Sunday Salon back in Manhattan
Our economy has brought unexpected change and sadly, forced the people of Stain Bar to close its doors. We will miss this special community of artists, musicians, and friends in Brooklyn. Our time at Stain Bar was rich and will always be cherished. Thank you to Krista, the determined, warm soul who created the space, and to the recent managers Caroline and Craig, who continued the love for the arts. We will miss you.
More change. Sunday Salon is relocating to our new home in Manhattan this summer: Seventh Street Small Stage at Jimmy's 43, 43rd E 7th St. (btw 2/3rd Ave).
And more change. The stellar reading series is turning ...
Daraja Academy in Kenya
Daraja Academy is the first free all-girls secondary school in all of East Africa. In late Feburary 2009, 26 girls from Kenya were given a chance for a secondary education which would otherwise not be possible, given their current economic situation.
The mission of the Daraja Academy is to cultivate a community of individuals with a sense of cultural awareness, social conscience, and environmental responsibility, all while instilling talents that will enable them to open doors to a global society. You can support the school and its mission. Just check out the website at: daraja-academy.org.
Educator and writer Jabiz Raisdana, whose compelling story Five Minutes is published on ...
Nairobi | March 8, 2009
This month’s Sunday Salon will feature poetry and prose readings from Kenya's premier literary magazine Kwani? 05. (Part 1 is already in bookstores!) The featured writers will be: Neema Mawiyoo, Mike Kwambo, Wilson Wahome, Muthoni Garland, and Samuel Munene.
Mshai Mwangola will host the night and will read poetry from Stephen Partington and Marjorie Oludhe.
Neema Ngwatilo Mawiyoo grew up singing in church in Nairobi, Kenya, but it was while at university that Ngwatilo’s relationship with music took a definitive turn. She embarked on a quest for self that took her to Johannesburg, South Africa to study the ...
Earthquake
Friend and former teaching colleague Lisa Doherty lives and teaches in Mianyang, Sichuan Province in China. On May 12th, she was in her apartment located on the Western Campus of Mianyang Teachers College, when the earthquake hit. This is her account of those first terrifying moments during and after the quake:
"What? What's that? Earthquake get under the doorway. No, wait, this place will probably come crumbling down."
That took a few seconds and I was out the door like a shot flying down the stairs close on the heels of my neighbor. There is that space of time when your adrenaline's flowing and you're in ...
Poets & Poetry in Sunday Salon!
The literary gods sent four talented writers and poets to grace the stage and the audience at April's Sunday Salon! Relishing the prose of Paul Pines, Janice Erlbaum, Myla Jones, and Ed Pavlic, were celebrated poets, Yusuf Komunyakaa and Major Jackson.
Yes, your Salon hostesses were soaking in all the stellar prose and poetry vibes that night and are still floating somewhere between heaven and earth. Missed it? Well then, have a look at the photos: http://www.sundaysalon.com/pics/
And to share the love, we're welcoming poetry to the SalonZine. That's right: long live prose and poetry on-line! Our inaugural issue poets include the veritable KC Trommer and ...
Girls Write Now at The New School
Every girl has a voice. Join us to listen.
Girls Write Now Day @ The New School
Saturday, March 8, 5-7 PM...
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Kenya’s Post Election Crisis: Finding Meaning
Recently received this important request from an editor at Kwani, a literary magazine from Kenya:
If meaning has been manipulated leading to us killing each other, let us manipulate it so that we do not kill each other. – Prof. Wambui Mwangi
In the last couple of weeks, a group of Kenyan writers has been meeting to analyze and whack out ways to respond to the post-election crisis in Kenya.
One way has been through the production of a series of opinion pieces under the byline "Concerned Kenyan Writers". These pieces have and continue to be placed in various media outlets locally (Nairobi Star, Daily Nation and The East ...
Kenya News on Kwani Blog
What is Kwani? Kwani Trust was established in 2003. It is dedicated to nurturing and developing Kenya's and Africa's intellectual, creative and imagination resources through strategic literary interventions. Kwani Trust houses and distributes literary products and services globally. Kwani Trust, under the guidance of trustees, is overseen by its founding editor, Binyavanga Wainaina supported by key staff; a corps of literary associates, and friends from Kenya, the African continent and the rest of the creative world.
What does Kwani do?
* Edit and publish the foremost literary journal in the region representing new regional literary voices
* Locate, nurture and develop literary talents from as wide a ...
Kenya update
Over the past few weeks, we've received messages from our fellow writers and friends in Kenya about the conflicts rising from the recent presidential elections and want to share with you their perspectives. Please consider signing the on-line petition at the end calling for an urgent resolution to the electoral crisis:
Jan. 5th
Hi Nita and Caroline,
Nice of you guys to keep in touch. I'm sure you've seen alot of it on CNN. Its been pretty bad, elections gone bad, politicians gone crazy, Kenya in a mess. No one ever thought Kenya could end up this way. Its all about the elections, there was a bit of rigging going on and ...
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