Literature Residences & Partnerships

Nithy Kasa: Poetry Ireland—I bhFad i gCéin

Presented by Poetry Ireland in association with Cave Canem and Irish Arts Center

Past Event

Details

Free

60 minutes

Date(s)

Thu, Nov 16, 2023

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Contact

boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Location

Irish Arts Center 
726 11th Avenue 
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

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The Congo-born, Dublin-based writer Nithy Kasa reads alongside Safia Jama. This event is the culmination of the New York City iteration of I bhFad i gCéin (“Far Afield”), the 2023 Poetry Ireland international residency program that immerses five accomplished Irish poets in locations around the globe.

This event will take place in the Irish Arts Center Library.

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Presented with generous support from the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

About the Artists

Nithy Kasa
Safia Jama

Featured Media

"Lies," by Safia Jama

The Boston Review

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