[Publib] Mark Your Calendar! Poetry in the Branches National Institute-Poets House, New York City, November 6-7, 2009

[Marsha Howard]

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*The Poetry in The Branches National Institute returns!  Join us this year
in the spectacular new quarters of Poets House, opening this fall at 10
River Terrace in lower Manhattan. *

Want to enrich the poetry resources and programming in your library? Join
the staff of Poets House and guests, Keynote Speaker Mark Doty, winner of
the 2008 National Book Award for Poetry, and brilliant, engaging faculty
poets Dave Johnson and Tina Chang, for a weekend that has been described as
"... very human, very open, very expanding and inspiring."

Beginning at 1 pm on Friday, November 6, and continuing through Saturday
afternoon, you will be immersed in the rich world of poetry. Here at Poets
House you will learn how to reach out to and empower your patrons through
poetry. Explore our 50,000 volume poetry library and find resources for
developing your library's poetry collection. Connect personally with our
guest poets. Leave the weekend with a practical poetry plan for your library
and lots of nuts-and-bolts information to help make that plan a reality.
Take in our new view: the Hudson River all the way down to the Statue of
Liberty. At night, eat and drink with your colleagues and experience the
wealth of cultural events that New York City has to offer.

You will go home refreshed and inspired!

In the words of a former participant, "I really enjoyed the clear
information (nuts & bolts) combined with the vision of the larger purpose of
why we are here. You fed and nourished us with poetry--what better way to
inspire us to share this type of experience with those we serve?"
Questions? Contact Marsha Howard, Poetry in the Branches Coordinator, at
212-431-7920 x 2213 or marsha at poetshouse.org

Full information including fees will be posted soon on our web site,
www.poetshouse.org, where you can also learn much more about amazing
resource that is Poets House!
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