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SUMMARY:Words in the Orchard: Fall Reading at Park Hill Orchard
DESCRIPTION:This September\, join the Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop instructors\, students\, and community for a reading at beautiful Park Hill Orchard\, in Florence MA! The lineup includes many of this season’s instructors\, local authors\, and former PVWW students. We’ll be on the Willow Stage\, and readings will be happening from 1 – 3pm\, with an hour afterward for mingling and meeting fellow writers and local community. We hope you join us!\n\nAmong the featured readers is Iz Mazano (Fungai Tichawangana) who will read work from his upcoming collection about romantic relationships in a time where information technology permeates everything.\n\nThe Willow Stage is close to the bathrooms and to the orchard’s farm stand\, which offers fresh cider\, donuts\, seasonal fruit\, and other treats. Before and after the readings\, you can stroll around the orchard and see the many artworks embedded and nestled in the trees and groves. Park Hill Orchard hosts “Art in the Orchard” every year\, a season-long display of outdoor artworks by local and regional artists. There really isn’t a more magical spot in the valley!\n\nSo we can have a sense of attendance and make sure the space can accommodate\, please RSVP and let us know if you’ll be attending! You can also add the date to your calendar via the RSVP form at this link.\n\nSee you at the orchard!
URL:https://izmazano.com/event/words-in-the-orchard-fall-reading-at-park-hill-orchard/
LOCATION:Park Hill Orchard\, 82 Park Hill Rd\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Body & Land - Exhibition & Performance
DESCRIPTION:Body and Land is a multi-disciplinary performance that explores eco-justice from multiple perspectives. This is a paradigm shift and a work which celebrates the familial relationship between our vulnerable bodies and the vulnerable body of the land we share. \nThis event will feature cathedral music\, poetry by Dr. Lindsay Rockwell and Fungai Tichawangana (aka Iz Mazano) with a performance by Ekklesia School of Ballet.
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LOCATION:Christ Church Cathedreal\, CT\, 45 Church Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop - National Poetry Month Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop online (Zoom) on April 22nd to celebrate National Poetry Month with readings from these celebrated PVWW poets: Gail Thomas\, Fungai Tichawangana (aka Iz Mazano)\, Mary Warren Foulk\, Carolyn Zaikowski\, Naila Moreira\, Adam Grabowski\, & Tzynya Pinchback! After the reading\, the event will open up to Q&A and discussion with the authors. Moderated by Joy Baglio. \nAbout the Poets\nGAIL THOMAS is the author of four books of poetry: Odd Mercy\, Waving Back\, No Simple Wilderness: An Elegy for Swift River Valley\, and Finding the Bear. Odd Mercy\, chosen by Ellen Bass\, won the Charlotte Mew Prize of Headmistress Press\, and Waving Back was named a Must Read by the Massachusetts Center for the Book and Honorable Mention by the New England Book Festival. Her work has appeared in many journals and anthologies including The Beloit Poetry Journal\, Calyx\, The North American Review\, Italian Americana\, and Valparaiso Poetry Review. Individual poems have won national prizes\, and she has been a fellow at The McDowell Colony and Ucross. Gail offers frequent poetry workshops at PVWW. Read more about her work at www.gailthomaspoet.com. \nMARY WARREN FOULK has been published in VoiceCatcher\, Cathexis Northwest Press\, Yes Poetry\, Arlington Literary Journal (Gival Press)\, Los Angeles Poet Society\, Pine Hills Review\, Palette Poetry\, Visitant\, Silkworm\, and Steam Ticket among other publications. Her chapbook\, If I Could Write You a Happier Ending\, was selected by dancing girl press (2021) as part of their annual series featuring women poets. Her manuscript Erasures of My Coming Out (Letter) won first place in The Poetry Box’s 2021 chapbook contest. Her poem “portrait of a queer as a young boy” has been nominated for the 2021 Best of the Net Anthology. Mary has been a frequent attendee of many PVWW workshops. \nFUNGAI TICHAWANGANA is a writer\, journalist\, and web developer who has lived in Western MA since 2018. He writes poetry using the open pen name Iz Mazano and is currently working on a collection about how technology affects romantic relationships. In June 2020 he launched Valley of Writers\, a project aimed at sharing tools\, ideas and success stories with writers in the Pioneer Valley and beyond. He is passionate about teaching artists and creatives how to use online tools to expose their work to new audiences.  Fungai has offered workshops for PVWW on marketing your work. You can see his poetry at www.izmazano.com. \nCAROLYN ZAIKOWSKI is is the author of the hybrid novels In Dream\, I Dance by Myself\, and I Collapse (Civil Coping Mechanisms\, 2016) and A Child Is Being Killed (Aqueous Books\, 2013). Her fiction\, poetry\, and essays have appeared in The Washington Post\, Denver Quarterly\, The Rumpus\, PANK\, West Branch\, DIAGRAM\, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics and is currently an English professor and volunteer death doula. Carolyn teaches frequently at PVWW across all genres and leads the Year-Long Poetry/Hybrid Workshop in PVWW’s Year-Long Manuscript Program. Find her online at www.carolynzaikowski.com. \nTZYNYA PINCHBACK writes the Black woman body in nature\, in illness\, and in joy as a deliberate act. