2022


2020-2021
The Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series 2020-2021
Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series launched on September 13, 2020 featuring speculative poets presenting their world-reshaping work.
The Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series was created by poet, writer and artist, Akua Lezli Hope, inspired by the energy and community of ConZealand. “Hearing and seeing creators from all over the world was transformative. I hope this series will inspire people to listen to these word wielders and, after listening, to seek their wondrous works. The possibility for bedazzlement and a deep and lasting engagement is at hand.”
Twenty-one speculative poets were included in the Series.
Each event lasted an hour and included an interview with the poet and an audience Q&A time, as well as the poet’s reading. Readings were broadcast live on the Facebook Speculative Poetry page via Zoom and all were recorded.
Find the recordings at : https://www.facebook.com/specpo/videos and/or on Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series’ youtube channel: https://tinyurl.com/specpovids.
The series was made possible, in part, by the Artist Development grant program administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and funded by the Community Foundation of Elmira- Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. It was later funded, in part, by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature.
The poets presented were:
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Bryant O’Hara 9/13/20
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Wendy Van Camp 9/27/20
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Vince Gotera 10/11/20
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Sheree Renée Thomas 10/25/20
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André O. Hoilette 11/8/20
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Linda Addison 11/22/20
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Bryan Thao Worra 12/6/20
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Akua Lezli Hope 12/20/20
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John W. Sexton 1/3/2021
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Wendy Low 1/17/2021
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LindaAnn LoSchiavo 1/31/2021
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féi hernandez 2/14/2021
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Jacqueline Johnson 3/14/2021
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Terese Mason Pierre 3/28/2021
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Jennifer Crow 4/11/2021
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Holly Lyn Walrath 4/25/2021
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Juan Manuel Perez 6/20/2021
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Soonest Nathaniel 8/15/2021
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Jean-Paul L. Garnier 9/12/2021
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Adele Gardner 10/10/2021
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Mary Soon Lee 11/14/2021

