Oct. 23 Kundiman & Verlaine Reading Series

Kundiman & Verlaine present

An evening of poetry & libation

Featuring:
R. Zamora Linmark, Sasha Pimentel Chacon & Hanalei Ramos

Sunday, Oct. 23
Reading begins at 5 p.m.
Open Bar from 4-5 p.m.
At Verlaine: 110 Rivington St. b/w Ludlow & Essex Sts. [directions: F to Delancey or V to 2nd Ave.]
$5 suggested donation

R. Zamora Linmark has authored three poetry collections, Prime Time Apparitions The Evolution of a Sigh, and Drive-By Vigils, all from Hanging Loose Press, and two novels, the best-selling Rolling The R's, which he's adapted for the stage, and the just-published Leche. He resides in Honolulu and Manila, and is at work on a novel and a play But, Beautiful.

Born in Manila and raised in Atlanta, Saudi Arabia and the NYC-tri state region, Sasha Pimentel Chacón is a Filipina American poet and author of Insides She Swallowed, winner of the 2011 American Book Award. Her work has appeared in journals such as The American Poetry Review, Gulf Coast, Colorado Review and Callaloo, and she is the winner of the Ernesto Trejo prize and the Philip Levine fellowship. She is currently an assistant professor of poetics and poetry writing at the University of Texas at El Paso. She lives in El Paso with her husband fiction author Daniel Chacón, on the border of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
 
Hanalei Ramos is the author of Letters to Martha and Foiled Stars. Her solo performance work, Guns and Tampons: A History of Violence Against Women I Know, was created through the generosity of the Asian Arts Initiative (Philadelphia), and commissioned by the National Asian-American Theater Festival in New York City. Most recently, she has been awarded residencies and opportunities with Project Rowhouses, The Laundromat Project, and the Asian Womens Giving Circle. Hanalei lives and work in Jersey City, NJ. More about her here.


This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership wth the City Council.

For more information, go to Kundiman Reading Series

Sept. 28: Special Encore Performance of Together We Are New York

Join Us to Remember and Re-Vision 9/11

A Polyphonic Performance of Poetry and Audio Clips Followed by a Dialogue

Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m.

Blue Gem Room at Paul Robeson Theater

54 Greene Ave., 1st Floor

Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY

Featured poets: Hossannah Asuncion, Tamiko Beyer, Marlon Esguerra, April Naoko Heck, Eugenia Leigh, Bushra Rehman, Zohra Saed, Purvi Shah, R.A. Villanueva

For more details and directions, go to Kavad.

Sept. 13: Together We Are New York Performance - Join Us to Remember and Re-Vision 9/11

Together We Are New York: Asian Americans Remember and Re-Vision 9/11
A Public Arts Poetry Project by Kundiman
Opening Performance September 13, 2011 from 7-9 p.m.
McNally Auditorium, Fordham Law School, Lincoln Center Campus
140 West 62nd Street

"The sense of urgency to write often comes from a place of necessity – to discover truth, to challenge the simplification of stories." -- Hossannah Asuncion

The ten-year anniversary of 9/11 will bring an outpouring of emotions and remembrances. Together We Are New York helps to ensure Asian American community voices are presented and shared as a vital part of the fabric of city memory and the nation’s journey forward. Nine Kundiman poets have interviewed 10 Asian Americans on their experiences that day and in the decade since. The material, crafted into poems accompanied by audio and visual clips for a series of public performances and dialogues, uniquely combines historical documentation with artistic production and public engagement.

Featured poets: Hossannah Asuncion, Tamiko Beyer, Marlon Esguerra, April Heck, Eugenia Leigh, Bushra Rehman, Zohra Saed, Purvi Shah, R.A. Villanueva

For more information and directions, go to: http://www.kundiman.org/kavad/

Fall – Spring Internship Applications Due August 3rd

Apply now!

We're currently accepting applications for our Fall – Spring interns. Positions in development, grants, and programs are available. Interns work 15 hours a week and are paid a stipend. Applications are due August 3rd. For more info, click here.

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DEVELOPMENT INTERN

Kundiman is seeking a Development intern. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience with an organization that supports writing communities and the literary arts. The Development intern connects Kundiman to individual and institutional supporters, which is vital to the sustainability of Kundiman initiatives. The Development intern works 15 hours a week and reports to the Development Director. While most of the internship will be conducted remotely, the Development Intern must be able to attend the bulk of events in the NYC area whenever it is safe to resume in-person programming.

We’re looking for candidates with:

  • An interest in learning the ins and outs of non-profit fundraising;

  • Desire to work within a community of writers and arts workers;

  • An interest in Asian diasporic literature;

  • Strong verbal and copyediting skills;

  • Ability to manage time and multiple projects, meet deadlines, and focus on detail.


Duties include:

  • Performing research for development and cultivation

  • Assisting in planning and managing fundraising campaigns

  • Analyzing trends in Kundiman donorship and updating donor database

  • Helping to organize donor events, including the annual benefit

  • Drafting development copy and designing development materials

  • Other tasks reasonably requested by Kundiman


GRANTS INTERN

Kundiman is seeking a Grants Intern. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience with an organization that supports writing communities and the literary arts. The Grants intern writes, researches, and organizes Kundiman's government, foundation, and corporate grant applications. The Grants intern works 15 hours a week and reports to the Executive Director. Candidates must be based in the New York City area to attend meeting and events and to help with tasks as needed, but most of the internship will be conducted remotely.



We’re looking for candidates with:

  • An interest in Asian American literature

  • A desire to work within a community of writers and arts workers

  • An interest in learning about non-profit grant writing for an Asian American literary arts organization

  • Ability to manage time and multiple projects, meet deadlines, and focus on detail

  • Strong written, verbal, editing, and copyediting skills


Duties include:

  • Assisting with the preparation of grant proposals and artistic samples, including drafting, copyediting, and spellchecking grant applications

  • Writing grant reports

  • Researching grants and identifying granters and foundations that match our mission

  • Organizing and editing grant language from previous proposals in a grants language bank

  • Maintaining a calendar of grant deadlines

  • Other tasks reasonably requested by Kundiman



PROGRAMS INTERN

The Programs intern helps to organize readings, workshops, and public events that develop Asian American literary culture. They report to the Programs & Communications Director and must be based within commuting distance from NYC. While most of the internship will be conducted remotely, the Programs Intern must be able to attend the bulk of events in the NYC area whenever it is safe to resume in-person programming. We’re looking for candidates with:

  • An interest in Asian diasporic literature

  • Strong verbal and copyediting skills

  • Ability to manage time and multiple projects, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines

  • Desire to work within a community of writers and arts workers
 Duties include:
  • Assisting with promotion and execution of national programs

  • Liaising with staff and regional chairs to develop programming

  • Attending Kundiman programs and public events, and assist with logistics and social media

  • Documenting, recording, and archiving media and data related to public programs

  • Other tasks reasonably requested by Kundiman