Princeton Public Library is set to host Poets in the Library on Monday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the library Community Room. The event will feature readings by poets George Witte and Lavinia Kumar followed by an open-mic session. The event will take place in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon Street in Princeton.
Witte is the author of three collections of poems, most recently “Does She Have a Name?” His poems have been published in Gettysburg Review, Yale Review and elsewhere and have been selected for The Best American Poetry. He received Poetry magazine’s Frederick Bock prize, as well as a fellowship from the New Jersey Council for the Arts.
Kumar’s book “The Skin and Under” was recently published. Her chapbook “Rivers of Saris” was published in 2013. Her poetry has appeared in several publications including Atlanta Review, Colere, Edison Literary Review and U.S. 1 Worksheets.
Poets in the Library is co-sponsored by the library, Delaware Valley Poets and the U.S. 1 Poets’ Cooperative.
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