Periodically Speaking: Literary Magazine Editors Introducing Emerging Writers at The New York Public Library

New York, NY—The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [ clmp ] and The New York Public Library present Periodically Speaking, a reading series providing a major venue for emerging writers to present their work while emphasizing the diversity of America's literary magazines and the magazine collections of The New York Public Library. Each event presents writers from three influential literary magazines—one poet, one fiction writer, one nonfiction writer—introduced by their editors.

The Kenyon Review
The Kenyon Review was founded in 1939 by poet-critic John Crowe Ransom, and has published such internationally known writers as Allen Tate, Robert Penn Warren, Flannery O'Connor, Robert Lowell, and Peter Taylor, to name a few.

Editor David Lynn introduces fiction writer Brad Kessler.

The Yale Review
In a land of quick fixes and short views and in a time of increasingly commercial publishing, The Yale Review, the nation's oldest literary quarterly, has an authority that derives from its commitment to bold established writers and promising newcomers, to both challenging literary work and a range of essays and reviews that can explore the connections between academic disciplines and the broader movements in American society, thought, and culture.

Editor J.D. McClatchy introduces poet Meghan O'Rourke.

The Chattahoochee Review
Having grown beyond its previous role as a Southern literary magazine, The Chattahoochee Review has established a wider, more diverse audience taking on a more visible role as a national literary magazine. By accepting literary submissions from both established and emerging authors and poets, The Chattahoochee Review continues to broaden its reach.

Editor Marc Fitten introduces nonfiction writer Courtney Eldridge.

Also, please look for Program III on June 12th, when Junot Díaz from Boston Review introduces fiction writer Patricia Engel, Nick Flynn from Gulf Coast introduces poet Valzhyna Mort, and Doree Shafrir from The Crier introduces nonfiction writer Brendan Greaves.

This series is made possible in part by support from the New York State Council for the Arts, a state agency; Deborah Pease; The New York Public Library; and Friends of [ clmp ], a diverse group of individuals committed to supporting independent literary publishing.

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