Six Civitellians are included in the 2024 Grammy nominations– congratulations to all! Fred Hersch (DG 2013) & Esperanza Spalding’s (CRF 2018) “But Not For Me” is nominated for Best Jazz Performance. Cécile McLorin Salvant’s (Incoming Music Fellow) “Mélusine”...
Ishion Hutchinson’s (CRF 2023) book-length poem “School of Instructions” was included in the Guardian’s review roundup of the best recent poetry. Rebecca Tamás wrote: “This visionary work of memory, elegy and loss captures the experiences of West Indian soldiers who...
The Poetry Society of America will feature Civitellians in two upcoming readings at their Brooklyn office. Ukrainian-American poet and translator Ilya Kaminsky (Incoming Writing Fellow 2025) will read with Deborah Landau at 7PM on November 16th. Click here for more...
Palestinian writer Adania Shibli (CRF 2013) has been in the middle of an international controversy after an event celebrating her latest novel, “Minor Detail,” about Palestinian history and memory, was canceled by the Frankfurt Book Fair. Shibli’s novel, which was a...
The Academy of American Poets has announced their 2023 American Poets Prizes. Major Jackson (Incoming Writing Fellow 2024) received the Academy of American Poets Fellowship which recognizes distinguished poetic achievement. Academy Chancellor Marilyn Chin (CRF 2015)...
