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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.
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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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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
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SUMMARY:Bloom Readings: An Autumnal Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Bloom Readings is thrilled to present three excellent poets who will share the bill in The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens\, on Sunday\, Nov. 2nd at 6 pm.  Come hear Rebecca Keith\, Anthony Cappo and Kristina Andersson Bicher read from their current work.  And afterwards\, over wine and cheese\, all three will have their published work for sale and would be happy to sign your copy.    The Lounge is located in Washington Heights near Bennett Park\, just west of the intersection of Pinehurst Ave. and 183rd Street.  Admission is $10. \nBloom Readings is grateful for the on-going support of Poets & Writers through public funding from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/bloom-readings-an-autumnal-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Hudson View Gardens Lounge\, 116 Pinehurst Ave. (@ 183rd Street)\, New York\, 10033\, United States
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SUMMARY:Inwood Hill Park: "Close To Home" musical performance
DESCRIPTION:City of Forest Day concert “Close To Home” presented in collaboration with @friendsofinwoodhillpark \nForager Theatre will be presenting a concert with original songs written by @_audreywilson @laura_renee_mehl and @alexdparrish alongside other musical theatre tunes from Children of Eden\, The Spitfire Grill and Secret Garden. Come enjoy some beautiful music\, dance\, and poetry under the cover of Inwood Hill Park’s city trees at the Inwood Hill Park handball courts. \nCity of Forest Day is an annual day of activities across the city to raise awareness of the importance of the NYC urban forest\, and the essential role New Yorkers play every day in caring for the ‘lungs’ of our city. \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Inwood Hill Park\, Isham St. & Seaman Ave.\, Citi Bike: Seaman Ave & Isham St.\, New York\, NY\, 10034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art/Culture/Performance,Music,Natural History
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SUMMARY:Fort Tryon Park: Summer Blossoms Jazz & Poetry Concert
DESCRIPTION:September 21 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate the end of summer with music and poetry at Fort Tryon Park!Join us for Summer Blossoms Jazz & Poetry Concert curated by Jazz WaHi\, featuring a soul-stirring blend of live jazz and spoken word in a beautiful outdoor setting. Bring your blankets\, chairs\, and picnic goodies\, and settle in for an inspiring afternoon of creative expression. \n Sunday\, September 21 2 PM–4 PM Location: Cloisters Lawn Free and open to the public | All ages welcome
URL:https://heightsites.com/event/fort-tryon-park-summer-blossoms-jazz-poetry-concert/
LOCATION:Fort Tryon Park’s Cloisters Lawn
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Sugar Hill - Harlem’s Son: A Poetry & Performance Workshop inspired by Langston Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Harlem’s Son: A Poetry & Performance Workshop inspired by Langston Hughes \nThis interactive poetry workshop takes place in Jamel Robinson’s solo exhibition\, A Love Worth Fighting For\, and draws a line between the artist’s work and the legacy of Langston Hughes.\nJamel invites the audience to reflect on lineage\, language\, and presence—to respond to the art works on display and voices that came before. Through the words of Langston’s poem “I Too” and the artist’s guidance\, participants are encouraged to create their own poetry and take their place among those voices. \nSaturday\, April 26th\n12:00pm – 2:00pm
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LOCATION:Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling\, 898 Saint Nicholas Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Activities,Workshop,Written Word
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SUMMARY:Holy Trinity Church:  Intergenerational Dialogue and Spoken Word Poetry Event
DESCRIPTION:Come to an Intergenerational dialogue and spoken word poetry event! This Sunday 1/19 from 3:00-5:30pm in Holy Trinity Church in Inwood. Come to listen to inspiring poetry and to reflect on hope in precarious times! \n\n\n\n\nRegistration suggested and walk ins also welcome https://forms.gle/3bEcXCznBHi3Xj2z5 \n\n\n\n\n¡Ven a un evento intergeneracional de poesía! Este domingo 19 de enero a partir de las 3:00-5:30pm en la iglesia Holy Trinity en Inwood. ¡Ven a escuchar poesía conmovedora y a reflexionar de esperanza en tiempos precarios! \n\n\n\nInscripción sugerida y también se puede participar sin inscripción https://forms.gle/3bEcXCznBHi3Xj2z5
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LOCATION:Holy Trinity Church Inwood\, 20 Cumming St. betw. Seaman Ave. & Bdwy.\, New York\, NY\, 10034-4804\, United States
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