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Invocation of the Muse: Poets & Musicians Toast the New Poets House
at Nelson A. Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City
Sep 25, 2009 | 3:00 pm - Sep 26, 2009 | 5:00 pm
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Join us for this blowout celebration on our new “front lawn,” Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, with dynamic readings by acclaimed poets, including Meena Alexander, Charles Bernstein, Regie Cabico, Billy Collins, Mark Doty, Cornelius Eady, Kathleen Fraser, Kimiko Hahn, Michael Heller, Marie Howe, Galway Kinnell, Philip Levine, Marie Ponsot, Patricia Smith, Quincy Troupe and others, as well as poetry-inspired songs by Natalie Merchant.
Location Nelson A. Rockefeller Park, River Terrace at Warren Street Sponsored By Poets House, Cosponsored by the Battery Park City Authority.
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- Start:
- Sep 25, 2009 | 3:00 pm
- End:
- Sep 26, 2009 | 5:00 pm
- Event Category:
- Readings and Conversations
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2009: Invocation of the Muse: Poets & Musicians Toast the New Poets House
Recorded On: Tuesday, September 1, 2009Highlights from the celebration of the opening of the Poets House’s new home in Battery Park City on our new “front lawn,” Nelson A. Rockefeller Park. Readings, performances, and comments…