Join us on Thursday, June 22nd at 6:00 PM at the Civitella Ranieri Castle for Divya Victor & Nina Shekhar’s Presentations.
Divya Victor, Writing, USA (she/her)
Divya Victor is the author of “CURB” from Nightboat Books. “CURB” is the winner of the 2022 PEN America Open Book Award and the winner of the 2022 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. It was also a finalist for the 2022 CLMP Firecracker Award (Poetry). She is also the author of “KITH” (Fence Books/ Book*hug); Scheingleichheit: “Drei Essays” (Merve Verlag, trans. Lena Schmidt); “THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR MOUTH” (Les Figues) among other books. She is an Associate Professor of English and Writing at Michigan State University, where she is the Director of the Creative Writing Program.
Nina Shekhar, Music, USA (she/her)
Nina Shekhar is a composer and multimedia artist who explores the intersection of identity, vulnerability, love, and laughter to create bold and intensely personal works. Described as “tart and compelling” (The New York Times) and an “orchestral supernova” (The LA Times), her music has been performed by the New York Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic, and Seattle Symphony. Her work has been featured by Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the Kennedy Center, and The Library of Congress. Upcoming projects include works for The New York Philharmonic and The Crossing. She is Composer-in-Residence of Young Concert Artists in New York.
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
6:00 PM Welcome cocktail
6:15 PM Fellows’ Presentations
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