Popol Vuh
1414 Quincy St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
United States
Admission: $128, includes tax, gratuity, and a copy of Michael Bazzett’s translation of Popol Vuh.
“Popol Vuh · Popol Vuh” is a coursed dinner that pairs excerpts of The Popol Vuh, the story, with dishes created by Executive Chef Jose Alarcon. This event will feature local poet Michael Bazzett and his translation of the ancient Mayan creation epic.
Michael has selected excerpts from The Popol Vuh that will take diners through the grand arch of the story, from creation to first dawn. Jose Alarcon and his team took those excerpts and created dishes for each, fostering a conversation of food and story, a dialogue of disciplines, a reflection of a myth. The hope is that this conversation deepens the experience of both food and story. The evening will include readings from Michael, with Michael, readings with your table, and more.
Michael Bazzett
Michael Bazzett is the author of You Must Remember This, which received the 2014 Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry, The Interrogation, and most recently The Echo Chamber. He is also the translator of The Popol Vuh, the first English verse translation of the Mayan creation epic, which was named a New York Times Best Book of 2018. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Ploughshares, The Sun, and Best New Poets. He is a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow and lives in Minneapolis.
By turns poetic and lucid, sinuous and accessible, this verse translation of the Mayan epic—the first of its kind, and the first in the Seedbank series—breathes new life into an essential tale.