Dean Echenberg Poetry Reading Series: Naomi Shihab Nye and Edward Hirsch
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Dean Echenberg Poetry Reading Series: Naomi Shihab Nye and Edward Hirsch

Poets Naomi Shihab Nye and Edward Hirsch will read from their latest work, followed by a reception.

By Harry Ransom Center

Date and time

Wednesday, May 1 · 5 - 7pm CDT

Location

Harry Ransom Center

300 West 21st Street Austin, TX 78712

About this event

  • 2 hours

Award-winning poets and authors Naomi Shihab Nye and Edward Hirsch come together for the Harry Ransom Center's 2024 Dean Echenberg Poetry Reading Series. A former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Naomi Shihab Nye has written over 30 books of poetry and prose, including Grace Notes (2024) and Everything Comes Next (2020). Edward Hirsch is a celebrated poet and an advocate for poetry, whose work includes The Heart of American Poetry (2022), and Stranger by Night (2020). A reception will follow at the Harry Ransom Center. Copes of Grace Notes and Stranger by Night will be available for purchase.

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