Aracelis Girmay

The author of thirteen books of poetry, Jean Valentine continues to delight and surprise new readers and adoring fans. As Adrienne Rich proclaimed, Valentine’s “is a poetry of the highest order, because it lets us into spaces and meanings we couldn't approach in any other way.” Hear these poems read by poets they continue to inspire, including Michael Burkard, Mark Doty, Ross Gay, Aracelis Girmay, Jody Gladding, David Hinton, Joan Larkin, Anne Marie Macari, Jane Mead, Elizabeth Metzger, Dennis Nurkse, Mary Ruefle, Patrick Rosal, Gerald Stern, Brian Teare and Ocean Vuong. (rmharris)… (més)

UPDATE: Because of predicted thunderstorms, tonight's Poetry Salon will take place at Greenlight Bookstore, not at Brooklyn Bridge Park. All other details remain the same; feel free to contact the store with any questions.

Monday, July 14, 7:00 PM OFFSITE EVENT: Brooklyn Bridge Park Books Beneath the Bridge Series Greenlight Poetry Salon: Special Outdoor Summer Edition!

Greenlight is proud to participate in the third season of Books Beneath the Bridge, an outdoor literature series in Brooklyn Bridge Park, featuring six evenings curated by local independent bookstores. On Greenlight's featured Monday in July, we will host an evening of poetry in the park with a special summer outdoor edition of our quarterly Greenlight Poetry Salon, hosted by Greenlight’s own poet and MC extraordinaire Angel Nafis! Featured poets include Saeed Jones, Shira Erlichman, Aracelis Girmay, and Patricia Smith, who present an electrifying evening of poetry with the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan behind them. Admission is free. More information and directions at brooklynbridgepark.org.

Location: Street: 334 Furman St Additional: Brooklyn Bridge Park City: Brooklyn, Province: New York Postal Code: 11201 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)