Woodberry Poetry Room

One of the largest archives for literary recordings in the United States and a warm, welcoming reading room at Harvard University. Free and open to the public.

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Join us on Thurs, Oct 24th, for a reading and performance by poet, artist, activist, filmmaker & force for the good: Cecilia Vicuña. Vicuña will be introduced by her longtime collaborator Rosa Alcalá. INFO: https://t.co/I95WadTvle

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The Poetry Room is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Creative Fellowship & Grant. We also wish to thank all of this year's tremendous applicants!

To learn more about the winners and their projects:
https://t.co/ZUxxYk3gku

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The Poetry Room mourns the loss & honors the life of HELEN VENDLER (1933-2024).

She was a steadfast presence: her care for her students was unsurpassed & in the last decade of her career, she hardly missed a reading on campus. To quote Stevens, we were indeed "changed" by her.

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Technician of the Sacred JEROME ROTHENBERG (1931-2024) has left us.

The Poetry Room mourns the loss and honors the life of this great Revolutionary of the Word.

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TONIGHT: Film (5pm) & Reading (7pm) @art_harvard "We're going to Mars, because Peary couldn't go to the North Pole without Matthew Henson [...]/ It's a life-seeking thing./ We're going to Mars because whatever is wrong with us will not get right with us, so we journey forth..."

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Join us for "An Evening with Nikki Giovanni." This 2-part program includes an (optional) pre-event screening of the 2024 documentary, “GOING TO MARS: The Nikki Giovanni Project” at 5pm and a Reading by Ms. Giovanni at 7pm. Opening set by @_Tongogara_.

https://t.co/YJW3ytO72A

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Congrats to poet, artist, and WPR Creative Grant recipient Will Dowd/@watershipdowd on this profile of his "dreamy" and visionary Fellowship project on THE BIG THINK:

https://t.co/6OgFwGq0F8

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Tonight at 6PM (doors open at 5:30 at Houghton Library): Join us for our first VOCARIUM READING of the season featuring Layli Long Soldier & Nicole Sealey.

Images: Sealey's work (left) and Long Soldier's (right)

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The Poetry Room mourns the loss and honors the life of poet, performance artist, and co-founder of the Last Poets: GYLAN KAIN (1942-2024):

https://t.co/flOP1QxNBT

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March 19th: LAYLI LONG SOLDIER & NICOLE SEALEY:

Join us as we gather for our 1st Vocarium Reading of the season and consider the ways that "erasure" (and other interactive poetics) forge a space for breath and bestow on the closed---an Opening.

Info: https://t.co/i7w4FU94Gh

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Thurs, March 7, 5:30-7:00pm
THE MYRIAD ACTIVISMS OF MURIEL RUKEYSER

We're thrilled to premiere some of the earliest recordings of poet-activist Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980) with Erín Moure. This event marks the first in our Year of Activism.

More info: https://t.co/IY9nOjos72

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Thursday, March 7, 5:30-7:00pm
THE MYRIAD ACTIVISMS OF MURIEL RUKEYSER

We're thrilled to celebrate the early recordings of poet-activist Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980) with a reading & listening session with Canadian trailblazer ERIN MOURE.

More info: https://t.co/IY9nOjos72

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Please join us this Thurs, February 29th, as we come together for BOSTON ORIGINALS: a midwinter reading & community gathering. We plan to dedicate the reading to Lyn Hejinian & Pen Creeley.

For more info, visit us at: https://t.co/VRiNLKdcMj

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The Poetry Room mourns the loss & honors the life of Lyn Hejinian. We're grateful for the good fortune to have intersected with her on Earth. Here are two such luminous convergences:

Reinventing the Workshop: https://t.co/GMv7fw4YC1
Vocarium Series: https://t.co/B66bftHb1O

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A SUITE FOR LOUISE: Twelve essays & poems by Jacob Eigen, Jessica Fisher, Lisa Halliday, Brenda Hillman, Dana Levin, Sandra Lim, Robert Pinsky, D. A. Powell, Margaret Ronda, Margaret Ross, Noah Warren, & Rosanna Warren. PHOTO: Young Suh.

https://t.co/kdhymlhd2X

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Join us on Wednesday, February 14, stop by anytime from 1:00-5:00pm. For more info, visit us at: https://t.co/wHgV17cYCA

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Join us on Valentine's Day (from 1-5PM) for an afternoon of art supplies, typewriter sessions, jazz LPs, and so much more.

Creativity is a natural resource, share the love!

For more info: https://t.co/SVFfZxbE8Q

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@daybreakjung @matthewzapruder @ValzhynaMort Here's that recording, for your trip down memory lane: https://t.co/K2e40ibZz5

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Join us a month from today (Thursday, February 29th), for our leap-day season launch party and BOSTON ORIGINALS reading, featuring Carolina Ebeid, Shangyang Fang, Elissa Gabbert, Christianne Goodwin, Steven Karl and Patrick Pritchett.

Click for more info: https://t.co/cDtpJID8hK

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Here's another shot of the audience while @accommodatingly rocked the room with her introductory remarks.

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We will not soon forget the riveting, body-electric introduction that @accommodatingly delivered at Fanny and Forrest's reading. The entire audience was in awe, including the readers themselves!