photo (c) Mark Hillringhouse
Celebrate the life and poetry of Paul Violi, with readings of his poems by distinguished poets, friends, and former students. The roster of presenters includes Paul Auster, Star Black, Patricia Carlin, Billy Collins, Alex Crowley, Elaine Equi, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Mark Hillringhouse, Amy Lawless, David Lehman, Lizzy McDaniel, Charles North, Ron Padgett, Robert Polito, Ali Power, Michael Quattrone, Helen Schulman, Amanda Smeltz, Mark Statman, Tony Towle, Maggie Wells, and Bill Zavatsky.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center,
Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
6:30 PM on Friday evening, December 2, 2011
Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served.
Find out more about Paul Violi over at the always engaging blog TheThe.
Read tributes to Paul here. Send your tribute to bestampo@gmail.com.
Find out how you can contribute to the Paul Violi Memorial Prize fund here. (Read an interview with Alex Crowley, winner of the first Paul Violi prize, here.)
-- sdh
