Join us for a FREE poetry reading featuring the work of Jen DeGregorio and Jessica Femiani on Saturday, December 13, at 1:30 pm at Tioga Arts Council (TAC) - Gallery located at 179 Front St., Owego, NY 13827. Afterward, there will be a Q&A with books for sale. Join us!
ABOUT JEN DEGREGORIO
Jen DeGregorio is the author of the poetry collection What to Wear Out. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The American Poetry Review, Literary Hub, Paterson Literary Review, Poets & Writers Magazine, Prairie Schooner, Rattle, Spoon River Poetry Review, Third Coast, Tupelo Quarterly, WSQ (Women’s Studies Quarterly), and elsewhere. She is the associate director of creative writing at Binghamton University (SUNY). A former senior editor of Poets & Writers, she holds a PhD in English from Binghamton and an MFA in creative writing from Hunter College (CUNY).
ABOUT JESSICA FEMIANI
Jessica Femiani’s poems and essays have been published and/or are forthcoming in Labor: Studies in Working-Class History, Paterson Literary Review, #MeToo/Anch’io, Harpur Palate, Mom Egg Review, Italian American Review, Ovunque Siamo, Pine Hills Review, Free State Review, & St. Katherine's Review. Her chapbook, The American Gun, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2024. Jessica teaches composition and creative writing at SUNY Oneonta. Originally from NYC, she lives in upstate New York and is a theoretical hiker.
DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 13, at 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Tioga Arts Council, 179 Front St., Owego, NY
CONTACT: For additional information, email tiogaartscouncil@gmail.com.
A SPECIAL THANKS
This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The Tioga Arts Council celebrates world literature in translation as part of the global event International Translation Day, on September 27 at the Tioga Arts Council, 179 Front Street in Owego and starts at 1:30 pm. If you’re interested in participating contact Erin Riddle erin@erinriddle.com.
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION DAY
In 2017, The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to recognize the role of translation in transnational communication and understanding and in fostering peace. The same resolution declared September 30 as UN International Translation Day, now celebrated annually around the world. September 30 was chosen for the date because it is the feast of St. Jerome, who is considered the patron saint of translators.
The Tioga Arts Council’s participation in this global event celebrates literary artists from around the world, their works in translation, and the translators who make their works accessible.