Join Griffin Trustee Ian Williams for Nothing More Than Feelings on Thursday September 8 at 6:00 p.m. EST. People instantly associate poetry with feelings, and poets oblige by continuing to dump our feelings there. This workshop attunes us afresh to how we represent our feelings. We move through the chain …
The Laurel Prize for eco and nature poetry is the world's largest prize for best collection awarded annually. Join this year's judges Glyn Maxwell (Chair), Tishani Doshi and Elena Karina Byrne for a very special reading highlighting their own work and their relationship with climate activism poetry. Discover what else …
The Shape of Home: Songs in Search of Al Purdy is an original, theatrical, song cycle that beautifully conjures the poetry and letters of one of Canada’s most legendary artists. A musical investigation into the life and work of Canada’s unofficial poet laureate, The Shape of Home honours Purdy’s quest to live …
With a name that harkens back to a late 1800s New York vaudeville act, this moveable feast of an event—curated and presented by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and songwriter Paul Muldoon—combines music, prose and poetry, and high commentary and low comedy with an evolving lineup of world-class guests and house band …
Porter Square Books is happy to welcome Claire Schwartz to celebrate the release of her debut poetry collection, Civil Service! Fellow poet Solmaz Sharif will be joining the author with a reading from her own collection, Customs, which released earlier this year and conversation. This event will take place on Tuesday, September 13 at 7pm ET, hosted virtually …