Reciting Poetry
Poets Mark National Poetry Month at CSUF April 24
April 16, 2012 :: No. 146
What/Who:
In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month and National Poetry Month, an April 24 event is planned at Cal State Fullerton. Poets Rachelle Cruz, Matthew Shenoda and Traci Kato-Kiriyama will discuss and recite their poetry. The event is free and open to the public.
When:
Tuesday, April 24
Noon-4 p.m.
Where:
Cal State Fullerton, Pollak Library, Salz-Pollak Room
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831
Schedule:
Noon-12:50 p.m. “CSUF and Community Reading: Featuring Rachelle Cruz.”
Cruz is an Emerging Voices and Kundiman Fellow and writer for Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation writer. Her chapbook, “Self-Portrait as Rumor and Blood,” was published this year. Her work has appeared in Muzzle Magazine, Splinter Generation and KCET's Departures Series, “Inlandia: A Literary Journey.” She hosts “The Blood-Jet Writing Hour” Radio Show on Blog Talk Radio.
1-2:15 p.m. “Poetry, Ecology and Social Change: a Reading by Matthew Shenoda."
Shenoda is CalArts’ assistant provost for equity and diversity. His debut collection of poems, “Somewhere Else,” was named one of 2005’s debut books of the year by Poets & Writers Magazine. It also is the winner of the inaugural Hala Maksoud Award for Emerging Voices, as well as a 2006 American Book Award. His latest collection, “Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone,” was published in 2009, and he has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize.
2:30-3:45 p.m. “Words & Community Identity: Reading and Writing With Traci Kato-Kiriyama.”
Kato-Kiriyama is a multidisciplinary performing artist, author, arts educator, community organizer and founder/director of the Tuesday Night Project and the “1st and 3rd Tuesday Night Café,” one of the longest-running free public arts series in downtown Los Angeles' Little Tokyo. As a performer, she participates in a range of performance art, acting, music projects and puppetry. “Signaling,” her debut collection of poetry, was published in 2010.
Parking:
$2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit Monday through Friday. Details are available online: http://parking.fullerton.edu/Parking/ParkingLots.aspx
Sponsors:
CSUF Pollak Library; Department of English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics; Asian American Studies Program; College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Asian American Pacific Islander Community Resource Center; Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Student Planning Committee; Multicultural Leadership Center; and Poetry Across Cultures
More Information:
Joy Lambert at 657-278-4055 or jlambert@fullerton.edu
Irena Praitis at 657-278-2453 or ipraitis@fullerton.edu
Tu-Uyen Nguyen at 657-278-4157 or tunnguyen@fullerton.edu
Jie Tian at 657-278-2569 or jtian@fullerton.edu
Media Contact:
Mimi Ko Cruz, 657-278-7586, mkocruz@fulerton.edu
