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes activist and author Iris Morales and translator Angel Antonio Ruiz-Laboy to share their book A Flag’s Journey\, now available in Spanish! Based on true events\, A Flag’s Journey is a powerful story about identity and standing up to injustice—told through the eyes of a young Puerto Rican boy in 1990s New York City. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance. \nWord Up Community Bookshop is located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave. (& 165th St.) in Washington Heights\, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 168th St and the A/C train to 163rd or 168th  St. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nBased on true events\, A Flag’s Journey is a powerful story about identity and standing up to injustice—told through the eyes of a young Puerto Rican boy in 1990s New York City. \nTen-year-old Andrés Rivera loves baseball and spending time with his best friend. After a championship win with his Little League team\, he goes with his family and best friend to the Puerto Rican Day Parade. What begins as a joyful day of cultural pride and celebration takes a sudden turn when Andrés becomes the target of a racist incident involving the Puerto Rican flag—an act that makes newspaper headlines. \nAs he questions what happened\, Andrés has eye-opening conversations with family\, teachers\, and classmates about Puerto Rican history\, the impact of racism\, and the role of media in shaping public opinion. Through these experiences\, he gains a deeper appreciation for community\, the strength of friendship\, and—most of all—the power of young people to create change. \nA Flag’s Journey is a meaningful and uplifting chapter book featuring relatable characters and vibrant illustrations. With a historical timeline and glossary included\, it’s a valuable resource for classrooms\, libraries\, and family reading time—perfect for readers ages 9–12. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nIris Morales is an educator\, activist\, and author. A Flag’s Journey\, her first chapter book (2025) was translated into Spanish this year. She is also the co-author of Vicki: A Summer of Change\, a children’s picture book\, and has written and edited many books\, anthologies\, and poetry collections for adults. Her work is dedicated to exploring social justice themes and sharing the rich history and culture of Puerto Rican and other communities of color. \nABOUT THE TRANSLATOR\nAngel Antonio Ruiz-Laboy is a multidisciplinary cultural leader\, curator\, writer\, and educator with almost two decades of experience working across government agencies\, academic institutions\, and nonprofit arts organizations in Puerto Rico and New York. Trained in comparative literature\, creative writing\, fine arts\, and cultural administration\, his practice is rooted in an interdisciplinary approach that bridges scholarship\, artistic production\, and public engagement.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-community-bookshop-iris-morales/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Seth Michelson's HOPE ON THE BORDER with David C. Baluarte
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes award-winning professor Seth Michelson to discuss his new book Hope on the Border: Immigration\, Incarceration\, and the Power of Poetry\, a humanizing story of immigration shown through the lens of undocumented\, unaccompanied children and the poems they write. In conversation with Michelson will be David C. Baluarte\, an immigration attorney and CUNY law professor. \n\n“Heartfelt . . . a surprisingly uplifting call to reform an unjust system.” -Publishers Weekly \n\nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance. \nIn compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines\, all attendees for this event are encouraged to stay masked. \nRecirculation\, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop\, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights\, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St.\, A/C train to 163rd St.\, and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nIn heart-wrenching prose\, Seth Michelson faces the U.S. immigration crisis head on-by learning and sharing the stories of migrating people fleeing violence and poverty\, and by leading workshops for minors held inside a maximum-security detention center. Highlighting the experiences of people desperate for safety\, Michelson tirelessly fights for justice and their freedom. Guided through the powerful medium of poetry\, the children share their pasts\, struggles\, hopes\, and dreams. Among them\, Carlitos\, a 13-year-old boy who escaped a gang to try to make a safe and honest life on his own after his mother’s death\, and Karla\, a teenager whose family begged her to flee for safety after she was shot. Remarkably\, they and other children from similar circumstances express themselves with honesty\, passion\, and optimism for a better future. \nMichelson also introduces us to migrating people at the border\, including a woman who was chased from her home amid violence\, and a dedicated father who was arrested and beaten while searching for work to make a more secure life for his wife and daughter. \nWhether relating experiences in a Mexican refugee camp or a U.S. immigration detention center\, Michelson’s prose is brisk and gripping\, offering hard-earned insights into ways we might create a better immigration system that treats all people with dignity. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nSeth Michelson is an award-winning professor who has gained recognition from the National Endowment of the Arts and the Fulbright Foundation. He is the author of academic articles\, book introductions\, film and book reviews\, and fourteen books of poetry and poetry in translation. His work has been published in English and Spanish in Argentina\, Mexico\, England\, and Italy\, among other countries. He currently teaches at Washington and Lee University in Virginia where he is the chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He lives in Charlottesville\, Virginia. \nABOUT THE MODERATOR\nDavid C. Baluarte (he/él) joined CUNY School of Law as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a Professor of Law in January 2024. Baluarte is an advocate\, teacher\, and scholar in the areas of immigration\, refugee and statelessness protection\, and international human rights. He has written numerous journal articles\, academic studies\, human rights reports\, and participated in various grant-funded projects and high-profile impact litigation initiatives in these areas.
