Both events at :
222 Bowery, NYC
Limited tickets available (additional tickets to be released mid-October)
Poet (and original GPS board member) Anne Waldman presents The Genius of Others, a two-day series celebrating the relaunch of Giorno Poetry Systems at 222 Bowery.
Saturday, October 28, 7-10pm
7pm: Films by Ed Bowes on Akilah Oliver, by Natalia Gaia on Tongo Eisen Martin, and by No Land on Mary Norbert Korte
8pm: A talk by Sarah Riggs on Etel Adnan
9pm: A reading by Yasmine Seale, Sarah Riggs and Anne Waldman of translated works by Safaa Fathy, Souad Labbize, Soukaina Habiballah, and Etel Adnan
Throughout: Musical interludes by Miriam Elhajli
Sunday, October 29, 4-7pm
4pm: A lecture by Vincent Katz on Edwin Denby, Rudy Burckhardt, and Yvonne Jacquette
5pm: A conversation between Cisco Bradley and William Parker on Charles Gayle
6pm: A musical performance by William Parker and Rob Brown