Next week in Chicago: Molière at Victory Gardens

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Sunday, October 24, 7:30 PM Monday, October 25, 7:30 PM Poetry on Stage: The Misanthrope by Molière, translated by Richard Wilbur Richard Christiansen Studio at Victory Gardens 2433 North Lincoln Avenue 773.871.3000 Tickets $20; $10 students Hardly a year has gone by in over two centuries that has not seen numerous productions of The Misanthrope, making it one of the most enduring comedies of all time. Richard Wilbur's translation of Molière’s comic masterpiece is in rhymed verse. We meet afresh Alceste (the title character), his friends, and his fiancée. The outspoken Alceste finds them all vain, hypocritical, and insincere, while his own comic flaw lies in considering himself flawless. Bernard Sahlins directs a cast of talented Chicago actors in this staged reading.

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[News] PIW 15 October 2010: On Freedom and Imagination

PIW 15 October 2010: On Freedom and Imagination

Our second October issue looks at the intersections between independent thinking, freedom of speech, political power and poetry. South African editor Liesl Jobson presents the work of three politically engaged poets – Adam Small, Angifi Proctor Dladla and Mafika Pascal Gwala – within the context of recent government bills in South Africa curtailing freedom of speech. On the Japanese domain, translator Jeffrey Angles introduces twentieth-century poet Tada Chimako, much of whose work explores the inner, psychological experiences of women in mythology and in the modern world.

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Poets.org: Poets on Howl, Williams on Whitman, Interviews & More

	October 2010 Forward to a friend Follow us on Facebook Follow on Twitter From our sponsors:		New on Poets.org Angelheaded Hipsters: Poets on Howl Mortality, Music & Depth: C. K. Williams on Whitman Across the Pond: Five Profiles of U.K. Poets Poets Forum: Panel Topics Announced Modern Life: An Interview with Matthea Harvey So Much Things to Say: 10 Poems from Calabash Poets Angelheaded Hipsters: Poets on Howl Earlier this month, poets Mark Doty, Eileen Myles, and Anne Waldman had a panel conversation following a screening of the new film HOWL, starring James Franco as Allen Ginsberg. Read essays by Doty and Myles on the poem's personal and cultural significance, as well as an article on the film itself—all newly added on Poets.org. On the web at: www.poets.org/howlfilm Mortality, Music & Depth: C. K. Williams on Whitman In the latest volume in Princeton University's Writers on Writers series, C. K. Williams discusses Walt Whitman's poetry. Read three excerpts from the book on themes of mortality, music, and depth in Whitman's poems, along with the poems themselves. On the web at: www.poets.org/ckwil Across the Pond: Five Profiles of U.K. Poets October marks the celebration of National Poetry Day in the U.K. with readings and various educational and community events dedicated to bringing poetry to the public eye. Read about prominent U.K. poets past and present, with newly added biographic profiles of Basil Bunting, Ciaran Carson, Medbh McGuckian, Andrew Motion, and Anne Stevenson. On the web at: www.poets.org/bbunt, www.poets.org/ccars, www.poets.org/mmcgu, www.poets.org/amoti & www.poets.org/astev Poets Forum: Panel Topics Announced & New Video Fifteen of today's most renowned poets will gather Saturday, October 30, for a day of intimate talks examining issues central to the art of poetry: Poetic Affinities and Inspiration Naomi Shihab Nye, Robert Pinsky, and Gerald Stern Wild and Strange Language Lyn Hejinian, Ron Padgett, Carl Phillips, and Kay Ryan The Mystical in the Mundane Edward Hirsch, Khaled Mattawa, and Sharon Olds The Legacy of Walt Whitman Susan Stewart and C. K. Williams The Poet as Translator Victor Hernández Cruz, Marilyn Hacker, and Marie Ponsot Tickets and Information: www.poets.org/poetsforum Modern Life: An Interview with Matthea Harvey "I don't find the 'autobiographical me' very interesting—I work much more from my ideas than from my actual experiences. On the other hand, I'm often enthralled by other people's 'I's." Read more about Matthea Harvey's influences in an interview exploring art, science fiction, and imagination. On the web at: www.poets.org/harvey So Much Things to Say: 10 Poems from Calabash Poets The Calabash International Literary Festival has been praised by the New York Times as "a mini-Woodstock on the Caribbean." So Much Things to Say collects work from one hundred poets into an anthology that captures both the spirit and variety of the annual event. Read ten sample poems by Yusef Komunyakaa, Li-Young Lee, Valzhyna Mort, Adziko Simba, Natasha Trethewey, and others. On the web at: www.poets.org/calabash Thanks for being a part of the Poets.org community. Please sign in to subscribe to other Poets.org newsletters, change your email address or unsubscribe from this list at any time. Poets.org is a free program of the Academy of American Poets. Consider making a donation in support of public poetry resources. Academy of American Poets 584 Broadway, Suite 604 New York, NY 10012 212-274-0343 academy@poets.org