1. 1. 'The Invention of Farewell: A Poets House Celebration'

   November 17 at Poets House

   In honor of the organization’s pending move to its huge new home on the Battery Park City waterfront, a long list of poets and fans are coming together to bid good-bye to the old digs with an evening of readings and Champagne toasts.

2. 2. John Lithgow

   Various dates and venues

   The man of many performing hats—stage, film, 3rd Rock—takes over no fewer than three venues to celebrate his new anthology, The Poets’ Corner.

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