Name: YQI/Franke Nontechnical Talk: Monica Ong - Poetry in the Planetarium
Start: 2025-03-05T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-05T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium

$YQI\/Franke Nontechnical Talk: Monica Ong - Poetry in the Planetarium$

20th YQI nontechnical talk aiming to bring a new regard to STEM by series by having experts cast new light on overlooked scientific work.
About this Event

Planetaria: Visual Poetry & Star Gazing: Live Reading & Planetarium Show

(Two 30-min shows starting at 7:30 and at 8 pm)

Join us for an enchanting evening of poetry in the planetarium by acclaimed visual poet, Monica Ong. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Monica’s innovative approach to visual poetry beautifully combines text and image to uncover the hidden narratives of women and diaspora. Planetaria, Ong’s latest exhibition of astronomy-inspired visual poetry was exhibited at the Poetry Foundation and the Hunterdon Art Museum. The exhibition merges the wonders of astronomy into poems as star maps and lyrical diagrams, creating a unique experience that expands the ways of seeing and connecting with each other. Come immerse yourself in a spellbinding evening where visual poetry meets the stars. This event promises to be a novel experience, merging the beauty of the written word with the marvels of the cosmos.

This event is co-sponsored by and the .