Ken Chen's debut book of poems, "Juvenilia," won the 2009 Yale Younger Poets Prize. Gillian Conoley is the author of numerous collections of poetry including "The Plot Genie" (Omnidawn, 2009). Geoffrey Nutter’s most recent collection is "Christopher Sunset" (Wave Books, 2010). Hosted by Matthew Rohrer.

Novelist and NYU faculty member Darin Strauss reads from his new memoir, "Half a Life" (McSweeney’s Books, 2010).

Jonathan Safran Foer’s most recent book is "Eating Animals," newly published in paperback (Back Bay Books, 2010). Foer is Collegiate Professor and Lillian Vernon Distinguished Writer-in-Residence in the NYU Creative Writing Program.

French author Jean-Christophe Valtat’s English-language debut, "03: A Novel," was published in June 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. In conversation with FSG editor and translator Mitzi Angel and "The Paris Review" editor Lorin Stein.

The Rona Jaffe Foundation provides support to women writers in the early stages of their writing careers.

"Come on All You Ghosts" (Copper Canyon Press, 2010) is Matthew Zapruder’s third collection of poems. In conversation with Deborah Landau; co-sponsored with the Poetry Society of America.

A new organization for women in the literary arts, VIDA seeks to explore critical and cultural perceptions of writing by women through meaningful conversation and the exchange of ideas among existing and emerging literary communities. Featuring nine founding members: poets Erin Belieu, Cate Marvin, Danielle Pafunda, Ann Townsend, and Amy King; fiction writers Susan Steinberg and Cheryl Strayed; children’s author Kekla Magoon; and creative nonfiction writer Barrie Jean Borich. Co-sponsored with VIDA.

The paperback edition of Joshua Ferris’s second novel, "The Unnamed," is out recently from Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books (2010). In conversation with Darin Strauss.

"Great House: A Novel" (W. W. Norton & Company, 2010) is the third book by writer Nicole Krauss.

“In This House,” Howard Altmann’s second collection of poetry, was published in April 2010 by Turtle Point Press. D. Nurkse (pictured) is the author of nine collections of poetry, most recently “The Border Kingdom” (Knopf, 2008).

The Emerging Writers Reading Series showcases the student talent of NYU’s graduate Creative Writing Program and features established writers as special guests. Amy Bloom’s most recent book is a collection of short stories, “Where the God of Love Hangs Out” (Random House, 2010). (Photo by Beth Kelly)

Translator and poet Monica de la Torre’s second and most recent book of poems is “Public Domain” (Roof Books, 2008). In conversation with Robert N. Casper; co-sponsored with the Poetry Society of America.

Scottish writer, poet, and editor Don Paterson published “Rain,” his seventh collection of poems, in April 2010 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

Cave Canem celebrates the Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize with 2009 winner Indigo Moor (pictured) as he reads from “Through the Stonecutter’s Window.” Introductory readings by Remica L. Bingham and Joanne McFarland, who each received honorable mention. Co-sponsored with the Cave Canem Foundation. (Photo by Crawdad Nelson)

This evening features three winners of the 2009 National Poetry Series Open Competition. Julie Carr’s (pictured) winning collection is “Sarah—Of Fragments and Lines” (Coffee House Press, 2010), her fourth book of poems. Colin Cheney’s debut collection is titled “Here Be Monsters” (University of Georgia Press, 2010). “Ideal Cities” (Harper Perennial, 2010) is Erika Meitner’s second book of poems.

Some of the most acclaimed poets of our day come together on one stage to read from their latest work. General admission, $10; NYU students, faculty, staff, and alumni, $5: tickets available at www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/poets. All fulltime students, $5 with valid ID, Skirball box office only. Admission included in the Poets Forum All-Events Pass, available at www.poets.org/poetsforum. Presented by the Academy of American Poets and co-sponsored with NYU Skirball Center. (Photo of Kay Ryan by Christina Koci Hernandez)

Smokestack publisher and U.K. poet Andy Croft (pictured) is featured in a reading and conversation with Thomas Sayers Ellis and Aracelis Girmay. Co-sponsored with Poets House.

Zadie Smith’s most recent book is “Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays” (Penguin, 2010). Smith is a newly appointed senior faculty member in the NYU Creative Writing Program.

Gary Jackson reads from his debut collection, “Missing you, Metropolis” (Graywolf Press, 2009), selected by Yusef Komunyakaa for the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. Introductory readings by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Jarita Davis, who each received honorable mention. Co-sponsored with the Cave Canem Foundation.

Junot Díaz joins the NYU Creative Writing Program faculty in fall 2010. He received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.”

A celebration of Ezra Pound’s 125th birthday and the new publication of his expanded and annotated “New Selected Poems.” Readings and tributes moderated by New Directions editor Jeffrey Yang (pictured); co-sponsored with New Directions Publishing.

The Emerging Writers Reading Series showcases the student talent of NYU’s graduate Creative Writing Program and features established writers as special guests. Michael Dickman’s debut collection is "The End of the West" (Copper Canyon Press, 2009).

Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Wright’s most recent volume is “Sestets: Poems” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010). In conversation with Alice Quinn; co-sponsored with the Poetry Society of America.

“Apocalyptic Swing” (Persea, 2009) is the most recent collection of poems by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Gregory Orr is the author of nine collections of poetry, including “How Beautiful the Beloved” (Copper Canyon Press, 2009). Gregory Pardlo’s (pictured) first book, "Totem" (Copper Canyon, 2007), won the 2007 American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize. Ed Skoog’s debut collection of poems, “Mister Skylight,” was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2009.

The Emerging Writers Reading Series showcases the student talent of NYU’s graduate Creative Writing Program and features established writers as special guests. Jennifer Gilmore’s most recent publication is “Something Red” (Scribner, 2010).

Rick Moody’s most recent novel is “The Four Fingers of Death: A Novel” (Little, Brown and Company, 2010). Moody is the 2010-2011 Warren Adler Visiting Writer in the NYU Creative Writing Program. In conversation with Darin Strauss.

“World Enough” is Maureen N. McLane’s second poetry collection (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.) Robert Polito’s most recent book of poems is “Hollywood & God” (University of Chicago Press, 2009). Kevin Prufer’s fifth volume of poems, “In a Beautiful Country,” is forthcoming from Four Way Books in 2011.

“A Visit From the Goon Squad” (Knopf, June 2010) is Jennifer Egan’s fourth novel. The debut collection by Justin Taylor, “Everything Here Is the Best Thing Ever: Stories” (Harper Perennial), was published in February 2010. In conversation with Darin Strauss.

The Emerging Writers Reading Series showcases the student talent of NYU’s graduate Creative Writing Program and features established writers as special guests. Marie Howe is the author of three books of poetry, most recently “The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems” (W. W. Norton & Company, 2009).

Undergraduate writers read original poems and prose at this biannual celebration. Hosted by Matthew Rohrer

Philosopher and writer Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s most recent novel is “36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction” (Pantheon, 2010).