March 27th 2013 - IN OUR OWN WORDS at San Francisco Public Library

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SRI LANKAN WOMEN WRITERS IN CONVERSATION on March 27th

17.30 TO 19.30 at San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Dharini Abeysekera, Nayomi Munaweera, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Seni Seneviratne, Pireeni Sundaralingam, Arany Uthayakumar

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March 17th 2013 - Reading in New York

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Kundiman & Verlaine Reading Series

Evenings of Poetry and Libation

March 17
Seni Seneviratne, Mandy Gor, & Kit Yan… Read the rest

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March 14th 2013 - Reading at Lauderdale House, London

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International Women’s Poetry at Lauderdale House 8pm

moniza alvi, vahni capildeo, leah fritz, myra schneider & seni seneviratne

These inspiring women from Pakistan, Trinidad, America & Great Britain, come together to share their recent works. Ranging from … Read the rest

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Read Regional Events in February 2013

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Last year I was selected as one of 13 authors to appear in libraries and bookshops across the NE and Yorkshire between September 2012 and May 2013.  www.readregional.com

You can hear me read from and discuss my collection, The Heart … Read the rest

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The Next Big Thing

My interactive artist friend Maya Chowdhry has introduced me to The Next Big Thing where I write about one of my books – my poetry collection – The Heart of It

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November 21-28 in Cairo

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Egyptian poet and novelist Sahar El Mougy has invited me to Cairo in November.   Read an article about her.  On Saturday November 24, I will join the writers group Ana Elhekaya to share stories on the theme of Writing the … Read the rest

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November 13 - Mills College, Oakland, CA

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An invitation to join poet and novelist Elmaz Abinader and her Poets of Colour class at Mills College, Oakland, CA for a reading and discussion and to hear a presentation from them after a close reading of the collection, Mercy, … Read the rest

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November 5-7 - Symposium at Virginia Tech on Writing & Reconciliation

“Writing and Reconciliation: Identity, Displacement, and Narrative in Sri Lanka” I have been invited to attend a symposium at Virginia Tech which will bring together Sri Lankan and Virginia Tech writers, scholars, and students. Discussion will focus … Read the rest

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October 25th - Reading at Pighog Poetry Night, Brighton

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Pighog Poetry Night – 25th October – 7.30 for 8pm

Bernadette Cremin launches her new Pighog Sussex Series pamphlet Loose Ends alongside Antony Owen and Seni Seneviratne. Click on the poets’ names to read more about them. There will be

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Readings for Adrienne Rich - Saturday 13th October at Ilkley Literature Festival

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Saturday, October 13th, 2012, 10:00 pm at 

Poet and essayist Adrienne Rich was one of America’s foremost public intellectuals. Her commitment to social justice, radical feminism and the anti-war movement were legendary in a career spanning seven … Read the rest

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