man I'd love to see that G-Lorca lecture. just not pos
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On 22/10/2007, Ram Devineni <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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