Results tagged “nationalpoetrymonth”

ZOMG! Joss Whedon will be here on Friday! To win an award for cultural humanism! Uh, too bad it's sold out. Maybe you can stand outside straining to hear and hoping for a glimpse of Joss... or you could just wait for our writeup of the event. We might even liveblog it! We know you are holding your breath. We encourage you to breathe, and try some poetry with Robert Pinsky on Tuesday, or console yourself with Walter Mosley on Friday.

National Poetry Month is almost over, but fortunately we've got one of America's best poets visiting us tonight. Jorie Graham will read from her new work Sea Change at Brookline Booksmith this evening. If you can't make that, check on Brookline High School's poetry night at the Booksmith on Wednesday, or attend Cantab Lounge's weekly poetry slam in honor of NaPoMo.

It looks like New York may have finally found something to do besides complain about buried Red Sox jerseys. In honor of National Poetry Month, the city is sponsoring Poem In Your Pocket Day (aka PIYP Day), which involves--wait for it--putting a poem in your pocket, and sharing it with people throughout your day. It's actually not a bad idea, though we're skeptical about a few choices--"The Owl and the Pussycat"? Are you really sharing a poem if everyone already had to spend part of an eighth grade English class snickering over its use of the word "pussy"?

We know you just can't get enough of books and book events. Here's a summary of what's going on this week, reading-wise. This week's heavy on the poetry, so it's a good opportunity to get your National Poetry Month groove on! We hope you don't "dislike it" too much. As always, asterisked events are Bostonist recommendations.