Wednesday,
December 17, at 7pm
READING: THE WOODWARD LINE,
A
POETRY SERIES PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME FOR THIS
EVENT: IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 7PM
Second
in the Woodward Line series at MOCAD, this reading will
feature poets Hayan Charara, Christina Archer and Kevin
Rashid.
Hayan
Charara was born in Detroit, Michigan, to immigrant parents.
He studied English Wayne State University in Detroit,
cultural theory at New York University, and literature
at the University of Houston. Widely published in journals
and anthologies, including American Poetry: The Next Generation;
Present/Tense: Poets in the World; and Language for a
New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East,
Asia, and Beyond, he is the author of two collections
of poetry, The Alchemist’s Diary and The Sadness
of Others, which was nominated for the National Book Award
in 2006. He has taught at colleges and universities for
more than ten years and currently lives in Texas, where
he is also a woodworker.
Christina
Archer is a Cave Canem Fellow and founder of Write Word,
Write Now. She is a student at Wayne State University
and coached the Detroit Poetry Slam team in 2004 and 2005.
Archer has worked for two after school poetry programs
mentoring youth - InsideOut Literary Arts Project's City
Wide Poets, and Leaps and Bounds in the city of Warren.
Archer currently works for the State of Michigan and is
completing her first collection of poems and a novel.
Kevin
Rashid lives in Detroit where he manages a city-focused
curriculum for Wayne State University’s Honors College
and the university’s Office of Undergraduate Research.
He brought nearly 20 years of experience picking up trash
and cutting grass as a groundskeeper to his current position
along with a B.A. in English and an M.A. in English with
a concentration in post-structural theory, all from Wayne
State. He teaches creative writing and his poems have
appeared in several books: Inclined to Speak, Abandon
Automobile: Detroit City 2001; Arab Detroit: from Margins
to Mainstream and various journals.
This
event was funded in part by Poets and Writers, Inc.
Upcoming
Events
Sunday,
December 21 from 12noon-4pm
FAMILY DAY: RADIO CAROLINE
Radio normally is an unapproachable medium. Artist Gregory
Green’s ‘Radio Caroline’ installation seeks
to bring that unapproachable medium to street level for
any and all to interact with. With this idea in mind,
on December 21st, for the last Family Day program of Broadcast,
MOCAD invites families to have a hands-on experience with
our small-wattage radio station.
We
are extending our regular family day hours, and inviting
children of all ages to “drop-in” and learn
various simple DJ techniques. Mixing, mash-up and beat
juggling, as well as the basics of radio transmission
technology will be taught by experienced DJs from 12noon
until 4pm. Participants will have the opportunity to craft
live transmissions of their own, the results of which
will be made available at a later date.
There
will also be holiday themed crafts, such as glittery snow
globes and other treats and surprises.
The
mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
is to present art at the forefront of contemporary culture.
As a non-collecting institution, MOCAD is responsive to
the cultural content of our time, fueling crucial dialogue,
collaboration, and public engagement.
