{"title": "Intensive: Some People Like Poetry: Writing Like a Reader with Edward Hirsch", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Poets House", "address": "River Terrace 10, 10282", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A two-day in-person craft class and generative workshop on reading and writing poetry. It is led by Edward Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow and prize-winning poet, and held in the Kunitz Conference Room on Poets House's second floor, with elevator access. Participants read startling poems in translation by poets such as Guillaume Apollinaire, Anna Akhmatova, Constantin Cavafy, Jorge Luis Borges, Zbigniew Herbert and Wislawa Szymborska, then write their own responses in poetry or prose as a form of responsive reading, becoming both better writers and better readers. All are welcome, though space is limited, and a limited number of need-based scholarships is available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/intensive-some-people-like-poetry-writing-like-a-reader-with-86662/", "official_url": "", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Poets House", "address": "River Terrace 10, 10282", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Poets House", "address": "River Terrace 10, 10282", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Riverside Poetry Reading Group – November", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Poets House", "address": "River Terrace 10, 10282", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A monthly poetry reading group that gathers in the library for an hour of guided reading and discussion, with views of the Hudson River. Staff members of Poets House lead the sessions, choosing a set of poems new and old, classic and cutting-edge, and participants are welcome to bring their own contributions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/riverside-poetry-reading-group-november-86663/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "An Evening With World Poetry featuring a reading by poets Paul Muldoon, Haris Vlavianos and his translator Patricia Barbeito, with a discussion moderated by Mark Mazower", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Von", "address": "Bleecker Street 3, 10012", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening of poetry readings by Paul Muldoon, Haris Vlavianos and Patricia Barbeito, the translator of Vlavianos. It is called An Evening With World Poetry. A discussion moderated by Mark Mazower follows the reading. 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Participants will discuss ways of revisiting past experiences and imagine different endings to their stories.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/yawp-111326-51665/", "official_url": "https://brooklynpoets.org/events/all/yawp-111326", "image": "https://noky.io/images/14a2d6a78dfdd8f62beeeb71fd2ff468e49afc72e8cb6f0aabecc02e25db5ed4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Writing Life Workshop: Readings for Writers", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The New York Society Library", "address": "East 79th Street 53, 10075", "price": "free of charge; registration required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.nysoclib.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=304", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Writing Life Workshop: Readings for Writers is a monthly workshop for working writers, held in the library's Whitridge Room. It is conceived and led by Audrey Gray, a national magazine journalist who has written for The Guardian, Mother Jones, The New Republic, and Architectural Digest. Each month the group reads aloud passages of nonfiction, fiction, and occasional poetry that elevate a writing tool such as clarity, humor, structure, or daily routines. 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Everyone chooses a collection, spends about ten minutes picking poems to share, and reads aloud in a circle, with conversation about the books, individual poems and personal reflections. 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Participants can use the prompts or bring their own work, and there is no instruction or critique. The group is free and open to the public.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/writing-group-71103/", "official_url": "https://brooklynpoets.org/events/all/writing-group-103026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/649e75fc0b7c3d01cb936194a8d2685e7e8aa4d4b2f0e7fc1eb67756f3677146-1200.webp"}]}