A conversation with Angie Cruz about her latest novel, Dominicana. 9/18 @ 6pm.

 

https://pittsburghlectures.org/lectures/angie-cruz/

 

“Angie Cruz, I’m so glad the time has come. What a wonderful, nuanced, and insightful writer.”

EDWIDGE DANTICAT

Angie Cruz is the author of the novels Soledad and Let It Rain Coffee, a finalist in 2007 for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She has published work in The New York Times and has received fellowships from the New York Foundation of the Arts, Yaddo, and the MacDowell Colony. She is founder and editor in chief of Aster(ix), a literary and arts journal, and is an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh.

Her latest novel, Dominicana begins with fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion. Ana never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. It doesn’t matter that he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. Their marriage is an opportunity for her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate.

In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Angie Cruz’s Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.

 

Here’s a little blurb from the bookstore at City of Asylum

Dominicana by Angie Cruz
In bright, musical prose that reflects the energy of New York City, Angie Cruz's Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world. Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Millions, AARP
Available on September 3rd.

 

Coming Up: Tigers Are Not Afraid

Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven Friday September 13 through Thursday September 19 A haunting horror fairy tale set against the backdrop of Mexico's devastating drug wars, Tigers Are Not Afraid follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents. Filmmaker Issa López creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro, imbued with her own gritty urban spin on magical realism at its most tragic, to conjure a wholly unique experience that audiences will not soon forget. "A fairytale for today, beautiful, shocking and chilling." - Neil Gaiman "This is one terrific film, both tough and touching. Two minutes in, I was under it's spell." - Stephen King "An unsparing blend of fantasy and brutality, innocence and evil. Innovative, compassionate, and mesmerizing." - Guillermo Del Toro 83 min / Not Rated / Starring Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Hanssel Casillas, Ianis Guerrero, and Tenoch Huerta / Fantasy Horror Directed by Issa López / Mexico 2017 In Spanish with English subtitles.

Regent Square Theater 1035 South Braddock Ave, Regent Square

Celebrate with us this Labor Day!

 

Poet Laureate Celebration with the Academy of American Poets    Monday, September 2 3 p.m. City of Asylum @ Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue FREE! Click Here for Free Tickets   This Labor Day, City of Asylum will host a celebration of poetry with four nationally recognized Poet Laureates. Each poet is a 2018-19 fellow with the Academy of American Poets, and will read from their work and talk about the important role poet laureates play to change their communities.  To ring in the holiday, a taco truck will be on-site selling food and merriment.  The Academy of American Poet Laureate Fellowships are financial awards that recognize literary excellence and promote creative projects around the country. Only thirteen American poets received fellowships in 2018-19 and four of them will be together on the Alphabet City stage.    Click Here for Free Tickets   Molly Fisk is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Nevada County, CA. She is currently leading a statewide project to help children write about wildfires, flooding, and other climate-related disasters. She's the author of The More Difficult Beauty, Listening to Winter, and four books of radio commentary, and has received grants from the NEA, the California Arts Council, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.    Paisley Rekdal is the Poet Laureate of Utah. She is the author of the book of essays, The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee and five books of poetry. Her collection, Animal Eye, was a finalist for the 2013 Kingsley Tufts Prize, the Balcones Prize and winner of the UNT Rilke Prize. Her latest nonfiction work, The Broken Country, won the 2016 AWP Nonfiction Prize. Paisley has been included in multiple editions of The Best American Poetry series.    Raquel Salas Rivera es la Poeta Laureada de la ciudad de Filadelfia. Fue la recipiente inaugural del Premio Ambroggio y la Beca de Laureada, ambos de la Academia de Poetas Americanos.  Del 2016-2018 sirvió de editora para la revista literaria una colección bilingüe de volantes de poetas puertorriqueños contemporáneos. Cuenta con la publicación de seis plaquetas y cinco poemarios.  Raquel ama y vive por Puerto Rico, Filadelfia y un mundo libre de la supremacía blanca. Raquel Salas Rivera is the Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. They are the inaugural recipient of the Ambroggio Prize and the Laureate Fellowship, both from the Academy of American Poets. From 2016-2018, they edited a collection of bilingual broadsides of contemporary Puerto Rican poets. They are also the author of six chapbooks and five full-length poetry books. Raquel loves and lives for Puerto Rico, Philadelphia, and a world free of white supremacy.   Kim Shuck is the Poet Laureate of San Francisco. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She has an MFA in textiles, has provided cover art for multiple books of poetry, and her beadwork is danced from North Carolina to Burbank during the pow wow season. Kim's writing has earned a number of awards one of which, the then Diane Decorah award, led to her first solo book of poems Smuggling Cherokee.  Her most recent collection of poems is Murdered Missing.    At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.  All floors of Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible.  Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.  If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us.    Click here to contact us about accessibility accommodations   Visit AlphabetCity.org for our full line-up of FREE events!

