poetry

New Russian Literature: A Bilingual Reading

Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:00pm
New Russian Literature: A Bilingual Reading
The Gallery at (le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
Free. Please use the form below to RSVP.
*Note: This is a 21+ event.

Four Russian authors will visit the US this spring, giving American audiences an opportunity to become acquainted with vibrant new talents coming out of Russia’s literary scene.  During their visit, the writers will take part in the PEN World Voices Festival and give additional readings in New York City and Chapel Hill, NC.

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Russian Authors at PEN World Voices and in Chapel Hill, NC

PEN World Voices appearances:

Friday, April 30th, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Blogs, Twitter, the Kindle: The Future of Reading with Sergei Sokolovskiy

Friday, April 30th, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Utopia and Dystopia: Geographies of the Possible with Inga Kuznetsova

Friday, April 30th, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Heaven and Earth with Natalia Sannikova

Friday, April 30th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
The Big Poetry Reading with Pavel Nastin

Saturday, May 1st, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Poetry Reading and Reception with Inga Kuznetsova

Chapel Hill, NC Events:

Monday, April 26th, 7:00 pm
Literary Reading
Flyleaf Books
752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC

Tuesday, April 27th, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Panel discussion:  “Opportunities and Hazards of Being a Writer in Today’s Russia”
Toy Lounge
Fourth Floor, Dey Hall
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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CEC ArtsLink Talk: Leonid Kostyukov and Dmitry Vedenyapin

Leonid Kostyukov and Dmitry Vedenyapin

Leonid Kostyukov and Dmitry Vedenyapin

Tuesday, April 6th, 6:30pm
at CEC ArtsLink
435 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
(Between Leroy and Morton Streets)
Space is limited.  Please use the form below to RSVP.

CEC ArtsLink invites you to an evening of contemporary Russian poetry and prose which explores perceptions of Russia and the US from opposite sides of the ocean.  Authors Leonid Kostyukov and Dmitry Vedenyapin will read selections from their work in Russian, with English translations read by Maria Gusev.  The authors will then discuss their work—and issues pertaining to crossing geographical, cultural and literary borders—with Pavel Lembersky, a New York based author and journalist.

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The Russian Version by Elena Fanailova wins Best Translated Book Award

The Russian Version by Elena Fanailova, translated into English by Stephanie Sandler and Genya Turovskaya, has been awarded the 2010 Best Translated Book Award for Poetry. The announcement was made on March 10th at a special award party at Idlewild Books in New York City.

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Elena Fanailova and Marina Temkina: Poetry Reading and Conversation

 

Marina Temkina (left) and Elena Fanailova (right)

Marina Temkina (left) and Elena Fanailova (right)

Thursday, February 4th at 7:00pm
The Russian Samovar, 256 West 52nd St.
Free admission. Please email akadysheva-yong@cecartslink.org to RSVP

CEC ArtsLink and Ugly Duckling Presse present a literary evening with two not-to-be-missed contemporary women poets. Elena Fanailova and Marina Temkina will read from their latest books (The Russian Version and What Do You Want?, respectively) and discuss their work, the political situation in post-Soviet Russia, and issues of identity with Michael Scammell, Professor of Creative Writing and Translation at Columbia University. A reception will follow the reading.

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