February
Dana Goodyear
Matthew Zapruder
Tuesday, February 3rd, 6:30pm
New York, NY
POEMS & PINTSNew York, NY
Dana Goodyear and Matthew Zapruder
The popular new series in New York's historic Fraunces Tavern. Presented in partnership with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
Admission is free.
Fraunces Tavern
54 Pearl Street (corner of Broad Street)
Zoo Paul Muldoon
Saturday, February 14th, 3:00pm
Chicago, IL
THE PSA PRESENTS: POETS IN CONVERSATION
Chicago, IL
As part of the AWP Conference, the Poetry Society presents a reading by Paul Muldoon, followed by a conversation with Alice Quinn.
Admission is free for AWP Conference attendees.
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Annual Conference
International Ballroom North, Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue
Camille Dungy
Tony Hoagland
James McMichael
Monday, February 16th, 7:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
PSA SPOTLIGHT SERIESLos Angeles, CA
A reading and moderated discussion with an eclectic mix of acclaimed contemporary poets. Featuring Camille T. Dungy, Tony Hoagland, and James McMichael, with Dana Goodyear. Co-sponsored by Red Hen Press.
Admission is $10 / $5 for PSA Members and Students
Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Avenue
Eamon Grennan
Thursday, February 26th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
THE NEW SALON: READINGS AND CONVERSATIONSNew York, NY
Eamon Grennan, with Alice Quinn
Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at New York University.
Admission is free.
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York University
58 West 10th Street
From the Fishouse
Thursday, February 26th, 7:30pm
Brunswick, ME
PSA CHAPBOOK FELLOWS AT FROM THE FISHOUSEBrunswick, ME
A reading with the PSA's New York Chapbook Fellows Carey McHugh (chosen by Rae Armantrout) and Lytton Smith (chosen by Kevin Young), for the distinguished online audio archive. Co-sponsored by Bowdoin College.
Admission is free.
Main Lounge, Moulton Union
Bowdoin College
March
Katy Lederer
D. Nurkse
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:30pm
New York, NY
POEMS & PINTS
New York, NY
Katy Lederer and D. Nurkse
Presented in partnership with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
Admission is free.
Fraunces Tavern
54 Pearl Street (corner of Broad Street)
Deborah Digges
Rodney Jones
Yusef Komunyakaa
Monday, March 9th, 7:00pm
Pasadena, CA
A CELEBRATION OF THE KINGSLEY AND KATE TUFTS AWARDS
Pasadena, CA
A reading honoring winners of the prestigious awards, featuring Deborah Digges, Rodney Jones, and Yusef Komunyakaa, introduced by Alice Quinn. Co-sponsored by Claremont Graduate University and Red Hen Press.
Admission is $10 / $5 for PSA Members and Students.
Boston Court Performing Arts Center
The Theatre @ Boston Court
70 North Mentor Avenue
Jericho Brown
Monday, March 9th, 6:30pm
Queens, NY
THE NEW SALON IN QUEENSQueens, NY
The distinguished new series expands to the most diverse borough in New York City. Featuring Jericho Brown, with Robert N. Casper. A reception will follow the reading. Co-sponsored by Queens College, CUNY, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation.
Admission is free.
Klapper Hall 403
Queens College
(For directions to campus, visit www.qc.edu)
Tuesday, March 24th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
FIELD MAGAZINE 40TH ANNIVERSARY READING
New York, NY
An evening to celebrate the famed magazine, published by Oberlin College. Featuring Martha Collins, Angie Estes, Cathy Park Hong, Carol Moldaw, Charles Simic, Jean Valentine, and Jonah Winter, with editor David Young. Co-sponsored by The New School Graduate Writing Program.
Admission is free.
Wollman Auditorium, The New School
66 West 12th Street
Christian Hawkey
Thursday, March 26th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
THE NEW SALON: READINGS AND CONVERSATIONSNew York, NY
Christian Hawkey, with Robert N. Casper
Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at New York University.
Admission is free.
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York University
58 West 10th Street
April
Stephen Burt
Adam Kirsch
Maureen McLane
Wednesday, April 1st, 7:00pm
Cambridge, MA
CRITICAL CONTEXTS
Cambridge, MA
The debut of what will be an annual roundtable on the state of contemporary American poetry, in collaboration with Harvard University. With poet-critics Stephen Burt, Adam Kirsch, and Maureen N. McLane, with Robert N. Casper. Co-sponsored by the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard University.
Admission is free.
Thompson Room, Barker Center
Harvard University
12 Quincy Street
Sunday, April 5th, 3:00pm
The Bronx, NY
DARWIN: A LIFE IN POEMS
The Bronx, NY
Ruth Padel, the great-great granddaughter of Charles Darwin, reads from Darwin: A Life in Poems, described by The Economist as "a sequence of snapshots, often small, spasmodic, delicately imagistic. Like a photograph album with audio commentary, they seem to distill Darwin to his essence." A moderated discussion with Alice Quinn will follow. Co-sponsored by the New York Botanical Garden and the Creative Writing Program at New York University.
