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2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS |
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Poets Forum Reading
Thursday, October 15
7 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 Times Center
242 West 41st Street
Single Event Tickets: $10
Buy tickets now >
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Poetry Walking Tours
Friday, October 16
10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Take a trip down the same streets traversed by Walt Whitman, Marianne Moore, E. E. Cummings, Langston Hughes and countless other poets. Walking tours will explore the literary history of Brooklyn, Harlem, the Museum of Modern Art, the West Village, and SoHo.
Tour guides include poets Anselm Berrigan, Jordan Davis, Bob Holman, Katy Lederer, Greg Pardlo, Tom Thompson, and Mónica de la Torre.
Meeting locations to be announced.
All-Events Passholders only
NEW: Poets & Place Talk
Friday, October 16
2 p.m.
David Baker presents "'Show Me Your Environment and I Will Tell You Who You Are': Place, Pathos, and the Problems of Identity"
All-Events Passholders only
Philoctetes Center
247 East 82nd Street
Annual lecture series in honor of Dorthy Gulbenkian Blaney; Co-sponsored by the Philoctetes Center
Buy All-Events Pass now >
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Poets Awards Ceremony
Friday, October 16
7 p.m.
Celebrate contemporary poetry and recipients of the premier collection of awards for poetry in the United States; a reception will follow.
Readings and presentations by Robin Becker, Linda Gregg, J. Michael Martinez, Harryette Mullen, James Richardson, Avi Sharon, Jennifer K. Sweeney, Jean Valentine, and other special guests.
Tishman Auditorium
The New School
66 West 12th Street
Co-sponsored by the New School Creative Writing Program |
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FROM PAST POETS FORUMS |
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On Twisting and Turning
With panelists Ron Padgett, Robert Pinsky, Kay Ryan, and Susan Stewart
Essay by Maureen N. McLane
On Clarity and Obscurity
With panelists Carl Phillips, Kay Ryan, and James Tate
Essay by Sven Birkerts
On Aesthetic Diversity
Discussing unlikely influences, aesthetic lineage and originality, clarity and obscurity, and drawing / breaking from the past
Safe in their Alabaster Chambers 
by Emily Dickinson
read by Kay Ryan
Safe in their Alabaster Chambers...
Tender Buttons [The Light in the Moon]
by Gertrude Stein
read by Lyn Hejinian
A light in the moon...
Surprised By Joy
by William Wordsworth
read by Susan Stewart
Surprised by joy—impatient as the Wind...
basin of hills...
by Rusty Morrison
please advise stop...
I Lost My Horse
by Cecily Parks
I was looking for an animal, calf or lamb...
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AFFORDABLE ACCOMODATIONS |
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For information about low-cost hotel accomodations in the New York area, consult these recent articles:
New York Magazine
The New York Times
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TICKET INFORMATION |
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Purchase tickets in the Poetry Store using our secure online system:
POETS FORUM READING TICKET
(Thurs., Oct. 15): Purchase at the door
SATURDAY DISCUSSIONS PASS
(Sat., Oct. 17): Purchase at the door
ALL-EVENTS PASS: Purchase at the door
All members receive a 10% discount.
Passes and tickets can also be ordered by telephone. Simply call us at (212) 274-0343
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2009 SCHEDULE CONTINUED |
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Poets Forum: Discussions of Contemporary Poetry
Saturday, October 17
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
6 sessions
Join us for an afternoon of intimate talks as some of the most renowned poets of our time examine issues central to poetry today:
History in Poetry
with Rita Dove and Edward Hirsch
Seriously Funny
with Harryette Mullen, Kay Ryan, and Robert Pinsky
"Pure" and "Impure" Poetry
with Lyn Hejinian, Gerald Stern, and Jean Valentine
Prosody in Free Verse
with Frank Bidart, Sharon Olds, and Ellen Bryant Voigt
How Poems Begin
with Carl Phillips and Marilyn Hacker
How Poems End
with Ron Padgett and Susan Stewart
Tishman Auditorium
The New School
66 West 12th Street
Co-sponsored by the New School Creative Writing Program
Buy All-Events Pass now >
Saturday Discussions Pass: $60; Buy now >
Purchase by phone: 212-274-0343 ext. 10
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American Poet Launch Party
Saturday, October 17
7:00 p.m.
Reading and reception for the new fall issue of American Poet, the journal of the Academy of American Poets. Noelle Kocot, Robert Polito, and Brian Teare will read from their work.
Ico Art and Music Gallery
606 West 26th Street (at 11th Avenue)
Buy All-Events Pass now >
Single Event Tickets:$5; Available at the door
Priority seating for All-Events Passholders
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Student discounts available by phone:
(212) 274-0343 ext. 10
All times are subject to change.
For more information, contact Jennifer Kronovet at jkronovet@poets.org |
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FREE AUDIO DOWNLOAD |
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Poets Forum Reading 2007
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 particiapants. More >
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FEATURED VIDEOS |
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Louise Glück discusses danger and difficulty at the 2008 Poets Forum. Watch the video > |
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Lyn Hejinian discusses the poetry and place at the 2008 Poets Forum. Watch the video > |
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Robert Hass discusses the gift economy at the inaugural Poets Forum. Watch the video > |
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Rita Dove explores her musical influences at the inaugural Poets Forum. Watch the video > |
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Frank Bidart remembers first reading Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus." Watch the video > |
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MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM |
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This project is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York Council for the Humanities, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state arts agency.
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