Poetry Reading and Reception

May 1, 2010 | Grand Gallery, National Arts Club | NYC

With Homero Aridjis, Ariel Dorfman, Cathy Park Hong, Inga Kuznetsova, and Marlene van Niekerk

Co-sponsored by the Poetry Society of America

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CLIPS: Homero Aridjis | Ariel Dorfman | Cathy Park Hong |
Inga Kuznetsova | Marlene van Niekerk

Celebrate contemporary poetry with PEN and the Poetry Society of America. Six acclaimed poets join us from across the globe for an early evening of readings. Don’t miss this extraordinary lineup of poets—Mexico’s Homero Aridjis, Chile’s Ariel Dorfman, Russia’s Inga Kuznetsova, South Africa’s Marlene van Nierkerk, and Cathy Park Hong from the United States—for an evening of acclaimed verse.

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PEN BLOGS 

• Judith Richardson: The Festival certainly has wonderful venues – the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park is wonderfully ornate with its red velvet and dark carved panelling. [more]