GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Friends of Great Barrington Libraries and the Board of Library Trustees present an evening of poetry and prose featuring writers Cynthia Zarin and Michael Gottlieb as part of the OtherWords Reading Series.

 

The event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, at the Mason Library on Main Street in Great Barrington, and will be hosted by poet Evelyn Reilly.

 

Cynthia Zarin is the author of the new novel "Estate,"" as well as the novel "Inverno" and six books of poetry, including "Orbit and Next Day: New and Selected Poems." A longtime contributor to The New Yorker, Zarin teaches at Yale University and lives in New York City. 

 

Michael Gottlieb will read from his new poetry collection, "Next!" He is the author of twenty-four books spanning poetry, memoir, and essay. His most recent publications include "Selected Poems, Collected Essays, and Collected Memoirs." 

 

The OtherWords Reading Series brings nationally recognized writers to Great Barrington for intimate, community-centered literary events. This reading is free and open to the public.