September 2005
Issue
20
In This
Issue:
* Poetry Forever
* Polish Farmers in the European Union
* Polish-American Exchange Program in Jewish Studies
* More Internet Chats
* Document Alert
1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, Yusef Komunyakaa, will visit Poland from September 10 to 17. After poetry meetings in Warsaw, he will travel to Krakow where he will participate in the following events:
Wednesday, September 14
5 p.m. Along the Polish-American Border: Poetry Today
Discussion open to the public with the participation of poets and translators: Adam Zagajewski, Edward Hirsch, Clare Cavanagh.
Galicia Jewish Museum, ul. Dajwór 18, 31-052 Kraków; tel: (12) 421 68 42
7:30 p.m. Poetry reading with other poets including Wislawa Szymborska, Ryszard Krynicki, Edward Hirsch and featuring Muniak Jazz Quartet.
Tempel Synagogue, ul. Miodowa 24, 31-055 Kraków
On Thursday, September 15, Komunyakaa will travel to Rzeszów where at 7 p.m. he will take part in a poetry reading and blues concert at Rzeszów Main Museum (Muzeum Okregowe, ul. 3 Maja 19, 35-030 Rzeszów).
Yusef Komunyakaa is a professor in the Council of Humanities and Creative Writing Program at Princeton University. His numerous books of poems include Neon Vernacular: New & Selected Poems 1977-1989 (1994), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. In 1999 he was elected a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets.
Yusef Komunyakaa's meetings in Krakow are organized by: Poetry and Music Association and the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow. They are financed by the U.S. Department of State and the Polish Ministry of Culture.
His meetings in Rzeszów are organized by: the U.S. Consulate General, Preteksty literackie and the Rzeszów City Hall.
Excerpt from Yusef Komunyakaa's poem
Polish Farmers in the European Union
The U.S. Consulate General in Krakow will support the first in the series of workhops "Partnership for Democracy - International Media Program." The first workshop will deal with Polish farmers in the European Union and will be organized on September 27-29, 2005.
The aim of the series is to familiarize the Ukrainian media with the benefits and challenges connected with the accession to the European Union experienced by citizens of Poland and local governments. Workshops will be organized by the South Eastern Research Institute in Przemysl.
Photo © Keith Syvinski
Polish-American Exchange Program in Jewish Studies
On September 29, 2005, a 10-day exchange program between the students of the Jewish Studies Department of the Jagiellonian University and students of Brandeis University will begin.
A group of American students will visit Krakow and southern Poland to discuss the Polish-American-Jewish relations. The program is co-organized by the Jewish Studies Department of the Jagiellonian University, Brandeis University and the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow.
More Internet Chats with U.S. Speakers
Interactive webchats are quickly becoming an important way for the United States to reach out and discuss significant issues with people around the world. Since June 2005, the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) of the U.S. Department of State has held several interactive Internet chats on such diverse topics as Uzbekistan, environmental protection, human rights, U.S. foreign aid, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
IIP's chats in September include:
September 7 - Ihsan Alkhatib, president of the Detroit chapter board of the American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee and a member of the ADC Michigan advisory board, on Muslim integration in the United States and Europe. More information at: http://usinfo.state.gov/eur/Archive/2005/Aug/22-800337.html
September 21 - Victor Davis Hanson, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, on the spread of freedom.
September 28 - Gary Weaver, executive director of the International Management Institute at American University, on immigrant identity and integration into a multi-cultural society.
In order to register for a chat, please send an e-mail to iipchat@state.gov. You need to register once and you'll be able to participate in all upcoming chats.
Photo © Paul Pasieczny
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American Teenagers, an electronic journal from the Bureau of International Information Programs was published on July 29, 2005 and is now available online at http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0705/ijse/ijse0705.htm
Through first-person accounts, expert analyses and engaging profiles, this edition of eJournal USA explores how America’s future adults live today. Introduced by First Lady Laura Bush, a former schoolteacher and librarian, American Teenagers includes the reflections of a veteran high school teacher, a younger educator recently named National Teacher of the Year, and a family that home schools its children. Also featured are compelling portraits of three international exchange students and one extraordinary American teenager, professional football (American soccer) star Freddy Adu, who works hard to balance his athletic career and his educational goals.
The journal includes two photo essays: one features First Lady Laura Bush interacting with young people from all over the world. The second depicts a typical U.S. high school graduation. Online readers will also find a video essay entitled "Skating is Art" by 17-year old David E. Currie and video interviews with Freddy Adu and National Teacher of the Year Jason Kamras.
Cover of "American Teenagers"
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