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LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Culture/Performance,Music,Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T183000
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SUMMARY:Inwood Library: Diverse Books + Banter - "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison
DESCRIPTION:Diverse Books + Banter: “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison \nJoin the Inwood Library  to discuss:  “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison. \nThis is an IN-PERSON event only. You can register online to secure your seat.  You may reserve a physical copy of this book to pick up at a library branch. \nCopies of the book are currently available for borrowing at the Inwood Library. While supplies last! \nOpen to Adults 18+
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/inwood-library-diverse-books-banter-recitatif-by-toni-morrison/
LOCATION:Inwood Library\, 4790 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T203000
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco's HONORING SAPPHO & SAPPHO EN SANTO DOMINGO
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Jacqueline Jimenez Polanco to celebrate the launch of Honoring Sappho: A Lesbian Poetry book and Sappho en Santo Domingo: Un poemario lésbico. \nThis event is a $5 suggested donation ticket. Please register in advance. \nIn compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines\, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time. \nRecirculation\, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop\, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights\, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St.\, A/C train to 163rd St.\, and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th. \nABOUT HONORING SAPPHO\nThis poetry book compiles original poems written by the author\, Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco\, and her personal creative expansion of several Sappho’s fragments. The book has been written to honor Sappho and express the author’s admiration for Sappho’s extraordinary life during which she nurtured a genuine lesbian romance with Atthis and built a diverse lesbian community with women she mentored to write and sing poetry for love\, leisure\, companionship\, support\, and visibility. This book is a tribute to Sappho’s rich and unique poetic work and a token of gratitude to the first and grand lesbian Muse in the history of humanity. \nSOBRE SAPPHO EN SANTO DOMINGO\nHe conversado en sueños con Sappho. Ella me cuenta los desafíos de su relación con Atthis\, sus proezas para verla y estar juntas\, sus anhelos no realizados\, las lágrimas derramadas y la alegría de vivir felices en Santo Domingo luego de tanto pesar. De esa conversación nace mi inspiración para este libro de poesía lésbica que escribo con gran emoción en honor a Sappho\, la gran Musa lésbica de la historia de la humanidad. En este poemario\, la lectora se deleitará con una prosa cotidiana de una estética excelsa sobre la isla caribeña\, su gente\, su arte\, sus costumbres\, el erotismo lésbico y una reflexión profunda sobre tradiciones que limitan el lesbianismo en su más auténtica expresión. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nJacqueline Jiménez Polanco is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY). She holds a Ph.D. in political science and sociology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with a concentration in political changes in contemporary democracies. Dr. Jiménez Polanco is the author of Los partidos políticos en la República Dominicana: Actividad electoral y desarrollo organizativo and Corrupción y cartelización de la política en la República Dominicana and co-editor of Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century: Continuity and Change. She was granted a PSC-CUNY Award in 2023.
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LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Bruce’s Garden: Summer Readings!
