CÉSAR VALLEJO'S POETRY ILLUMINATES SAINT MARK'S CHURCH

From the perspective of Spanish-language literarture, the highest point of the Festival was probably reached last night with the Tribute to César Vallejo, an event that is likely to be rembered as a pivotal moment in the recepetion of the great Peruvian poet in the US.

The Tribute, organized by The Poetry Project & Poets House and co-sponsored by PEN World Voices and the U. of California Press, took place at Saint Mark's Church.

Saint Mark's santuary, the venue of the traditional January 1st Poetry Marathon, was full to the brim with a bit more of 200 people, a figure that according to Stacy Szymaszek, Poetry Project Program Manager, doubled the average attendance of any major reading usually held at Saint Mark's. "By any standards, it was an outsanding turnout."

The...