Event details
Apr
27
Poetry in a Burning World: Works by Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris
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.
Registration Requested.
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.
Registration Requested.
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.
University programs and activities are open to all eligible participants without regard to identity or other protected characteristics. Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement of external speakers or views presented.
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Date
April 27, 2026Time
6:00 p.m.Location
Princeton Public Library, Community Room, Virtual/Off Campus, Virtual/Off Campus LocationAudience
University Sponsors
Humanities Council
Lewis Center for the Arts
External Sponsors
Princeton Public Library