Poetry and Sodomy: Argentine Writers of the 20th Century
Join us for an overview of writers who deeply influenced today’s Argentine literary scene. Nenet, your teacher, will introduce and contextualize Argentine poets within the sociopolitical situation of the country. Then you’ll read and discuss works by such figures as Juan Gelman; gay activist Néstor Perlongher; and Juana Bignozzi, from the Communist poetry group El Pan Duro. You’ll also get to know contemporary poets such as Sergio Raimondi and Martin Gambarotta.
Location
Petworth Citizen & Reading Room
829 Upshur St. NW
Washington,
DC
20011
Neighborhood: Petworth
Past event
Instructor
Nenet III, a poet and writer living in D.C., was born in Buenos Aires. There, she was active in the literary scene, hosting poetry readings, and editing a fanzine of prose, art criticism, poetry, and brief essays. Her latest project is Students of a Dead Society.