John Giorno will once again be part of the New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading at the Poetry Project (photo by Sarah Wells 1981)
Who: The Poetry Project
What: Forty-first Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading
Where: The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, 131 East Tenth St., 212-674-0910
When: Thursday, January 1, $20, 2:00 pm – 12 midnight
Why: More than 140 poets, including Anne Waldman Anselm Berrigan, Bob Rosenthal, CAConrad, Dael Orlandersmith, Eileen Myles, Elinor Nauen, Matt Longabucco & Nicole Eisenman, JD Samson, John Giorno, John S. Hall, Jonas Mekas, Kristin Prevallet, Lenny Kaye, Luciana Achugar, Matthew Shipp, Monica de la Torre, Nick Hallett, Penny Arcade, Philip Glass, Steve Dalachinsky, Thomas Sayer Ellis and James, Yuko Otomo, and Vito Acconci