In the words of Carol Conroy, the memorization of a poem invokes "all the myriad acts of attention that create a poem.

Ellen Bryant Voigt, one of our most acute poetic thinkers, delivers the annual lecture on the craft of poetry, in honor of Paul Zweig—poet, critic, and one of Poets House’s origina

In an evening designed to inspire developing writers, Stanley Kunitz and Lucille Clifton share their poems and offer counsel for the heart, mind and pen.