Lloyd Schwartz and Alondra Bobadilla: A Virtual Poetry Reading via the Public Library in Brookline, hosted by Brookline poet laureate Jennifer Barber: Saturday, February 19th, 2 p.m. EST.
Live and in person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the newest Brookline Poet Laureate, Jennifer Barber, reading her work. Past laureates Jan Schreiber, Judith Steinbergh and Zvi A. Sesling will also read their work.
Register for the event!
RSVP to let us know you’re coming! RSVPs don’t guarantee a seat, but you’ll be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates.
Reserve a book!
Copies of Jennifer Barber’s collection Works on Paper will be available for purchase at the event, but you can ensure that you get a copy by preordering on the registration page. You can pick your book up after 6:30PM on the day of the event.
Can’t make it to the event? Preorder the book on the registration page to have it signed, and choose to have it held or shipped from the store!
More About the Poets
Jennifer Barber’s new collection, forthcoming from The Word Works in 2022, is The Sliding Boat Our Bodies Made. She is the current Poet Laureate of Brookline.
Judith Steinbergh, author of five collections of poetry, has taught poetry to students of all ages. She was chosen as the first Poet Laureate of Brookline and served from 2012 to 2014.
Jan Schreiber was Poet Laureate of Brookline from 2015 to 2017. His most recent poetry books are Peccadilloes and Bay Leaves, and his translations, The Poems of Paul Valéry, came out in a paperback bilingual edition in September.
Zvi A. Sesling was Poet Laureate of Brookline from 2017 to 2020. He has published numerous poems and flash fiction. He edits Muddy River Poetry Review.
—————————————————————————————————————————
Poetry Reading on Friday, September 17, 2021, 7 p.m.
I will be reading (virtually) for the Lily Poetry Salon with Denise Bergman on Friday, September 17, at 7 p.m. I will read some new poems as well as some from Works on Paper; Denise will read sections from her recent collection, The Shape ofthe Keyhole, along with new poems. Please email me (see “Contact”) for the Zoom link. I hope to see you there!
contact: jennifercarolbarber@gmail.com
————————————————————————————————–
Jennifer Barber, Gail Mazur, and Lloyd Schwartz
First and Last Word Poetry Series
THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT THE ARMORY
POETRY AT THE CAFÉ
191 HIGHLAND AVENUE
SOMERVILLE, MA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020
7:00 PM/ADMISSION: $4.00
READING AND OPEN MIC
Hosted by: Harris Gardner and Gloria Mindock
The Center for the Arts is located between Davis Square and Union Square. Parking is located behind the armory at the rear of the building. Arts at the Armory is approximately a 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MTBA Red Line. You can also find us by using either the MBTA RT 88 and RT 90 bus that can be caught either at Lechmere (Green Line) or Davis Square (Red Line). Get off at the Highland Avenue and Lowell Street stop. You can also get to us from Sullivan Square (Orange Line) by using the MBTA RT 90 bus. Get off at the Highland Avenue and Benton Road stop.
I will be reading (virtually) with Denise Bergman for the Lily Poetry Salon on September 17, at 7 p.m. I’ll read some new poems and some from Works on Paper, and Denise will read new poems as well as poems from her recent collection, The Shape of the Keyhole. Please contact me via email for the link. Hope to see you there!
