Please join us as we celebrate the 80th birthday of legendary poet Mark Strand.

Readings and words of praise will be offered by poets Jonathan Aaron, John Beer, Peg Boyers, Timothy Donnelly, Jorie Graham, Ed Hirsch, John Koethe, David Lehman (associate professor, School or Writing at The New School), Honor Moore (assistant professor, School of Writing at The New School), Jacqueline Osherow, Mary Jo Salter, Alan Shapiro, Vijay Sheshadri, Charles Simic, Tom Sleigh, Susan Stewart, Rosanna Warren, Charles Wright, and Andrew Zawacki.

Sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, the Poetry Foundation, the Poetry Society of America and the School of Writing.