Date Title Poet
04/25/12 A Tribute to Philip Larkin Philp Larkin

 

Meena Alexander
"Going"
Archie Burnett
"After drinking Glenfiddich"
Billy Collins
"At Grass"
Thomas Sayers Ellis
"Money"
James Fenton
"To the Sea"
Jonathan Galassi
"Talking in Bed"
Deborah Garrison
"Poetry of Departures"
Adam Gopnik
"For Sidney Bechet"
Eamon Grennan
"The Explosion"
Saskia Hamilton
"First Sight"
Mary Karr
"High Windows"
Nick Laird
"Aubade"
J.D. McClatchy
"Sad Steps"
D. Nurkse
"Home is so Sad"
Katha Pollitt
"Dockery and Son"
Rowan Ricardo Phillips
"MCMXIV"
Vijay Seshadri
"Church Going"
Paul Simon
"The Mower"
Zadie Smith
"The Old Fools"
Andrew Sullivan
"The Whitsun Weddings"Readings

Readings of Poems by Philp Larkin

Meena Alexander reading "Going"
Archie Burnett reading "After drinking Glenfiddich"
Billy Collins "At Grass"
Thomas Sayers Ellis "Money"
James Fenton "To the Sea"
Jonathan Galassi "Talking in Bed"
Deborah Garrison "Poetry of Departures"
Adam Gopnik "For Sidney Bechet"
Eamon Grennan "The Explosion"
Saskia Hamilton "First Sight"
Mary Karr "High Windows"
Nick Laird "Aubade"
J.D. McClatchy "Sad Steps"
D. Nurkse "Home is so Sad"
Katha Pollitt "Dockery and Son"
Rowan Ricardo Phillips "MCMXIV"
Vijay Seshadri "Church Going"
Paul Simon "The Mower"
Zadie Smith "The Old Fools"
Andrew Sullivan "The Whitsun Weddings"

 Musical Performances by the Queens College Louis Armstrong Ensemble. Direction, David Engelhard.

 Tuesday April 24th, 2012
 The Great Hall at Cooper Union
 
 Co-sponsored by The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

 

 

In Tributes

03/15/12 Eduardo C. Corral Eduardo C. Corral

Eduardo C. Corral reads "Monologue of a Vulture's Shadow" on November 8th, 2011 as part of Latino/a Poetry Now. 

Co-sponsored by Letras Latinas, the literary program of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Poetry Society of America, and the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard University.

In Readings

03/15/12 Rosa Alcalá Rosa Alcalá

Rosa Alcalá reads her poem "Autobiography" on November 8th, 2011 as part of Latino/a Poetry Now. 

Co-sponsored by Letras Latinas, the literary program of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Poetry Society of America, and the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard University.

In Readings

03/15/12 Aracelis Girmay Aracelis Girmay

 Aracelis Girmay reads "Kingdom Animalia"  on November 8th, 2011 as part of Latino/a Poetry Now. 

Co-sponsored by Letras Latinas, the literary program of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Poetry Society of America, and the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard University.

In Readings

03/15/12 Latino/a Poetry Now: A Conversation Rosa Alcalá
Eduardo C. Corral
Aracelis Girmay
Francisco Aragón

November 8th, 2011
Woodberry Poetry Room

Rosa Alcalá, Eduardo C. Corral, and Aracelis Girmay in conversation. Moderated by Francisco Aragón (director of Letras Latinas).

Co-sponsored by Letras Latinas, the literary program of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Poetry Society of America, and the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard University.

In On Poetry

09/20/11 Reading with Kay Ryan Kay Ryan

March 30, 2006

The New School
New York City 

In Readings

09/12/11 Contemporary Masters: Gary Snyder Gary Snyder

March 10, 2006
The New School 
Tishman Auditorium  

Co-Sponsored with The New School Creative Writing Program. 

In Readings

09/12/11 Contemporary Masters: Jack Gilbert Jack Gilbert

March 10, 2006
The New School 
Tishman Auditorium  

Co-Sponsored with The New School Creative Writing Program.

In Readings

09/12/11 Contemporary Masters: Maxine Kumin Maxine Kumin

March 10, 2006
The New School 
Tishman Auditorium  

Co-Sponsored with The New School Creative Writing Program. 

