New York, NY | September 2026 — The Stella Adler Center for the Arts is pleased to announce its Fall 2026 season of the Harold Clurman Poetry Reading Series, bringing together acclaimed poets, writers, musicians, and artists for three evenings of poetry, music, conversation, and reflection.
Committed to removing financial barriers to participation in world-class culture and conversation, the Center is proud to offer these events free and open to the public. The series invites artists and community members to come together around work that embraces depth, complexity, and nuance. Reservations are highly encouraged and can be made for each event at https://stellaadler.ludus.com/
Grace Schulman
Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The fall season opens with acclaimed poet Grace Schulman, recipient of the Frost Medal for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the Arts and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Schulman is the author of nine books of poetry, including Again, the Dawn: New and Selected Poems, 1976–2022, as well as the memoir Strange Paradise: Portrait of a Marriage and the essay collection First Loves and Other Adventures.
The evening will feature Barry-Suzanne Collins, Melissa Maxwell, Tom Oppenheim, and Angela Vitale alongside Schulman.
Beth Levin, Pianist & Alfred Corn, Poet
Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The series continues with an evening pairing the music of acclaimed pianist Beth Levin with the poetry of Alfred Corn.
Since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age twelve, Levin has been celebrated for her bold interpretations of challenging works, earning praise from The New York Times and The New Yorker. Corn is the author of eleven books of poetry, two novels, and three volumes of critical essays, and is the recipient of numerous honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Academy of American Poets.
Edward Hirsch & Rachel Eliza Griffiths: Poetry and Prayer
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The fall series concludes with Edward Hirsch and Rachel Eliza Griffiths in Poetry and Prayer, an evening exploring the intersections of poetry, spirituality, memory, and human experience.
Griffiths is a poet, novelist, and visual artist whose acclaimed work includes the novel Promise and the memoir The Flower Bearers. She is the recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Foundation Award and the Paterson Poetry Prize, among other honors.
Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow and president of the Guggenheim Foundation, is the author of ten books of poems and eight books of prose, including the national bestseller How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry. His most recent book is the memoir My Childhood in Pieces.
All events are free and open to the public. RSVP is highly encouraged at https://stellaadler.ludus.com/