White Whale is hosting a ten-year anniversary party for Belt Magazine! There will be readings by Sharon Dilworth, Sherrie Flick, Ben Gwin, Lori Jakiela, Njaimeh Njie, and Emma Riva.
Tuhin Das, author of Exile Poems: In the Labyrinth of Homesickness, is a featured poet in next week's Hemingway's Summer Poetry Series! Week 4 will also feature Pittsburgh writers Paola Corso, Shaheen Dil, and Barbara Edelman.
The Hemingway's Summer Poetry Series was founded by Jimmy Cvetic in 1974 or thereabouts. It is co-hosted and curated by Joan E. Bauer & Kristofer Collins. The eight-week series will take place in person on Tuesdays at White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield at 7 pm. You can RSVP to all the events in this series through the Facebook page. Each event will be live-streamed unless otherwise noted. You can also listen to the audio archive of past series.
🎤 Following a reading by Tuhin Das, some Monroeville poets will share their work. 📓
Internationally-acclaimed artists and performers will join community leaders, academics, and change-makers from Pittsburgh and beyond. You’ll hear about art, politics, history, an array of cultures, and so much more as, together, we explore what it means to be human.
Tuhin Das will be signing copies of Exile Poems: In the Labyrinth of Homesickness.
Internationally-acclaimed artists and performers will join community leaders, academics, and change-makers from Pittsburgh and beyond. You’ll hear about art, politics, history, an array of cultures, and so much more as, together, we explore what it means to be human.
Tuhin Das will be signing copies of Exile Poems: In the Labyrinth of Homesickness.
International Mother Language Day was declared by the United Nations as a worldwide annual day to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. Though International Mother Language Day originated in Bangladesh, far away from our beloved Pittsburgh, its story is unique and inspiring. To celebrate this day, Mt. Lebanon Public Library has arranged a poetry reading on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 7 PM to 8:30 PM, featuring poets Tuhin Das, RaMa, Luana Reis, and Jorge Olivera Castillo, who will read in their respective mother languages: Bengali, Arabic, Portuguese, and Spanish.
For more information about International Mother Language Day: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/bringing-international-mother-language-day-to-pittsburgh/Content?oid=23169853
We're honored to be a part of Mosab Abu Toha's virtual U.S. tour for Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear! He'll be joined virtually by City of Asylum resident writer Tuhin Das, author of Exile Poems. Anna Claire Weber, the events director at White Whale, will moderate the conversation.
🍂 Celebrate ocTBRfest with us at City Books in the Northside! 📚
At 2 pm: Tuhin Das will be signing copies of Exile Poems: In the Labyrinth of Homesickness.
At 3 pm: Adriana E. Ramirez and Jesse Welch will be signing copies of In the Shadow of the Mic: Three Decades of Slam Poetry in Pittsburgh.
Carlow University is hosting its MFA Reading Series, Raising Our Voices, with four spectacular featured readers and an open mic.
The program is dedicated to raising awareness about social justice.
To join the virtual event, sign up in advance.
On July 25 at 7 P.M., we are going to be hanging out with Tuhis Das and the good folks from the LIGHT Education Initiative at the Mt. Lebanon Library.
LIGHT Education Initiative connects K–12 students to community members of all ages through themes within human rights and genocide, like being an upstander, making responsible choices, social and environmental justice, kindness and love, and volunteerism and humility.
Registration is required, so please save your seats in advance.
On June 23, Tuhin Das will be in conversation with Tony Leuzzi (virtually) at Rochester’s Writers & Books.
Tuhin will give a 25-minute reading, followed by a Q&A with Tony Leuzzi.
The event is free (although donations are appreciated!), but registration is required: https://wab.org/event/tuhin-das-exile-poems-in-the-labyrinth-of-homesickness/
We are thrilled to partner with Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures to celebrate the release of Tuhin Das’s new book of poetry, Exile Poems: In the Labyrinth of Homesickness.
Join us on May 18 at 6 p.m. in the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall.
On Independent Bookstore Day, Tuhin Das will be signing copies of his new book, Exile Poems: In the Labyrinth of Homesickness, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the City of Asylum Bookstore.
Want to hear more untold or forgotten stories about Pittsburgh? Sharon Dilworth, author of Two Sides, Three Rivers, will be interviewing Ed Simon at the White Whale Bookstore launch party for Ed's new book, An Alternative History of Pittsburgh, published by our friends at Belt Publishing.
