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November 7th, Berlin, House of World Cultures
October 31 - November 4, Stockholm International Poetry Festival
Presented by the Swedish culture magazine 00TAL, this festival has featured some of my favourite poets in the past - like the immortal Joy Harjo.
October 16 - 18th, Bioneers Conference, California
October 8th, Poetry And Activism Panel, Berkeley
What is the place of poetry in activist practices? What is the place of political activism in performance poetry? An event of the Individual World Poetry Slam 2009Shailja Patel (Kenya) Ant Black (San Diego) Tristan Silverman (Chicago) Tara Hardy (Seattle) Jack Rusk (UC Santa Cruz) Thursday, October 8, 2009 1:00pm - 1:45pm Long Haul Infoshop 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA
September 12th, Excerpts from Bwagamoyo, Oakland
RESERVATIONS LIST NOW FULL.
EMAIL shailjapatel@gmail.com TO GO ON WAITLIST FOR SEATS UNCLAIMED BY 2.45PM. Staged reading of excerpts from Bwagamoyo: The Father - Part II of MigritudeGuest Actor: Zachary DrakeFollowed by Q and A with the audience Saturday September 12th 3pm - 5pm Oakopolis Gallery447 25th Street (between Broadway and Telegraph) Oakland $5 - $20 (sliding scale) PLEASE NOTE: The venue is a small gallery space that seats 40 comfortably, 50 max. So I strongly encourage you to get on the reservations list to secure your seat. If you have confirmed attendance on Facebook, you're on the list. If you want to get on the list, email your name/s to shailja@shailja.com We will seat people on the list first, from 2.30pm to 2.45pm. At 2.45pm, we will open up remaining seats (if there are any left) to everyone else. There is no public restroom at this venue. Nearest public restroom is round the corner at Mama Buzz cafe, 2318 Telegraph Avenue. If you need to make use of it, please be respectful and buy something at the cafe - support small local independent businesses that build and sustain our community!
August 20th, Laundry Party Public, San Francisco
Laundry Party is a group of artists, writers, performers, designers, musicians, who meet every fortnight or so to share new work. We're doing our first Public Airing in San Francisco on Thursday, at the fabulous Paris South Of Market Coworking Space. Venue: KSW/ PariSoma 1436 Howard, @ 10th Street San Francisco Time: 7 - 10pm Lineup: Cathlin Caitlin Bryan Matthew The Cities Break (10 min) Sam Derek Claire Shailja The Matinees PariSoma does not have a bar or restaurant, so feel free to bring your own food and drinks.
July 9th, Bwagamoyo Staged Reading, Nairobi
 PEN International Kenya Chapter and Wasanii Literary Nights Present: a staged reading of: BWAGAMOYO (The Father) : Part II of MIGRITUDE Special Guest Actor: MUSIRA What do Samuel Kivuitu's neck, Ngugi wa Thiong'o's ribcage, William Ruto's abdomen, and the hands of a Nairobi "grease monkey" all have in common? Find out on this poetic journey, from colonial Zanzibar to Kenya's post-election violence, by way of the male body. A powerful, heartbreaking, hilarious exploration of how patriots become patriarchs, muscles break down masculinities, and daughters confront fathers. An anthemic call for a new generation of Kenyans to reconnect gut to heart to voice. To challenge icons and claim our own power. To sing ourselves back from our violent histories to new ways of knowing and living the truth. This reading is dedicated to Bantu Mwaura (1969 - 2009). Brother, friend, truth teller. Mourned and deeply missed. DATE: Thursday, July 9th VENUE: Wasanii Restaurant, Kenya National Theatre TIME: 7 PM Followed by Discussion With Audience Event is FREE, with voluntary contributions requested to Kenya PEN. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
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