WELCOME TO THE ONLINE INDEX FOR THE HYAM PLUTZIK 50/100.
CONTENTS
I. The 50/100
1. Overview
2. Schedule of events
3. Contributing Artists and Organizations
4. Get involved!–Creative Opportunities
II. The Life and Poetry of Hyam Plutzik
III. The Plutzik Reading Series
1. An Informal History of the Plutzik Reading Series by Jarold Ramsey
2. The Plutzik Reading Series Speakers, 1962-2012
IV. The Hyam Plutzik Library for Contemporary Writing
V. On Plutzik: Selected Commentaries
OVERVIEW OF THE 50/100
The year 2011-2012 marks the centennial of the birth of Hyam Plutzik (1911-1962) and also the fiftieth anniversary of the Plutzik Reading Series at the University of Rochester, established in 1962 to continue the popular reading series Plutzik established shortly before his death.
The 50/100 celebrations will also include UR-sponsored events around the nation, including Plutzik Series Readings ‘on the road’, the publication of a new edition of Plutzik’s poetry collection Apples from Shinar by Wesleyan University Press, and other offerings including those listed below:
READINGS
A festive 50th year program for the Plutzik Series at its home base, the University of Rochester, and at other universities in the Northeast. The Plutzik Reading Series will welcome the following poets and speakers during 2011-12: Yusef Komunyakaa (Oct. 11), Eavan Boland (Nov. 10), Christopher Ricks (Nov. 30), Susan Stewart (Mar. 5), U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine (Apr. 12), and Rosanna Warren (Apr. 24). Visit our Partners page for more information about these and other artists.
PUBLICATIONS
A republication of Apples from Shinar, Hyam Plutzik’s award-winning work, by Wesleyan University Press, which published the original edition in 1959.
LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Two exhibits at Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester, co-curated by faculty, staff, and students – on the life and work of poet-teacher Hyam Plutzik, and on the history of the Plutzik Reading Series. Click here for more information.
SCREENINGS
Screenings at various venues around the country of Hyam Plutzik: American Poet, a documentary film created by Academy-award nominee Christine Choy and Ku-Ling Siegel.
THEATRICAL PRESENTATIONS
A staged reading of Hyam Plutzik’s major work, Horatio, performed by Nigel Maister, artistic director of the University of Rochester’s International Theatre Program.
SYMPOSIA AND CELEBRATIONS
Events around the country to engage and inspire people to think about poetry in new ways.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
We are casting a wide net to work with a range of creative partners around the country that believe in the power of poetry to bring people together, including the Brooklyn-based literary magazine Abe’s Penny and Miami’s University of Wynwood. Read more about our 50/100 partners here.
Additional events and publications are being planned to commemorate the centennial: details will be posted here as they emerge.
View the calendar of upcoming events.