Hugh Seidman and Michael Heller
Celebration of New Literary Works

Hugh Seidman will be reading poetry from his latest work, Status of the Mourned [2018]. Seidman has published seven books of poetry. He has lived in Westbeth for almost fifty years, and is featured in the oral history project “Profiles in Art” on Westbeth.org.

Michael Heller will present excerpts from Constellations of Waking, a libretto/poem for a multi-media opera based on philosopher Walter Benjamin’s life. The presentation will include a number of voices, along with visuals and recorded music. Heller has published over twenty books of poetry, essays, memoir, and fiction.

Westbeth’s programming is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State. Westbeth is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.