Poetry Gathering


	And it was at that age... Poetry arrived In search of me. –Pablo Neruda (translated by Alastair Reid)
	SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS City Lore — Founded in 1986, City Lore is dedicated to the documentation and preservation of New York's — and America's — folk culture. Our projects include Place Matters, a city-wide effort to advocate for endangered local establishments and cultural landmarks and C.A.R.T.S., Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students. In C.A.R.T.S. you will find information about our education programs and our Culture Catalog, an online catalog of multicultural resources for teachers. For more information about City Lore, call 212.529.1955 or visit our home web site at www.citylore.org. The Bowery Poetry Club – Founded in 2002, the Bowery Poetry Club and Bowery Arts and Science are dedicated to furtherance of poetry. In other words: words. For more information, call 212-614-0505, and visit our web site, www.bowerypoetry.com. *The People's Poetry Gathering* was co-founded by Poets House, a 40,000-volume national poetry library, and City Lore in 1999 and co-produced in 1999, 2001, and 2003. Poets House is pleased to participate as a partner in selected events this year. FUNDERS The People's Poetry Gathering is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts with grants to both City Lore and Bowery Arts and Science, the New York Council for the Humanities, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Scottish Arts Council, the British Council, Arts Council Ireland, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages, the Australia Council for the Arts, and Wales Arts International. Supported by the Welsh Assembly Government. Operating support for City Lore is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and The Scherman Foundation. The People's Poetry Gathering was co-founded by Poets House and City Lore in 1999 and co-produced in 1999, 2001, and 2003 PARTNERS For Irish Programming: Glucksman Ireland House NYU For Australian Programming: Australian Aboriginal Theatre Initiative This site is best viewed at 600x800 with a minimum of thousands of colors. This site is best printed in landscape orientation. For questions or problems with viewing this site please contact webmaster@citylore.org Web Site Credits Produced by Clio Inc., Visualizing History Jeanne Houck, Ph.D., Producer and Information Architect Jessica Millstone, Consultant Designed by HB Studios Howard Beaver, Lead Designer Beth Higgins, Designer Paco Levine, Designer