• The Rising Tide

    2025 – When a painter meets a poet. Perhaps it was the line “water entering an icy cove, muffled by trees and snow.”  “The words of Ann’s poem spoke... Read More

  • The Hudson River Museum Reading

    2025 – “This Gallery Is a Poem: Unearthing Stories from the Collection.” The Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY, is a gem on the shores of the Hudson River.... Read More

  • From Democratic Aesthetics to Digital Culture: Conference at the Sorbonne, Paris

    In September 2025 I had the pleasure of conducting my ekphrastic poetry workshop at the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Image hosted at the Sorbonne, Paris. I met an... Read More

  • Ekphrastic Poetry and Music: Connecting to Rivers

    Sunday, April 28, 2024, 1:30pm: Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York This event is free with general admission Purchase general admission Join us for a special performance featuring flutist... Read More

  • Interview with Jennifer Michael Hecht

    April 14, 2024 at 4pm Jennifer Michael Hecht reads at the Katonah Village Library. Meanwhile, enjoy my exclusive interview for Katonah Poetry Series! Jennifer Michael Hecht is a poet and... Read More

  • Words-on-Hudson

    Friday, April 12th 6-9pm: James Harmon Community Center on Maine Street, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York Friday Night Live is Back! Come celebrate spring! Join a Renga Poetry Circle from 6-7... Read More

  • Girls Write Now

    Every voice has a place in poetry! Ann van Buren leads generative writing workshops in person and on Zoom and offers insights to contemporary poetry through interviews with writers for... Read More

  • Interview with Kim Addonizio

    Kim Addonizio is the author of seven poetry collections, two novels, two story collections, and two books on writing poetry: The Poet’s Companion (with Dorianne Laux) and Ordinary Genius. Her poetry collection Tell... Read More

  • Interview with Henri Cole

    Henri Cole was born in Fukuoka, Japan and raised in Virginia. He has published many collections of poetry and received numerous awards for his work, including the Jackson Poetry... Read More

  • Ekphrastic Poetry is Live!

    June 2023: Reversing Falls Sanctuary, Brooksville, Maine Painting: Charles Newton Words: Ann van Buren Bass Clarinet: Tom van Buren July 2023: St. Brendan the Navigator, Deer Isle, Maine Artwork:... Read More