Brookline poetry events

LTAB Massachusetts Youth Poetry Slam Finals Showcase

Thursday, May 23 6:00p

Louder than a Bomb Massachusetts celebrates the end of their second annual youth poetry slam festival with a state wide teen poetry slam champioship and special showcase & awards ceremonies, recogn...

Vijay Iyer Trio with special guest Robert Pinsky/POEMJAZZ

Friday, Mar 14 8:00p

Sanders Theatre, Cambridge

In the first part of this program, pianist Vijay Iyer teams up with former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky in POEMJAZZ, a duet performance of poetry and jazz...

Poetry of e.e. cummings

Thursday, May 30 7:00p

Community Music Center of Boston, Boston

Inspired by the words of e.e. cummings poetry is brought to life through original musical compositions created by renowned composers and Community Music Center of Boston Faculty.

The Blacksmith House Poetry Series: Kay Ryan

Monday, Jun 3 6:00p

Cambridge Center for Adult Education Brattle House, Cambridge

The reading caps the 40th anniversary of The Blacksmith House Poetry Series, founded by Gail Mazur. Ryan's poems and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Pand elsewhere...

Dear Mr. Longfellow: letters to and from the children’s poet- A Talk by author Sydelle Pearl

Tuesday, Jun 4 6:00p

Cambridge Historical Society, Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, Cambridge

Join for a fascinating author talk by Sydelle Pearl to learn how she was inspired to write her unique biography, Dear Mr. Longfellow: letters to and from the children’s poet...

An Evening of Poetry with Li-Young Lee

Tuesday, Jun 4 7:00p

Depot Square, Lexington

Li-Young Lee is the author of four critically acclaimed books of poetry, his most recent being Behind My Eyes...

Lecture: Nature Poetry Reading

Wednesday, Aug 21 7:30p

Mass Audubon-Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield

Joppa Flats Education Center offers a monthly lecture series on natural history topics. Free to Mass Audubon members. Children ages 8 and up are welcome. Preregistration is not required...