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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…
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…
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Regional Workshop Reading | Oakland
Regional Workshop Reading | Oakland
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (PT) Reception at 6:30 p.m. (PT) Oakstop Broadway; Broadway Gallery Suite 1721 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 Join devorah major’s final Cave Canem Fall Workshop session, for a reading from students and major herself. In-person registration Virtual registration Some poets create poems that center friends, family, or personal history. Others seem…
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Regional Workshop Reading | NYC
Regional Workshop Reading | NYC
Reception with light refreshments at 6:30 p.m. (ET) Cave Canem Headquarters 20 Jay Street, 310A, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Join Bakar Wilson’s final Cave Canem Fall Workshop session, for a reading from students and Wilson himself. Familiarity with traditional forms isn't necessary for this generative workshop; we will play with language and look at poets who…
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Starshine & Clay Fellowship Application
Cave Canem and EcoTheo Collective are pleased to announce the 2024 Starshine and Clay Fellowship. Developed in 2020, this initiative provides financial and developmental support to emerging Black poets. Named in honor of Cave Canem elder Lucille Clifton (“won’t you celebrate with me”), the Starshine and Clay Fellowship was developed to speak to the mentorship…
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I bhFad IgCéin
I bhFad IgCéin
Irish Arts Center, 2nd Floor 726 11th Avenue, New York, NY, 10019 Cave Canem has partnered with Poetry Ireland in its International Residencies program, I bhFad igCéin (Far Afield), to bring a poet to The City to write and experience the literary life abroad. At the end of her residency, Nithy Kasa will join Cave…
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