Ellen Burstyn, Ann Curry and others read at poetry benefit

Actors Ellen Burstyn and Josh Charles, dancer Savion Glover and former “Today” show correspondent Ann Curry all were poetry readers for a night.

“Poetry & the Creative Mind” is a benefit for the Academy of American Poets held each year at Lincoln Center, with people in a wide range of fields reading some of their favorite verse. Burstyn chose two poems by the late Mary Oliver, while Curry’s selections included Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.” Others guest included the chef and restaurateur Daniel Rose, singer Stephen Merritt and Ireland’s ambassador to the United States, Daniel Mulhall, who worked in a subtle reference to President Donald Trump. Mulhall joked that each morning he likes to “fire off a good tweet.”

But in his case, he tweets a poem.