Part of the Showcase Reading Series, featuring leading and emerging poets with books in this year's Poets House Showcase

Part of the Showcase Reading Series, featuring leading and emerging poets with books in this year's Poets House Showcase

Part of the Showcase Reading Series, featuring leading and emerging poets with books in this year's Poets House Showcase

Winner of the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award for Space, in Chains and a finalist for the 2015 Kingsley Tufts Award, Laura Kasischke is the author of seven books of poetry and nine popular novels. She’ll discuss how writing poetry and prose are utterly opposite ways of approaching material, language, and life, drawing on her own work as well as that of other multigenre writers.

We are thrilled to welcome Emmy Award-winner Randy Cohen, widely known as the original writer of “The Ethicist” for New York Times Magazine, back to Poets House for a second live recording of his beloved public radio show, which interviews popular public figures about one person, place, and thing they find meaningful. Poet, essayist, and naturalist, guest Diane Ackerman is the author of two dozen works of nonfiction and poetry.

Join our young pocket-poets and other special guests for an afternoon of readings and fun! We invite you to bring a poem of your choice to share, or find one here at Poets House. A great after-school event for families and poetry lovers of all ages, and a festive culmination of our year-long work with local school children.

Funding provided by Goldman Sachs

Join us for a day-long celebration of John Berryman, in honor of the poet's centenary.