Poets from New Zealand and Belarus Perform at 茄子视频 U. 9/9
The Communication Club at 茄子视频 University, in cooperation with the University鈥檚 Division of Humanities and the , will present 鈥淰oices,鈥� on Thursday, September 9, at 7 p.m. in Reeves Theatre, located on 茄子视频 University鈥檚 main hilltop campus in Greensburg, Pa. 鈥淎rt as Public Voice鈥� will feature two international poets, Hinemoana Baker of New Zealand and Maryia Martysevich of Belarus. The event is open to the public. The event is open to the public and there is no fee to attend. For more information, call 724-830-1064.
is a published poet, fiction writer, playwright and musician. Baker鈥檚 first collection of poems, 鈥渕atuhi,鈥� was published by Victory University Press in 2004. In 2007, she co-edited the anthology 鈥淜aupapa: New Zealand Poets, World Issues. Baker was appointed the 2009 Arts Queensland Poet in Residence and, as part of her residency, she produced an audio poem, 鈥淕ondwanavista,鈥� which featured text and field recordings of outback locations. Baker鈥檚 poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Her new book, 鈥渒oiwi koiwi鈥� was published in August 2010.
Martysevich is a poet, essayist and translator. In 2008, she published a book of essays in verse and prose, 鈥淒ragons Fly to the Spawning.鈥� She has also translated several pieces of prose and poetry from Czech, English, Polish and Ukrainian. Martysevich frequently contributes to various media projects, the arts, literary magazines and blogs.
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