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the eleventh year of Bruce’s Garden Summer Readings! \nAll Readings are on Wednesdays and start at 7 P.M. with refreshments starting at 6:30. \nMAY 20 ROBERT SNYDER will read from When the City Stopped Stories from New York’s Essential Workers (Cornell University Press\, 2025) \nA warm welcome back to Rob who read from Crossing Broadway (Cornell University Press\, 2014) in 2015. His new book\, When the City Stopped\, preserves for future generations what it was like to be in New York when it was at the center of the COVID pandemic. The story is told through the words of health care workers\, grocery clerks\, transit workers\, and community activists who recount their experiences in poems\, first-person narratives\, and interviews. \nJUNE 24 WRITING NEW YORK STORIES From the Nineteenth through Twenty-First Centuries \nAward-winning Gotham Center Blogger and Online Editor of the Urban History Journal\, KATIE UVA https://www.katieuva.com/ will join editor GEOFF WISNER https://www.geoffwisner.com/ to discuss writing about life in the city. Geoff’s book George Templeton Strong: Civil War Diaries\, (Library of America\, 2026) and Katie’s blog posts should be the sources of a lively discussion. \nJULY 22 LESLIE DAY River–A Hudson Memoir (Cornell University Press\, 2025) \nWe are honored to have Leslie Day https://www.leslieday.nyc/ as this year’s Sid Horenstein Memorial Reader. Dr. Day is an accomplished and prolific writer about the natural world\, particularly in New York City. She will read from and discuss her latest book\, River–A Hudson Memoir\, a unique look at life on and of the Hudson River. It is a love letter to New York City\, its famous waterway\, as well as the environment around us and the people who shape it.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bruces-garden-summer-readings-5/
LOCATION:Bruce Reynolds Memorial Garden\, Across from 10 Park Terrace EAST\, near W. 215 St.\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Fort Washington Library: Neighborhood Book Club 'Lake Effect' by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
DESCRIPTION:Reading keeps us connected. Join us for a neighborhood book club at the Fort Washington Branch! \nThe New York Public Library and WNYC—two indispensable New York institutions—are partnering to host a book club that brings New Yorkers together and fosters community. This book club will take place IN PERSON at the Fort Washington Branch. \nThe April title is Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s Lake Effect – a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades. \nIt’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester\, New York\, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and\, for some\, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of The Joy of Sex by her newly divorced friend\, she can no longer dismiss the nearly nonexistent intimacy of her marriage. Just as her oldest child\, Clara\, is falling in love for the first time\, Nina finds herself longing for the forbidden: a midlife awakening. An intoxicating fling with a prominent neighbor brings Nina a freedom she never thought possible—but also risks the reputations of both families and unravels Clara’s world\, just as she stands on the threshold of adulthood. \nYears later\, Clara\, now a successful food stylist in New York City\, has never been able to move past the long-ago scandal. Drawn back home by the pull of a family wedding and wrestling with her own demons\, she makes a pivotal decision that turns her life upside down. Written with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s signature humor and insight\, Lake Effect is a wise and probing look at love and desire\, mothers and daughters\, loss and grief\, and what we owe the people we love most.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/fort-washington-library-neighborhood-book-club-lake-effect-by-cynthia-daprix-sweeney/
LOCATION:Fort Washington Library\, 535 West 179th Street (Between St. Nicholas & Audubon)\, New York\, NY\, 10033
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Inwood Hill Park Nature Center: Nature Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Inwood Hill Park Nature Book Club \nJoin the Urban Park Rangers for a monthly discussion of a nature-themed book. This month’s book will be Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine. Please have the book read before the meeting! \nRegistration not required. Program will be at Nature Center.\nWest 218th Street and Indian Road in Inwood Hill Park
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/inwood-hill-park-nature-center-nature-book-club/
LOCATION:Inwood Hill Park Nature Center\, 218th St and Indian Rd. Entrance\, walk north\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T190000
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SUMMARY:No Name Super Storyteller Party (May 2026)
