The American Center in Moscow’s monthly Meet a Poet series returns on January 30 with American poet Kiki Petrosino. Tune in online at 7:00 p.m. MSK to hear her read her poems live and answer questions from the audience!

A graduate of the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop, the director of the creative writing program at the University of Virginia, and the recipient of a Fellowship in Creative Writing from the National Endowment for the Arts, Kiki Petrosino brings sixteen of her poems to share with the online audience. To get a sneak peek at these poems in Russian and English click here.

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About the guest speaker/poet:

Kiki Petrosino is the author of White Blood: a Lyric of Virginia (2020) and three other poetry books, all from Sarabande. She holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop. Her memoir, Bright, was released from Sarabande in 2022. She directs the Creative Writing Program at the University of Virginia, where she is a Professor of Poetry. Petrosino is the recipient of a MacDowell artist residency, a Pushcart Prize, a Fellowship in Creative Writing from the National Endowment for the Arts, the UNT Rilke Prize, & the Spalding Prize, among other honors.   

About the moderator:

Mary Hickman is an American poet born out west in the high desert of Idaho. She currently lives and works in Lincoln, Nebraska. 

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To watch this event live, tune in to the American Center in Moscow’s YouTube channel and VK page on January 30, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. MSK. You can also watch the recording of this event on the same platforms after the event’s end.

You can register below and leave your valid email address to receive a reminder 30 minutes before the online event begins.

To join other AMC Online programs, please check the American Center’s website and TimePad calendars.

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