Giannina Braschi launched Putinoika at NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center during Hispanic Heritage Month 2024. Argentine poet and critic Lila Zemborain and Spanish literary critic Nuria Morgado introduced the book, followed by a reading from Braschi. This archival post features the book trailer, event details, publication information, and links to interviews and reviews of Braschi’s...
Giannina Braschi’s September 11 writings are excerpts from “Ground Zero,” the opening movement of her epic tragicomedy United States of Banana. Presented with Michael Somoroff’s short-short films and recent scholarship by American Studies Association president Alex Lubin, these passages connect 9/11 with financial power, war, colonialism, Puerto Rico, and the continuing struggle for freedom.
A lo largo de cuatro décadas, la Fiesta de la Lengua en Puerto Rico ha rendido homenaje a figuras fundamentales de las letras del país, entre ellas Eugenio María de Hostos, Julia de Burgos, Luis Palés Matos, René Marqués, Juan Antonio Corretjer, Manuel Méndez Ballester, Rosario Ferré, Mayra Santos-Febres y Magali García Ramis. Las celebraciones del Mes de la Lengua también se han enriquecido con...
Cada abril, la Fiesta de la Lengua en Puerto Rico reúne a instituciones educativas y culturales para celebrar el español, la literatura y la identidad puertorriqueña. A lo largo de su historia, distintas ediciones y actividades han reconocido a figuras como Eugenio María de Hostos, Salvador Tió, Julia de Burgos, René Marqués, Rosario Ferré y Ana Lydia Vega, mientras que encuentros con autoras de...
Rise of Frenzy is a reading from PUTINOIKA by Giannina Braschi, delivered at CUNY GRAD CENTER in May 2024 as part of the “FRIDAY FORUM PRESENTS” program.
Giannina Braschi, judge, Ambroggio Prize 2025. The Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by the University of Arizona Press, which is nationally recognized for its commitment to publishing the award-winning works of emerging and established voices in...
Forrest Gander, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author of Mojave Ghost, lauds Putinoika by Braschi, stating, "If, as in Ezra Pound’s translation of Aristotle, the ‘swift perception of relations’ is truly the ‘hallmark of genius,’ it’s in the brightly lit halls of Braschi’s books where poetry is tested and stamped with such a mark."
Watch Gather in Poems, a free virtual poetry reading by the Academy of American Poets. Poems Featured in Gather in Poems Ricardo Maldonado “Behind the Word is Silence” by Giannina Braschi Translated by Tess O’Dwyer Denice Frohman “Relax” by Ellen Bass Kwame Dawes “Traces” by Matthew Shenoda Dorianne Laux “Counting, This New Year’s Morning, What Powers Yet Remain To Me” by Jane Hirshfield Oliver...
The Academy of American Poets presents Gather in Poems 2023, featuring readings by Academy Chancellors and beloved poets in the community, hosted in the spirit of gratitude and a shared hope. Ricardo Maldonado reads "Behind the Word is Silence" by Giannina Braschi. Denice Frohman reads "Relax" by Ellen Bass. Kwame Dawes reads "Traces by" Matthew Shenoda. Dorianne Laux reads "Counting" by Jane...
American Graphic Narratives and Comic Storytelling: Call for Papers PAMLA, Palm Springs CA – CFPs for Guaranteed Session on Comics and Graphic Narratives Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association PAMLA 2024 Conference United States of Banana: a Graphic Novel nicoledib@suu.edu The 2024 PAMLA Conference will be held in Palm Springs, CA from November 6-10. We invite abstract submissions...