We are proud to present a reading by Eleanor Wilner and Alicia Ostriker. This reading is sponsored by John Hudak in memory of his parents John A. Hudak Jr. and Dorothy M. Hudak.

Eleanor Wilner is the author of nine books of poetry, most recently Before Our Eyes: New and Selected Poems, 1975-2017; Tourist in Hell; Gone to Earth: Early & Uncollected Poems 1964-1975; and Gathering the Winds. She is currently a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and was the 2019 Frost Medal recipient of the Poetry Society of America for lifetime achievement.

Alicia Ostriker is the author of the now-classic Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women’s Poetry in America. Her most recent collection of poems is The Volcano and After: Selected and New Poems 2002-2019. She’s been twice nominated for the National Book Award and has twice received the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry. She was New York State Poet Laureate and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

In addition to the in-person reading, most Reading & Lecture Series events are streamed live on our website.