At Poets House: The Poetry in the Branches National Institute
Thursday, 4 June 2009 by Deidre
This just came over Nyline and might be of interest to folks who are interested in developing poetry programming at the library. Plus you get the chance to check out Poets House new digs…
The Poetry in The Branches National Institute returns! Join us this year in the spectacular new quarters of Poets House, opening this fall at 10 River Terrace in lower Manhattan.
Want to enrich the poetry resources and programming in your library? Join the staff of Poets House and guests, Keynote Speaker Mark Doty, winner of the 2008 National Book Award for Poetry, and brilliant, engaging faculty poets Dave Johnson and Tina Chang, for a weekend that has been described as “… very human, very open, very expanding and inspiring.”
Beginning at 1 pm on Friday, November 6, and continuing through Saturday afternoon, you will be immersed in the rich world of poetry. Here at Poets House you will learn how to reach out to and empower your patrons through poetry. Explore our 50,000 volume poetry library and find resources for developing your library’s poetry collection. Connect personally with our guest poets. Leave the weekend with a practical poetry plan for your library and lots of nuts-and-bolts information to help make that plan a reality. Take in our new view: the Hudson River all the way down to the Statue of Liberty. At night, eat and drink with your colleagues and experience the wealth of cultural events that New York City has to offer.
You will go home refreshed and inspired!
In the words of a former participant, “I really enjoyed the clear information (nuts & bolts) combined with the vision of the larger purpose of why we are here. You fed and nourished us with poetry–what better way to inspire us to share this type of experience with those we serve?”
Questions? Contact Marsha Howard, Poetry in the Branches Coordinator, at 212-431-7920 x 2213 or marsha@poetshouse.org
Full information including fees will be posted soon on our web site, www.poetshouse.org, where you can also learn much more about amazing resource that is Poets House!