A poet's first book is often seen as a launching pad for their future body of work. But what happens after a poet's first book? How do poets continue to develop and explore, on and off the page? Jay Deshpande is the author of
The Umbrian Sonnets (PANK Books) and
Love the Stranger (YesYes Books). His poems have appeared in
American Poetry Review, New England Review, and elsewhere. He is the recipient of a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, a Kundiman fellowship, and residencies at Civitella Ranieri and the Saltonstall Arts Colony. He teaches for Brooklyn Poets and in the MFA Program at Columbia University. Jay will read a selection of poems from across his book length and chapbook length projects and will discuss what it means to lead a creative life. There will be a discussion with Q&A to follow.
KUNDIMAN IS DEDICATED TO NURTURING GENERATIONS OF WRITERS AND READERS OF ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATUREKundiman creates an affirming and rigorous space where Asian American writers can explore, through art, the unique challenges that face the new and ever changing diaspora. We see the arts as a tool of empowerment, of education and liberation, of addressing proactively the legacy we will leave for our future. For more information:
www.kundiman.org.
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