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Idiot, That's Called Sculpture

Featuring Carolyn Ferrucci, Portlyn Houghton Harjo, Noa Mendoza, and Jaylen Strong

Thursday, October 13, 2022 6 p.m. Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific

Tyhe Cooper curates a poetry reading in celebration of Singing in Unison, Part Six, currently on view at Miguel Abreu Gallery.

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We're thrilled to invite you to Idiot, That's Called Sculpture, a Rail Reading with Carolyn Ferrucci, Portlyn Houghton Harjo, Noa Mendoza, and Jaylen Strong, this Thursday (10/13) at Miguel Abreu Gallery at 6 pm!

Curated by Tyhe Cooper, this reading celebrates Singing in Unison, Part Six, which is on view at the gallery's 88 Eldridge Street location through October 16, 2022

Come join us on Thursday as we hear these brilliant poets read among the luminous art works in the exhibit!

Miguel Abreu Gallery 88 Eldridge Street New York, NY (map)

Carolyn Ferrucci

A photo of Carolyn Ferrucci on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
Born and raised in NYC, Carolyn Ferrucci is a poet thinking lately about misunderstanding, the weather, and centers. Their work has been published in the Brooklyn Rail, Changes Review, Form IV, Field Notes (UK), No Dear, and forthcoming from Spoil (Hi-Lo) Press.

Portlyn Houghton-Harjo

A photo of Portlyn Houghton-Harjo on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
Portlyn Houghton-Harjo is a Mvskoke and Seminole writer from the elusive state of Oklahoma. Her work can be found in Beaver Magazine, Yellow Medicine Review, and The Creative Field Guide to Northeastern Oklahoma, among other publications. Harjo worships Bigfoot and the natural process of decay. She is currently based in Brooklyn.

    Noa Mendoza

    A photo of Noa Mendoza on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
    Writer and translator Noa Mendoza is based in Brooklyn. Their first chapbook of poetry and experimental translation, fantasy radio/radio fantasmal, is forthcoming through Wendy’s Subway.

    jaylen strong

    A photo of jaylen strong on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
    multi-hyphenate, slow-walking, seed-catching body jaylen strong is beneath the tree calculating how the shadows might reign. he is the former librarian curator for the playground annex. his work has been featured at moma ps1, artists space, pratt institute, brown university, moca cleveland, the center for african american poetry & poetics, and elsewhere.

      Tyhe Cooper

      A photo of Tyhe Cooper on The Brooklyn Rail's New Social Environment
      Photo by Kayhl Cooper

      Tyhe Cooper is a writer and editor. Their work has been published in the Brooklyn Rail, the Poetry Project Newsletter, Peach Mag, trilobite.bond, and elsewhere. Their chapbook, Book of Joke, was published by Slab Editions in 2024. They are the Production Editor at the Brooklyn Rail.

      We’d like to thank The Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation and Teiger Foundation for making these conversations possible, and for their support of our growing archive 🌈✨

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