Admission is free (for the NYBG event, with general admission)
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road
For directions see www.nybg.org
(also on April 9th at New York University)
Sophie Cabot Black
Sharon Olds
Tuesday, April 7th, 6:30pm
New York, NY
POEMS & PINTS
New York, NY
Sophie Cabot Black and Sharon Olds.
Presented in partnership with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
Admission is free.
Fraunces Tavern
54 Pearl Street (corner of Broad Street)
Thursday, April 9th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
DARWIN: A LIFE IN POEMS
New York, NY
Ruth Padel, the great-great granddaughter of Charles Darwin, reads from Darwin: A Life in Poems, described by The Economist as "a sequence of snapshots, often small, spasmodic, delicately imagistic. Like a photograph album with audio commentary, they seem to distill Darwin to his essence." A moderated discussion with Alice Quinn will follow. Co-sponsored by the New York Botanical Garden and the Creative Writing Program at New York University.
Admission is free (for the NYBG event, with general admission)
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York University
58 West 10th Street
(also on April 5th at the New York Botanical Garden)
Constantine P. Cavafy
Monday, April 13th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
CELEBRATING CONSTANTINE P. CAVAFY
New York, NY
A reading from the comprehensive new translation by Daniel Mendelsohn, including the first English-language renderings of the Greek poet's unfinished works. Featuring Mendelsohn as well as Mark Doty, Olympia Dukakis, and Maria Tucci. Co-sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, Alfred A. Knopf, Cooper Union, and Poets House.
Admission is free.
The Great Hall, Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street (at 3rd Avenue)
Jorie Graham
Thursday, April 16th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
THE NEW SALON: READINGS AND CONVERSATIONS
New York, NY
Jorie Graham, with Deborah Landau
Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at New York University.
Admission is free.
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York University
58 West 10th Street
April 23rd - April 25th
New York, NY
FESTIVAL OF THE CHAPBOOK
New York, NY
A three-day festival exploring the history and importance of the chapbook. Co-sponsored by The Asian American Writers' Workshop; the Center for Book Arts; the Center for the Humanities at The Graduate Center, CUNY; and Queens College, CUNY, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation.
Admission is free.
FESTIVAL EVENTS
April 23rd
At The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue
Chapbook Fair—The Elebash Recital Hall Lobby
3:00pm
A Brief History of Chapbooks—The Elebash Recital Hall
Nancy Kuhl (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University), Isaac Gewirtz (Berg Collection, New York Public Library), and Michael Ryan (Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Columbia University), with Richard Kaye.
4:30pm
Chapbooks in the 20th and 21st Centuries—The Elebash Recital Hall
Michael Basinski (Poetry and Rare Books Collection, University of Buffalo), Kevin Young (Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, Emory University), and Anne Waldman (Small Press and Chapbook Collection, Naropa University), with Ammiel Alcalay.
6:00pm
Keynote Reading—The Elebash Recital Hall
A reading honoring chapbook competitions by the Center for Book Arts and Poetry Society of America. Featuring Lytton Smith, Gerald Stern, Judith Vollmer, and Kevin Young, with Kimiko Hahn.
Chapbook Fair—The Elebash Recital Hall Lobby
3:00pm
A Brief History of Chapbooks—The Elebash Recital Hall
Nancy Kuhl (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University), Isaac Gewirtz (Berg Collection, New York Public Library), and Michael Ryan (Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Columbia University), with Richard Kaye.
4:30pm
Chapbooks in the 20th and 21st Centuries—The Elebash Recital Hall
Michael Basinski (Poetry and Rare Books Collection, University of Buffalo), Kevin Young (Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, Emory University), and Anne Waldman (Small Press and Chapbook Collection, Naropa University), with Ammiel Alcalay.
6:00pm
Keynote Reading—The Elebash Recital Hall
A reading honoring chapbook competitions by the Center for Book Arts and Poetry Society of America. Featuring Lytton Smith, Gerald Stern, Judith Vollmer, and Kevin Young, with Kimiko Hahn.
April 24th
At The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue
Chapbook Fair—Rooms 8301/8304
10:00am
Chapbook Now: Producing Chapbooks, for Poets—Room 8400
Rachel Levitsky (Belladonna), Sharon Dolin (Center for Book Arts), and Ryan Murphy (North Beach Yacht Club), with Alice Quinn.
