Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series at the Bowery
Poetry Club 

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."

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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In conjunction with the Cathedral of Saint John the
Divine, Verse Theater Manhattan will present a staged
reading of Robinson Jeffers's 1929 poetic drama, DEAR
JUDAS, this Saturday, October 27th at 4:30PM in the
Cathedral's great nave.  The New York poetry
community's chance to hear this rarely performed
masterpiece takes place as part of the induction of
Jeffers into the Poet's Corner of the Cathedral. DEAR
JUDAS invokes the spirits of Jesus, Judas, Mary and
Lazarus, still restless after two thousand years,
haunting the scenes of Christ's final Passion, and
re-enacting the epic drama of his last days.  In
Jeffers's radical retelling of the biblical narrative,
Judas is transformed into a tragic hero, doomed by his
love for his other-worldly master and condemned by
fate to commit an unforgivable act of betrayal.
Employing the forms of Japanese Noh theater, Jeffers's
gorgeous and energetic verse provides a startling new
perspective on one of the West's most enduring sacred
stories. DEAR JUDAS features Joshua Spafford (Judas),
PJ Sosko (Jesus), Hope Garland (Mary) and Alex Bilu
(Lazarus) and is directed by VTM's artistic director,
James Milton.  We hope you will join us for this
unique and historic event.


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