For our 4th session of Poetry in the Garden, we will continue with our exploration of seasonal poetry. This week we'll be looking at fall, and reading renowned American poet Carolyn Kizer's 1952 "Complex Autmunal." See you in the garden!
Attendance and participation are free. You just need to let us know if you’re coming by registering for the event in advance. We’ll save you a spot and keep you posted about any changes.
The event will take place at America House Kyiv (Mykoly Pymonenka Street 6.) Please familiarize yourself with the rules of admission before your visit. Remember to bring your passport or driver’s license to enter America House Kyiv.
Nobody likes lying, or at least, no one will admit to telling lies, yet we all do it here and there, sometimes out of neccesity, and sometimes to out of a sense of duty or self-protection. Why do human beings lie? Why do some people lie more than others? Is lying more acceptable in some cultures than in other cultures? Join us next week as we discuss lying liars and the lies they tell!
Dolly Parton, who passed away this year at the age of 80, is perhaps the American icon. Beloved by people all over the country, of all faiths, backgrounds, and political leanings, Dolly Parton represents much of what is truly great about America. She was a star of stage and screen, a champion for a variety of causes, a successful businesswoman and... a theme park owner? Opened in 1986, Dolly Parton purchased a theme park near her home in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, calling it Dollywood. Join us next week as we explore the life and legacy of Dolly Parton through the lens of her namesake theme park, Dollywood!
In this session, Danin Richardson, a Cox Research Scholar at Indiana University Bloomington who assists Dr. Sarah D. Phillips with Dolly Parton-focused research, will explore Dolly Parton’s commitment to literacy and education through one of her most influential philanthropic initiatives, the Imagination Library. Founded in honor of Parton’s father, who never learned to read, the program provides free books to children and has distributed more than 300 million books across five English-speaking countries.
