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Eliot Katz and Bob Rosenthal on Allen Ginsberg.
October 14, 2007, 3:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club,
308 Bowery, New York City. Free.
Poet Eliot Katz and Bob Rosenthal will give an
insightful and personal discussion about Allen
Ginsberg and the East Village, where Ginsberg used to
reside for many years. Through poems and photos, you
will learn how the East Village influenced Ginsberg's
work and activism. Special focus on the Poetry Project
at St. Mark's Church.
Edward Hirsch on Federico Garcia Lorca.
October 22, 2007, 7:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club,
308 Bowery, New York City. Free. Award winning poet
Edward Hirsch will discuss Federico Garcia Lorca's
pivotal book "Poet in New York" (Poeta en Nueva York)
and the young poet's journey through New York City.
Edward Hirsch is a poet and critic. He has published
six books of poems and won the National Book Critics
Circle Award. He has also written four prose books
including "How to Read a Poem," a national bestseller.
Kevin Fitzpatrick on Dorothy Parker.
October 28, 2007, 3:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club,
308 Bowery, New York City. Free. Kevin Fitzpatrick on
Dorothy Parker and The Algonquin Round Table and the
creation of the "New Yorker" magazine. Fitzpatrick is
president of the Dorothy Parker Society and author of
"A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York."
October is National Humanities Month! This program is
educational and fun for students, educators, and
poetry lovers.
Free and open to the public as part of the Lit Walks
Lecture and Poetry Series. This lecture series
features prominent poets and writers discussing
historical literary figures and their relationship
with key New York City landmarks. More info at
www.litwalks.com
These program are supported, in part, by public funds
from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Litwalks is funded by the New York Council for the
Humanities, a state affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities and public funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Any
views, findings, conclusions or recommendations
expressed in this program do not necessarily represent
those of the New York Council for the Humanities or
the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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