Appearances



Saturday June 29, 2008
Hélène Cardona reads at La Palabra
Featuring:

Hélène Cardona and Lois P. Jones
Location: La Palabra, Avenue 50 Studio
131 No. Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042 
Time: 2: - 4: pm
http://www.avenue50studio.com/



Sunday June 22, 2008
Hélène Cardona and John FitzGerald read at the Amsterdam Café
Hosted by Rafael F J Alvarado

Featuring:
Hélène Cardona, John M. FitzGerald, Kate Durbin, Amaranth Borsuk
Location: Amsterdam Cafe
10905 Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601,
Time: 3 pm


Thursday May 15, 2008
Brown University: The Annual Yoken Lecture Series
An evening with Hélène Cardona
Hosted by Mel and Cindy Yoken
Location: the List Art Center Auditorium,
Brown campus, Providence, Rhode Island  
Time: 7 pm
Talk, reception and book signing of The Astonished Universe

Read the interview
http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/Exclusive+Interview+With+Poet+Helene+Cardona.aspx


Friday May 2, 2008
Contemporary Poetry in Translation:
Orange County Poetry Festival
Hélène Cardona, Paul Vangelisti and Niloufar Talebi read their translations
 of contemporary poetry and discuss their processes of translation.
Location:Golden West College, Community Room 102
 Huntington Beach, CA
Time: 8 pm
Free Parking and Admission



Thursday May 1, 2008
Poetea Night: an evening of tasty words and tea
Hélène Cardona reads with J. M. FitzGerald, Eric Erlandson,
Dagmar Stansova and Eric Trules.  Hosted by Craig Berman
Location: Dr Tea’s  8612 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Time: 7:30 pm


January 30 - February 2, 2008
The 2008 Writers’ Conference & Bookfair
Location: Hilton New York & Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers

Hélène Cardona signs The Astonished Universe at the Red Hen tables

Thursday January 31, 2008:  9:00 - 10:00AM
Friday February 1, 2008: 9:30 - 10:30AM
Location: tables 51, 52, 53 in the Rhinelander & Gramercy Halls

Saturday February 2, 2008
Hélène Cardona participates in the panel The Translating Muse:
Some Perspectives on Creative Process
with Martha Collins, Willis Barnstone and Dennis Malone;

hosted by Jennifer Kwon Dobbs.
Time: 9:00 – 10:15 AM
Location: Conference Room E, Sheraton, Lower Level

Executive Conference Center


Saturday December 8, 2007
Theosophical Society
Annie Besant Lodge
Solstice Celebration
Hélène Cardona reads her poetry.

Astrologer Frank Don gives a talk.
Time: 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: 2560 N Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90068


Sunday September 23, 2007
Petaluma Poetry Walk
Hélène Cardona participates in the 12th annual Petaluma Poetry Walk,
organized by Geri Digiorno.
Hélène reads at Apple Box At the Mill with poet John FitzGerald
and featuring Baba Shibambo South African Marimba dance music.  
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Apple Box At the Mill, 6 Petaluma Boulevard North. Petaluma, CA



Wednesday July 25, 2007
Poet's Café Radio Show
Hélène Cardona is interviewed about The Astonished Universe
together with John FitzGerald author of Spring Water and Primate
Time: 12 Noon
Where: KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles



Saturday April 28 & Sunday April 29, 2007
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Saturday April 28, 2007
Hélène Cardona reads from The Astonished Universe
Time: 10 AM
Where: THE POETRY STAGE
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Hélène Cardona signs The Astonished Universe
Time: 4 - 5 PM
Where: PEN USA BOOTH
http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/

Sunday April 29, 2007
Hélène Cardona signs The Astonished Universe
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Where: PEN USA and Red Hen Press Booths


Friday April 20
, 2007
Ibiza, Spain:
Tribute to the poet José Manuel Cardona,

the father of Hélène Cardona.



Thursday April 5
, 2007
The Venice Grind:
A Horse of Another Color: Dinner Poetry
Hélène Cardona is featured with Alaina R. Alexander
Hosted by Peggy Dobreer.
Time: 7:00 PM
Phone: 310-397-9747
Location: The Venice Grind
12224 Venice Boulevard, Mar Vista, CA 90066


Saturday March 17
, 2007
The European Independent Film Festival
Presentation of Lawrence Bridges’ film Muse of Fire
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris


Thursday March 15
, 2007
University of California, Irvine:
A Reading Series ~Winter 2007
Department of Comparative Literature
The Art & Craft of Literary Translation  
with Martha Collins & Hélène Cardona


Tuesday MARCH 13
, 2007
Francophone 2007
The AllianceFrancaise de Los Angeles Presents:

HELENE CARDONA PRESENTS HER BOOK OF POETRY
THE ASTONISHED UNIVERSE
A bilingual collection in French and in English.
Reading, Q&A, and book signing
Hélène Cardona will be accompanied by a cellist.
Refreshments will be served.
at the Los Angeles Public Library, Westwood Branch
1246 Glendon Ave, Los Angeles 90024


2/26/2007
The Geffen Playhouse:
Readings and Conversations series

Hélène Cardona hosts
Tess Gallagher and Eloise Klein Healy

The Poet's Voice
Geffen Playhouse/ Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024


2/11/2007
Poetry at the Ruskin with Red Hen Press
Hélène Cardona reads with Karen Tei Yamashita at the Ruskin Art Club
The Ruskin Art Club
800 S. Plymouth Blvd., Los Angeles CA, 90005


2/04/2007
The Blissful Soul
Hélène Cardona reads from The Astonished Universe
Come celebrate Valentine’s and the release of The Astonished Universe
with an afternoon of Luminous Poetry celebrating Love and the Heart
Reading & The Spirit of Love. Party: Wine, Tea & Refreshments
The Blissful Soul
4870 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA 90041


11/17/2006
Laurie Frank Gallery, Bergamot Station
Book Party for The Astonished Universe. With Author Doug Kearney
Bergamot Station Gallery A-5
2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404


11/15/2006
Dutton's Beverly Hills Books
Reading and Book Party
with Rex Wilder and John FitzGerald
447 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90404


11/13/2006
Moonday Village Books
reading with John FitzGerald
Moonday Village Books
1049 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272


10/25/2006
Red Hen at Cornelia Street
An evening highlighting Red Hen Press authors featuring;
Jeffrey Levine, Hélène Cardona, and Susan Thomas.
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street, New York, NY 10014