Elizabeth Bishop at 100
Date and Time:
February 8, 2011 - 7:00PM
Event Location:
The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue
Admission:
Free and Open to the Public
This tribute to Elizabeth Bishop's 100th birthday features readings from her poetry and selections from Elizabeth Bishop and The New Yorker, a new volume of Bishop's correspondence.
With Elizabeth Alexander, John Ashbery, Frank Bidart, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Tina Chang, Jonathan Galassi, Kimiko Hahn, Richard Howard, Marie Howe, Yusef Komunyakaa, David Lehman, Paul Muldoon, Robert Polito, Marie Ponsot, Alice Quinn, Vijay Seshadri, Tom Sleigh, Tracy K. Smith, Mark Strand, Maria Tucci and Jean Valentine.
Event Sponsored By:
Co-sponsored by the Academy of American Poets; Farrar, Straus & Giroux; the National Book Foundation; Poets House; the Poetry Society of America; and the Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y
Event Type:
Readings and Conversations
