The Cathedral of St. John the Divine American Poets' Corner and St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Wall Street Host Inaugural "Verse Visits: World Poets in New York" Event March 3, 2011

The American Poets’ Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Wall Street will collaborate in a new poetry series, “Verse Visits: World Poets in New York,” on Thursday, March 3 with the inaugural reading, “Best Canadian Poetry, The Soul in the Leaf,” at St. Paul’s Chapel at 1 p.m. and again at Cathedral of St. John the Divine at 7 p.m.

For this inaugural event, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Poet-in-Residence Emeritus, Molly Peacock, will host acclaimed Canadian poet Lorna Crozier, guest editor for The Best Canadian Poetry 2010, as well as eight poets who appear in the anthology: Maureen Hynes, Sonnet L’Abbe, Fiona Lam, Jim Nason, Rebecca Leah Papucaru, Sue Sinclair, Nick Thran and Carey Toane, to do readings of their work.

The “Verse Visits” series aims to understand how poets absorb the influence of the culture and world around them and channel it into their work. Meshing the culture of both uptown and downtown, the series invites participants into the cultural festivities of New York and offers audiences the experience of poetry fresh to the city. Additional events throughout the year are in the planning stages. For details on future events please check http://www.stjohndivine.org/.

DATE:
Thursday, March 3, 2011

TIME:
1:00 PM – Reading at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Wall Street
7:00 PM – Reading at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

LOCATION:
St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Wall Street
211 Broadway (at Fulton Street)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112TH Street)