“Light On Sound” Poetry Celebration

Join us for the opening of “Light on Sound,” presented by Historic House Trust of New York City’s Contemporary Art Partnerships program. This interactive poetry installation by artists Maya Pindyck and Jessica Houston brings together Flushing’s multicultural community and the legacy of Lewis Latimer, poet and inventor of the carbon filament for the incandescent light bulb. Poems are activated by light in the Latimer House, and signs on neighborhood lampposts invite passers-by to call in to hear a poem and record their own.

The Poetry Celebration is a one-night open mic event including Flushing residents who contributed to the installation and deaf and hard of hearing guests and poets. Refreshments will be served.

CART and ASL interpreters will be provided; Lewis H. Latimer House is wheelchair accessible.

This event is free. Registration requested at hhtinfo@parks.nyc.gov