The new School public programs:
Spring 2010 literary events
NEW YORK, January 13, 2010—The New School’s spring literary panels and readings bring together some of the most distinguished writers and thinkers of our time. These events, staggering in their breadth, are emblematic of what The New School is in New York City—a vibrant, progressive university, offering its community and its students a spectrum of what dazzles the mind and opens the heart.
Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will read with jazz accompaniments by The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, illustrating The New School’s unmatched dedication to the cross-pollination of ideas and the interdisciplinary nature of creative thought. But this is one event among many to probe the senses and tickle the intellect. Pulitzer-prize winner Paul Goldberger will give a talk on his most recent work. National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists will read from their nominated works, and the winners will be announced the following day. Professionals working in New York’s idea marketplace will lead practical workshops on how to promote one’s creative outputs. This season’s forums exemplify what makes The New School continually new.
With its numerous readings and discussions, The New School celebrates the contributions of established and emerging writers, as it has done since its inception almost a century ago, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and the imaginative process.
About the New School Writing Program
The New School has been a vital center for writing and its instruction since 1931, when Gorham Munson, a Manhattan editor and influential partisan of the Alfred Stieglitz circle, introduced his now-legendary workshop in creative writing. Since 1996, The New School has offered a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree with concentrations in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and writing for children. Founded by poet and biographer Robert Polito, the MFA program marks the latest transformation in the school’s commitment to creative writing. Over seven decades of steady innovation, The New School’s writing faculty has featured many of America’s most important poets, novelists, literary critics, and editors, including Robert Frost, W.H. Auden, Robert Lowell, and Frank O’Hara. The current faculty includes Francine Prose, Helen Schulman, Stephen Wright, Dale Peck, Vivian Gornick, Susan Cheever, Abigail Thomas, Honor Moore, Suzanna Lessard, and David Lehman. For more information, visit www.writing.newschool.edu.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS IS ATTACHED. All public programs are subject to change.
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