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The Plant of Dreaming: Poetry Reading with Elisa Biagini

On International Women’s Day, Kathy hosted Elisa Biagini, Italian poet and educator, at NYU Tisch for a reading from her work – including her recent book The Plant of Dreaming –, followed by a presentation of her public poetry installations and other community projects. Elisa was introduced by Alicia Ostriker, 11th New York State Poet.

See below for some impressions of the event.

For more details on her work, visit Elisa’s website here.

  • Kathy Engel
  • Alicia Ostriker
  • Elisa Biagini
  • Elisa Biagini
  • Elisa Biagini
  • Pazienza, Installation in Belgrade

“To Kneel” Now Featured on the Blue Mountain Center’s Online Journal

Leah Natasha Thomas’ video based on a choral reading of Kathy Engel’s poem “To Kneel” against the backdrop of dramatic footage is currently live on The Root TV.  The poem is read by Danny Glover, Anna Deavere Smith, Walter Mosley and other artists.

Read more here…

Thanks to Blue Mountain Journal for its steadfast building, sustenance, and embrace!

“The Pulse of Black History”

From Gwen McKinney’s newsletter on Black History month:

“Let’s view February merely as a marker, not a restraint. We should claim the moments whenever it is appropriate to exhume, remember and embrace. The obscure. The cherished. The harsh. The curated truths. They etch the Black experience. They are milestones in the storytelling of humanity, capturing what is constant and changing.”

Read in full here…