PLEASE NOTE: Phone and online ticket sales for the Poets Forum are now closed. Tickets may be available for selected Forum events at the door. Thank you for your interest! 

The Academy of American Poets invites you to join us in New York City for a series of events exploring the ever-changing landscape of contemporary poetry in America. The Forum will feature in-depth discussions with an array of distinguished poets, readings, lectures, and a selection of poet-led literary walking tours throughout Manhattan.

All-Events Passes provide access to all Forum events. Friday and Saturday Passes apply only to events on specified days. 

Please note: Tickets for Thursday's Chancellors Reading are available for purchase through New York University's Skirball Center. 

Academy Members: Get 10% off all tickets with your membership code. 

Quesions? Call (212) 274-0343 ext 16. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: October 18-20, 2012

Thursday, October 18
Chancellors Reading

Friday, October 19
Panel Conversation: Poetry in the Age of Social Media
Panel Conversation: The Anxiety of Audience
Blaney Lecture: "Reconsidering Lucille Clifton"
Poetry Walking Tours
Poets Awards Ceremony

Saturday, October 20
Chancellors Discussions on Contemporary Poetry
American Poet Launch Party

EVENT DETAILS

Chancellors Reading
Thursday, October 18, 7:00 p.m.
Join us for an unforgettable evening as some of the most acclaimed poets of our day come together on one stage to read from their latest work: Victor Hernández Cruz, Toi Derricotte, Mark Doty, Marilyn Hacker, Lyn Hejinian, Juan Felipe Herrera, Edward Hirsch, Jane Hirshfield, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Ron Padgett, Carl Phillips, Marie Ponsot, Arthur Sze & Anne Waldman. 
The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 
at New York University
566 LaGuardia Place

To purchase individual tickets to the Chancellors Reading, please visit the NYU Skirball Box Office online: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9697838

Poetry in the Age of Social Media
Friday, October 19, 12:30 p.m.
Timothy Donnelly, Randall Mann, and Ben Mirov
All-Events & Friday-Passholders only
The New School 
Theresa Lang Center 
55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor

The Anxiety of Audience: Who We Write For, Real & Imagined
Friday, October 19, 2:00 p.m.
Mary Jo Bang, Mark Bibbins, and Brenda Shaughnessy
All-Events & Friday-Passholders only
The New School 
Theresa Lang Center 
55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor

Blaney Lecture: "Reconsidering Lucille Clifton"
Friday, October 19, 3:30 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-finalist Elizabeth Alexander presents a lecture.
All-Events & Friday-Passholders only
The New School 
Theresa Lang Center 
55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor 
Annual lecture series in honor of Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney

Poetry Walking Tours
Friday, October 19, 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Poets Jordan Davis, Dante Micheaux, Stacy Szymaszek, and Matthew Thorburn will lead walking tours exploring the literary history of Harlem, the West Village, the Museum of Modern Art, and SoHo.
All-Events Passholders only
All-Events Passholders will be contacted about walking tour details by early fall.

Poets Awards Ceremony
Friday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate recipients of the premier collection of awards for poetry in the United States. The night will include readings and presentations by Catherine Barnett, Brenda Hillman, Jen Hofer, Matt Rasmussen, Jennifer Scappettone, and Gary Snyder, among others. A reception will follow.
Tishman Auditorium
The New School
66 West 12th Street

American Poet Launch Party
Saturday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.
Reading and reception for the new fall issue of American Poet, the journal of the Academy of American Poets. Readers include D. Nurkse, Patricia Smith & Craig Morgan Teicher.
Wollman Hall
The New School
65 West 11th Street, 5th Floor

Events take place at venues throughout Manhattan; all times are subject to change.

The Academy of American Poets 2012 Poets Forum is made possible, in part, by support from the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York CIty Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York University Creative Writing Program, and The New School Creative Writing Program.

Learn more about the Poets Forum, including information about this year's participating poets, by visiting www.poets.org/poetsforum.

Tickets may also be ordered over the phone at (212) 274-0343 ext. 16.