Periodically Speaking: Editors in Discussion with Writers at The New York Public Library

New York, NY—The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [clmp] and The New York Public Library present a new season of Periodically Speaking in a new format. This next selection of readings will include discussions between writers and an editor focusing on poetry. Periodically Speaking provides a major venue for emerging writers to introduce their work and discuss topics designed to deepen the understanding of literature, while highlighting the richness of America's literary magazines and the magazine collections of The New York Public Library. Each event offers brief readings with in-depth discussion between an editor from one of America's great literary magazines and poets they've recently published, exploring an issue facing contemporary poetry.

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Poetry Editor Brett Fletcher Lauer in discussion with poets Timothy Donnelly and Jennifer Kronovet.

Brief readings by the poets will be followed by an in-depth discussion on the poets' subjects and cultural influences and how they find their way into their work.

Mark the next Periodically Speaking programs on your calendar: Tuesday, May 11th, with Rain Taxi discussing "The Poet as Critic" and Tuesday, June 8th, with 6x6 exploring "Poetry & Community"

THIS SERIES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY SUPPORT FROM THE AXE-HOUGHTON FOUNDATION; THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, A STATE AGENCY; THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS; THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS; THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY; AND FRIENDS OF [CLMP], A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT LITERARY PUBLISHING.

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