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Myra Shapiro read with Barbara Elovic, David Grubin, Wendy Larsen, Patricia Markert, and Mary Jane Nealon.
Award-winning poet and teacher, Myra Shapiro celebrates life as a poet in New York. Her new collection, Crossing the Street to Paradis traverses love and loss, age and vitality, New York City streets and Southern roots. Author of four books of poetry and a memoir, long-serving Poets House Board member Myra Shapiro is joined by poets she admires in readings from her work and theirs.
Myra Shapiro read with Barbara Elovic, David Grubin, Wendy Larsen, Patricia Markert, and Mary Jane Nealon.
Award-winning poet and teacher, Myra Shapiro celebrates life as a poet in New York. Her new collection, Crossing the Street to Paradis traverses love and loss, age and vitality, New York City streets and Southern roots. Author of four books of poetry and a memoir, long-serving Poets House Board member Myra Shapiro is joined by poets she admires in readings from her work and theirs.
