This workshop will focus on revision and how poets continue to push the poem along the path they think they want to explore by investigating diction, structure and other craft elements --- while also driving their poems into uncharted terrain by investigating alternate and unexpected routes.

It is being led by Martha Rhodes, the author of four poetry collections.

This session is part of six-week program. For more information, call (212) 431-7920.

A group of poets published by Tightrope Books --- Molly Peacock, Sue Goyette and Elise Partridge --- share their work.

Founded in 2005, Tightrope Books is a Canadian publisher that specializes in poetry and fiction.

Admission is free and held in the Bryant Park Reading Room, an area of the park located on the 42nd Street side near the library featuring burgundy and white umbrellas. For more information, call (212) 768-4242.

The author shares his new novel, "The Son," about three generations of a Texas family and the challenges they face.

For more information, call (212) 253-0810.

Actor, comedian and writer John Fugelsang interviews author Ben Mezrichabout his fascinating book exploring the true story of some college friends who built a billion dollar empire --- which crashed around them.

Admission is free and held in the Bryant Park Reading Room, an area of the park located on the 42nd Street side near the library featuring burgundy and white umbrellas. For more information, call (212) 768-4242.

The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, author and poet Alice Walker reflects on her life and work with Tony Award winning playwright, performer and activist Eve Ensler.

For more information, call (212) 415-5440.

Come to the final installment in a series of three readings/discussions celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Poetry Society ChapBook Fellowship.

For more information, call (212) 473-1452.

Sex advice columnist and bestselling author Dan Savage discusses his latest book about faith, politics and sexuality.

Opening gay, Dan Save is best known for his column "Savage Love" and for his advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.

Admission is free and held in the Bryant Park Reading Room, an area of the park located on the 42nd Street side near the library featuring burgundy and white umbrellas. For more information, call (212) 768-4242.

Poet, author and online activist Kenneth Goldsmith offers his take on the museum´s exhibition "Jack Goldstein x 10,000."

Jack Goldstein´s (1945 - 2003) paintings transformed, restaged and remade films in such a way as to strip out specific details, context and function. The exhibit frames Goldstein as a central figure of the Pictures Generation of the 1970s and 1980s and showcases his influential paintings and films, while also including installations, ephemera, writings and pioneering sound recordings.

For more information, call (212) 423-3200.

Author and country music artist John Carter Cash --- the only son of the legendary Johnny Cash (1932-2003) and June Carter Cash (1929-2003) --- shares his latest children´s book, "Lupus Rex".

"Lupus Rex" is the story of two quail who must risk their lives when they are driven from their home by crows and find they must make common cause with a other creatures to find safety in a world full of perils and adventure.

For more information, call (212) 253-0810.

Take part in a marathon reading of American poet, essayist and journalist Walt Whitman´s (1819-1892) "Song Of Myself."

The bisexual Whitman was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works --- and is often called the father of free verse. First published in 1855, "Song Of Myself" is a poem that forgoes standard verse and stanza patterns in favor of a simple, legible style that can appeal to a mass audience. It is also known for its blatant depictions of human sexuality.

For more information, call (718) 802-0603.