[New York, NY]

The Drug of Art: Ivan Blatný at 100
January 22, 2020, 7:00 pm
at Czech Center New York

Ivan Blatný is known as one of the most prominent Czech poets of the 20th century. This poetry evening will pay homage to his work through bringing together poets, translators and scholars along with the publishers of the first bilingual edition of Blatný’s work, The Drug of Art.

The evening, moderated by Alex Zucker, will begin with an introduction about The Drug of Art, published by Ugly Duckling Presse, by the book’s editor, Veronika Tuckerová, which will be followed by readings of Blatný’s poems by poet and translator Anna Moschkovakis, publisher from Ugly Duckling Presse Matvei Yankelevich, and poet and translator Monica de la Torre, accompanied by a projection of selections from Blatný’s work, a talk by Slavicist Jose Vergara, author of an extensive study about Blatný, and a moderated discussion with all of the evening’s participants.

January 22, 7PM in the Cinema

Facebook event here.