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Monday, June 28–Saturday, July 31
The 18th Annual Poets House Showcase
Members Preview: Monday, June 28, 5:00-6:00pm
Opening Reception: Monday, June 28, 6:00-8:00pm
On view: through July 31 during regular library hours
Experience the breadth and diversity of contemporary poetry today with this exciting display of all the poetry books published in the United States during the last year. From micro-press chapbooks to CDs to volumes from major commercial publishers, over 2,000 poetry titles are gathered together at Poets House. In conjunction, Showcase Readings feature poets reading from newly published books on July 13, July 15, July 20, July 22, and July 27.
Tuesday, July 13, 7:00pm
Poets House Showcase Reading
with Julie Sheehan (W.W. Norton), Leslie Chang (Fordham University Press), Terese Svoboda (University of Arkansas Press) & Mark Bibbins (Copper Canyon Press)
Admission free
Thursday, July 15, 7:00pm
Poets House Showcase Reading
with Ryan Murphy (Krupskaya), Estha Weiner (Tiger Bark Press), Maureen McLane (FSG) & Evelyn Reilly (Roof Books)
Admission free
Tuesday, July 20, 7:00pm
Poets House Showcase Reading
with Matvei Yankelevich (Octopus Books), Indigo Moor (Northwestern University Press), Monica Youn (Four Way Books) & Nathalie Handal (University of Pittsburgh Press)
Admission free
Thursday, July 22, 7:00pm
Poets House Showcase Reading
with Tan Lin (Wesleyan University Press), Rachel Levitsky (Ugly Duckling Presse), Joanna Fuhrman (Alice James Books) & Ken Chen (Yale University Press)
Admission free
Tuesday, July 27, 7:00pm
Poets House Showcase Reading
featuring Persistent Voices: An Anthology of Poets Lost to AIDS (Alyson Books) with Star Black, Cyrus Cassells, Douglas Crase, Mina Pam Dick, Patricia Spears Jones, Timothy Liu, Dante Michaux and others to TBA
Admission free |
