“What We Bring: New Immigrant Gifts”
Spotlighting the Contributions of Artists from
New York City’s Immigrant Communities
December 6th – Spring 2020
Touching Hearts, not Hands:A Call to Collect Creative Responses to Coronavirus through Poems, Songs, Stories, and Videos!In a human response to the frightening and sometimes deadly virus, City Lore is collecting and archiving creative responses to the pandemic. We have started a group poem – It Takes a Pandemic. Poet Bob Holman (United States of Poetry, Language Matters) has joined forces with City Lore to curate and organize the material with us. Send your lines to corona@citylore.org with the heading It Takes a Pandemic. By submitting lines, you agree to let us share them. Click here to read the full ongoing poem. Please send other poems, videos, images or screen shots created by you or others with the heading Touching Hearts, Not Hands to jake@citylore.org. If you send materials by others let us know whom you received it from if possible, and let us know if you have permission to share. Spotlighting the Contributions of Artists from
What We Bring: New Immigrant Gifts celebrates the rich layers of creativity, tradition, and increased cultural diversity that the law set in motion, especially in New York City, where 6-in-10 residents are first generation or the children of immigrants.
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Why Join City Lore? Download a PDF of our 2020-2021 membership form. Find out What’s in Store at City Lore! Check out City Lore’s upcoming events! Visit the City Lore Gift Shop for unique souvenirs! Read Sense & the City’s Top 29 Cool Things to Do in New York Explore the exhibit of Poetic Voices of the Muslim World Learn about City Lore’s 2012 People’s Hall of Fame Watch our new video highlighting a POEMobile tribute to the poet Sekou Sundiata. Apply to Becoming American: A documentary film and discussion series on our immigration experience. |
