30 Poets. 3 Days. All Poetry. Poets Forum, Oct. 28-30, NYC

	Share on Facebook E-mail to Friend StumbleUpon Digg Twitter		The Academy of American Poets invites you to join us in New York City for a series of events exploring the ever-changing landscape of contemporary poetry in America. The Forum will feature in-depth discussions with an array of distinguished poets; readings; lectures; publication parties; and a selection of literary walking tours, led by poets, throughout Manhattan. Poets Forum Reading Thurs., Oct. 28 7 p.m. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts New York University 566 LaGuardia Place 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: Victor Hernández Cruz, Rita Dove, Marilyn Hacker, Lyn Hejinian, Edward Hirsch, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Ron Padgett, Marie Ponsot, Carl Phillips, Robert Pinsky, Kay Ryan, Gerald Stern, and C. K. Williams. Co-sponsored by the New York University Creative Writing Program Poetry Walking Tours Fri., Oct. 29 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. Various meeting locations Walk 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 Harlem, the West Village, the Museum of Modern Art, and SoHo. Emerging Poets Panel Fri., Oct. 29 1:30 p.m. The Philoctetes Center 247 East 82nd Street Five of today's most exciting young poets discuss the use of irony and sincerity in their poems and in the work of poets who have shaped their aesthetics and poetic visions. Panelists include Jericho Brown, Tina Chang, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Meghan O'Rourke, and Mark Wunderlich. The Blaney Lecture Fri., Oct. 29 3:30 p.m. The Philoctetes Center 247 East 82nd Street Internationally acclaimed poet Anne Carson presents a lecture on forms of contempt in Homer's Odyssey, Moravia's Il Disprezzo, and Jean-Luc Godard's Le Mépris. This lecture series was created in memory of former Academy of American Poets Board member Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney by a gift from her estate. Poets Awards Ceremony Fri., Oct. 29 7 p.m. Tishman Auditorium, The New School 66 West 12th Street Celebrate recipients of the premier collection of awards for poetry in the United States. The night will include readings and presentations by Galway Kinnell, Khaled Mattawa, Stephen Kessler, Carl Adamshick, and many others. A reception will follow. Co-sponsored by the New School Creative Writing Program Poets Forum Discussions on Contemporary Poetry Sat., Oct. 30 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tishman Auditorium, The New School 66 West 12th Street Through a series of intimate talks, some of the most renowned poets of our time examine issues central to poetry today. Victor Hernández Cruz, Rita Dove, Marilyn Hacker, Lyn Hejinian, Edward Hirsch, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Ron Padgett, Marie Ponsot, Carl Phillips, Robert Pinsky, Kay Ryan, Gerald Stern, C. K. Williams and others will discuss topics such as “Punctuation & the Imagination,” “Silence & Interruption,” “The Mystical in the Mundane,” and “The Poet as Translator.” Co-sponsored by the New School Creative Writing Program American Poet Publication Party Sat., Oct. 30 7 p.m. Wollman Hall, The New School 66 West 12th Street Reading and reception for the new fall issue of American Poet, the journal of the Academy of American Poets. Julie Carr, Prageeta Sharma, and Wayne Koestenbaum will read from their work. Purchase tickets online now at www.poets.org/poetsforum or by calling (212) 274-0343, ext. 10. This program is made possible, in part, by support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state arts agency; the New York CIty Department of Cultural Affairs; The New School; and New York University. 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