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National Book Award Finalist Daniel Hoffman to Give Talk on Sunday, October 21, 2007

Why are the poems of the tragic genius Edgar Allen Poe so unforgettable? Daniel Hoffman, author of the National Book Award finalist Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe, will provide insight at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 21 at the Eastern Monroe Public Library in Stroudsburg. Dr. Hoffman will discuss Poe's aesthetic theories and their influence on world literature and examine why his poetry continues to haunt us today.

Dr. Hoffman was the 1973-1974 Consultant in Poetry of The Library of Congress (a position that is now designated as Poet Laureate of the United States). From 1988 to 1999 he served as Poet in Residence, Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York City), where he administered the Poets' Corner. In addition to the critical study Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe, Dr. Hoffman has published several collections of his own poetry: Makes You Stop and Think: Sonnets (New York, Braziller, 2005); Beyond Silence: Selected Shorter Poems, 1948-2003 (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2003); and Brotherly Love (New York: Random House, 1982; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000). In 2005, Dr. Hoffman has received the following awards: in 2005, the Arthur Rense Poetry Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 2003, the Aiken Taylor Prize for Modern American Poetry; in 1997, he was named Chancellor Emeritus of The Academy of American Poets; in 1995 he was elected Honorary Life Member, Poe Studies Association; in 1989, the Paterson Poetry Prize; in 1984, the Hazlett Memorial Award for Literature.

This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, supported in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The PHC inspires people to come together and share a life of learning. Since 1973, the PHC has provided resources that empower local groups to help their communities explore history, literature, the arts, and the ideas that shape the human experience.