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Irish Arts Center PoetryFest – Peter Fallon and Gerald Stern
November 9, 2014 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
10$ – 12$
In association with Glucksman Ireland House – NYU and Poetry Ireland
Our sixth annual PoetryFest celebrates Ireland and America’s great literary connection by showcasing an unparalleled array of much-published and award-winning poets. The only New York festival of its kind, PoetryFest immerses participants in an intimate and creative atmosphere filled with readings, storytelling, book signings, conversations, and more.
Peter Fallon, O’Shaughnessy Poetry Award winner, translator, editor and founder of the Gallery Press. He lives in Co. Meath.
Gerald Stern, author of twenty collections of poetry, most recently In Beauty Bright (2012). Born in New Jersey in 1929, he is a former Poet Laureate of that state and his work has received the National Book Award, the Wallace Stevens Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among many other honors.
For further information and to reserve tickets visit: http://www.irishartscenter.org/literature/poetryfest_2014.html
*Free for Young Patrons ($125 members) and higher