The Poetry Society of America, the nation’s oldest poetry organization, was founded in 1910 for the purpose of creating a public forum for the advancement, enjoyment, and understanding of poetry.
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- New York, NY, 10003
- Phone:
- 212.254.9628
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Events
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- Poems and Pints
Fraunces Tavern
Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30pm - Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute
Folger Theatre, Shakespeare Library
Monday, December 14 at 7:30pm - An Evening with Andrew Motion
Marquis Gallery, The National Arts ...
Wednesday, December 16 at 7:00pm
Poetry Society of America "Whatever put eloquence in / language, that's happening here./ The great warehouse doors open; I fill with gratitude, / chewing a piece of sugarcane, / in love with the one to whom every that belongs!" - A few lines of thanks by Rumi. Wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving!
Poetry Society of America C.D. Wright on 'Complexity' - "You asked, and i am writing you with chronic tardiness and informality" ....
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You asked, and i am writing you with chronic tardiness and informality, in far short of a thousand words, what do i make of complexity, and i submit the more our lives are governed by the great mixmaster ...
Poetry Society of America "you I could hold / when all fell away from me." - Celebrating Paul Celan, born today in 1920. Do you have a favorite Celan line or poem?
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Jonathan Safran Foer on Paul Muldoon: "The people we call geniuses— and I would call Muldoon a genius—are
those that put themselves in the way of the most fortunate accidents." The rest of this delightful piece found in our Tributes:
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Paul Muldoon was the director of Princeton's creative writing program when I was a student there. But being a fiction writer, and a Philosophy major, I didn't have cause to meet him until my senior year, ...
Poetry Society of America New website updates: What is Joshua Clover's desert island playlist? Plus, Janice Harrington offers lovely commentary on Robert Hayden's poem, "Night, Death, Mississippi." All that and more! Right on the homepage: http://tr.im/FeoB
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I don't even have a CD player anymore, except for the one incidentally lurking in my desktop; it strikes me that what's perhaps most interesting about music listening these days is the incomplete but irrevocable replacement of the album by the playlist. ...
Poetry Society of America Are you following us on Twitter? Great - now you can follow our lists! http://tr.im/F606 (A list of bookish connections in California) http://tr.im/F602 (A list of our favorite NYC bookshops!)
Poetry Society of America A telegram from Langston Hughes - just one of the many treasures we've logged in our blog!
Poetry Society of America "Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads." - Happy birthday, Marianne Moore, born today in 1887! Celebrate with our Marianne Moore inspired tote bags (only $10 and available in blue or purple.)
Poetry Society of America Happy Friday, one and all! Have you submitted to our annual awards and chapbook competitions? Full guidelines up on our new site! http://tr.im/ETHe
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The PSA's Annual Awards are among the most prestigious honors available to poets. They offer emerging and established poets recognition at all stages of their careers. The awards recognize everything from ...
Poetry Society of America Tonight, in Los Angeles.....click for info on our Spotlight Series from our new website!
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A reading and moderated discussion with an eclectic mix of acclaimed contemporary poets.Co-sponsored by Claremont Graduate University and Red Hen Press.Admission is $20 / $15 for PSA Members and Students.Geffen Playhouse10886 Le Conte Avenue
Poetry Society of America Love the love! Thanks to all for the feedback regarding the NEW http://www.poetrysociety.org
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Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925
Poetry Society of America IT'S OFFICIAL!!! Our redesigned and relaunched website (with techno-smarts like these, you'd never guess we're turning 100)
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Okay, I'm "stranded" on a desert island but what exactly does that mean? I have to have electricity in order to play music, right? Because, yes, my computer has a battery but how long will that last? So either I'm not going to be stranded for long . ...
Poetry Society of America Wishing Sesame Street a very happy 40th birthday! To celebrate, Cookie Monster on poetry: http://tr.im/EGGZ
Poetry Society of America "The day agrees / with me better than it did, or, / better, I agree with it." - Celebrating poet James Schuyler - born today in 1923! On his life and poems:
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Pulitzer Prize winning poet James Schuyler was a central member of the New York School. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent his teen years in East Aurora, New York, before attending Bethany College in West Virginia. ...