You can snag a ticket on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-an-alternative-history-of-pittsburgh-ed-simon-w-sharon-dilworth-registration-147285130791
There are free tickets and pay-what-you-can tickets available. Registration will end at 6:30 p.m. on 4/23.
We are proud to partner with City of Asylum to present the In the Shadow of the Mic Showcase, featuring some of the best spoken word poets the Steel City has to offer (Adriana E. Ramirez, Jesse Welch, Carly Colt, Kimberly Jackson, Anna Voelker, Torli Bush, and Stacey Waite!!!) in a live virtual reading peppered with archived footage of past slam poetry competitions at Alphabet City, bringing you a unique hybrid program!
On 1/20 at 7 p.m. we’ll be slammin’ at Penguin Bookshop with Adriana E. Ramirez, Jesse Welch, Tera McIntosh, Christina Springer, Kelli Stevens Kane, Carly Colt, and Tabitha Teiran Rose.
Get your tickets here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N2JYuJcvTly81acORPKxQQ
We’re celebrating the launch of In the Shadow of the Mic: Three Decades of Slam Poetry in Pittsburgh (virtually) at White Whale Bookstore with a round of readings from editors Adriana E. Ramírez and Jesse Welch as well as slam poets Lexi Rafael, Kizza, and Kelli Stevens Kane.
Please register for this event by snagging a ticket on Eventbrite! There are both free tickets and pay-what-you-can tickets available. Registration will end at 6:30pm ET on 12/4.
Tuhin Das will read from his forthcoming Exile Poems for an online event in honor of World Refugee Day.
Tuhin Das will be speaking about his new visual work After Traveling Half of the Globe in a livestream event at the virtual Three Rivers Arts Festival. After Traveling Half of the Globe is a map of Pittsburgh that explores where Tuhin has been invited to share his story. "I came to Pittsburgh to express myself freely,” Tuhin says. “With this map, I am sharing how I see Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods.”
The Foliage Library will be at the Three Rivers Arts Festival all weekend!
Join us for a reading by Sharon Dilworth from her new collection, Two Sides, Three Rivers. Mezza Luna Cafe will be serving delicious pay-as-you-go homemade treats. A portion of drink and bottle sales will support Grow Pittsburgh.
Please join us for a glass of wine and some casual book shopping at Penguin Bookshop on Thursday, November 29th 6–8:00PM. 20% of the evening's proceeds will go to Camino Seguro / Safe Passage.
Each day, Safe Passage provides nearly 500 children and 100 parents with education, social services, and the chance to move beyond the poverty their families have faced for generations. Safe Passage is a refuge for children facing difficult situations marked by extreme poverty, neglect, and abuse. Safe Passage is a gateway out of poverty. To learn more about them, visit their website here: https://www.safepassage.org
Abandoned Pittsburgh comes to life through the voices of several local writers. Come hear and see how Chuck Beard's evocative and distinct photographs have inspired stories of Pittsburgh authors including Anjali Sachdeva, Arlan Hess, Sharon Dilworth, Jane Bernstein, Jane McCafferty, Tess Allard, Jen Bannan, and Jesse Welch.
The event will be held at the Pump House in Homestead. Come see how abandoned buildings and iconic local sites give way to intriguing voices from the past and present.
Refreshments will start at 7PM and readings shortly after that.
Join us for a conversation with Sharon Dilworth and Chuck Beard about Pittsburgh, the city's evolution and stagnation, and where they find inspiration. They will both be discussing their latest creative projects, which give unexpected and honest portrayals of Pittsburgh as it struggles to modernize. Find out what they find intriguing, awe-inspiring, and appalling.
We are celebrating our company’s first birthday on May 6th (2–4PM) at Classic Lines. Sharon Dilworth will be reading from Two Sides, Three Rivers, and THERE WILL BE CUPCAKES!!!!
Join us at Penguin Bookshop as Sharon Dilworth reads from her new book, Two Sides, Three Rivers.
We’re combining our love of reading and craft beer to celebrate the release of Sharon Dilworth's Two Sides, Three Rivers at Abandoned Pittsburgh on March 16th. We'll have books for sale and locally crafted brews from Voodoo Brewery on tap. Anyone (of age) who buys a copy of Sharon’s new book will get a free beer in appreciation. We hope to see you there!
