2012
February
February 10, 6:30 pm
Me & Nina: A Book Launch
Celebrate the launch of Cave Canem fellow Monica Hand's debut collection, me & Nina (Alice James Books, 2012), winner of the 2010 Kinereth Gensler Award and lauded by Elizabeth Alexander as a "moving, deeply satisfying, and unforgettable book." $5-10 suggested donation. Wheelchair accessible.
Cave Canem
20 Jay Street, Suite 310-A
Brooklyn, NY
February 15, 6:30 pm
The Undertaker's Daughter: Toi Derricotte
Cave Canem celebrates the New York debut of co-founder Toi Dericotte's latest volume of poetry, The Undertaker's Daughter (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011), hailed by Terrance Hayes as "her most stirring and innovative work yet." Q&A, Book signing & reception to follow. Free & open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.
The New School
Theresa Lang Student Center
55 West 13th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY
February 18, 10 am - 1 pm
Poetry or Prose: Rethinking the Poetic Line
A Master Class with Toi Derricotte
Toi Derricotte guides participants through a consideration of poetry and prose, two genres that increasingly inflect one another and whose distinctions may be imaginatively challenged or repurposed, depending on the author's intentions. For details and registration information, see the Workshops page.
Cave Canem
20 Jay Street, Suite 310-A
Brooklyn, NY
February 29, 7 pm
Cave Canem Fellows and Columbia College Faculty, Past & Present
AWP Off-Site Reading
Columbia College poets CM Burroughs, Jaswinder Bolina, Sandra Lim, John Murillo & Ed Roberson take the stage with 20 Cave Canem fellows. Marcus Jackson emcees. Suggested donation $10 to benefit Cave Canem.
Villains Bar
649 South Clark Street
Chicago, IL