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The Woodberry Poetry Room invites you to Wax Poetics, a series that brings together our landmark audio archive with readings by contemporary poets. This season, Shane McCrae will join us for an evening devoted to John Berryman (1914-1972), whose previously uncollected Dream Songs McCrae edited for Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2025. Introduction by Prof. Stephanie Burt.The evening will begin with McCrae sharing selections from his own work alongside recently digitized recordings of Berryman from the Poetry Room's archives, followed by a book signing and reception. All are welcome to this evening of collective listening and communing with voices old and new.
IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE: Forum Room, Lamont Library, 11 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Mass. Free and open to the public. Book sales generously provided by Grolier Poetry Book Shop.
ONLINE ATTENDANCE: Livestreaming available via the WPR YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/WoodberryPoetryRoom
Please contact us with any questions about this event. We can be reached by email at [email protected] or via phone at (617) 495-2454. We encourage persons with disabilities who would like to request accommodations or have questions about physical access to contact Houghton Library at least three days in advance of the reading: [email protected]
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Lamont Library, Harvard Yard, Harvard University, 11 Quincy St,Cambridge,MA,United States
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