Red Hen Press presents a day of readings by:

Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney discusses the life and work of English Poet Keith Douglas (1920 – 1944), noted for his war poetry during World War II.

Please join eco-poetry.org for a reading and conversation regarding eco-poetics and the environment.

Presenters include:

Alfred Corn
D. Nurkse
Burt Kimmelman
Fran Castan
Vivian Demuth
Gil Fagiani
Pat Falk
Daniela Gioseffi
George Held
Eliot Katz
Maria Lisella
Nancy Mercado
Maria Terrone
Juanita Torrence-Thompson
Barry Wallenstein

9:00 am Poem in Your Pocket Day Community Breakfast at Poets House (Kray Hall). Bring a favorite poem to share!

10:30 am – 3:00 pm — Students from three neighborhood schools read throughout the day in celebration of a local arts-education partnership.

Students from local schools P.S. 1, P.S. 89 and P.S. 276 read throughout the day in celebration of a local arts-education partnership.

Join us for a community breakfast and open mic — bring a favorite poem to share!

A reading by the 10 poets in Poets House’s second annual Emerging Poets Fellowship program: Mahogany Browne, Jessica Elsaesser,