A Celebration of The Plutzik Poetry Series

The Plutzik Poetry Series was established at the University of Rochester in tribute to its beloved literature professor Hyam Plutzik (1911-1962). Over the past six decades, the Series has welcomed more than three hundred distinguished writers to campus, including US and British poets laureate as well as Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners and National Book Award finalists and winners. The Plutzik Poetry Series is the longest continuous reading series on any American campus. To commemorate the histo