Island Night: A nocturnal group walk, with philosophic dialogue, poetic meditation

Xeni Jardin 10:33 am Wed Sep 12, 2012

Jon Cotner says, "Last weekend's New York Times discusses Island Night — my 12-hour nocturnal walk through Fire Island. These walks accommodate eight participants plus myself. They combine philosophic dialogue with poetic meditation, and go from 6 pm to 6 am. Ancient Greeks are heavily represented (Sappho, Pythagoras, Diogenes, Hippocrates). Asian poets too (Akahito, Basho, Issa). All my recent projects aim to revive the ancient, endangered practices of walking and talking."

~~There's another one coming up this weekend. Saturday, September 15, at 6pm; $20 per person~~ This weekend's walk is sold out. Follow Jon on Twitter for news of the next one.

Photo: Marcus Yam for The New York Times

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