Poet Mei-mei Berssenbrugge to Read for Katonah Poetry Series on October 25

On Sunday, October 25, the Katonah Poetry Series and Katonah Village Library are honored to present poet Mei-mei Berssenbrugge for a rare public reading. Berssenbrugge was awarded the 2026 Frost Medal by the Poetry Society of America for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. Born in Beijing and raised in the United States, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge is the author of 14 books of poetry, including Hello, the Roses; Empathy; I Love Artists; and A Treatise on Stars, shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Her collaborations span theater, dance, music, and the visual arts. She received the Bollingen Prize for poetry in 2020. The reading will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Katonah Village Library, 26 Bedford Rd, Katonah, NY 10536, and will be followed by a brief Q & A. Our series continues with a reading from Edward Hirsch on November 15th.