SERIES WE LOVE :: ARKIPELAGO LITERARY SERIES
It has been a while since last performing in the Bay. This Saturday, I break from New York’s winter and build with my Pinoy community at Philippine American Writers and Artists. The organization seeks ¨to create and encourage literature and arts for the preservation and enrichment of Filipino and Filipino American historical, cultural, and spiritual values,” something I hope my poetry contributes to at their Arkipelago Literary Series along with Oscar Bermeo (poetry), Cecilia Gaerlan (drama), and Isabelle Thuy Pelaud (creative writing). If you are in the area, it would be lovely to see you there. – Jennifer Cendaña Armas
Artists We Love :: Brion Gysin
Like David Bowie, Keith Haring, and John Giorno? Wondering what these guys have in common? They were all heavily inspired by interdisciplinary artist Brion Gysin, a man whom William S. Burroughs once called “the only man I ever respected.”
A pioneer of the Cut-Up Method which his friend and contemporary Burroughs made famous, Gysin worked with the written word, visual arts, and aural experimentations, constantly pushing boundaries and bending the “rules” of art. He also created the Dreamachine, a flicker device designed to induce visions and inspire the mind.
Gysin’s work in various mediums will be displayed at the New Museum in the first ever survey of his work in the US, from July 7th to October 3rd. The exhibition, entitled Brion Gysin: Dream Machine, will include drawings, books, paintings, films, collages, and sound work– even the Dreamachine itself will be there.
Events We Love :: I Do Not Doubt I Am Limitless: Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn
On July 1, as part of their Centennial Celebration, The Brooklyn Heights Association will collaborate with ISSUE Project Room for a special outdoor performance, “I Do Not Doubt I Am Limitless: Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn”. This free event will channel the psychedelic spirit of poet, journalist, humanist and Brooklynite, Walt Whitman, set against the stunning waterfront backdrop on the Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn of the new Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Events We Love :: Soon Come: Poems Painted & Spoken
The Center presents Soon Come: Poems Painted & Spoken, a multi-media art exhibit and poetry performance by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene. Soon Come: Poems Painted & Spoken will debut Etaghene’s visual art. Her art is acrylic and spray painted visual poems passionately splashed on canvas and wood surfaces in order to share the colors of her soul. The space will have life-size poetry hanging around you, video art as well as a loving, tender, soul-deep performance of Etaghene’s poetry spanning the last decade of her career. The poems shared will be about the revelry, magic, heartache and angst of love. Etaghene gives you these poems and paintings with open palms and heart, reaching to love you, ever more, ever deeper.
Events We Love :: SULU Series DC
Please spread the word and come through if you´re in Washington DC and peep a poetry, theatre, dance, and music mashup. Featuring FWL contributor Jennifer Cendaña Armas, SNRG, Lilian Bui, JR, and YaliniDream. Music provided by DJ 9-Volt.
Hosted and Curated by Regie Cabico, Simone Jackson, Jenny C. Lares, Brian Wang, Alex Cena.
Flaco Navaja, Actor + Singer :: 120 Seconds
Fresh off the big screen of Rogue Pictures “Fighting”, co-star Flaco Navaja gives us an inside look at his family and the origin of his name.
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