Poetry on the Peaks

The United Nations has proclaimed 2002 as the International Year of Mountains (IYM) to increase international awareness of the global importance of mountain ecosystems. Poetry on the Peaks celebrates the relationship between humanity to nature through poetry by setting-up poetry readings on as many of the mountains in the world and corresponding cities. There were over twenty readings on mountain-tops from around the world. [more]

A DIFFERENT SEPTEMBER 11: POESÍA 100%: Martín Espada, Yusef Komunyakaa, Raúl Zurita, Mark Doty, Cecilia Vicuña, Marie Ponsot & Cristóbal Bianchi with Casagrande. Oct. 16 at 8 pm. The New School, Tishman Auditorium at 66 West 12th St., New York City. $5 donation to Casagrande. Advance tickets: 212-229-5488. Hosted by Rattapallax, New School Graduate Writing Program, LouderArts & Terra Incognita. Hosted by Idra Novey. [ more ]

DEMO: A demonstration in words. A poetry reading on the RNC, President Bush and the crisis in Iraq. Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at 8pm. St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. & 2nd Ave., New York City. Free. Featuring Carl Hancock Rux, Sapphire, Katha Pollitt, Mark Doty, Anne Waldman, Cornelius Eady, Vijay Seshadri, Hal Sirowitz, Bob Holman, Eileen Myles, Marie Ponsot, Robert Polito, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Corie Feiner, John Yau, Rodrigo Toscano, Carol Mirakove, Greg Fuchs, Anselm Berrigan, Laura Elrick, Bruce Andrews, Kathy Engel, Zero Boy, John Coletti & Kristin Prevallet. [more]

Leading International Poets Fight for Social Justice and Arms Control at World Social Forum. South African activist and writer Breyten Breytenbach was part of the international delegation of poets and writers at the World Social Forum (WSF). The group worked with Oxfam's Control Arms campaign and participated in several readings. Other participants included Palestine poet Nathalie Handal, Rattapallax editors Ram Devineni & Flávia Rocha. They were joined by Brasilian poets Fabrício Carpinejar, Johnny Lorenz, and Marlon de Almeida. [ more info ]