Some very exciting work has been going on around here, a large-scale archeological dig of sorts, and December 8th is your chance to discover what has been unearthed: come to the launch of the inaugural chapbook series of Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Documents Initiative. This is a ground-breaking project, and we’re all excited to see it happen. More info here.

Hi all,

On Dec. 11th at 5 pm, just before the maelstrom of Winter Revels begins to spin, the GC Poetics Group in collaboration with the ESA will be hosting Image Music Text, our semi-annual reading, in the English Department lounge. The roster is starting to fill up, but we are still looking for participants.

For those unfamiliar with the tradition: each year before the English Department’s winter party we host a reading at which Graduate Center writers perform their work, whether it’s poetry, short prose, theatre, inspired babble, or anything performative.

There are a lot of talented writers at the GC, both faculty and students, and past readings have had impressive and eclectic line-ups. Each performer has 4-5 minutes to do with what you want!

We try to include different people each year, and newcomers are especially welcome. Scientists and philosophers too. If you would like to take part in this year’s reading, please contact us (via gcpoetics@gmail.com) and the sooner the better.

Your hosts,

Erica Kaufman
Ben Miller

Thanks to all of you who took a moment to electronically sign our membership roster. We easily reached the quota that was required in order to keep our funding from the Doctoral Students Council, which means we are able to provide honoraria when we invite speakers, buy drinks and snacks, and save up for a rainy day.

We didn’t just meet the requirements, in fact: out of 32 groups, we were tied for fourth place in terms of support (alongside the Social and Political Theory Students Association and the Twentieth Century Studies Group).