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\,  May 5\,  2026  No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter and host Michele Carlo bring New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers including: Rachel Parenta\, Kelli Dunham\, Calvin Cato and Alexander Scott to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights @ 7pm. for its monthly series “No Name at Word Up Super Story Party. \nThe show will also include a “Magic Hat Open-Mic” where audience members can signup for a chance at four minutes of stage time to share their own stories. \nAdmission is FREE\, donations welcomed. Masks and proof of vaccination may be required. Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A\, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St\, turn left\, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue). \nFor additional information\, go to wordupbooks.com or call (347) 688-4456.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/no-name-super-storyteller-party-2/
LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spoken Word,Unique Events,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up Recirculation: Community Potluck (Independent Bookstore Day)
DESCRIPTION:Community Potluck with Caroline Choe (Independent Bookstore Day) \nIn an attempt to remind folks there is still love\, life\, and safety in our community spaces\, especially in such a turbulent time\, chef Caroline Choe\, author of Banchan: 60 Korean American Recipes for Delicious\, Shareable Sides\, is hosting a community potluck at Recirculation. \nAttendees are encouraged to bring their favorite dish and celebrate cherished third spaces on Independent Bookstore Day! \nPlease register in advance.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/word-up-recirculation-community-potluck-independent-bookstore-day/
LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Unique Events,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Recirculation Word Up: Stuart Schrader's BLUE POWER with Philip V. McHarris
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes historian Stuart Schrader to discuss his new book  Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves (out April 14\, 2026)\, a history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable. In conversation with Schrader will be Philip V. McHarris\, author of Beyond Policing.  \n“Stuart Schrader’s sweeping history of the political mobilization of the police makes clear just how historically distinctive the role of the police in our society is today. Blue Power chronicles the rise of the police as a political force\, and the lobbying strategies\, rhetorical campaigns\, and legal gambits police unions and associations have deployed to protect the power and autonomy of their members. This has indelibly shaped not only American cities and criminal justice policies\, but our society and politics as a whole. The book is a remarkable achievement.”—Kim Phillips-Fein\, author of Fear City
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LOCATION:Word Up Recirculation\, 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Written Word
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SUMMARY:Word Up: Book Signing with Jonnie Park: SPIT
DESCRIPTION:Word Up welcomes Jonnie Park–better known by his rap moniker\, Dumbfoundead– for a signing for his raw and electrifying memoir\, SPIT. Jonnie Park rose from an unruly childhood in Los Angeles’s iconic Koreatown to international rap stardom is as unlikely as it is exhilarating\, and tells it all in his memoir. \nAttendees must preorder the featured book ahead of the signing at WordUpBooks.com. The signing ends at 1:30pm. \nBorn in Argentina to Korean parents and smuggled by a coyote across the US-Mexico border at age three\, Park grew up in L.A. amid cultural dislocation\, his father’s violent alcoholism\, and the turbulent protests and riots of the early 1990s. \nSearching for belonging\, he found salvation in the highly competitive underground world of battle rap\, where he was among the only successful Asian American battle rappers. He honed his freestyle superpowers at Project Blowed\, the legendary South Central L.A. open-mic venue\, amid a motley crew of characters who took him in as one of their own. \nTold through the lens of his life’s greatest battles–his father’s rage\, racist stereotypes\, the “model minority” myth\, the pressures of fame\, and his own addictions–Park tells his story with his trademark humor\, lyrical style\, and unflinching honesty. \nLike Eminem’s 8 Mile\, SPIT charts the author’s course from high-school dropout to cultural pioneer\, one verse at a time. Featuring a dozen vivid graphic novel-style illustrations that bring his journey to life\, SPIT visualizes the inner demons and outer adversaries Park faced along the way. From open-mics in South Central to freestyle cyphers in Seoul to music festivals across the globe\, Park’s memoir is a testament to creativity\, grit\, and the power of speaking your truth–even when the world isn’t ready to hear it. \nMore than just a chronicle of an artist’s path to success\, SPIT is a groundbreaking story of identity\, resilience\, and reinvention. It is also the story of an American outsider who turned life’s challenges into his stage and battled his way to triumph. \n 
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LOCATION:Word Up Community Bookshop\, 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
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