Poetry
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POEMS ON STAGE
Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Diane von Furstenberg, Maya Lin, Dan Rather, and Gore Vidal read their favorite poems at “Poetry and the Creative Mind,” a benefit for the Academy of American Poets. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall,West 65th Street near Columbus Avenue, 212-721-6500 general, 212-274-0343 ext. 34 VIP tickets, $35-$75 general, $400 includes VIP dinner.
‘ROUND THE WORLD
A journal of translated poetry, Circumference, celebrates its third issue with a reading of poems from Argentina, Brazil, China, and Russia. Tonight, 7 p.m., Swiss Institute, 495 Broadway, between Broome and Spring streets, 212-925-2035, $5.
BILINGUAL VERSE
A poetry reading in Russian, Polish, and English takes place at Russian Samovar. Readers include Stanley Barkan, Sasha Kogan, Rita Balmina, and George Wallace. Tomorrow, 7 p.m., Russian Samovar, 252 W. 52nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, 212-757-0168, free.
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