{"id":1350,"date":"2024-02-19T10:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/?page_id=1350"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:36:48","slug":"event-report-nakayasu-and-kunin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/event-report-nakayasu-and-kunin\/","title":{"rendered":"Sawako Nakayasu and Aaron Kunin Reading \/ November 8, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1350_3fdf78-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1350_3fdf78-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1350_3fdf78-44 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id1350_3fdf78-44 > 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Nakayasu read as yet uncollected poems, selections from her volume <em>Nothing Fictional but the Accuracy or Arrangement (She<\/em>&nbsp;(Quale Press), and several translations from&nbsp;<em>Four From Japan<\/em>&nbsp;(Litmus Press). Aaron Kunin read from a poetry manuscript in progress and concluded with several chapters from the end of his forthcoming novel&nbsp;<em>The Mandarin<\/em>. Afterward, both poets took questions from the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the full photoset, visit our Flickr page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thirdfactory\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event report More than sixty-five people came to the Soderberg Auditorium on November 8th, 2007 to hear poets Sawako Nakayasu and Aaron Kunin read from their works. 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