The public events for the inaugural Yetzirah’s summer conference kicks off Wednesday, June 21 at 3 p.m. inside UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Student Union, 1 University Heights. At that time, poet Alicia Ostriker, a two-time finalist for the National Book Award, will deliver a keynote address.
At 8 p.m., workshop faculty member Ilya Kaminsky will participate in a reading. Born in Odesa, Ukraine, Kaminsky is the author of several books, including Deaf Republic, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Kaminsky currently serves as chancellor of the American Academy of Poets.
On Thursday, June 22, at 8 p.m. fellow faculty member Jacqueline Osherow will give a reading. Osherow is the author of several collections of poetry, including Hoopoe’s Crown and Looking for Angels in New York.
Come Friday, June 23, at 5:30 p.m., the conference’s third faculty member, Rodger Kamenetz, will participate in the conference’s final public reading. Kamenetz, best known for The Jew in the Lotus, has also authored several collections of poetry, including The Missing Jew, Yonder and Dream Logic.
Along with faculty participation, each reading event will feature poets from the weeklong conference.
For a complete schedule and to register for the free events, visit avl.mx/cad.
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