Silo City Reading Series: Ana Božičević, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Wild Pink, Mizin Shin
Join us for the July 22 SILO CITY READING SERIES featuring poetry from Ana Božičević & Sean Thomas Dougherty, a musical performance by Wild Pink, and an installation by Mizin Shin.
Doors at 7:00 p.m. | Reading begins at 7:30 p.m.
Books available for purchase from Fitz Books online and at the event.
About the Poets & Artists
photo credit: Jarrett Earnest
Ana Božičević grew up in Zadar, Croatia before coming to New York. Ana is a poet, translator, teacher, and occasional singer. She is the author of Povratak lišća / Return of the Leaves, Joy of Missing Out, Rise in the Fall, and Stars of the Night Commute. Her new book New Life is coming from Wave Books in Spring 2023.
photo credit Melanie Rae B
Sean Thomas Dougherty’s twenty books include The Dead are Everywhere Telling Us Things, winner of the 2021 Jacar Press Full Length Book Prize selected by Nickole Brown and Jessica Jacobs, and Death Prefers the Minor Keys (BOA Editions 2023). His book The Second O of Sorrow (BOA Editions 2018) received both the Paterson Poetry Prize, and the Housatonic Book Award. He teaches writing part-time for Western Connecticut State University’s Master of Fine Arts Program and works as a Med Tech and caregiver for people recovering from traumatic brain injuries in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Wild Pink is a critically acclaimed indie rock band from the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City. The Band is made up of John Ross, Arden Yonkers, Dan Keegan & Mike Brenner.
Born and raised in South Korea, Mizin Shin graduated from Hongik University with a B.F.A in Printmaking and received her M.F.A from SUNY at Buffalo. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Rochester.
Shin’s work has been shown nationally and internationally at institutions across the United States, the UK, Spain, and South Korea. Leading numerous printmaking workshops with a number of art organizations, Shin focuses on both traditional and contemporary printmaking practices to promote a multidisciplinary approach to the medium. Mizin Shin is a co-founder of Mirabo Press in Buffalo, NY, vice president of the Print Club of Rochester, and a board member of Mid America Print Council.
Silo City Reading Series is generously supported by:
Cullen Foundation // Stenclik Family Foundation // NYSCA // Eric County // Rich Products Corporation
Date
- Saturday, July 22, 2023
- Expired!
Time
- 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost
- $10.00
Location
- 85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, New York 14203
Featured Artists
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Sean Thomas DoughertyPoet
Sean Thomas Dougherty’s twenty books include The Dead are Everywhere Telling Us Things, winner of the 2021 Jacar Press Full Length Book Prize selected by Nickole Brown and Jessica Jacobs, and Death Prefers the Minor Keys (BOA Editions 2023). His book The Second O of
Sorrow (BOA Editions 2018) received both the Paterson Poetry Prize, and the Housatonic Book Award. He teaches writing part-time for Western Connecticut State University’s Master of Fine Arts Program and works as a Med Tech and caregiver for people recovering from traumatic brain injuries in Erie, Pennsylvania.photo credit: Melanie Rae B
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Ana Božičevićpoet, translator, teacher, occasional singer
Ana Božičević grew up in Zadar, Croatia before coming to New York. Ana is a poet, translator, teacher, and occasional singer. She is the author of Povratak lišća / Return of the Leaves, Joy of Missing Out, Rise in the Fall, and Stars of the Night Commute. Her new book New Life is coming from Wave Books in Spring 2023.
photo credit: Jarrett Earnest
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Mizin ShinPrintmaker & Artist
Born and raised in South Korea, Mizin Shin graduated from Hong-ik University with a B.F.A in Printmaking and received her M.F.A from SUNY at Buffalo. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Rochester.
Shin’s work has been shown nationally and internationally at institutions across the United States, the UK, Spain, and South Korea. Leading numerous printmaking workshops with a number of art organizations, Shin focuses on both traditional and contemporary printmaking practices to promote a multidisciplinary approach to the medium. Mizin Shin is a co-founder of Mirabo Press in Buffalo, NY, vice president of the Print Club of Rochester, and a board member of Mid America Print Council.
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