Afaa Michael Weaver 蔚雅風 An American Poet & Playwright in Chinese & English

About His Work

Poetry
"Weaver...finds a place in the legacy of Whitman and the mid-nineteenth century when in the evolution of American poetry the glory of vernacular speech first became fused in verse with an inspired sense of the American self, sensuous and yet transcendent. Weaver's verse acknowledges the guidance of that tradition and honors it...His vision is local and focused, and as befits a poet of genuine depth and seriousness of purpose, it is as wide as the horizon itself." -- Arnold Rampersad (from his extended essay that is the preface to Multitudes)
“[Weaver] ...is one of the most important poets of his generation.”

Readings and Appearances

Afaa Weaver works with poets in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This photo is from the October 2008 festival he convened at Simmons College. Photo by Don West

MAY

May 3rd & 4th
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Common Threads
afternoon readings

JUNE

Renaissance House Artists Retreat
June 16th-30th



JULY



AUGUST



SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 26th
Reading at Georgia Tech University
with Terrance Hayes


OCTOBER

October 9th 7pm
Robin's Bookstore/​ Moonstone Arts
Philadelphia, PA
http:/​/​www.moonstoneartscenter.org/​

October 10th
Cave Canem New York, NY
Reading with Reginald Harris


NOVEMBER

First week a series of readings in Los Angeles
(Details to be announced)

November 21st
Reading for Visiting Author Series
Endicott College

DECEMBER

December 15th
Brookline Poetry Series
Brookline Public Library

The Plum Flower Dance/poems 1985 to 2005 (U of Pittsburgh Press, 2007). This collection surveys twenty years of Weaver's published work, beginning with his first book of poems, Water Song (U Press of Virginia, 1985). The poems are arranged according to the 5 element theory in Chinese philosophy in order to show the ways in which childhood trauma has affected his writing and his life.

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Taipei Times 2002

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