looking forward to joining Kaya Press in Seattle this week (I’m currently mid-flight, on my way there; yay [?] for never being free of the Internets).
on Friday, February 28th, as part of the AWP 2014 conference, I’ll be joining Denise Uyehara and Karen Tei Yamashita for performances and discussion presented by Kaya: STAGE TO PAGE: The Challenges and Serendipities of Publishing Performative Texts. I was fortunate enough to have director Kel Haney work with me to shape this performance for the conference.
later in the evening, Kaya and Kundiman are copresenting a reading of new writers celebrating Bruce Lee: “ENTER THE POET: Newly Published Writers Celebrate Bruce Lee” off-site, in Seattle’s International District (I’ll be doing my best to emcee, with my limited Bruce Lee knowledge; it’s a fantastic line up of poets).
more information about both events here: http://kaya.com/2014/02/interact-kaya-press-awp14/
and below:
Friday 2/28: STAGE TO PAGE: The Challenges and Serendipities of Publishing Performative Texts: 1:30 – 2:45
Break yourself out of the rut of boring panels and come see live performance by Kaya Press authors Samantha Chanse (Lydia’s Funeral Video) and Denise Uyehara (Maps of City and Body), and Karen Tei Yamashita (Anime Wong, Coffee House Press). We’ll also be discussing how you capture the intricacies of emotion and gesture in live performance within the two-dimensional constraints of a book. Location: Room 3A, Washington State Convention
Center, Level 2
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Friday 2/28: ENTER THE POET: Newly Published Poets Celebrate Bruce Lee: 7:30 – 10 pm
Kaya Press and Kundiman join forces to bring you the most kick-ass party at AWP, with nearly 20 newly published writers paying tribute to Bruce Lee and reading their own work in the historic International District. Location: Nagomi Tea House (519 6th Ave. S. Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98104) [1.1 miles from the Convention Center].