Led by Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, a host of celebrities and public figures will read their favorite poems by some of America's best-loved poets on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Special guest readers at the 6th annual Poetry & The Creative Mind include actor Meryl Streep, columnist Liz Smith, jazz singer Dianne Reeves, playwright John Guare, director Jonathan Demme, Met director Philippe de Montebello, news anchor Katie Couric, biographer Robert Caro, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, writer Candace Bushnell.
The evening is titled "Poetry & The Creative Mind" and proceeds benefit the Academy of American Poets, one of the premiere literary nonprofit organizations in the country. "Poetry & The Creative Mind has become one of the most anticipated literary events in New York City," said Tree Swenson, the Academy's Executive Director. Swenson added, "The event also resonates with lovers of film, theatre, art, music, and dance."
Among the readers at the Academy's past benefits are Meryl Streep, Wynton Marsalis, Kevin Kline, Diane Sawyer, Alan Alda, Jessye Norman, Maya Lin, Glenn Close, David Halberstam, Ethan Hawke, Jules Feiffer, Mark Morris, Dan Rather, Diane Wiest, Natalie Portman, Laurie Anderson, Caroline Kennedy, Lauren Bacall, Alfre Woodard, Mary-Louise Parker, Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Sacks, Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Brice Marden. View photos from these events at www.poets.org/gala.
To purchase tickets to Poetry & The Creative Mind, call 212-721-6500, visit http://www.lincolncenter.org/, or visit or the Avery Fisher Hall box office at Broadway and 65th Street. Tickets to the performance are $40-$75.
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