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Lost and Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative publishes unexpected, genre-bending works by important 20th century writers. Linktr.ee/cunylostandfound

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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join us Thurs, Sept 24 at 2PM for Dreaming of the Unicorn: A Memoir and Biography Workshop with Christina Cha, co-facilitated by Ju Ly Ban and Alessandra Occhiolini. We’ll explore how we write a life through memory, family stories, objects, and images. No previous experience required!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join us Sat, Sept 19 at St. Mark’s Church to remember and celebrate our beloved friend David Henderson on his birthday. We'll read poems of and for David, share stories and personal reflections and hold space together to honor our dear friend. More here: centerforthehumanities.org/event/praise...
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This spring, the Center for the Humanities teamed up with Hunter College to lead the CUNY Climate Assembly Project on Waste at @huntercollege.bsky.social—the first climate assembly at a public university in the US! centerforthehumanities.org/new-york-foc... @humanitiescuny.bsky.social
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CUNY Graduate Center in the Press: New York Focus Highlights the CUNY Climate Assembly Project - Center for the Humanities
This spring, the Center for the Humanities teamed up with Hunter College to lead the CUNY Climate Assembly Project on Waste at Hunter College—the first climate assembly at a public university in the U...
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
THURSDAY!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This series seeks to reinstate Griffith’s essential role as a founder, and honor Griffith’s stewardship of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s archive. Please join us! centerforthehumanities.org/event/lost-f... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We are excited to announce a partnership w/ the Chicago Review! These pieces introduce the significance of understudied poets for New American Poetry through fellows’ archival objects. We are thrilled to share our first collaboration by @julysses000.bsky.social www.chicagoreview.org/cuny-lost-an...
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
"If I were to answer, I might say this: my relationship with Theresa is different from my relationship with kimchi. And yet, both are layered, complicated, and impossible to disentangle from who I am." Read @julysses000.bsky.social on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...
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Between Delivery: Letter Threads After the Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Archive (Part II) - Center for the Humanities
This series of letters emerged from Ju Ly Ban’s work as a Fellow for Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative from the Center for the Humanities at the CUNY Graduate Center, grounded in arch...
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Coming up soon! An event co-organized by @cunypoetics.bsky.social fellow Lucien Baskin. www.eventbrite.com/e/antiracist...
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This is just a fragment of letters between writers Kevin Killian & Samuel Delany. They are taken up here as part of an archival research project by L&F fellow Rebecca Teich, from which she offers proliferations, detours, and provocations. Read more: centerforthehumanities.org/samuel-r-del...
 Letter from Samuel R. Delany to Lew Ellingham, 1984. Samuel R. Delany Papers. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Box 70. File 18.
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Next, we have the video from the post-screening Q&A after TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing, chronicling the incendiary life of one of CUNY’s most beloved teachers. centerforthehumanities.org/event/toni-c... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing - Center for the Humanities
Toni Cade Bambara. Photo courtesy of the filmmakers.
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We are excited to share photos and video from some of our latest events. First, the @cunypoetics.bsky.social Fellows Showcase, where they were able to share their in-progress archival projects. centerforthehumanities.org/event/lost-a... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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2026 Lost & Found Fellows Showcase: New Poetics and Archival Research Projects - Center for the Humanities
Watch the video recording and photographs from the event in the slideshow below. Watch Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative Graduate Center doctoral student fellows Ju Ly Ban, Cortnie Be...
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
TOMORROW! Excited to share this project that came out of L&F Fellowship research by Cortnie Belser! @manifoldscholar.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Poetry at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! centerforthehumanities.org/event/mother...
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A celebration of new and ongoing work, together, we will think through the newest surge of attacks on the arts, capitulation of art institutions to conservative demands, and the tensions between art as liberatory cultural front and as liberal assimilation. centerforthehumanities.org/event/poetic...
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
TOMORROW! Presentations on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa’s unpublished poetry and “Tongues of Fire” manuscript; Stuart Hall, Richard Pryor, Free Jazz and the Black Arts Movement, and Gwendolyn Bennett, Claudia Jones, and Mae Mallory! centerforthehumanities.org/event/lost-a...
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Apply for a fellowship and then come see the amazing work our past fellows have done!
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Deadline is FRIDAY! We are so excited to see your proposals! See some examples of past projects at this link, but please do not feel limited by them! We want to see *your* passion, *your* project. centerforthehumanities.org/2025-lost-fo... @cunyenglish.bsky.social @complitgccuny.bsky.social
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2025 Lost & Found Archival Research Fellows and Projects - Center for the Humanities
Each year, Lost & Found: The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative offers Archival Research Fellowships and Grants to CUNY Graduate Center doctoral students conducting archival research on poets, writers, ...
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Two on Toni! First a workshop on how to ignite learning spaces with inspiration from Bambara’s own teaching practices. Then a new film that highlights how we can learn from Bambara in a time of renewed questions. centerforthehumanities.org/event/toni-c... centerforthehumanities.org/event/toni-c...
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Featuring presentations on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa’s unpublished poetry and “Tongues of Fire” manuscript; Stuart Hall, Richard Pryor, Free Jazz and the Black Arts Movement, and Gwendolyn Bennett, Claudia Jones, and Mae Mallory! centerforthehumanities.org/event/lost-a...
