Poets House brings together poets and scholars from across the country and around the world to read and discuss poetry, inviting lively dialogue with audiences.
Poets House presents exhibitions of manuscripts, books, artwork, and other materials that shed light on the long history of cross-pollination between poetry and the visual arts, the physical beauty of the book, and the creative process.
Now in its eighth year, the Emerging Poets Fellowship at Poets House provides poets with an opportunity to receive guidance and instruction from distinguished and diverse faculty, and camaraderie and support from a cohort of engaged emerging voices.
Poets House brings poetry into public libraries, zoos, natural history museums, and other public places, offering opportunities for surprising discoveries of the art.
Each year, Poets House presents a vast range of public programs and poetry events—including talks, panels, readings, seminars, performances, walking tours, and classes—giving audiences the chance to experience some of the leading international voices of the day.
Unless otherwise indicated, all events take place at Poets House at 10 River Terrace. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, and tickets are available at the door.
Poet and translator Forrest Gander discusses C.D. Wright’s One with Others, a poetic documentation of the civil rights struggle in small town Arkansas.
On the eve of Halloween, join Langdon Hammer, James Merrill’s biographer, and Stephen Yenser, Merrill’s literary executor, as they consider James Merrill’s The Book of Ephraim.
A master class with Tracie Morris: poet, performer, professor at Pratt Institute, and co-editor of Best American Experimental Writing 2016. Application deadline: October 23rd.
A master class with Marilyn Chin, author of five poetry books and instructor of writing at universities around the world. Application deadline: November 6th.
