The Plant of Dreaming

Federe: poesie su tessuto | Pillow Cases: Poetry on Fabric, Florence 2009

The NYU Tisch Departments of Art & Public Policy and Performance Studies invite you to
Poetry and Conversation with Elisa Biagini
Introduced by Alicia Ostriker, 11th New York State Poet

Elisa Biagini lives in Florence, Italy. She has published 7 poetry collections. Her most recent book “Da una crepa”, The Plant of Dreaming, appeared in 2017. Her 2018 selection “The guest in the wood”, Chelsea Editions, received the 2014 Best Translated Book Award. She curates community poetry installations with words and images. Her poems have been translated into multiple languages. She teaches Writing at NYU-Florence.