Lamont Poets

The Lamont Fund, established in 1982 by Corliss Lamont, Class of 1920, supports the Academy Library's Lamont Poetry Series. Two poets are invited each year to give readings of their poetry and to attend English classes.

Each visiting poet is photographed and asked to present the library with a manuscript poem. These are then framed and hung in the office on the fourth floor of the library. An exhibit of memorabilia from the Lamont Poets was mounted at the library in the winter of 2005.

The first Lamont Poet, on April 27, 1983, was Jorge Luis Borges. He has been followed by 50 others, ranging from Denise Levertov and Seamus Heaney to Yusef Komunyakaa and C.K. Williams.

For a complete list of the poets and the dates of their readings, click here.

 

October 24, 2007| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| Lamont Poet Dave Smith Reads From His Poetry Dave Smith to be the first poet in the Academy Library’s Lamont Poetry Series this year More...

April 23, 2008| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT Lamont Poet David Ferry David Ferry is the second poet in the 2007-2008 Lamont Poetry Series More...