SAVE THE DATE!
Albany Book Festival Celebrating 8 Years at the University at Albany!
Presented by The New York State Writers Institute and University at Albany
Saturday, September 27, 2025
10:30 am to 5:30 pm
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Join us for our Albany Book Festival kickoff event:
the installation ceremony for our New York State Author Min Jin Lee and New York State Poet Kimiko Hahn.
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Friday, September 26, 2025
7:30 p.m. at the University at Albany’s Recital Hall,
Performing Arts Center, Uptown Campus
New York State Author Photo: Elena Seibert
New York State Poet Photo: Beowulf Sheehan
New York State Author Photo: Elena Seibert
Feature Authors (among others)
Events In Memory of Pierre Joris (1946-2025)
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Pierre Joris - Poasis and Beyond: Always the Many
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Campus Center West Auditorium, UAlbany Uptown Campus
Panel discussion with Randall Horton, Eric Keenaghan, Urayoán Noel and Yolande Schutter.
Moderated by Eric Keenaghan, Associate Professor, UAlbany Department of English
​A conversation on the legacy, influence, and enduring vitality of Joris’ work across poetry, translation, and intellectual inquiry. Poets, scholars, and collaborators reflect on his expansive thinking and deep commitment to poiesis.
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6:30 p.m. Campus Center West Multi-Purpose Room, UAlbany Uptown Campus
Reading and Performance - An evening of readings, performances, and remembrances by poets across generations—former students, longtime colleagues, and the students of those students—gathered to honor the life, voice, and ever-evolving presence of Pierre Joris, alongside his son, filmmaker Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, and his wife and longtime collaborator, artist Nicole Peyrafitte
A Special Thank You to our Sponsors
Premier:
​Advance Albany County Alliance
Renaissance Corporation of Albany
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Presenting:
Pernille Ægidius Dake
George & Kathleen McNamee
The Opalka Endowed Directorship
Times Union
University Auxiliary Services​
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Supporting:
Hank Greenberg, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
The Lasch Family
Doris Fischer Malesardi
The Swyer Family Foundation
Friend:
Brown & Weinraub
Skip Casano & Bella Pipas
Curran Wealth Management
Carole and Wayne Diesel
Scott Fein & Pat Martinelli
Judith Fetterley
Alan Goldberg
Paul and Mary Grondahl
Keeler Motor Car Company Charitable Foundation
William & Mary Jean Krackeler
Mackin & Casey, LLC
Thomas O. Maggs PhD
Steve McKee Foundation
Herb and Cynthia Shultz
Major support and funding provided by the Advance Albany County Alliance Cultural and Arts Grant Program
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