Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS

Join us Thursday December 10th as editor Philip Clark reads from his new anthology 'Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS.' Forty-five of the most admired poets who died of AIDS are remembered in this new and groundbreaking collection

From Reinaldo Arenas, Tory Dent, and James Merrill to Paul Monette, Essex Hemphill, and Joe Brainard, Persistent Voices memorializes these poets and many others by presenting their work--often dealing with AIDS but also about other enduring topics--in the context of an unending epidemic that has profoundly affected our literature.

This event takes place Thursday December 10th at 6:30 PM at the DC Center, 1111 14th St NW Suite 350.

The editors' advance and all royalties from this book will go to the PEN Fund for Writers and Editors with AIDS.