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Washington Square News

PEN America, the free expression nonprofit, presents the 15th annual World Voices Festival through May 12. (via Wikimedia)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events This Weekend: May 10 to 12

Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Alex Cullina, Theater & Books Editor May 8, 2019

It’s the last week of class and my final column of the semester. To celebrate the end of the school year and/or Mother’s Day — this Sunday, don’t forget to call your mom!...

Deborah Landau, poet and director of NYU's Creative Writing Program. Her new book, "Soft Targets," out now from Copper Canyon Press, extends out from the individual body to the political body. (Courtesy of Jacqueline Mia Foster)

Poet Deborah Landau Targets the World’s Evils

The director of NYU’s Creative Writing Program reflects on terrorism, climate change and political turmoil in her new book “Soft Targets.”
Julie Goldberg, Staff Writer May 5, 2019

In her new collection “Soft Targets,” acclaimed poet and director of NYU’s Creative Writing Program Deborah Landau looks at the world’s problems and asks, “What do we...

 Maggie Gyllenhaal and Parker Sevak in "The Kindergarten Teacher." (Courtesy of Netflix)

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s A+ Performance in ‘The Kindergarten Teacher’

Elizabeth Crawford, Contributing Writer October 15, 2018
"The Kindergarten Teacher" chronicles the descent of a woman who cannot come to terms with her own mediocrity.
The new Ghost Fishing exhibit, now on Display in Kimmel Windows.

Hooked on Eco-Justice with ‘Ghost Fishing’ Exhibit

Matthew Holman, Book and Theater Editor September 11, 2018
The recent poetry anthology “Ghost Fishing: Eco-Justice Poetry and the Diasporic City" has great impacts on both the contemporary and future fabrics of society.
One of the many lost letters published in "The Letters of Sylvia Plath."

The Long Lost Letters of Sylvia Plath

Devanshi Khetarpal, Staff Writer April 10, 2018
Karen Kukil and Peter K. Steinberg worked tirelessly for years to put together a collection of Sylvia Plath's lost letters.

Peter Chinman

Pamela Jew, Deputy Copy Chief September 11, 2017
Peter Chinman left his job to write poetry in parks full-time seven months ago.
Meet the Locals Issue

Meet the Locals Issue

Laura Shkouratoff and Rachel Buigas-Lopez, Creative Directors September 11, 2017
Take a closer look at the familiar faces in Washington Square Park, from the Birdman to the artist that covers the walkways with chalk.
Banana Puddin’ Jazz showcased the talent of all kinds of performers at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.

Banana Puddin’ Jazz on Avenue C

Khrysgiana Pineda, Theatre & Books Editor September 5, 2017
Rome Neal presents a night of banana puddin’ jazz, vocalists, dance, open mic, and poetry on Avenue C at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
Tyehimba Jess, left, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his “Olio.” Surya Mattu, center, and Micki McElya, right, were finalists for explanatory reporting and general nonfiction, respectively.

NYU Alumnus Tyehimba Jess Wins Pulitzer Prize

Mack Degeurin, Staff Writer April 17, 2017
An alumnus of NYU’s Creative Writing program won a Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
The Guitarist's Nobel

The Guitarist’s Nobel

Michael Landes, Staff Writer April 6, 2017
Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in literature last year, leading many to wonder — do song lyrics genuinely qualify as literature?
Anne Carson spoke on Thursday at the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House.

Anne Carson: Icon of Intellect

Michael Landes, Staff Writer February 6, 2017
Anne Carson's reading at the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers' House last week affirmed the writer's position as one of the best authors to combine a sense of humor with translating ancient texts.