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Aizuri Quartet
Friday, April 5, 2024 12:00pm
Dey House

The Writers' Workshop presents the Aizuri Quartet

"The Aizuri views the string quartet as a living art and springboard for community, collaboration, curiosity and experimentation. At the core of its music-making is a virtuosic ability to illuminate a vast range of musical styles through the Aizuri’s eclectic, engaging and thought-provoking programs. The Quartet has drawn praise both for bringing “a technical bravado and emotional power” to bold new commissions, and for its “flawless” (San Diego...

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Kaveh Akbar and Paige Lewis: Reading
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 8:00pm
Dey House

The Writers' Workshop presents poets Paige Lewis and Kaveh Akbar, who will read from their work.

Paige Lewis is author of the poetry collection Space Struck (Sarabande Books, 2019) and co-editor of Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Recovery (Sarabande Books, 2023). Lewis co-created and curated the YouTube channel Ours Poetica with author John Green. The channel aims to make poetry more accessible, especially to high school students.

Lewis received both their MFA and PhD in Creative Writing...

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LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs Q&A
Friday, March 29, 2024 12:00pm
Dey House

The Writers' Workshop presents a Q&A session with Latasha N. Nevada Diggs.

A writer and sound artist, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs is the author of TwERK (Belladonna, 2013). Her interdisciplinary work has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Walker Art Center. A Cave Canem fellow, Diggs is the recipient of numerous awards, including ones from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Jerome Foundation, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council...

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LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs: Reading
Thursday, March 28, 2024 8:00pm
Dey House

The Writers' Workshop presents a reading with Latasha N. Nevada Diggs.

A writer and sound artist, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs is the author of TwERK (Belladonna, 2013). Her interdisciplinary work has been featured at the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Walker Art Center. A Cave Canem fellow, Diggs is the recipient of numerous awards, including ones from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Jerome Foundation, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. As...