Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Poetry Benefit Reading for Haiti - February 10, 2010

On February 10 at 7:30 pm, Robert Pinsky, Rosanna Warren, Jorie Graham, and a dozen other Boston-area poets will join together for a collaborative reading to benefit "Partners in Health" and the people of Haiti. It will take place at Longfellow Hall/Harvard, Appian Way, Cambridge, MA.

As of today, the confirmed readers are:

Robert Pinsky
Jorie Graham
Rosanna Warren
Afaa Michael Weaver
Fred Marchant
Christina Davis
Daniel Tobin
Barbara Helfgott-Hyett
Jean-Dany Joachim
Patrick Sylvain
Wendy Mnookin
Marilene Phipps-Kettlewell
Nadia Herman-Colburn
Kim Stafford
Tom Daley
Jericho Brown
Franny Lindsey

Requested donation will be $10, with all proceeds going to Partners in Health (PIH).  Poets' books will also be on sale, with all proceeds after cost going to PIH. 

The event is being co-sponsored by the Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard and Harvard's Technical and Clerical Workers Union, which is providing much-needed logistical support.

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