About this Event
Saturday, October 31
The Stanza Room featuring Jennifer Maritza McCauley
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Tickets Required: Pay What You Like*
Step into The Stanza Room, an intimate gathering where poetry and fellowship come together. Presented as part of The Museum of Kansas City’s Restorative Poetics Initiative, this ongoing series celebrates the power of poetry to connect, inspire, and build community. Join us for an inspiring afternoon featuring acclaimed poet and UMKC Creative Writing Professor Jennifer Maritza McCauley.
Jennifer Maritza McCauley is the author of the story collections Scar On / Scar Off, When Trying to Return Home, and Neon Steel as well as the poetry collection Kinds of Grace. Her work has been named a New York Times Editors’ Choice; a Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Year; and a Must-Read by Elle, Latinx in Publishing, Ms. Magazine, and Southern Review of Books. Jennifer also serves as faculty at the Yale Writers’ Workshop.
Afterwards enjoy a glass of white wine, House soda, or drip coffee available for purchase from Elixir the Museum’s vintage-inspired soda fountain. Come for the poetry. Stay for the fellowship. Leave inspired.
*Pay What You Like means that a fee is required to attend this program, but the amount you pay is at your discretion.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Museum of Kansas City, 3218 Gladstone Boulevard, Kansas City, United States
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