Readings from Poetry After 9-11: An Anthology of New York Poets

Three veteran translators pay tribute to the art of translation and to the memory of Katharine Washburn, co-editor of the World Poetry anthology and acclaimed translator.

Poets House co-founder Stanley Kunitz reads and discusses one of Russia's most significant poets, in celebration of the re-release of his translations with the late Max Hayward.

Editors from a range of political and aesthetic perspectives discuss how they coexist in the contemporary poetry community, and what is at stake in their choices as editors and publishers.

"We are here in the ultimate lives of our bodies
negations of the ultimate negation
We are complete parts of the world

"Emerging and veteran pioneers of the avant-garde consider the challenges and responsibilities of their role as editorial gatekeepers of the new.

A Kashmiri-American, Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001) was a gifted poet, an inspired translator and scholar, and a generous, ebullient spirit in the world of contemporary American poetry.

Robert Bly is one of our country's most beloved poets.