Cost: $10; $20<\/p>\n
Robert Pinsky, three-time U.S. poet laureate and author of several acclaimed books of poetry, prose, and translation will bring his verse to life on the Pollak Theatre stage in a reading with musical accompaniment. Elegant and tough, vividly imaginative, Pinsky\u2019s poems have earned praise for their wild musical energy and ambitious range.<\/p>\n
The Long Branch native whose first ambition was to be a jazz musician, told The Paris Review “in jazz, as in poetry, there is always that play between what\u2019s regular and what\u2019s wild. That has always appealed to me.” During these performances Pinsky explains, \u201cThe musicians have read the poems beforehand, and we discuss appropriate music a bit, but what we do is at the heart of it improvised.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pinsky will be accompanied by celebrated bassist\/composer Ben Allison who was called \u201cone of today\u2019s best young jazz musicians\u201d by the Boston Globe and a \u201cvisionary composer, adventurous improviser, and strong organizational force on the New York City jazz scene\u201d by JazzTimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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