UNIVERSITY PARK — Poems by James Brasfield, Meg Day, Fred Shaw and Laura Spagnoli were selected for the 2017 Public Poetry Project poster series, and each will read his or her works as part of “An Evening of Pennsylvania Poets: Readings in Celebration of the Public Poetry Project” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20.
The 17th annual event will be held in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, on Penn State’s campus.
The hourlong event will be followed by a 30-minute poster- and book-signing session. This year’s posters were designed by Nathan Valchar of the University Libraries, and will be available at no charge during the event. The posters also will be distributed during September’s National Book Festival, an annual event organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress.
Started in 1999 by the late Kim Fisher, the first Paterno Family Librarian for Literature, the Public Poetry Project seeks to make poetry more available in the daily lives of Pennsylvanians by placing poems in public places. Posters of the winning poems are produced, and, since 2000, more than 70 poets with a connection to Pennsylvania, either by birth or long period of residency, have had their work displayed as part of this series.
An American Sign Language interpreter will be provided for the Public Poetry Project event.
For more information, including physical access and other special accommodations, contact Caroline Wermuth at cvw1@psu.edu or (814) 863-5472.