In Readings

09/12/11 Contemporary Masters: Irving Feldman

Introduced by Alice Quinn.

March 10, 2006
The New School 
Tishman Auditorium  

Co-Sponsored with The New School Creative Writing Program. 

In Readings

09/07/11 In a Time of Crisis: A Reading of Poems (part 1)

In a Time of Crisis: A Reading of Poems

After the tragedy on September 11th, 2001, the New York City literary community sponsored a now historic reading at the Great Hall at Cooper Union, introduced by Alice Quinn and featuring in Part 1  readings by Billy Collins, Alastair Reid, Michael Cunningham, Eve Ensler, Jorie Graham, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Stanley Kunitz.


Monday, October 22nd, 2001
The Great Hall, Cooper Union

Co-sponsored with The Academy of American Poets, Poets House, PEN American Center, Poets & Writers, Inc., The Unterberg Poetry Center, Columbia University School of the Arts, NYU Creative Writing Program, New School Graduate Writing Program, CLMP, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Writer's Voice, and Cooper Union.

In Readings

09/06/11 In a Time of Crisis: A Reading of Poems (part 2)

In a Time of Crisis: A Reading of Poems

After the tragedy on September 11th, 2001, the New York City literary community sponsored a now historic reading at the Great Hall at Cooper Union, introduced by Alice Quinn and featuring in Part 2 readings by Robert Pinksy, Sapphire, Vijay Seshadri, Anna Deavere Smith, Susan Sontag, and C. K. Williams.

Monday, October 22nd, 2001
The Great Hall, Cooper Union

Co-sponsored with The Academy of American Poets, Poets House, PEN American Center, Poets & Writers, Inc., The Unterberg Poetry Center, Columbia University School of the Arts, NYU Creative Writing Program, New School Graduate Writing Program, CLMP, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Writer's Voice, and Cooper Union.

In Readings

07/26/11 Song of the Turkey Buzzard: On the Poetry of Lew Welch, with Gary Snyder Lew Welch
Gary Snyder

Podcast provided by The Library Foundation's ALOUD series

Recorded May 26, 2011 

Co-presented with the Poetry Society of America

For more information about the event visit The Library Foundation.

To purchase a broadside of "Axe Handles," signed by Gary Snyder and made exclusively for this event, visit The Library Foundation store.

In Tributes

07/06/11 Charles Wright Charles Wright

Reading and in conversation with Alice Quinn.

Co-sponsored with New York University Creative Writing Program.

November 19, 2010

Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
New York, New York

In New Salon Series

07/06/11 Olena Kalytiak Davis Olena Kalytiak Davis

Reading and in conversation with Deborah Landau.

Co-sponsored with New York University Creative Writing Program.

February 18, 2010

Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
New York, New York

In New Salon Series

07/06/11 Debut: New British Poets
Paul Batchelor, Frances Leviston and Kathryn Simmonds with Alice Quinn.

A reading and conversation with three emerging British poets, all winners of the prestigious Eric Gregory Award for writers under 30.

Co-sponsored with New York University Creative Writing Program.

October 23, 2008
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
New York, New York

In Readings

07/06/11 Tribute to Daniel Halpern
An evening honoring the great poet, publisher, and teacher.
John Ashbery, Russell Banks, Anthony Bourdain, Janie Fink, Richard Ford, Jorie Graham, Robert Hass, Campbell McGrath, Joyce Carol Oates, and other special guests,

Co-sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, HarperCollins Publishers, and the New York University Creative Writing Program

May 6, 2010

NYU Kimmel Center
Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY

In Tributes

07/05/11 Major Jackson Major Jackson

Reading and in conversation with Deborah Landau.

Co-sponsored with New York University Creative Writing Program.

March 10, 2011

Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
New York, New York

In New Salon Series

07/05/11 Nikky Finney Nikky Finney

Reading and in conversation.

Co-sponsored with New York University Creative Writing Program.
April 7, 2011

Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
New York, New York

In New Salon Series

07/01/11 Christian Hawkey Christian Hawkey

Reading and in conversation with Robert N. Casper.

Co-sponsored with New York University Creative Writing Program.

March 26, 2009

Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
New York, New York

In New Salon Series

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