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POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA

UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, September 19, 2:00pm Bronx, NY POETRY FOR EVERY SEASON: OCTAVIO PAZ POETRY WALK The New York Botanical Garden's blockbuster exhibition Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life is the first to examine Frida Kahlo's keen appreciation for the beauty and variety of the natural world, as evidenced by her home and garden as well as the complex use of plant imagery in her artwork. Featuring a rare display of more than a dozen original Kahlo paintings and works on paper, this limited six-month engagement also reimagines the iconic artist's famed garden and studio at Casa Azul, her lifelong home in Mexico City. Curated by poet and photographer Rachel Eliza Griffiths, a poetry walk will feature the poems of Nobel Prize winner Octavio Paz, a contemporary and friend of Kahlo's, many of which reference native plants and flowers. The poetry walk will be adjacent to the Haupt Conservatory amid the seasonal beauty of the Garden's own collections. At this afternoon reading, Griffiths will read a selection of Paz poems from the poetry walk, as well as original poems inspired by the life and work of Frida Kahlo.  Co-sponsored by the New York Botanical Garden. New York Botanical Garden Ross Hall Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road   Sunday, September 20, 10:00am Brooklyn, NY BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City, presenting an array of literary stars and emerging authors who represent the exciting world of literature today. One of America's premier book festivals, this hip, smart, diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages. Poets participating this year include Elizabeth Alexander, Tina Chang, Nick Flynn, Marie Howe, Saeed Jones, Ada Limón, Cate Marvin, Eileen Myles, Gregory Pardlo, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Tracy K. Smith, Jean Valentine, and Wendy Xu. Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street For a full calendar of Brooklyn Book Festival events visit here.   Thursday, September 24, 7:00pm New York, NY A TRIBUTE TO PHILIP LEVINE with Ann Close,  Levine's last editor at Knopf, and poets Kate Daniels, Toi Derricotte,Juan Felipe Herrera, Edward Hirsch, Yusef Komunyakaa, Dorianne Laux, Mari L'Esperance, Paul Mariani, Jane Mead, Tomás Q, Morín, Sharon Olds, Tom Sleigh,David St. John, and Gerald Stern. Join many of the poetry organizations in New York City to honor the work and memory of the great poet Philip Levine (1928-2015). An array of distinguished poets and friends of Levine's will read his work in tribute. Co-sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, Blue Flower Arts, Cave Canem Foundation, Library of Congress, NYU's Creative Writing Program, Penguin Random House, Poets House, and the Unterberg Poetry Center, 92nd Street Y Admission is free. The Great Hall Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street New York, NY 10003  Thursday, Oct 1, 7:00pm New York, NY THE NEW SALON AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY:READINGS AND CONVERSATIONSMatthew Zapruder, with Deborah Landau   Matthew Zapruder is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently Come On All You Ghosts, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and Sun Bear. Why Poetry, a book of prose, is forthcoming from Ecco Press in 2016. An Associate Professor in the St. Mary's College of California MFA program and English Department, he is also Editor at Large at Wave Books. He lives in Oakland, CA. Co-sponsored by the NYU Creative Writing Program Admission is free. Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House New York University 58 West 10th Street New York, NY 10003   The PSA's programs are made possible by support from our community of readers, writers, and lovers of poetry like yourself. Please consider becoming a member help us continue to place poetry at the crossroads of American life.