THE POETRY INSTITUTE – NEW HAVEN
Third Thursday Open Mic
Featuring James Arthur
May 16, 2013
James Arthur’s poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, Poetry, Ploughshares, and The American Poetry Review. He has received the Amy Lowell Travelling Poetry Scholarship, a Stegner Fellowship, a Discovery/The Nation Prize, and a residency at the Amy Clampitt House. His first book, Charms Against Lightning, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2012 as a Lannan Literary Selection. James is currently a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University. Starting in September, he will be an Assistant Professor in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
On the third Thursday of each month, The Poetry Institute Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices. Free. Refreshments. Open mic. Outstanding featured readers. In a casual setting. Open to all (even poets).
The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT
Doors Open at 6:30. Reading starts at 7:00.
Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for the reading.
Great Poetry!
In a Warm, Friendly Environment