Join us at the Cornelia Street Cafe on Wednesday, December 13th for an evening with Andrey Gritsman and David Lehman, who will read their translations of Vladimir Mayakovsky, among other poems.
Vladimir Mayakovsky
at the Cornelia Street Cafe
Wednesday, December 13, 6 PM
29 Cornelia Street
NYC
212 898 9319
On Cornelia Street, where W. H. Auden once lived and was quoted, saying that “the art of living in New York City lies in crossing the street against the light.”
The event is sponsored by Intercultural Poetry. Lehman will read his versions of “Brooklyn Bridge” and parts of “The Cloud in Trousers.” Gritsman will read “Brooklyn Bridge” in Russian as well as translations of such poets as Mandelstam, Akhmatova, and contemporaries Vladimir Gandelsman and Vladimir Druk.
For an enticing taste of these two poets, check out the following links to their work!