Two Authors, Poet Constantine Contogenis and Spoken Word Artist Tracy Jones will share an evening of their work and of each other’s work. Contongenis will read from his recently published translations of the great Greek poet, Constantine Cavafy. Jones will perform work that made his name in Spoken Work circles. And IT’S FREE!
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Buunni Inwood: Poetry Open Mic with The Writing Fae
Join us in person for a chill Poetry Open Mic with The Writing Fae. Share your words or just vibe!
An evening of creativity and expression at the Poetry Open Mic hosted by The Writing Fae! Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just wanna share a few lines, this in-person event is the perfect spot to let your words shine. Come vibe with fellow poetry lovers, enjoy some great performances, and maybe even take the mic yourself. Bring your passion and your voice – we can’t wait to hear you!
Inwood Art Works: Stories Between Keys
Inwood Art Works presents Stories Between Keys
A Community Concert featuring Poetry and Piano
Richard Strauss’s music played on piano, underscoring the recitation of Lord Tennyson’s poem, Enoch Arden. Performed by Christopher Douglaston Ryan and Victoria Schwartzman.
Intermission
Second Act: Chopin Ballade no.1 for piano solo, followed by Dmitri Shostakovich’s Aphorismsplayed on piano, juxtaposed with short poems written by Daniil Kharms. Performed by Lori Funk and Victoria Schwartzman.
Bring your family and meet your friends to enjoy an afternoon community concert. All are welcome! Reception with light snacks and beverages following the performance.
Proceeds benefit Good Shepherd School
Inwood Art Works: Harvest of the Heart – An Uptown Poetry Social
Harvest of the Heart: An Uptown Poetry Social
Featuring the poetry and prose by local artists.
Join Inwood Art Works as we celebrate Fall with a curated poetry and open social to connect with fellow poets and community members. Featuring the poetry and prose of Tabs, Bryon Gordon, Deadpan Lizzie, and J-Nix. Curated by R.M. Thomson.
Followed by a social hour and 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.)
Attend to observe and enjoy, and/or to participate! Drinks and merchandise are also available for purchase in our studio.
1:30 PM – Doors open
2:00 PM – Show begins
3:00 PM – Open mic and social begins.
Admission is Pay-What-You-Will. Online and at the door. All are welcome!
Five Flies Coffee & BMA: Washington Heights Community Poetry Reading
Broadway Mall Association (BMA)in collaboration with Five Flies Coffee proudly announces a community poetry reading in connection with the art exhibition, Pablo Caviedes: The Unknown Way. This exhibition showcases 20 of the artist’s original works from his CRANIUM series, displayed along the Broadway malls from 150th to 158th Street last year to commemorate the Day of the Dead.
Pablo Caviedes’ CRANIUM series is a powerful meditation on identity, migration, and mortality. Through intricately rendered skulls layered with maps, indigenous symbols, and human visages, Caviedes uses a universal symbol of death to represent an exploration of cultural memory. Merging Western memento mori traditions with Latin American iconography, his work blurs boundaries between life and death, homeland and exile, and the physical and the digital. Each skull is a visual archive of the immigrant experience: fragmented yet resilient, rooted yet in motion. CRANIUM invites viewers to confront the fluidity of identity and to question what it means to belong in an ever-shifting world.
Poets from around New York City have been invited to interpret these works. The poets include Diogenese Abreu, Omar Ballardares, Eric Baker, Alan Britt, Karla Coreas, Jenna Jenkins, Alex Lima, Azekiwe Providence. Each will dynamically integrate the unique black and white skull images with the written and spoken word. This unique program reflects the Broadway Mall Association’s mission to create meaningful cultural programming in multimedia ways in the communities that it serves. Five Flies Coffee is a community institution and small business that provides delicious beverages and locally-sourced food to the Washington Heights neighborhood. It also supports local artists through these type of event and the collaboration with BMA and Pablo Caviedes is the perfect marriage of art and local business development.