Poet Matthew Zapruder reads from his “Why Poetry”

Poet Matthew Zapruder reads from his “Why Poetry”

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

7 to 8:30 p.m.

Reading is followed by a reception and book signing.

 

Award-winning poet, editor, and translator Matthew Zapruder reads selections of his poetry and from his forthcoming book, Why Poetry, “an incisive argument for poetry’s accessibility to all readers.” 

Author of four poetry collections, Zapruder is also the poetry editor for the New York Times Magazine and editor-at-large for Wave Books. 

Co-sponsored by the New Writers Project. 

Read Zapruder’s thoughts on why poetry is necessary: http://budurl.com/s4tq.

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This event is free and open to the public; donations welcome.  

 

Harry Ransom Center

300 W. 21st Street

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX 78712

512-471-8944

www.hrc.utexas.edu