Join us to celebrate TEN YEARS of UNDERWATER NEW YORK, the release of The Labor Issue, and our website redesign on November 15th at Magick City in Greenpoint! The event will feature poetry by Jared Harél and Arden Levine, a sonic ritual by sTo Len, and an installation by Art Jones, followed by a dance party with DJ Dan Selzer. There will be anniversary treats and a cash bar.
Admission is free, although we appreciate donations, which will go directly toward UNY operations. Take home a Genre Fluid water bottle or UNY tote bag with a $20 donation at the door!
This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers through public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Jared Harél, Arden Levine, sTo Len, Art Jones, and Dan Selzer
Jared Harél’s debut poetry collection, GO BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, was awarded the ‘Diode Editions Poetry Award’ and published by Diode Editions in 2018. He’s also been awarded the ‘Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize’ from American Poetry Review, the ‘William Matthews Poetry Prize’ from Asheville Poetry Review, and two 'Artist Grants' from Queens Council on the Arts. New poems have recently appeared in 32 Poems, APR, Bennington Review, New Ohio Review and THRUSH. Harél lives in Queens, NY with his wife and two kids.
Arden Levine’s poems have most recently appeared in Harvard Review, Indiana Review, The Offing, No Dear, and The Lifted Brow (Australia). Arden is a DC-born New Yorker and a member of the Beloit Poetry Journal board, and her daily work focuses on developing, preserving, and advocating for affordable urban housing and neighborhoods. She knows where to find all the best beach glass on the Eastern seaboard, but she isn’t telling.
Dan Selzer has been DJing since the 90s and throwing parties in NYC since the turn of the millennium. He plays some new music but mostly old music, all of it's fun though. He released an EP under the name New York Endless on the Golf Channel label and ran Acute Records, neither of which are indicative of the type of eclectic new wave disco that he uses to get parties going and occasionally stopping. photo credit for Dan Selzer to Seze Devres/www.sdphotography.net
Join Underwater New York for a reading and conversation with writers-in-residence at the Works on Water/Underwater New York artist residency on Governors Island. The residency provides an incubator space for diverse investigations of water in the urban environment. Underwater New York is a platform for creative work inspired by the waterways of New York City. Moderated by Underwater New York founding editor and Works on Water organizing member Nicki Pombier Berger, the event will feature writers Sherese Francis, Killian Quigley, Supriya Wheat, Tobias Carroll, and Asya Graf.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2:30-4:00pm
Governors Island, Nolan Park 5B
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2019 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT
WORDS ON WATER is part of the OUR FUTURE FESTIVAL, a day of climate action, ideas and inspiration throughout Nolan Park on 9/21
June 22, 2:00-4:00 PM
Nolan Park 5B, Governors Island
Please join photographer Susannah Ray and Sean Corcoran, curator of Prints and Photographs at The Museum of the City of New York, in the Works on Water/Underwater New York Residency Project Space on Governors Island, where selections from Susannah Ray’s series Down For the Day are currently on view. They’ll talk about the series and the history of photographing New York City beaches and other public spaces of leisure. Talk begins at 2:30 PM. Refreshments to follow.
image courtesy of New York Adventure Club
What's a half-sunken yellow submarine doing in an obscure waterway of NYC?
Join New York Adventure Club for an aquatic-themed exploration at Coney Island Creek, where low tide reveals the bones of old ships, boatloads of flotsam, and a lone yellow submarine.
Sunday, June 16
1 PM - 3 PM
Led by Underwater New York, our two-mile hike alongside one of New York’s most elusive waterways will include:
An overview of Coney Island Creek and the abandoned canal system it was supposed to be a part of
Stories and myths surrounding this one-time rumrunners’ haven, and ships & people that met their fate in the hidden inlet
A hike along the waterway, from the ship graveyard in the northwestern section to the yellow submarine on the southern shore
Sweeping views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from Calvert Vaux Park
This excursion would make a great Father's Day gift. Bring your dads and wear long pants and boots (or thick-soled sturdy shoes), as we'll be walking across uneven terrain and through high grass at times. Don't forget your water bottle!
Click here to see pictures from one of our last trips to Coney Island Creek.
Transportation:
By Subway: Take a D, F, N, or Q train to Coney Island-Stillwell Av Station — Home Depot is a 10-15 minute walk from the station.
By Car: Free parking is available in front of Home Depot.