Kundiman - Creative Writing/Filmmaking Classes for API Youth

Kundiman is offering a FREE weekend intensive of creative writing/documentary filmmaking classes to Asian American youth in partnership with our Kavad: Mother Tongues project.

Through Mother Tongues, Kundiman brings forward the poet as witness, historian, and social activist. Participants will interview their mothers and then respond creatively to these interviews through poetry. This program is of particular significance in that it not only employs ethnological modes of preserving Asian American history but also helps to re-create and re-invigorate our communities through creative work and community dialogue. More about the program can be found here.

There will be a culminating reading at Fordham University, Lincoln center showcasing portions of recorded interviews and creative work, in addition to an online archive housed on the Kundiman website. For a look a previous Kavad project, click here.

Eligibility:

Asian American youth ages 13 - 18. A maximum of 8 - 10 participants will be selected.

Weekend Intensive Workshops:

Saturday, 5/24 and Sunday, 5/25: 10 am - 1 pm held at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. Lunch will be provided.

Performance at Fordham University, Lincoln Center

Friday, 5/30, 7:00 pm

Application

To submit your application, click here.

The application deadline is Friday, 4/11. Notification to successful applicants will go out by email on 4/18.

Kundiman is the leading national organization for Asian American poetry. Since 2004, twenty-six fellows have published first books and twenty-five have published chapbooks and they credit Kundiman as being instrumental in their growth as writers. More than 130 poets have attended the Kundiman Retreat. Fellows report first-time publication in national literary journals, finalist distinction in literary awards and a greater sense of confidence in their pursuit of literary excellence. More about Kundiman can be found here.