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The Fourth Annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge

A Benefit for Poets House with Galway Kinnell, Yusef Komunyakaa, Stanley Kunitz, Kate Rushin, Karen Swenson and special guest Bill Murray

Jun 14, 1999 | 6:30 pm

Discover the poetry “under your boot-soles” and join us in celebrating the confluence of poetry, water and the magnificent New York City skyline. Hear the words of Hart Crane, Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore and Walt Whitman brought to life by Bob Holman, Galway Kinnell, Yusef Komunyakaa and others who will join us for this year’s annual bridge crossing which honors Stanley Kunitz, our co-founder. The walk includes a Buffet Supper and poetry readings on the Bridge and at the Fulton Ferry Landing. Don’t miss what is becoming a New York tradition.

Location Brooklyn Bridge Sponsored By Poets House

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Date:
Jun 14, 1999
Time:
6:30 pm
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