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A huge congratulations to our Director on her AWARD WINNING poetry collection! “My book draws from my experiences getting to know the New York City archipelago from the perspective of its many rivers, creeks, and tidal kills."  www.gc.cuny.edu/news/directo... @uglyducklingpresse.bsky.social
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Director of the Center for the Humanities Wins Pushcart Poetry Prize
The award honors alumna Kendra Sullivan’s debut poetry collection exploring narrative, memory, and climate justice.
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Please join us also for @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Shorts: An Evening of Films and Discussion! A program showcasing the talent of GC film artists, whose creative work reflects their groundbreaking research and distinctive viewpoints. centerforthehumanities.org/event/gradua...
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Graduate Center Shorts: An Evening of Films and Discussion - Center for the Humanities
Still from Las Olas, a short film by Fernando Vieira.
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Ronaldo will also be hosting a creative workshop for @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social students. Inspired by brief in-class readings, conversation, and related exercises, we will create new works. Space is limited so please register here to attend. centerforthehumanities.org/event/instan...
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Join us for a performance lecture by poet, artist, and CUNY Graduate Center alum Ronaldo V. Wilson embodying form and place through language, dance, song, and video. Introduced by poet and artist @waynekoestenbaum.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/still-cand... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
“Candy” first debuted in 1982, yet “Candy” still lingers, often flourishing in Wilson’s art, recently in improvised dialogues, drawings and site-specific urban and land art performance videos. Join for this form-fluid event: centerforthehumanities.org/event/still-... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Sam O'Hana @samohana.com · 05/11/2025
Youtube link to the Cascadia Poetics Lab interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP1u...
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Sam O'Hana Cascadian Prophets Interview
YouTube video by Paul E Nelson
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
@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. centerforthehumanities.org/dear-future-...
Allen Ginsberg’s 1956 tax return, courtesy of the Allen Ginsberg Estate.
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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! Learn more! centerforthehumanities.org/2026-lost-fo... @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
@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: centerforthehumanities.org/discovering-...
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.
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
TOMORROW! Please join us for a bilingual dialogue and reading put together by L&F Fellow Natasha Tiniacos, alongside poets, scholars, and translators to discuss the phenomenon of literary exophony: the experience of existing outside one’s mother tongue. centerforthehumanities.org/event/exopho...
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Exophony in New York o el inglés como lengua literaria - Center for the Humanities
Please join us for a bilingual dialogue and reading put together by Lost & Found Fellow Natasha Tiniacos as part of the Feria Internacional del Libro de la Ciudad de Nueva York (FILNYC), alongside poe...
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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 @newvillagepress.bsky.social@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
TONIGHT! Join us to hear about the incredible life of Randall and other "outrider" artists. www.eventbrite.com/e/letters-fr... @newvillagepress.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
And WEDNESDAY: Margaret Randall on artists, writers, and activists who risk everything to confront censorship, injustice, and the constraints of convention. @newvillagepress.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Next week!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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. www.eventbrite.com/e/letters-fr... @newvillagepress.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
TONIGHT!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
SUNDAY!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
TOMORROW!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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! brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/f... #brooklynbookfestival
LOST & FOUND & FRIENDS @ THE BROOKLYN BOOK FAIR. THIS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER, 21 TABLE 230. BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Next Week!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Next week!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
CONTROLLED DEMOLITION: a work in four books combines three of Ammiel Alcalay’s previously published poetic texts—Scrapmetal (2007), the cairo notebooks (1993), and from the warring factions (2002)—with a new work. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/controlled...
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CONTROLLED DEMOLITION: Book Launch & Reading with Ammiel Alcalay
Join us for readings & conversation to celebrate and launch poet, translator & scholar Ammiel Alcalay‘s new book CONTROLLED DEMOLITION.
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Celebrate new poetry! Two extraordinary book-length poems confronting violent colonial histories. The poets will read from their new books, followed by a conversation. www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-rea... @cunypoetics.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @futurepoem.bsky.social
Poetry Reading and Conversation with Cristina Pérez Díaz and Isabel Sobral Campos
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
6:30 PM–8:00 PM
Martin Segal Theatre, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, NYC. Free and open to all. Registration required.

A blue and white figurative image captioned: Detail from cover art by Suzanne Goldenberg from Cristina Pérez Díaz's book "From the Founding of the Country"
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CUNY English PhD Program @cunyenglish.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
We were thrilled to host two packed events on Tuesday to start the Fall 2025 Friday Forum schedule, featuring visiting scholar Caleb Ward! Thank you to @humanitiescuny.bsky.social and @cunypoetics.bsky.social for co-sponsoring the events, and to Ph.D. in English candidate Ju Ly Ban for organizing 🎉
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
"...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." read more centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...
Apartment buildings in Gangnam, taken by Isabelle, March 29th 2024
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
"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." Read more: centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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. centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...
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
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Amongst other things, Distributaries will highlight @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social student projects and work, @cunypoetics.bsky.social archival research projects and journeys, @cunygcps2.bsky.social Research Fellows, and CUNY student fellows work and projects for the NYC Climate Justice Hub!
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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. centerforthehumanities.org/between-deli...
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]
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Lost & Found @cunypoetics.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
ALSO WEDNESDAY!
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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
WEDNESDAY!
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