{"id":10907,"date":"2016-03-10T07:18:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T14:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/?p=10907"},"modified":"2016-09-27T14:19:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T20:19:44","slug":"friday-reading-kicks-off-celebration-of-poetry-pulitzers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2016\/03\/friday-reading-kicks-off-celebration-of-poetry-pulitzers\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday reading kicks off celebration of poetry, Pulitzers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Reading\"<\/a>

Vijay Seshadri, a Brooklyn, N.Y., poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2014, will give a reading on March 24 in Billings, followed by an interview with Associated Press reporter Matt Brown, who is based in Billings and was part of a news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in New Orleans.<\/p><\/div>\n

A reading of works by Pulitzer Prize-winning poets on Friday kicks off the All Spring Pulitzer Campfire, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize.<\/p>\n

Anna Paige, a Billings poetry slam-winning poet who co-hosts Friday night\u2019s event, said the celebration is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Montana.<\/p>\n

Highlights include a March 24 reading at Montana State University Billings by Vijay Seshadri, a Brooklyn, N.Y., poet and critic who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2014 for \u201c3 Sections,\u201d one of three collections of poetry he has published.<\/p>\n

Friday night\u2019s Pulitzer Out Loud celebration-opening event features local poets and community members reading from the work of Pulitzer-winning poets. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the new MoAv Coffee House<\/a> at the former site of Club Carlin on Montana Avenue. The event is co-hosted by Peter Tolton, another poetry slam winner in Billings.<\/p>\n

Readers and the poets they will read from are:<\/p>\n

\u2666 Anna Paige, Anne Sexton<\/p>\n

\u2666 Peter Tolton, William Carlos Williams<\/p>\n

\u2666 Dave Caserio, Galway Kinnell<\/p>\n

\u2666 Nate Petterson, Philip Schultz<\/p>\n

\u2666 Corbin Howard, Carl Dennis<\/p>\n

\u2666 Cara Chamberlain, Sharon Olds<\/p>\n

\u2666 Molly Ouellette, Lisel Mueller<\/p>\n

\u2666 Ashley Warren, Tracy K. Smith<\/p>\n

\u2666 Chuck Tooley, Carl Sandburg<\/p>\n

\u2666 Corby Skinner, Philip Levine<\/p>\n

\u2666 Grace Hodges, Mary Oliver<\/p>\n

\u2666 Jake Music, Vijay Seshadri<\/p>\n

\u2666 Bernard Quetchenbach, James Wright<\/p>\n

Small plates inspired by poetry will be\u00a0catered by Joanie Swords of Harper & Madison and Jeremy Engebretson of the Lilac restaurant.<\/p>\n

\"CapreAir_Variable\"<\/a><\/div><\/div>For example, a caviar on toast dish is based on \u201cFor Viola: De Gustibus,\u201d a poem by William Carlos Williams that begins:<\/p>\n

\u201cBeloved you are
\nCaviar of Caviar
\nOf all I love you best.\u201d<\/p>\n

A caramelized onion quiche is drawn from \u201cMarket Women\u2019s Cries,\u201d by Jonathan Swift, who wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is in every cook\u2019s opinion
\nNo savoury dish without an onion
\nBut lest your kissing should be spoiled
\nThe onion must be thoroughly boiled.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a news release from MSU Billings, the program is part of the Pulitzer Prizes Centennial Campfires Initiative, a joint venture of the Pulitzer Prizes Board and the Federation of State Humanities council in celebration of the 2016 centennial of the prizes.<\/p>\n

The yearlong series, titled \u201cPulitzer Poetry 100,\u201d is presented by Humanities Montana, MSU Billings, Arts Without Boundaries, University of Montana, the Big Sky Writing Workshops and the High Plains BookFest.<\/p>\n

Other scheduled events are:<\/p>\n

\"Frost\"<\/a>

Poet Robert Frost’s \u201cMending Wall” will be the basis of a discussion of the art of meaningful conversation on April 20.<\/p><\/div>\n

March 16<\/strong>: Billings poet Cara Chamberlain plays a Lannan Foundation film interview of Pulitzer-winner Gary Snyder, then leads a discussion of his work. 7 p.m., Billings Public Library.<\/p>\n

March 24<\/strong>: Vijay Seshadri\u2019s reading is followed by an interview with Associated Press reporter Matt Brown, who is based in Billings and was part of a news team that won a Pulitzer Prize for Hurricane Katrina coverage at the New Orleans Times-Picayune. A reception follows. 7 p.m., Cisel Recital Hall.<\/p>\n

March 30<\/strong>: Chamberlain plays an interview with poet Sharon Olds, who won the Pulitzer in 2013. 7 p.m., Billings Public Library.<\/p>\n

April 6<\/strong>: Chamberlain plays a video interview with poet Maxine Kumin, who won a Pulitzer in 1973 and was America\u2019s poet laureate in 1981-82. 7 p.m., Billings Public Library.<\/p>\n

April 13<\/strong>: Poet Dave Caserio presents \u201cStrong Is Your Hold: An Evening of the Poetry of Galway Kinnell,\u201d a multi-media collaboration of poetry, music and dance with Parker Brown and Krista Leigh-Pasini. 7 p.m., 2905 Montana Ave.<\/p>\n

April 20<\/strong>: Poet Lowell Jaeger of Big Fork, founding editor of Many Voices Press, facilitates \u201cGood Fences, Good Neighbors,\u201d a discussion of the art of meaningful conversation that draws on Robert Frost\u2019s \u201cMending Wall.\u201d 7 p.m., Billings Public Library.<\/p>\n

April 23<\/strong>: Ken Ryan teaches a poetry workshop inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry. The workshop, limited to 15 participants, is designed for writers of all levels and includes a copy of Ryan\u2019s \u201cThe Best of It: New and Selected Poems.\u201d 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Western Heritage Center. To register, email danell@bigskywritingworkshops.com.<\/p>\n

May 2<\/strong>: Members of the Big Sky Writing Workshops read poems by Pulitzer Prize-winning poets and invite community members to share their favorite Pulitzer poems. 7 p.m., Art House Cinema & Pub.<\/p>\n

All events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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