Poetry Society Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Thursday, June 8: Fred Moten & Deborah Paredez (@debparedez) will read at the Poetry Society for our PSA Reading Series. Moten's PERENNIAL FASHION PRESENCE FALLING (@WavePoetry) and Paredez's YEAR OF THE DOG (@boaeditions) will be available for purchase. https://t.co/Dna1XCcYCX

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Congratulations to Lauren Russell, winner of the 2021 Anna Rabinowitz Prize, selected by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, for her book Descent published by @TarpaulinSky. Read the judge's citation: http://ow.ly/10z450Eo1DV https://t.co/xq3wiqbsPu

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Even more revolutionary, I realized that a poet could relate their own personal experiences and turn those lived moments into something lyrical, creative, and meaningful for people. —@vadiparty on The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran http://ow.ly/k0q750IbN4N

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Richard Wright's haiku on the side of the 4 Star Candy Deli at 327 Myrtle Avenue, across the street from Fort Greene Park and just around the corner from Richard Wright’s former home on Carlton Avenue. Read about the Seeing Into Tomorrow installation: https://t.co/TwZBXoBbYB https://t.co/Z9Cww9Sz1D

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Read Dao Strom (@herandthesea) on her poem “(In) Dead Time” from her new book Instrument published by @fonograf_ed. http://ow.ly/fiLy50DTf5o

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Read Kathleen Ossip (@KathleenOssip) on her poem “The Believer” from her new book JULY out now from @sarabandebooks: https://t.co/dqjDkXDU0X

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Congrats to Robert Wood Lynn (@RobertWoodLynn), a finalist for the Norma Farber First Book Award for his collection MOTHMAN APOLOGIA ​(@yalepress)​. https://t.co/7rDanrjk9j

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Congratulations to Brenda Hillman (@brendalhillman), a 2023 Four Quartets Prize finalist, for “The Sickness & the World Soul” from her book In a Few Minutes Before Later (@weslpress). https://t.co/QXB5bXyKlw

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Read Adam O. Davis (@cubist_octopus) on his poem “National Anthem” from his new collection Index of Haunted Houses published by @sarabandebooks: http://ow.ly/mirP50F4Jzu

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Vanessa Ague (@vanessakayague) examines Arnold Schoenberg’s interpretation of Richard Dehmel's poem "Verklärte Nacht" ("Transfigured Night") in the Poetry Society's new series SONG CYCLE: http://ow.ly/nO1J50Gm6iY

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