The Poetry in The Branches National Institute
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 Change, for a weekend that has been described as “…very human, very open, very expanding and inspiring”.
Beginning at 1pm 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 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 Statute of Liberty. At night experience the wealth of cultural events that New York City has to offer. You will go home refreshed and inspired!
For more information go to http://www.poetshouse.org/librariespitbntl.htm
Submitted by
Marsha Howard, Poetry in the Branches Coordinator 212-431-7920 ext. 2213 or marsha@poetshouse.org
NOTE: Marsha will be the keynote speaker for the 2009 Fall Into Books Conference. For more details go to http://midhudson.org/department/youth/fall_into_books.htm
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School Library System | August 10, 2009
