Periodically Speaking: The Poet as Critic

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.

Rain Taxi Review of Books
Rain Taxi publishes reviews of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction with an emphasis on works that push the boundaries of language, narrative, and genre. Essays, interviews, and in-depth reviews reflect Rain Taxi's commitment to innovative publishing.

Editor Eric Lorberer in discussion with poets Maureen N. McLane, Craig Morgan Teicher and Jordan Davis.

Brief readings by the writers will be followed by an in-depth discussion on the poets reviewing poetry.

Mark the next Periodically Speaking programs on your calendar: Tuesday, June 8th, with 6x6 exploring "Poetry & Community".

Also not to be missed:
CLMP's 11th Annual Lit Mag Marathon Weekend
New York City, June 19th - 20th

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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