11:30am
Chapbook Now: Producing Chapbooks, for Publishers—Room 8402
Jen Benka (Poets & Writers), Brenda Iijima (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs), and Matvei Yankelevich (Ugly Duckling Presse), with Robert N. Casper
At Center for Book Arts—28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor
2:00pm
Craft/Bookmaking for Writers
Craft/Bookmaking for Publishers
(To Register for this workshop, contact The Center for Book Arts at 212-481-0295)
6:00pm
Reception
Chapbook Fair—Rooms 8301/8304
10:00am
Chapbook Now: Producing Chapbooks, for Poets—Room 8400
Rachel Levitsky (Belladonna), Sharon Dolin (Center for Book Arts), and Ryan Murphy (North Beach Yacht Club), with Alice Quinn.
11:30am
Chapbook Now: Producing Chapbooks, for Publishers—Room 8402
Jen Benka (Poets & Writers), Brenda Iijima (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs), and Matvei Yankelevich (Ugly Duckling Presse), with Robert N. Casper
At Center for Book Arts—28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor
2:00pm
Craft/Bookmaking for Writers
Craft/Bookmaking for Publishers
(To Register for this workshop, contact The Center for Book Arts at 212-481-0295)
6:00pm
Reception
April 25th
At Asian-American Writers' Workshop, 16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
2:00pm
Collector's Show-and-Tell: The Secret History of Asian American Literature
With Patricia Wakida (Wasabi Press)
Reception
4:30pm
Publishing from the Margins
A panel focusing on the chapbook as an inspiration for e-zines and other forms of distribution, and an alternate route for minority writers and publishers. Featuring Tan Lin, Dawn Lundy Martin (Black Took Collective), and Ed Park (The Believer), with Ken Chen.
2:00pm
Collector's Show-and-Tell: The Secret History of Asian American Literature
With Patricia Wakida (Wasabi Press)
Reception
4:30pm
Publishing from the Margins
A panel focusing on the chapbook as an inspiration for e-zines and other forms of distribution, and an alternate route for minority writers and publishers. Featuring Tan Lin, Dawn Lundy Martin (Black Took Collective), and Ed Park (The Believer), with Ken Chen.
PSA Chapbook
Tuesday, April 28th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
PSA CHAPBOOK READING
New York, NY
The PSA's sixth annual chapbook fellowship reading. Mary Jo Bang, Suzanne Gardinier, Terrance Hayes, and Elizabeth Macklin introduce winners John Estes, C J Evans, Jean Hartig, and Christopher Nelson. Co-sponsored by The New School Graduate Writing Program.
Admission is free.
Wollman Auditorium, The New School
6 West 12th Street
X. J. Kennedy
Wednesday, April 29th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
99TH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
New York, NY
A gala ceremony centered around the presentation of the 2009 Frost Medal to poet X. J. Kennedy, who will deliver the annual Frost lecture. Winners of all 13 PSA Annual Awards will also be officially announced.
Admission is free.
The Grand Ballroom, The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
May
New European Poets
Saturday, May 2nd, 2:00pm
New York, NY
NEW EUROPEAN POETS
New York, NY
As part of the PEN World Voices Festival, a panel discussion about and reading from the landmark new Graywolf anthology New European Poets. With Christopher Bakken, Peter Covino, Marilyn Hacker, Rika Lesser, Murat Nemet-Nejat, Adam J. Sorkin, and Alissa Valles, and hosted by anthology editors Wayne Miller and Kevin Prufer. Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at New York University, Graywolf Press, and PEN American Center.
Admission is free.
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York University
58 West 10th Street
Hettie Jones
Monday, May 4th, 6:30pm
Queens, NY
THE NEW SALON IN QUEENS
Queens, NY
Hettie Jones, with Alice Quinn
A reception will follow the reading. Co-sponsored by Queens College, CUNY, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation.
Admission is free.
Klapper Hall 403
Queens College
(For directions to campus, visit www.qc.edu)
Jack Gilbert
Tuesday, May 12th, 7:00pm
New York, NY
A TRIBUTE TO JACK GILBERT
New York, NY
Honoring a thrilling American poet, on the occasion of the Knopf publication of his new book, The Dance Most of All. Featuring Jack Gilbert with Linda Gregg, Mary Karr, Henry Lyman, Meghan O'Rourke, Gerald Stern, and others. Co-sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, the Creative Writing Program at New York University, Alfred A. Knopf, and Poets House.
Admission is free.
NYU Cantor Film Center
36 East 8th Street
Mark Bibbins
Jessica Greenbaum
Patricia Spears Jones
Saturday, May 16th, 3:00pm
The Bronx, NY
THE SEASON IN POETRY
The Bronx, NY
Welcoming the arrival of Spring, with poets reading classic favorites as well as their own work at the largest botanical garden in the United States. With Mark Bibbins, Jessica Greenbaum, and Patricia Spears Jones. Co-sponsored by The New York Botanical Garden.
Admission is free with general admission.
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road
For directions see www.nybg.org
