Poetry tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6 2007-08-23T20:43:15Z Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01 http://www.westportlibrary.org/events/podcasts/itunes.xml AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Kevin Pilkington tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1742 2009-10-08T09:00:01Z 2009-09-29T13:40:09Z Thursday, October 8 7:30 pm McManus Room Poet Kevin Pilkington, a member of the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College and of the graduate department at Manhattanville College, will read selections from his poetry, including his just-released book In the... Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html In-the-Eyes-of-a-Dog.jpgThursday, October 8
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Poet Kevin Pilkington, a member of the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College and of the graduate department at Manhattanville College, will read selections from his poetry, including his just-released book In the Eyes of a Dog. He is the author of six collections including Ready to Eat the Sky, which was a finalist for the Independent Publishers Books Award. His collection Spare Change was the La Jolla Poets Press National Book Award winner and his chapbook won the Ledge Poetry Prize. A new collection entitled In the Eyes of a Dog is forthcoming. Over the years, he has been nominated for four Pushcarts and has appeared in Verse Daily. His poetry has also appeared in many anthologies including Birthday Poems: A Celebration, Western Wind, and Contemporary Poetry of New England. Ready to Eat the Sky in the Library catalog. Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]> SpokenWord: Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1485 2009-05-13T09:00:00Z 2009-03-10T19:56:55Z Wednesday, May 13 7:30 pm McManus Room Edward Pleasant distinguishes himself as an outstanding performing artist in opera and musical theater as well as in concert, recital and recording. He has been critically acclaimed by The New York Times for... Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Pleasant.jpgWednesday, May 13
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Edward Pleasant distinguishes himself as an outstanding performing artist in opera and musical theater as well as in concert, recital and recording. He has been critically acclaimed by The New York Times for his “appealing stage presence” and will present the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance focusing on Langston Hughes.]]> Poet's Voice: Marie Howe tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1062 2008-10-05T09:00:00Z 2008-06-30T18:15:13Z Sunday, October 5 3:00 pm McManus Room Marie Howe is author of The Good Thief, which was selected by Margaret Atwood for the National Poetry Series, What the Living Do (1997), and the co-editor of a book of essays, In... Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html howe1.jpgSunday, October 5
3:00 pm
McManus Room

Marie Howe is author of The Good Thief, which was selected by Margaret Atwood for the National Poetry Series, What the Living Do (1997), and the co-editor of a book of essays, In the Company of My Solitude: American Writing from the AIDS Pandemic (1994). Her poems have also appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic and other magazines. She is the recipient of NEA and Guggenheim Fellowships. Currently, Howe teaches creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia, and New York University. More about Marie Howe. Poet’s Voice is supported by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund. ]]> Poet's Voice tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.439 2007-10-07T09:00:00Z 2007-08-23T20:43:15Z Sunday, October 7 3:00 pm McManus Room Honor Moore is the author of two collections of poems, Darling and Memoir, and of The White Blackbird —a life of her grandmother, the painter Margaret Sargent, a New York Times Notable... Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday, October 7 3:00 pm McManus Room Honor Moore is the author of two collections of poems, Darling and Memoir, and of The White Blackbird —a life of her grandmother, the painter Margaret Sargent, a New York Times Notable Book. Her play Mourning Pictures was produced on Broadway, and her edition of the selected poems of Amy Lowell was published by the Library of America. Poet’s Voice is supported by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund. More on Honor Moore]]>