Friday
Dec032010
Poetry in 1960





















Monday 6th December, 11pm GMT (6pm EST)
The Writers House celebrates what happened in poetry a half century ago with a symposium entitled Poetry in 1960. Symposium host and Writers House faculty director Al Filreis brings together eleven poets each to discuss a seminal work from that pivotal year - work by Frank O’Hara, Gwendolyn Brooks, John Cage, Barbara Guest, Larry Eigner, and Jackson Mac Low.
Featuring:
- Charles Bernstein
- Rachel Blau DuPlessis
- Chris Funkhouser
- Michael S. Hennessey
- Kristen Gallagher
- Judith Goldman
- Erica Kaufman
- Mel Nichols
- Bob Perelman
- Ron Silliman
- Danny Snelson
Hosted by Al Filreis.
Watch the event live online.
Kelly Writers House, University of Pennsylvania, 3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Admission is free