November 7, 2009 Poetry Readings by winners of 2009 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards 1PM - The Hamilton Club Building, Paterson Free
December 5, 2009 Poetry Reading by Rafael Campo Linda Pastan 1PM - The Hamilton Club Building, Paterson Free Workshops - 10 AM to 12 Noon $10 - Preregistration required
February 6, 2010 Poetry Reading by 2009 Paterson Poetry Prize Winner Li-Young Lee and Finalists Jan Beatty Jill Bialosky Jericho Brown Jill Divine Sharon Doubiago Alex Lemon Jeffrey McDaniel Molly Peacock Luivette Resto 1PM - The Hamilton Club Building, Paterson Free
March 6, 2010 Poetry Reading Hilda Raz &Ruth Stone 1PM - The Hamilton Club Building, Paterson Free Workshops - 10 AM to 12 Noon $10 - Preregistration required
April 10, 2010 Book Launch and Poetry Reading by Contributors to the Anthology “The American Voice in Poetry: The Legacy of Whitman, Williams and Ginsberg” 1PM - The Hamilton Club Building, Paterson Free
May 1, 2010 Poetry Reading Mark Doty and Marie Howe 1PM - The Hamilton Club Building, Paterson Free Workshops - 10 AM to 12 Noon $10 - Preregistration required
| DISTINGUISHED POETS SERIES |  | Stanley Kunitz, Poet Laureate of the United States; Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Executive Director of the Poetry Center | | Gerald Stern, Poet Laureate of New Jersey; Sharon Ferraro, Sign Interpreter |  | | Sharon Olds, Poet Laureate of New York | | | | Readings are at 1:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Club Building, 32 Church Street, Downtown Paterson. Free. Open reading, except November 7, 2009, February 6, 2010 and April 10, 2010. | ALL WORKSHOPS PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS. These credits will fulfill the requirements for professional development for teachers. | | |
|
The Poetry Center strives to maintain a barrier-free facility including complete access for patrons using wheelchairs. Large print materials, FM listening systems, audio publications and Braille transcriptions of programing information are available on request. Please contact (973) 684-6555 for availability of services. The Poetry Center was named a Distinguished Arts Project and funded, in part, by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, and made possible, in part, by funds from the National Endowment of the Arts.
|