Monday, October 25, 2010

‘My Pace Provokes My Thoughts’: Poetry and Walking

The Stanley Burnshaw Lecture presents EDWARD HIRSCH

Edward Hirsch will present this year’s lecture, titled “My Pace Provokes My Thoughts: Poetry and Walking.” Hirsch is a noted poet, president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in New York City, and author of the best-selling *How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry.*

Given by distinguished poets and critics in honor of Stanley Burnshaw’s literary career and contributions to New York intellectual life, this lecture is a joint project of The Center for the Humanities and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin, which holds the papers of Stanley Burnshaw.
Monday, November 1st, 6:00pm
Elebash Recital Hall
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Ave (btwn 34th & 35th)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

No registration. Please arrive early for a seat. 212-817-2005
www.centerforthehumanitiesgc.org