Doty Does Dickinson

Oct 21, 2008 by Monica Danna    2 Comments    Posted under: arts + events

Mark Doty first caught my eye a few weeks ago with his published piece “Southern Comfort” on Smithsonian.com, singing the praises of ‘Houston’s humid charms’.  Doty splits his time between New York City and Houston, where he is John and Rebecca Moores Professor in the graduate program at the University of Houston.

POETRY READING
A Long Shadow: Emily Dickinson and Contemporary Poets
Wednesday October 22 | The Rothko Chapel
7:00 pm | FREE ADMISSION

Organized by beloved outgoing University of Houston faculty member and celebrated poet Mark Doty, this evening will focus on contemporary poetry inspired by Emily Dickinson. Doty, as well as special guest poets Alice Fulton and Susan Howe, will read samples of their own works alongside poems by Dickinson.

Presented in conjunction with the commission and production of Ridge Theater’s “Lightning at our feet,” a multimedia song cycle created from the poems and letters of celebrated American poet Emily Dickinson.

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