Sadly, we're a bit late with this...
Tonight: Philip Larkin via Paul Simon, Zadie Smith, and Others
Cary Abrams
East Village
24 April 2012
Paul Simon has called Philip Larkin one of his favorite poets; tonight at Cooper Union’s Great Hall, the musician will join an illustrious group honoring the “archetypical English poet of the second half of the 20th century” (per Sunday’s review of the newly published “The Complete Poems”).
Joining Mr. Simon will be readers from both sides of the Atlantic, including Zadie Smith, Billy Collins, Adam Gopnik, Mary Karr, and Jonathan Galassi.
Larkin, who died in 1985, is often referred to as a poet’s poet, publishing a scant four volumes of poetry during his life.
He was also a jazz aficionado, serving as music critic for The London Daily Telegraph.
Tonight, The Queens College Jazz Band will perform some of Larkin’s favorite jazz compositions.
http://eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/tonight-philip-larkin-via-paul-simon-zadie-smith-and-others/
You come, too!
04/13/12
by Alice Quinn
Two months ago, we received a galley of the new edition of Philip Larkin's
Complete Poems, edited by Archie Burnett and just published by Farrar,
Straus & Giroux. I realized that Larkin had never been celebrated in New
York, and on the galvanizing energy of "attention must be paid," I phoned some
of the people whom I know are (or guessed would be) passionate readers of his
poetry.
Almost overnight, this event fell into place—swiftly and
perfectly. It will take place in the Great Hall at Cooper Union on Tuesday,
April 24th at 7PM. Bring your friends. It's
free, and it will be AMAZING.
The English voices are James
Fenton, Nick Laird, Zadie Smith, and
Andrew Sullivan. The editor of the new edition, Archie
Burnett, is Scottish, and he will be on hand. The Irish poet
Eamon Grennan will take part.
Paul
Simon is coming, too. And Billy Collins, who told me
that Larkin is Paul Simon's favorite poet.
Adam Gopnik
of The New Yorker and Katha Pollitt of The
Nation are coming. Mary Karr, Meena
Alexander, Vijay Seshadri, Dennis
Nurkse, Deborah Garrison, and J.D.
McClatchy will be with us.
Jonathan Galassi,
publisher of the American edition of the Larkin Book and author of the new
collection of poems, Left-Handed, will be there. Rowan Ricardo
Phillips, a new FSG poet, is coming, and Saskia
Hamilton, poet and editor of The Letters of Robert
Lowell.
A sextet ensemble from The Queens College Jazz Band will
play some of the music Larkin championed and loved most.
Please—as Frost
wrote—you come, too! It will be so memorable. Each participant will read a
single poem, and we will close with Larkin reading his beautiful "Lines on a
Young Lady's Photograph Album."
We hope to see you there, and come a bit early to get a good seat!
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/poetry/blog/you_come_too/
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
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