92NY Poetry & Literature

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Into the archives: The Literary Lecture

An upcoming event with Jayne Anne Phillips recalls lectures from our archives!
Jun 4 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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In the Archives: On Poets and Poetry

Allen Ginsberg, Elizabeth Hardwick, Borges, Lionel Trilling, Robert Frost, Claudia Rankine, and more discuss poetry.
May 4 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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Rewriting the Muse

Three biographers discuss Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Jane Birkin, Warhol's Superstars, and interrogate the beguiling women who inspire art, and define…
Mar 27 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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Talking Across Time: Toni Morrison at 95

A dispatch from our recent event with Kevin Young, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Sasha Bonét, and Reginald Dwayne Betts, and a trip into the Morrison…
Feb 25 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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Gifts from our Archives

The gift of giving archival documents!
Dec 19, 2025 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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Recent posts

The Wisdom of John Waters

Some of the best anecdotes, advice, and behind-the-scenes photos from our event
Nov 19, 2025 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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What makes a story scary?

A spooky dispatch from Joyce Carol Oates, Sadie Stein, and Rachel Syme on Daphne Du Maurier.
Oct 31, 2025 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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In the archives with James Baldwin

"Baldwin reminds us that writing is an act of love; and the poet, the central link in our common humanity."
Sep 2, 2025 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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Transcript: The Secrets of Successful Siblings

ICYMI: Susan Domius discussed her new book, an investigation into sibling success, with Taffy-Brodesser-Akner, as well as award-winning novelist Lauren…
Aug 22, 2025 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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"The chiffon trenches are shrinking and shivering"

Michael M. Grynbaum and Maureen Dowd discussed Michael's extremely buzzy new book, The Empire of the Elite, Condé Nast expense accounts, shopping with…
Jul 23, 2025 • 92NY Poetry & Literature
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Into the John Gregory Dunne Archives

"I drew a heart, and then I drew a square around the heart, and I was talking to my wife as I was doodling, and I found that I had written down the five…
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