John Ashbery's acceptance speech upon receiving the 2011 NBF Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from nbf Watch Video
Preview(s): Play Video: (Note: The default playback of the video is HD VERSION. If your browser is buffering the video slowly, please play the REGULAR MP4 VERSION or Open The Video below for better experience. Thank you!)
Your browser does not support playing the video.Please download the video!
Description: November 16, 2011, 2011 National Book Awards Ceremony, Cipriani, Wall Street, NYC. Ashbery receives the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Also featuring John Lithgow. nwww.nationalbook.org/amerletters_2011_ashbery.html