Art In Conversation: Paul Auster, Eric Lorberer

Paul Auster (pictured) is the kind of poet they don’t make anymore: sexy in a dark-eyed Cary Grant kind of way, vaguely mysterious, and someone who actually makes a living by writing. Not by writing poems, of course–he’s best known as a novelist (and the writer of screenplays including Blue, with Wayne Wang). But for this event, part of the Walker’s Contemporary Art in Conversation series, he gets to indulge the poetic talents that launched his writing career. After reading selections from his Collected Poems, published just last year, he’ll be joined onstage by Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer; in keeping with the Walker’s multidisciplinary approach to things, it’s anybody’s guess as to where their dialogue will go. 612-375-7622; www.walkerart.org