\;In an inventive\, elliptical language\,&nb
sp\;New York Trilogy \;explores one man&rsquo\;s journey from the late
1960s to the twenty-first century\, as he moves through a series of exper
iences centered in New York City and the surrounding New Jersey Palisades.
Throughout this long poem in three parts\, the protagonist&rsquo\;s life
is \;impacted \;by historical events including the Armenian Genoci
de\, the bombing of Hiroshima\, the Vietnam War\, the AIDS epidemic\, the
attacks of September 11th\, the US war in Iraq\, and the climate crisis.&n
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Peter Balakian \;is the author of nine
books of poems including the Pulitzer Prize&ndash\;winning \;Ozone Jou
rnal. His memoir \;Black Dog of Fate \;won the PEN/Albrand Award\,
and \;The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America&rsquo\;s
Response \;was a \;New York Times \;bestseller. Balakian&rsquo
\;s work has been translated into many languages\, and he teaches at Colga
te University. \;
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Books will be available for sale f
rom \;Abril Bookstore \;at the event. \;
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The Be the Change \;Series takes place in conjunction with such commemorations as Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month\, Native American Heritage Month\, Black History Month\, Armenian G enocide Remembrance\, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month\, and LGBTQ+ Pride. The series will also examine the one-year anniversary o f the 2020 racial justice protests and 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa R ace Massacre. The series will include virtual lectures\, exhibits\, and on line programming from authors\, curators\, and historians.
\n\; The series is sponsored by the Glendale Arts &\; Culture Commission\, with funding from the Urban Art Fund.
\nPARKING \;
\nV isitors to the Glendale Central Library receive 3-hour FREE parking across Harvard Street at the Marketplace parking structure with validation at th e service desk. Accessible parking is available \;on \;any metered space \;for free \;with the use of an \;ADA \;placard&nbs p\;when \;displayed. This includes parking in Lot 10 (parallel to \;Brand Blvd behind \;BevMo). ADA \;parking \;spots on the Sou th side of Adult \;Recreation \;Center \;are \;also \; available \;for library patrons. \;
\nFor \;additional&n bsp\;information about this event\, please contact Central Library at \;(818) 548-2021 or send us an email at \;Lib raryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov. \; \; \;
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