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Chancellors Reading, 7:00 p.m.
Join us for an unforgettable evening as some of the most acclaimed poets of our day come together on one stage to read from their latest work.
The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, 566 LaGuardia Place

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

Poetry Walking Tours, 10:30 a.m.
TBA
All-Events Passholders only.
All-Events Passholders will be contacted about walking tour details by early fall.

Panel Discussions on Contemporary Poetry, 12:30 & 2:00 p.m.
Two panels of poets explore the ever-changing landscape of contemporary poetry in America.
Theresa Lang Center, The New School, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor

Blaney Lecture, 3:30 p.m.
Annual lecture in honor of Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney
Theresa Lang Center, The New School, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor

Poets Awards Ceremony, 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate recipients of the premier collection of awards for poetry in the United States. A reception will follow.
Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th Street

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

Chancellors Discussions on Contemporary Poetry, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Through a series of intimate talks, some of the most renowned poets of our time examine issues central to poetry today.

The Art of Teaching Poetry
Juan Felipe Herrera & Naomi Shihab Nye

The Breadth of the Long Poem
Toi Derricotte, Ron Padgett & Anne Waldman

Contemporary Practices of Ecopoetics
Jane Hirshfield, Arthur Sze & C.D. Wright

Form: Inspiration and Experimentation
Marilyn Hacker, Marilyn Nelson & Claudia Rankine

American Poets Abroad
Victor Hernández Cruz, Marilyn Hacker, Edward Hirsch & Arthur Sze

Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 West 12th Street

American Poet Publication Party, 7:00 p.m.
Reading and reception for the new fall issue of American Poet, the journal of the Academy of American Poets. Readers TBA.
Wollman Hall, The New School, 65 West 11th Street, 5th Floor

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The first of a series of public events, the sold-out Poets Forum Reading on October 18, 2007, provided the rare opportunity to hear some of the most acclaimed poets of our day reading together on one stage. Featuring the Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets, the reading celebrated the range of outstanding poetry being written in America.

Download selections from the evening's performance, including new and representative poems by thirteen of the Forum participants. More >

This project is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state arts agency; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; New York University Creative Writing Program; The New School Creative Writing Program; and the New York Council for the Humanities.