Wole Soyinka
dal 11/10/2002 al 12/10/2002
Segnalato da
11/10/2002
Wole Soyinka
Dia Art Foundation, New York
Poet and novelist Wole Soyinka reads retrospectively from a wide span of his writing as part of the Readings in Contemporary Poetry series at Dia. Readings in this series trace a trajectory of the participating poets' work, from early poems to as-yet-unpublished work, and are accompanied by broadsides featuring selected poems.
READS AT DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WHAT
Poet and novelist Wole Soyinka reads retrospectively from a wide span of
his writing as part of the Readings in Contemporary Poetry series at
Dia. Readings in this series trace a trajectory of the participating
poets' work, from early poems to as-yet-unpublished work, and are
accompanied by broadsides featuring selected poems.
WHO
Wole Soyinka is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
Born in Western Nigeria, he has written numerous works for theater and
two novels. His autobiographical works include "Ibadam, the Penkelemes
Years" (Spectrum Books, 1994) and "The Man Died" (Rex Collings, 1972).
Soyinka's poems are collected in "Mandela's Earth and Other Poems"
(Random House, 1988), "A Shuttle in the Crypt" (Hill & Wang, 1972), and
"Idanre and Other Poems" (Hill & Wang, 1967), among other volumes.
READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Since 1987, more than 100 poets have participated in Dia's Readings in
Contemporary Poetry series. These readings have included historic
literary events, such as James Schuyler's first public reading. With a
generous grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, Dia is making
selected audio from early readings available on Dia's website at
http://www.diacenter.org/ prg/poetry/index.html. In addition, beginning
with the 2001-2002 season, recordings of entire readings are also
posted. Readings in Contemporary Poetry is supported by generous grants
from The Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, Inc., the Lannan
Foundation, the Lila Acheson Wallace Theater Fund, and the Axe-Houghton
Foundation.
WHEN
Saturday, October 12, 2002, 4 pm
ADMISSION
$6, $3 for Dia members, students, and seniors. Admission includes
entrance to Dia's galleries.
WHERE
Dia Center for the Arts, 548 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th
avenues), New York City