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Lost & Found
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Lost and Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative publishes unexpected, genre-bending works by important 20th century writers.
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@samohana.com looks at Allen Ginsberg’s tax returns to understand how Ginsberg supported himself, and the point at which he finally started getting paid for the poetry he created. Read his findings, or listen to him on @cascadiapoeticslab.bsky.social.

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Allen Ginsberg’s 1956 tax return, courtesy of the Allen Ginsberg Estate.
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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For students in all disciplines who interested in archival research in or around 20th century poetry, poetics or other art forms (see link for more), and will range from $500 to $3,000. Due Feb. 13th!

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October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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@onuraayaz.bsky.social visited the Charles Olson Research Collection at @uconn.bsky.social in search of poetry and teachings, but unexpectedly discovered Olson’s trip to Key West where his poetic genius was born. Below are Ayaz’s experiences and findings:

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Charles Olson sitting against a palm tree in Key West, back facing the camera. 1944-1945, Key West and Miami, Florida., Box 322, Folder 27, Charles Olson Research Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut.
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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A thank you to everyone who came out to this fantastic wide-ranging and brilliant discussion with legendary poet and activist Margaret Randall! It was such a privilege to witness life-long commitment to activism, friendship, poetry, and all
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October 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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TONIGHT!
Join us to hear about the incredible life of Randall and other "outrider" artists.

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October 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Join legendary poet, activist, oral historian, and translator Margaret Randall for a reading and conversation based on her newest books chronicling her correspondences with fellow “outrider” artists.

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September 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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We hope you can come say hi! We're tabling with our friends at Birds, LLC. We'll have books of archival work and poetry for sale, and lots to chat about!

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LOST & FOUND & FRIENDS @ THE BROOKLYN BOOK FAIR. THIS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER, 21 TABLE 230. BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
September 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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"...a voice that speaks, in the absence of memory about the unbearable weight of memory, and another that has to bear the weight of language, of signification, of the impossible task of making memory, the ineffable, effable."

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Apartment buildings in Gangnam, taken by Isabelle, March 29th 2024
May 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"Even now, our thoughts and tomorrow’s to-do lists might be worlds apart. Yet, there’s this moment. a connection I call “click.” For me, that click began with Theresa’s work."

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May 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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When Ju Ly Ban first arrived at the @bampfa.bsky.social, Theresa’s letters spoke to her most. Her correspondences seemed to breathe, their voices rippling across time.

The letters that follow continue this conversation.
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Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Untitled (Theresa and family), 1974-1981; 11 color slides.; 0 x 0 in.; University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of the Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Memorial Foundation
May 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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DISTRIBUTARIES IS BACK! The @humanitiescuny.bsky.social blog returns with a new series highlighting what our Fellows find in the archive, and the feelings, artistry, and scholarship that arises from that work. First up is Ju Ly Ban on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
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A 1921 Pashishi 4-6-2 steam locomotive, built in Japan for the Korean Government Railway (Sentetsu). The locomotive, numbered 923, represents Japan’s shift to domestic railway engineering and its expansion of rail networks throughout its colonies, including Korea and Manchuria, as part of its broader imperial ambitions in the early 20th century. World History Commons, [accessed March 1, 2025]
May 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Three poets will read from their work and consider their own lineages, influences, inspiration, and show how they extend their work to writing communities and beyond.

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April 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Three poets will read from their work and consider their own lineages, influences, inspiration, and show how they extend their work to writing communities and beyond.

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April 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Thanks to all who came out to celebrate the lives and works of Elias Khoury & Mahmoud Darwish. Thank you Ammiel Alcalay & Sinan Antoon for reading their translated poems & stories and sharing your reflections on their legacy and the social justice causes they fought for.
Link of videos & pics in bio
April 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Lois Elaine Griffith on her book launch, You See What You See! Shout out to Granary books for collaborating with us and Joseph Cáceres for working with Lois on her archive.

Click the link in our bio to see more pictures and videos from this event!
March 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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A rare California L&F evening! Join us with our friends at Wave Books for an evening of poetry and books at Heavy Manners Library in Los Angeles for an #AWP off-site reading.

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March 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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@uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social is raising funds through the sale of "everything could be", a chapbook composed of lines donated by 155 UDP authors and friends. Buy a copy here. All funds will support a new season of books, fair pay for staff, and rent.

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March 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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TOMORROW! Join us at CUNY Graduate Center for a reading and conversation bringing together poets and translators of poets from South America, around emerging poets from the region, and their work in translation, with an emphasis on small-press ecosystems. centerforthehumanities.org/event/many-p...
February 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Our Fellows Showcase was a success! Thank you to all of our hardworking Fellows who presented their archival research projects. Click the link in our bio to stay up to date on more events like this!
Applications for our next Archival Research Fellowships are due today by 11:59pm
February 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Hi Bsky! Get to know us THIS THURSDAY, 6pm, at the L&F Fellows Showcase: New Poetics and Archival Research Projects @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
Archival research projects on artists whose contributions to New American Poetry remain understudied.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM