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Poets House Annual Poetry Publication Showcase The only event of its kind, the Poetry Publication Showcase (April 3-April 30) is an annual exhibit of more than 2,000 new poetry books and a festival of events celebrating the diversity of poetry in print. This year's Opening Day Gala will be held on April 3, 2004, at 72 Spring Street, New York City, 5-7 p.m. For more information, visit www.poetshouse.org, or call 212-431-7920.

The Sixth Annual Young People's Poetry Week Young People's Poetry Week (April 12-18) is a national celebration sponsored by the Children's Book Council that highlights the value of poetry for children and young adults by encouraging the public to bring more poetry into the home, the classroom, and childcare centers. Jane Yolen is the Young People's Poetry Week poet for 2004 and from April 1-30, 2004, young people can e-mail questions to Jane about her poetry and her work in general. Questions can be sent to marketing@cbcbooks.org, and Jane's answers will be posted on the Children's Book Council website. For more information, please visit www.cbcbooks.org or www.janeyolen.com. Shel Silverstein on Noggin Television HarperCollins Children's Books and Noggin Television, with the help of the Academy of American Poets, are partnering to celebrate this legendary children's poet. During April, Noggin Television will broadcast animations of four Shel Silverstein poems, including "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me, Too." For more information, visit www.noggin.com and www.shelsilverstein.com.

National Poetry Month on UCTV Tune in to University of California Television (UCTV) every Thursday and Friday evening in April beginning at 8:00 p.m. (Pacific) for a unique selection of culturally diverse poetry-related programs ranging from intimate interviews to dramatic readings, including appearances by renowned poets such as Billy Collins, Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Li-Young Lee, Angela Jackson, Dana Gioia, Jane Hirschfield, and Cornelius Eady, among others. For a complete program schedule, visit www.uctv.tv/poetry. For additional information, contact Alison Gang, Communications Manager at (858) 822-5060 or agang@ucsd.edu.

Neruda Centennial One hundred years after his birth, Pablo Neruda's poetry is as vital and beloved as ever, and several major projects are launched this spring to celebrate his centennial. • ¡NERUDA! ¡PRESENTE!: Mark Eisner, in association with Fundación Pablo Neruda, Stanford's Center for Latin American Studies, the Universidad de Chile, and the Chilean Presidential Commission on the Pablo Neruda Centennial, has created a documentary film on Neruda's life. Famed Chilean author Isabel Allende will narrate the story. For air dates, times, and locales, visit www.nerudadoc.org. • THE ESSENTIAL NERUDA: This collection presents fifty of Neruda's most essential poems in dynamic new translations, the result of an unprecedented collaboration among a team of poets, translators, and Neruda scholars, including Alistair Reid, Stephen Mitchell, Robert Haas, Forrest Gander, Stephen Kessler and Jack Hirschman. It is edited by Mark Eisner, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti will provide an introductory note. For more information, visit www.citylights.com.

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