Kundiman at AWP 2015
Kundiman is an official Literary Sponsor of the 2015 Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in Minneapolis, MN.
April 8: offsite READING
Kundiman, Kore, and KAYA Press present:
SEXY MOTHERF***ER, a Prince-themed literary reading.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 9–11pm
The Nicollet
1931 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
[1 mile from the Minneapolis Convention Center]
Just like Prince, we all have to start somewhere. Come celebrate the creative spirit in all its funk and glory at this fun-filled reading that features:
KAZIM ALI
CHIWAN CHOI
QUINCY SCOTT JONES
VAN KHANNA
LO KWA MEI-EN
RACHEL MORTIZ
MONICA ONG
LILLIAM RIVERA
R.A. VILLANUEVA
VICKIE VERTIZ
NICHOLAS WONG
AND
MORE!
Buy a beverage, listen to a lovely TBA line-up of talented writers, and mingle with literary types afterwards. Our offsite event is sure to be a great (and sexy) time! In the meantime, listen to Prince’s music video of Sexy Motherf***er.
april 10: offsite Reading
Vermont Studio Center Off-Site Alumni Reading featuring Kundiman, Cave Canem and Callaloo Fellows
Friday, April 10, 2015, 8–10pm
Acadia
329 Cedar Ave S
Minneapolis, MN | 55454
Join us for a reading to celebrate new fellowship opportunities at Vermont Studio Center in partnership with Callaloo, Cave Canem, and Kundiman. Readers include VSC alumni and Visiting Writers Jerriod Avant, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Tarfia Faizullah, Ross Gay, Cynthia Manick, and Patrick Rosal.
April 10: READING and conversation
A Reading and Conversation with Vijay Seshadri and Arthur Sze, Sponsored by Graywolf Press and Kundiman (Tina Chang, Arthur Sze, Vijay Seshadri)
Friday, April 10, 2015, 8:30–10:00pm
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Ballroom A, Level 1
This featured event will highlight two of this country’s most respected poets, Vijay Seshadri and Arthur Sze. Vijay Seshadri is the most recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the first Asian American poet to have received that honor. Arthur Sze is one of the most renowned poets of the last thirty years. Together, this is sure to be a remarkable poetry reading, and a marvelous way to promote and discuss poetry by Asian American writers. Introduced and moderated by poet Tina Chang.
April 11: panel
Building Communities: How to Develop Partnerships and Collaborations (Sarah Gambito, Francisco Aragon, Cornelius Eady, Joan Kane, Diem Jones)
Saturday, April 11, 2015, 10:30am–12pm
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Room 211 A&B, Level 2
This panel gathers representatives of five organizations serving writers of color: Cave Canem, Institute of American Indian Arts, Kundiman, Letras Latinas, and Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation. We will discuss best practices and possibilities for collaboration—across organizations; with presses, residencies, and university affiliations; and beyond. Panelists will discuss how partnerships promote cross-cultural solidarity and foster organizational sustainability, growth, and inspiration.
BOOKFAIR
Kundiman will be at the Bookfair at Booth 1106. Stop by and see us!