Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series: Eliot Katz and Bob Rosenthal on Allen Ginsberg. October 14, 2007, 3:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City. Free. Poet Eliot Katz and Bob Rosenthal will give an insightful and personal discussion about Allen Ginsberg and the East Village, where Ginsberg used to reside for many years. Through poems and photos, you will learn how the East Village influenced Ginsberg's work and activism. Special focus on the Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church. Free and open to the public as part of the Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series. This lecture series features prominent poets and writers discussing historical literary figures and their relationship with key New York City landmarks.

Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series: Edward Hirsch on Federico Garcia Lorca. October 22, 2007, 7:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City. Free. Award winning poet Edward Hirsch will discuss Federico Garcia Lorca's pivotal book "Poet in New York" (Poeta en Nueva York) and the young poet's journey through New York City. Edward Hirsch is a poet and critic. He has published six books of poems and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has also written four prose books including "How to Read a Poem," a national bestseller. Free and open to the public as part of the Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series. This lecture series features prominent poets and writers discussing historical literary figures and their relationship with key New York City landmarks.

Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series: Kevin Fitzpatrick on Dorothy Parker. October 28, 2007, 3:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City. Free. Kevin Fitzpatrick on Dorothy Parker and The Algonquin Round Table and the creation of the "New Yorker" magazine. Fitzpatrick is president of the Dorothy Parker Society and author of "A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York." Free and open to the public as part of the Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series. This lecture series features prominent poets and writers discussing historical literary figures and their relationship with key New York City landmarks.

Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series: Bob Holman on Walt Whitman. November 5, 2007, 7:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City. Free. Award winning poet Bob Holman will discuss America's greatest poet, Walt Whitman and the formation of the Brooklyn Bridge. Through Whitman's work and photos from that period, you will learn about New York's greatest structure and the pivotal period after the Civil War. Free and open to the public as part of the Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series. This lecture series features prominent poets and writers discussing historical literary figures and their relationship with key New York City landmarks.

Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series: Robert Minhinnick on Dylan Thomas. December 2, 2007, 3:00 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City. Free. "Poetry Wales" magazine editor Robert Minhinnick will focus on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his mythical death in New York City after a drinking binge at the White Horse Tavern. Free and open to the public as part of the Lit Walks Lecture and Poetry Series. This lecture series features prominent poets and writers discussing historical literary figures and their relationship with key New York City landmarks.