Something Old, Something New (Jersey)

This
year, 2014, marks the 350th anniversary of the founding of the state
of New Jersey. Among the state’s many historical accomplishments, New Jersey
has produced, or has been home to, a significant number of writers who have
helped shape American poetry through their innovative work. To honor the unique
role that New Jersey has played in America’s literary history, the Hoboken Historical
Museum, at 1301 Hudson Street in Hoboken, will present a poetry reading on
Sunday, April 6, 2014, from 3pm-6pm, entitled Something Old, Something New (Jersey).

The
April 6th event will feature current New Jersey poets, including poets from
Hoboken and Hudson County, reading from their own work and also reading from
the work of iconic and influential predecessors. Poets appearing at the event are:
Teresa Carson, Vivian Demuth, Cat Doty, Reg E. Gaines, Joan Cusack Handler,
Eliot Katz, Joel Lewis, Alicia Ostriker, Herschel Silverman, Danny Shot, and
Rich Villar. In addition, well-known New Jersey poets whose work will be read
at the event include: Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, Joyce Kilmer,
William Carlos Williams, Robert Pinsky, Stephen Dunn, and Jack Wiler.

The
event is free and open to the public. For more
information, the public is invited to contact the Hoboken Historical
Museum at 201-656-2240 or info@hobokenmuseum.org.