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NYBG | AFRICAN AMERICAN GARDEN: THE CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE
New York Botanical Garden | African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience June 17 - November 2, 2023 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ET) 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458-5126 Purchase Tickets Free Grounds Admission is available to everyone, regardless of residency, on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (ET) and to NYC residents all…
2024 Cave Canem Fellowship Application
Since 1996, Cave Canem has awarded fellowships to more than 500 Black poets. Cave Canem Fellows are among the most distinguished poets in the field, not only as recipients of the highest literary honors and critical acclaim, but also for their service in communities across the country. Each year a cohort of 10–20 new Fellows…
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Black Pastoral: a Reading Group
Black Pastoral: a Reading Group
Thursdays, 12:30PM - 1:15PM ET October 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th Join our Director of Programs, Dante Micheaux (2003) for a weekly gathering to discuss Black Pastoral, winner of the 2022 Cave Canem Prize. Participants will be invited to answer the question put forth in Professor Sharan Strange’s introduction: “does Black presence challenge and complicate…
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2023 Derricotte/Eady Prize Application
Since 2015, Cave Canem has collaborated with O, Miami to spotlight exceptional chapbook-length manuscripts by Black poets. The winner of the prize receives a $1000 award, publication of their manuscript by O, Miami Books, 10 copies of the chapbook, a residency in The Writer’s Room at The Betsy Hotel in Miami, and a featured reading…