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BIRDS OF METAL IN FLIGHT: AN EVENING OF POETRY WITH 5 + 5
On Wednesday, February 25, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites you to an evening of poetry with internationally renowned artist Xu Bing, five eminent Chinese poets (Bei Dao, Ouyang Jianghe, Xi Chuan, Zhai Yongming, Zhou Zan), and five eminent American poets (Charles Bernstein, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Pierre Joris, Marilyn Nelson, Afaa Weaver).
When:
February 25, 2015 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where
On Wednesday, February 25, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites you to an evening of poetry with internationally renowned artist Xu Bing, five eminent Chinese poets (Bei Dao, Ouyang Jianghe, Xi Chuan, Zhai Yongming, Zhou Zan), and five eminent American poets (Charles Bernstein, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Pierre Joris, Marilyn Nelson, Afaa Weaver).
This special event will take place at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, where Xu Bing's monumental "Phoenix" installation is currently displayed.
The event is free and open to the public, though registration is required. For more information and to register, please see below:
Featuring: Bei Dao, Charles Bernstein, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Pierre Joris, Marilyn Nelson, Ouyang Jianghe, Afaa Weaver, Xi Chuan, Zhai Yongming, and Zhou Zan.
Comments by:
Xu Bing (Artist)
Lydia H. Liu (Columbia University)
The Very Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski (The Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
Registration required. Please RSVP here.
Co-sponsored by The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine; The Confucius Institute; the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society; Xu Bing Studio; Literary Translation at Columbia (LTAC), School of the Arts; the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; the Department of Art History and Archaeology; Columbia Global Centers I East Asia; and the Department of English and Comparative Literature.
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
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