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize\, The Best of the Net\, and appears in Deaf Poets Society\, Lily Poetry Review\, Mom Egg Review\, the 2021 Naugatuck River Review narrative poetry contest issue and others. She was a finalist for 2020 Plymouth Poet Laureate and served as 2020 Cordial Eye Gallery & Artist Space writer-in-residence. Tzynya is currently participating in the 2022 Writing the Land project that connects writers to conserved landscapes across the Northeast. Her blog happens at www.tzynyapinchback.com. \nNAILA MOREIRA‘s middle-grade novel THE MONARCHS OF WINGHAVEN\, about two children who bond over their love of nature-watching as they try to save a plot of land in their town\, is forthcoming from Walker Books US in 2023. Moreira teaches at Smith College and has been writer-in-residence at the Shoals Marine Laboratory and Forbes Library in Northampton MA. Her second chapbook\, Water Street\, won the New England Poetry Club Jean Pedrick Prize. She’s also worked as a journalist\, environmental consultant\, and Seattle Aquarium docent\, and holds a doctorate in geology. \nADAM GRABOWSKI is the author of the chapbook Go On Bewilderment (Attack Bear Press\, 2020). His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in such journals as Ninth Letter\, New Ohio Review\, Plume\, Sixth Finch\, jubilat\, Off the Coast\, DMQ Review\, Hobart\, Rust + Moth\, Exit 7\, Bullets into Bells (online)\, past-ten\, Night Coffee\, Drunk in a Midnight Choir\, The Naugatuck River Review\, Radius\, and elsewhere. A multiple Pushcart nominee and the recipient of a 2021 Parent-Writer Fellowship from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing\, Adam holds an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He lives in Western Massachusetts where he is the associate managing editor of The Maine Review. \nRegister here
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SUMMARY:30 Poems in November 2021 Reading & Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join some of the poets who took part in the 2021 edition of the 30 Poems in November fundraiser for this hybrid reading and celebration. Iz Mazano will be among those to read their work. \nThis year\, the amount raised is well over US$100\,000\, which is absolutely amazing. \nThe event will be live-streamed on YouTube at this link or you can watch it right here: \n  \n \n  \nNorthampton Open Media will also record the event and make it available on their TV Channel later. \n30 Poems in November is Organized by the Center for New Americans.
URL:https://izmazano.com/event/30-poems-2021-reading/
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley Street\, Northampton\, 01061\, United States
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SUMMARY:30 Poems in November
DESCRIPTION:30 Poems in November!  is a literary fundraiser to support the work of the Center for New Americans which offers support for immigrants and asylum-seekers. Poets write a poem a day in November and ask family and friends to sponsor them. \nThis is my third year taking part in this initiative. I am committing to writing 30 poems during the month of November\, one a day. My theme this year is love and technology. I am currently working on a collection of poems inspired by the way tech affects romantic relationships. I will carry this theme through 30 Poems in November. \nThis time\, I won’t publish all the poems I write online\, but will use some of the work I create for the collection. \n 
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SUMMARY:CANCELED | Northampton Biennial Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:I will be reading with other poets selected for the 2021 Northampton Biennial. Event details will be posted closer to the date. \nMy poem\, ‘Shifting Co-ordinates’ was selected for the event. \n  \nUpdate: Sept 28\, 2021 \nMessage from the Northampton Arts Council \nThe Northampton Arts Council has voted to cancel the Visual Arts and Poetry Biennial. We will follow up with a later date with details.\nSincerely\, \nThe Northampton Arts Council \n 
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SUMMARY:Almost Island – Readings & Reflections II – Contemporary Zimbabwean Poetry
DESCRIPTION:I will join five other contemporary Zimbabwean poets as we read from our work in this virtual event hosted by Almost Island. \nParticipating Poets\n\nTogara Muzanenhamo\nTariro Ndoro\nBatsirai Chigama\nIz Mazano\nTsitsi Jaji\nTendekai Tati\n\nThese poets all contributed to the Monsoon 2021 issue of Almost Island\, a literary journal based in India. \nA bit of not-so-useful information\nOrganizing this event was tricky for the Almost Island crew as there are three time zones involved; India (IST)\, Zimbabwe (CAT) and US Eastern. \nHow to attend\n\nClick here to register\nYou can also watch the event on YouTube\n\n 
URL:https://izmazano.com/event/almost-island-zimbabwe-reading/
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SUMMARY:Unbuttoned Presents: Fungai Tichawangana
DESCRIPTION:Unbuttoned is a monthly poetry reading event which starts with an open mic session\, followed by a reading by the featured reader for that month. This will be the first in-person edition of Unbuttoned since we all went on lockdown last year after COVID-19 broke out. \nThe featured reader this month is Fungai Tichawangana \nFungai is a poet and writer of fiction. He is the founder of Valley of Writers\, a website which shares tools and resources to help writers launch and promote their books. He writes poetry under the open pen name\, Iz Mazano and is working on a collection which explores the way technology affects romantic relationships. \nUnbuttoned is supported by a grant from the Easthampton Cultural Council and\, in partnership\, a sponsorship from Easthampton City Arts. \nPicture: Corrine de Winter reading at an earlier edition of Unbuttoned. Picture: Kevin P. Collins.
URL:https://izmazano.com/event/unbuttoned-presents-fungai-tichawangana/
LOCATION:Luthiers Co-op\, 108 Cottage Street\, Easthampton\, MA\, 01027\, United States
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