Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series at the Bowery
Poetry Club
Bob Holman on Walt Whitman.
November 5, 2007, 7:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club,
308 Bowery, New York City. Free. Award winning poet
Bob Holman will discuss America's greatest poet, Walt
Whitman and the formation of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Through Whitman's work and photos from that period,
you will learn about New York's greatest structure and
the pivotal period after the Civil War.
Robert Minhinnick on Dylan Thomas.
December 2, 2007, 3:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club,
308 Bowery, New York City. Free. "Poetry Wales"
magazine editor Robert Minhinnick will focus on Welsh
poet Dylan Thomas and his mythical death in New York
City after a drinking binge at the White Horse Tavern.
Sponsored by Rattapallax. 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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