{"id":11,"date":"2011-09-27T11:31:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T03:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2011-10-30T19:08:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T11:08:43","slug":"xi-chuan-zhou-zan-us-reading-tour-for-copper-canyon-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=11","title":{"rendered":"Xi Chuan & Zhou Zan US Reading Tour for Copper Canyon Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xi Chuan will be reading with Zhou Zan \u5468\u74d2 <\/a>to promote the publication of the NEA Anthology Push Open the Window: Contemporary Poetry from China <\/a>(featuring my translations of three Xi Chuan pieces, as well as some by Qing Ping \u6e05\u5e73).<\/p>\n

Event Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 29, 7:00 p.m.
\nSeattle, WA: Seattle Asian Art Museum<\/a><\/p>\n

October 1, 7:00 p.m.
\nPort Townsend, WA: Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden<\/p>\n

October 4, 7:00 p.m.
\nChicago, IL: Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street<\/a>
\nReading with Li-Young Lee and Maurice Kilwein Guevara<\/p>\n

October 6, 8:00 p.m.
\nIowa City, IA: Shambaugh House, International Writing Program, University of Iowa<\/p>\n

October 10, 8:15 p.m.
\nNew York, NY: Unterberg Poetry Center at 92nd Street Y<\/a>
\nReading with Marilyn Chin and Li-Young Lee; hosted by Forrest Gander<\/p>\n

October 12, 7:00 p.m.
\nWashington D.C.: Library of Congress<\/a>
\nReading followed by discussion with Michael Wiegers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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