EDITION 2020 SCHOLARSHIP AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP: INTERNSHIP AS AN ENGLISH CONVERSATION TEACHER ASSISTANCE IN CUENCA/ A CORUÑA , SPAIN 👥 🇪🇸

 

We are very happy to send to you information about our SCHOLARSHIP / AND PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS  FOR THE INTERNSHIP OFFER FOR ENGLISH CONVERSATION TEACHER ASSISTANT 2020 edition. Requirements: Native English Speaker Spanish language: from Pre-Intermediate level Age: from 20 years Duration of the Internship: From 3 months to 9 months. Locations Cuenca A Coruña We offer: Internship in primary/secondary schools in Cuenca/ A Coruña as an english conversation teacher assistant. Official Certificate for the Internship. Spanish lessons at your level Official University certificate for the Spanish lessons Medical Insurance SCHOLARSHIPS: Four positions with a Partial Scholarship  We would very grateful if you could send this message to any students who may be interested in an Internship in Spain as we think it is a great opportunity for your students. TESTIMONIALS - ENGLISH CONVERSATION TEACHER ASSISTANT   Please contact us for any further info, thank you. Cristina Romero González TSE Coordinator in Cuenca cromero@tse.org.es         Copyright © *2019* *True Spanish Experience*, All rights reserved. *TSE Data Base* *EEUU & Canada* Our mailing address is: info@tse.org.es

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If you are in Pittsburgh on Labor Day....come celebrate with us!

 

Poet Laureate Celebration with the Academy of American Poets    Monday, September 2 3 p.m. City of Asylum @ Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue FREE! Click Here for Free Tickets   Labor Day honors the contributions that workers have made to well-being of the United States. There are celebrations galore that include "Labor Day Poems."   But believe it or not--poets themselves have never been honored for their work. City of Asylum knows that poets are workers. They work long hours on our behalf with little reward... and like Huang Xiang and Khet Mar and  Tuhin Das, they often put their lives on the line for us.  On Labor Day 2019, we are pleased to present the first-ever Labor Day Celebration of Poets with 4 poet laureates from around the U.S.  And, of course, since it's Labor Day, after the reading, there will be light "cookout" food.* Presented in partnership with The Academy of American Poets. **Program is free.  There is a charge for food   Click Here for Free Tickets   The Poet Laureates: Kim Shuck is the Poet Laureate of San Francisco. She is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She has an MFA in textiles, has provided cover art for multiple books of poetry, and her beadwork is danced from North Carolina to Burbank during the pow wow season. Kim's writing has earned a number of awards one of which, the then Diane Decorah award, led to her first solo book of poems Smuggling Cherokee.  Her most recent collection of poems is Murdered Missing. Molly Fisk is the Poet Laureate of Nevada County, CA. She is currently leading a statewide project to help children write about wildfires, flooding, and other climate-related disasters. She's the author of The More Difficult Beauty, Listening to Winter, and four books of radio commentary, and has received grants from the NEA, the California Arts Council, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.  Paisley Rekdal is the Poet Laureate of Utah. She is the author of the book of essays, The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee and five books of poetry. Her collection, Animal Eye, was a finalist for the 2013 Kingsley Tufts Prize, the Balcones Prize and winner of the UNT Rilke Prize. Her latest nonfiction work, The Broken Country, won the 2016 AWP Nonfiction Prize. Paisley has been included in multiple editions of The Best American Poetry series. Raquel Salas Rivera es la Poeta Laureada de la ciudad de Filadelfia. Fue la recipiente inaugural del Premio Ambroggio y la Beca de Laureada, ambos de la Academia de Poetas Americanos.  Del 2016-2018 sirvió de editora para la revista literaria una colección bilingüe de volantes de poetas puertorriqueños contemporáneos. Cuenta con la publicación de seis plaquetas y cinco poemarios.   / Raquel Salas Rivera is the Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. They are the inaugural recipient of the Ambroggio Prize and the Laureate Fellowship, both from the Academy of American Poets. From 2016-2018, they edited a collection of bilingual broadsides of contemporary Puerto Rican poets. They are also the author of six chapbooks and five full-length poetry books.      Click Here for Free Tickets   At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.  All floors of Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible.  Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.  If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us.    Click here to contact us about accessibility accommodations   Visit AlphabetCity.org for our full line-up of FREE events!