Irena Klepfisz, Naomi Newman, Bruce Bierman

10 AUGUST 2023 — thursday

The Mechanics' Institute presents poet, activist, and child Holocaust survivor Irena Klepfisz, celebrating her latest collection Her Birth and Later Years: New and Collected Poems, 1971-2021, finalist for the Jewish Book Award and winner of the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry, and the inspiration for the play Between Worlds, in conversation with scriptwriter and actor Naomi Newman and director Bruce Bierman, in a discussion about how poetry is translated to the stage, hosted by Laura Sheppard, Director of Events at the Mechanics' Institute, online via Zoom, free, Noon PDT (Register to attend: www.milibrary.org/events/between-worlds-page-stage-aug-10-2023)