Science & the Arts 


Science & the Arts
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The Graduate Center

City University of New York

365 5th Ave. (at 34th St.)

Verse and Universe


A series of readings, talks and a panel discussion on poetry inspired by science. Organized by Kurt Brown, Board member of Poets House, NYC. Participants: Roald Hoffmann, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Forrest Gander and Alison Hawthorne Deming.


Readings

Friday, November 10, in the Segal Theatre at CUNY Graduate Center

7:00 pm: Jennifer Michael Hecht

Saturday, November 11, Segal Theatre at CUNY Graduate Center

7:00 pm: Roald Hoffmann

Sunday, November 12, Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College

3:30 pm: Alison Hawthorne Deming
7:00 pm: Forrest Gander

Panel Discussion

Saturday, November 11, Segal Theatre at CUNY Graduate Center

10:00 am: Roald Hoffmann, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Forrest Gander and Alison Hawthorne Deming will engage in a discussion of the relationship between science and poetry followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

Talks

Saturday, November 11, Segal Theatre at CUNY Graduate Center

1:30 pm: Forrest Gander / “Eco-Poetics-The Carboniferous and the 21st Century”

3:30 pm: Alison Hawthorne Deming / “Fear and Trembling in the Experimental Forest”

Sunday, November 12, Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College

10:00 am: Jennifer Michael Hecht / “How a Nice Jewish Girl Got Involved with a Bunch of French Catholic Atheists Who Were Dissecting Each Other: My Life in Poetry and Science”

1:30 pm: Roald Hoffmann / “The Language of Science, the Language of Poetry”