Modern Poets: Frank O'Hara at MoMA




MoMA Talks: Performances and Readings show

Summary: Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:00 p.m. Frank O'Hara worked at The Museum of Modern Art on and off for fifteen years—first selling postcards, then curating exhibitions and writing catalogue copy—all while composing poems during his lunch hour. This program features poets John Ashbery and Bill Berkson, artist Alfred Leslie, and Museum Archivist Michelle Elligott as they share their memories of O'Hara and his love for poetry and art during his time at MoMA. Photo courtesy of Miriam Berkley