The Poetry Project Announces 43rd Annual New Year's Day Marathon Reading

The Poetry Project announces the lineup for the 43rd Annual New Year's Day Marathon Benefit Reading, on Sunday, January 1, 2017, from 3pm to 2am, at St. Mark's Church. In celebration of the Poetry Project's 50th anniversary, the 2017 marathon will ring in the New Year with a stellar roster of 150 poets, musicians, dancers, and other artists from throughout the Project's storied history, as well as many first-timers. The marathon is the Poetry Project's largest fund-raiser and community-building (and sustaining) event of the year. Admission is $20 in advance and $25 at the door ($20 students/seniors).

"The Poetry Project has always been a vital space for poetry in New York, as well as performance and radical thinking," said John Ashbery. "It is at once a haven, favored meeting place, and community for artists of all stripes. I hope it continues its role as an incubator for 100 more years!"

The 2017 marathon will feature the reading's founder Anne Waldman, 75 Dollar Bill, Penny Arcade, Justin VivIan Bond, Yoshiko Chuma, Andrei Codrescu, Grace Dunham, Douglas Dunn, Andrew Durbin, John Giorno, Che Gossett, Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves, M. Lamar, Jonas Mekas, Thurston Moore, Tracie Morris, Eileen Myles, Edgar Oliver, Tommy Pico, Yvonne Rainer, Reno, Sarah Schulman, Elliott Sharp, Pamela Sneed, Tammy Faye Starlight, Nurit Tilles, Lynne Tillman, Edwin Torres, Rachel Trachtenburg, Hannif Willis-Abdurraqib, Martha Wilson, John Yau, and many more. The full lineup is available at poetryproject.org.

Advance tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2717668. Food and refreshments will be available. Seating is available on a first come, first-served basis.

The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church, 131 East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue. The Poetry Project is wheelchair-accessible with assistance and advance notice (please call 212-674-0910 for more information).

About The Poetry Project

Founded in 1966 by the late poet and translator Paul Blackburn, The Poetry Project has been a crucial venue for new and experimental poetry for five decades. It has grown from a grassroots organization to an internationally regarded treasure with its archives housed at the Library of Congress.

Located at the historic St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, The Poetry Project hosts three distinct reading/performance series, plus talks and special events, providing a platform for internationally renowned poets and multidisciplinary artists, as well as open-mic events. Through its "Emerge-Surface-Be" program, it offers nine-month mentorships, including stipends, to promising emerging poets. It also publishes a newsletter and occasional volumes of poetry, and maintains an extensive tape and document archive.

For more information about The Poetry Project, visit www.poetryproject.org.