William Carlos Williams

Michael Hersch's New Opera AND WE, EACH To Have World Premiere In Baltimore And D.C.

Michael Hersch's new opera 'and we, each' explores the complexities of relationships and societal collapse, premiering in Baltimore on September 28 and 29, and in DC on October 13.

Guitarist Miles Okazaki's MINIATURE AMERICA Out This July

Guitarist Miles Okazaki releases 'Miniature America' on July 19, featuring 22 vignettes that explore the wonder of chance encounters and 'found' compositions. Discover the unique soundscapes created.

Virginia Repertory Theatre Announces WAITRESS, FAT HAM, And More for 2024-2025 SEASON

Virginia Rep has announced the 2024-2025 Season: an exciting line-up of musicals, plays, and special presentations at all three locations, including the Signature Season at the November Theatre downtown, the Barksdale Season at Hanover Tavern, and the Family Season in the Jessie Bogese Theatre at the Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education. Partner productions in the Theatre Gym and additional community partnerships will be announced at a later time. 

The Tank to Present Luis Roberto Herrera's AS I EAT THE WORLD This Month

The Tank will present As I Eat the World, written and performed by Luis Roberto Herrera and directed by Scout Davis. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Review: OUR TOWN at Syracuse Stage

What did our critic think of OUR TOWN at Syracuse Stage? The Syracuse Stage production of Our Town celebrates the 125th anniversary of the birth of Thornton Wilder. One might think a play written in 1938 would be irrelevant for an audience in the 21st century. But it is important to remember that the world at that time faced a severe worldwide economic downturn, the danger of impending war, strong political division, rising nationalism and rapid technological advancement. Given that these problems plague us today, Our Town is especially meaningful in our time.

Hermitage Artist Retreat Announces New Programs in May With Bess Wohl & More

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced four new community programs in May with Hermitage Fellows specializing in music, writing, multimedia, and theater, including an event with Tony Award-nominated playwright Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons, Small Mouth Sounds).

Rutherford Residents Host Rally In Support Of William Carlos Williams Performing Arts Center

This Saturday, June 26, Rutherford residents will hold a rally at Williams Center Plaza from 12 noon to 3pm, to voice their objections to demolishing the Williams Center, a private, nonprofit performing arts and cinema complex, that sits on a coveted piece of real estate in the center of this northern New Jersey town.

Citizens Rally to Save Rutherford's Historic William Carlos Williams Performing Arts Center and Newman Theatre

A group of Rutherford residents are making a last-ditch effort to raise awareness of the auction of the Williams Carlos Williams Center for the Performing Arts, including starting an online petition which has garnered over 2,000 signatures. Bergen County, who has owned the building since 1987, has decided to give up on maintaining the costs for this building, which happens to sit on the most coveted piece of real estate in the center of this NJ town.

Gabriel Sosa and Sam Richardson Named Urbano Project's Winter 2021 Artists in Residence

Urbano Project has announced that Gabriel Sosa and Sam Richardson will be the two Artists in Residence working on the theme of Radical Care in Winter 2021, leading virtual Youth Artist Projects for Boston Public School teens from January through March.

VOTE THE NEW MOON, By Alfred Kreymburg Indicts The System At Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse

The groundbreaking reading series continues as Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents its next free 'screened' reading: VOTE THE NEW MOON, by Alfred Kreymborg, live-streamed at no charge, with talkback to follow, on October 24th, 2020 at 8 PM, EDT.

Jaime Augusto Shelley, Poeta De Las Causas Sociales

Considerado por Octavio Paz “como uno de los poetas más complejos”, el escritor mexicano Jaime Augusto Shelley falleció este día en la Ciudad de México a los 83 años de edad. 

NYC Children's Theater Comes Back With CREATIVE CLUBHOUSE

NYCCT recently launched a new online digital program for families called Creative Clubhouse. While most of the programming is available to all free of charge, they are offering essential workers as well as any family that has been deeply affected by this crisis to have free access to all paid content.

POETRY IN AMERICA Returns to Public Television for Season Two

Eight new half-hour episodes of Poetry in America will begin airing on public television stations nationwide (check local listings) and on the World Channel starting this April and continuing through the spring and summer. Also in April, which is National Poetry Month, the series will be available to stream on pbs.org and individual episodes will be available on poetryinamerica.org.

Pura López Colomé Recibió El Premio Bellas Artes Inés Arredondo Por Su Amplia Ruta Literaria

Por su sólida trayectoria literaria en las letras nacionales, la traductora, poeta y escritora Pura López Colomé (Ciudad de México, 1952) recibió el Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo 2019, cuya ceremonia se llevó a cabo en el Centro Sinaloa de las Artes Centenario, en Culiacán, este jueves 12 de diciembre.

2020 Adelaide Writers' Week Announces First Round Of Authors And Programs

In 2020, Adelaide Writers' Week the second from Director Jo Dyer, contemplates one of the few things that incontrovertibly unites us all: Being Human. Running from Saturday 29 February to Thursday 5 March as part of the 60th anniversary Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Writers' Week will explore how humans engage with each other, with technology, and with the natural world. 

Bookworks, The City Of Albuquerque, And WordCraft Circle Present Joy Harjo

Bookworks, the City of Albuquerque Cultural Services, and WordCraft Circle present Joy Harjo, United States Poet Laureate, on December 7 at the KiMo Theater. The event will be free and open to the public, but requires registration. The reading starts at 8 pm, with a signing to follow.

La Voz De Eunice Odio Acompañó La Presentación Del Libro Dedicado A La Escritora Por El Centenario De Su Natalicio

La voz de la poeta costarricense, nacionalizada guatemalteca y mexicana, Eunice Odio (1919-1974), se escuchó a través de un audio que grabó en 1961 en la Ciudad de México, con la lectura de un fragmento del poema El tránsito de fuego. El material se presentó en el marco del homenaje con el que se recordó a la poeta en el centenario de su nacimiento.

Reconocen la amplia ruta literaria de Pura López Colomé con el Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo 2019

Por su sólida trayectoria literaria, la traductora, poeta y escritora Pura López Colomé es reconocida con el Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo 2019, el cual le otorgó la Secretaría de Cultura, conjuntamente con el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura, la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa y el Gobierno del Estado por medio del Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura.

PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVAL Returns To Delray Beach

Susan R. Williamson, Director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival (PBPF), today announced that the 16th annual festival is returning to Old School Square for six days of literary workshops and public events, including readings, talks, interviews, panel discussions and more, January 20-25, 2020.

PB Poetry Festival Names Joy Harjo as Special Guest Poet in January 2020

Susan Williamson, Director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, today announced that Joy Harjo will be the Special Guest Poet at the 16th annual festival that will be held January 20-25, 2020 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. An award-winning Native American poet and musician from Oklahoma, Harjo was recently named a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poet.