Join Joseph O. Legaspi and Sylvia Beato for light food, refreshments, and Legaspi’s new chapbook!
THE 25th ANNUAL POETS HOUSE SHOWCASE EXHIBITION & READING SERIES
Poets House will be celebrating 25 years of its annual Poets House Showcase beginning on June 22, 2017.
Poets House celebrates a quarter-century of history-making with its annual Poets House Showcase. The only event of its kind, the Showcase is a free exhibit featuring over 3,500 books of poetry published in the preceding 18 months. For 25 years, more than 7500 commercial, university, and independent presses and individuals have contributed poetic texts and ephemera annually, stitching together the diverse and inclusive tapestry of today’s contemporary poetry. Join us for a seven-week celebration including Showcase readings with acclaimed poets.
View the schedule of events for the 25th Annual Poets House Showcase below:
Thursday, June 22
OPENING RECEPTION & READING
Reception 6-7PM, Reading 7-8PM
Marie Howe, Ishion Hutchinson & Hoa Nguyen
All readings begin at 7pm at Poets House
Free and open to the public
Tuesday, June 27
David Ferry & Gerald Stern
Co-sponsored with the Poetry Society of America
Thursday, July 13
Elizabeth Arnold, Alan Felsenthal, Christine Shan Shan Hou & Wendy Xu
Thursday, July 20
Jen Hyde, Cynthia Manick, Tommy Pico & Martha Rhodes
Thursday, July 27
t’ai freedom ford, Debora Kuan, Lauren Hunter & Airea D. Matthews
Thursday, August 3
Aziza Barnes, Ching-In Chen, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib & DéLana R. A. Dameron
For more information, visit Poets House.
22nd Annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
The 22nd Annual Poetry Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge is taking place on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 6:00PM.
Guest in attendance includes poets Billy Collins – Sharon Olds, Gregory Pardlo – Claudia Rankine and actor & poetry lover Bill Murray.
More details on the 22nd Annual Poetry Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge below.
Join us for this beloved Poets House tradition that celebrates the poetry of New York City, featuring readings by Billy Collins, Sharon Olds, Gregory Pardlo, Claudia Rankine, and special guest Bill Murray, followed by a celebratory dinner in DUMBO. This year, we honor Frank Platt and Bill Murray with the Elizabeth Kray Award for their help in building the organization, and Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen, for her service to poetry. A reading of Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” read by Sharon Olds will take place place in front of sweeping views of the city. Afterwards, we’ll have wine, dinner and dessert inside a beautiful, historic foundry in DUMBO. All proceeds benefit Poets House’s library, public programs, and class trips for children and teens. The 2017 Poetry Walk launches the 30th Anniversary of Poets House.
6:00pm: Check-in begins near One Centre Street
6:30 pm: Walk begins in Manhattan, near One Centre Street
8:00 pm: Seated dinner at 26 Bridge Street in DUMBO
*Tickets start at $250
For more information, visit Poets House.
