Past Events

Writing to Imagine Ourselves: A Poetry Workshop Major Jackson Week 9: August 4 to August 9 ORIENTATION: August 4, 6:00-7:30 PM WORKSHOP: August 5-9, 9am-12pm TUITION: $650 Discipline: Poetry Open to All

September 19, 2019, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EST) Best American Poetry 2019 Reading The Auditorium, Room A106, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall General Public Series editor David Lehman and guest editor Major Jackson headline an all-star cast of poets included in the book's launch reading, an annual rite of Autumn in New York. Featuring: Dilruba Ahmed, Catherine Barnett, Joshua Bennett, Chen Chen, Laura Cronk, Thomas Devaney, Martín Espada, Nausheen Eusuf, Camille Guthrie, Edward Hirsch, James Hoch , Bob Holman, Didi Jackson, Major Jackson, Deborah…

Major Jackson presents The Best American Poetry 2019 Major Jackson presents The Best American Poetry 2019 with featured poets Didi Jackson, Vievee Francis, Camille Guthrie, and Jane Shore. Tuesday, October 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Vermont Book Shop We are thrilled to announce a celebration for the publication of the 2019 edition of The Best American Poetry series, edited by award-winning poet and Harvard Review editor Major Jackson. Opening with a stirring essay on the transformative power of art in today’s tense times—and, in particular,…