Pulitzer Prize Winning Beat Poet Gary Snyder

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Details

Join use for an evening of poetry with legendry Beat Poet Gary Snyder, author of sixteen collections of poetry and prose. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975 and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992 and 2005, he has been awarded the Bollingen Poetry Prize, the Robert Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2004 Japanese Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Grand Prize. He was one of the original participants of the 6 Gallery reading which catapulted the Beat Generation into fame. Co-sponsored by Colorado State University and Poudre River Public Library District, this free poetry reading and book signing will take place at the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts (1400 Remington Street.) The Colorado State University Bookstore will have books available for sale at the event.
Event Type(s): Special Events, Programs
Age Group(s): Adults, Teens
E.J. Levy or Paula Watson-Lakamp
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