October 2017
Eric Chevillard at launch for Music & Literature vol. 8
Join us at Poet's House on October 30th for an evening celebrating international arts publication Music & Literature's eight issue, featuring author Eric Chevillard and American jazz musician Mark Turner! Performances and presentations by these artists headline a program of live music, readings, and conversation. Hosted by the editors of Music & Literature, the evening will also include appearances by several of the volume's contributing artists as well as other special guests. The event is co-sponsored by the French Books Department…
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Epic Voices: The Polish Epic with Jacek Dehnel & Bill Johnston
Polish writer and translator Jacek Dehnel joins American translator Bill Johnston to discuss the epic in Polish literature, from the 19th century to contemporary works. Johnston will talk about his new translation of Adam Mickiewicz’s Pan Tadeusz or the Last Foray in Lithuania, widely regarded as the national epic poem of Poland and the larger Lithuanian region, first released in 1834. Dehnel will examine 21st-century Polish epics, from Twelve Stations by Tomasz Różycki (2004) and Oleander by Marcin Kurek (2010) to this year’s Other…
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