When
Sunday, February 9, 2020 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Where
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Phone: (212) 677-1087
119 West 23rd Street, #401
New York, NY
10011
Website
Event Details
The First Free Women: Book Launch and Reading
with readings by Marie Howe, Victoria Redel, Tenku Ruff and Sebene Selassie
Sunday, February 9th, 2020 from 7:00pm-8:30pm
Join us for an inspired evening of women’s voices, poetry filled with Buddhist teachings and community. Composed around the Buddha’s lifetime, the Therigatha (Verses of the Elder Nuns) contains poems by the first Buddhist women. Here you’ll find princesses and courtesans, tired wives of arranged marriages and the desperately in love, those born into limitless wealth and those born with nothing at all. Their voices are all here.
Matty Weingast revives this ancient collection with a contemporary and radical adaptation that remains true to the essence of each poem and highlights the struggles and doubts, as well as the strength, perseverance, and profound compassion, embodied by these courageous women.
Event Registration
Ticket Type | Price |
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Program Registration (includes a copy of the book) | $25.00 |