Poetry in a Burning World: Works by Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris
Mon, 4/27 · 6:00 pm—7:30 pm · Princeton Public Library (Community Room)
Humanities Council; Princeton Public Library; Lewis Center for the Arts
Join award-winning poets Katie Farris (Lewis Center for the Arts) and Ilya Kaminsky (Lewis Center for the Arts) for this collaborative presentation of their works on deafness, the challenges of facing cancer, and the war in Ukraine. Blending performance with conversation, they will explore how poetry can make meaning out of tragedy and steady us through hardship.
Introduction by Kathleen Crown, Executive Director of the Humanities Council. This event is part of the Being Human (US) Festival. Organized by the Princeton University Humanities Council in partnership with the Princeton Public Library. Co-sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts.
Title inspiration: Verse Daily: Why Write Love Poetry in a Burning World by Katie Farris
