{"title": "Voices From the World: Marius Burokas on Lithuanian Poetry", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Poets House", "address": "River Terrace 10, 10282", "price": "Suggested donation $10; all donations benefit Poets House, and no one will be turned away for lack o", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "history"], "description": "An hour-long presentation and poetry reading on contemporary Lithuanian poetry and what it means to write close to war. Poet and translator Marius Burokas, active in Lithuania's literary landscape, explores how living in war's shadow shapes poetry and how the tradition has preserved a culture through occupation and censorship. Presented with the Lithuanian Culture Institute, it takes place in Kray Hall and on Zoom.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/voices-from-the-world-marius-burokas-on-lithuanian-poetry-86658/", "official_url": "", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Poets House", "address": "River Terrace 10, 10282", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "“Ukrainian Poetry Outburst” hosted by Virlana Tkacz with Eugene Hutz, Julian Kytasty and others.", "start": "2026-11-01T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-01T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "Ukrainian East Village Restaurant", "address": "2nd Avenue 140, 10003", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "society/war"], "description": "An afternoon of poetry at the historic Ukrainian National Home where the power of poetry confronts the world of war. 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Poets Alvin Eng, Bob Holman and Wanda Phipps respond with their own work, and Susan Hwang premieres a new song based on a Zhadan poem; conditions permitting, Zhadan himself joins virtually from Kharkiv.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ukrainian-poetry-outburst-hosted-by-virlana-tkacz-with-eugen-86654/", "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, "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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The group is free and open to the public, with donations welcome to support the programming.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/poetry-aloud-71104/", "official_url": "https://brooklynpoets.org/events/all/poetry-aloud-103126", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b0e519ec0157736afbb6eca197ff8beb99e843c651a9b9766a5ba83e9ee8485d-1200.webp"}, {"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, "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. 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Host Ross Perlin, author of Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York, brings together Sierra Leonian poet-historian Kewulay Kamara, Tibetan poet Tsering Gyaltso, and community scholar Nawang Gurung, along with Venezuelan llanera singers Luis \"El Cacique\" Garcia and Mafer Bandola with harp and maraca accompaniment. A discussion about minority languages in New York City follows. It is presented in partnership with the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the Endangered Language Alliance, and the People's Poetry Gathering partners, as part of the People's Poetry Gathering co-presented by City Lore, Bowery Poetry, and Poets House.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/language-city-highlighting-new-york-city-s-mother-tongues-86649/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}