A reading of our favorite poems from the new books on display in the Children’s Poetry Book Show.

On View April 2 - 30
Since 1990, the annual Poets House Showcase has collected, displayed and promoted virtually every book of poetry published in the United States. This year’s harvest promises to be the most bountiful yet,with well over 2,000 new titles from commercial, university and independent presses. From authoritative anthologies to handmade chapbooks, Poets House is the only place where they are all gathered under one roof. Celebrate National Poetry Month by getting an eye-full of the national poetry scene.

The best book party of the year! Raise a glass to the poetic voices of America. Since 1990, the annual Poets House Showcase has collected, displayed and promoted virtually every book of poetry published in the United States. This year’s harvest promises to be the most bountiful yet,with well over 2,000 new titles from commercial, university and independent presses. From authoritative anthologies to handmade chapbooks, Poets House is the only place where they are all gathered under one roof.

The best book party of the year! Raise a glass to the poetic voices of America. Since 1990, the annual Poets House Showcase has collected, displayed and promoted virtually every book of poetry published in the United States. This year’s harvest promises to be the most bountiful yet,with well over 2,000 new titles from commercial, university and independent presses. From authoritative anthologies to handmade chapbooks, Poets House is the only place where they are all gathered under one roof.

Cid Corman (1924-2004) was a poet, translator, and editor of the magazine origin, founded in 1951, which published many of the major American poets of the last 50 years, including Creeley,Niedecker, and Roethke. Author of 70 volumes of poetry, he lived in Kyoto, Japan from 1958 to his death last year.

Clayton Eshleman reads his translations of Rimbaud, Neruda,Vallejo, Radnoti, and Artaud. A free event with lunch provided.

Amy Bartlett (1949 – 2004) was a poet, editor and long-time Poets House board member. She was the author of a volume of poems, Afterwards, a 1984 National Poetry Series winner, and the poetry editor of Tin House magazine. Active in the community of poets who first organized Poets House, she joined the board in 1991.

Two poetry collectives, centered around politicized notions of the self and language, undermine presumptions about identity, reality and writing. Readings & Performances by Rachel Levitsky, Zhang Er, Akilah Oliver, Ronaldo Wilson, Duriel E. Harris & Dawn Lundy Martin

Artist Lynn Jadamec leads a workshop that combines poetry with photographs. Pre-registration is preferred but not required. To register please contact Mike Romanos, 212-431-7920 x19.

The Children’s Museum of the Arts was founded in 1988 and is the only children’s art museum in the tri-state area. CMA has a collection of over 2,000 art works that date back to the 1930’s and represent over 50 countries.

Argentine poet Maria Negroni will speak on the writing of Argentine poet Susana Thénon (1935-1991), whose work combines linguistic innovation with “a corrosive and constant political agenda” (Negroni).