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Excerpts from the day-long public symposium for Illuminated Verses, Saturday, May 7, 2011

On October 21, 2010, the new U.S. Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin visited with public librarians at Poets House in a free program in which he spoke about his commitment to the environment and the importance of introducing poetry to children, among other subjects.

On October 21, 2010, the new U.S. Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin visited with public librarians at Poets House in a free program in which he spoke about his commitment to the environment and the importance of introducing poetry to children, among other subjects.

On October 21, 2010, the new U.S. Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin visited with public librarians at Poets House in a free program in which he spoke about his commitment to the environment and the importance of introducing poetry to children, among other subjects.

Check out the highlights of the 15th Annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge, featuring actor Bill Murray, Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang, and poets Anne Carson, Galway Kinnell, and Thomas Lux. Produced for Poets House by Limey Films, Inc.

Highlights 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 by Laurie Anderson, Natalie Merchant, Bill Murray, Kay Ryan and others.

Produced for Poets House by Limey Films, Inc.

Members of the construction team which built Poets House’s new home joined actor Bill Murray in May 2009 for the first poetry reading at 10 River Terrace. Produced for Poets House by Limey Films, Inc.