The Blacksmith House Poetry Series

Founded in 1973, The Blacksmith House Poetry Series features both established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction. The series is sponsored by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education and holds readings at the Blacksmith House, site of the village smithy and spreading chestnut tree of Longfellow’s 1839 poem "The Village Blacksmith."

  • Andrea Cohen Director
  • Chanel Anderson Assistant Director
  • Gail Mazur Founding Director

Readings take place at 56 Brattle Street unless otherwise noted.
8:00 pm | $3
Tickets may be purchased 45 minutes prior to the reading.

BERNADETTE MAYER AND DAN CHIASSON

Bernadette Mayer reads from her latest poetry collection, Poetry State Forest, with Dan Chiasson, whose new poetry collection is Where’s the Moon, There’s the Moon.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8
EVENT CODE: PF08

NEW VOICES: EMERGING WRITERS

Kevin Barents, Chloe Garcia-Roberts, and Marie Gauthier
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
EVENT CODE: PF22

GEORGE KALOGERIS AND ANNIE FINCH

George Kalogeris reads from his latest poetry collection, Camus: Carnets, with Annie Finch, whose new poetry collection is Among the Goddesses: An Epic Libretto in Seven Dreamse. MONDAY, MARCH 1
EVENT CODE: PM01

CHRIS FORHAN AND ALESSANDRA LYNCH

Chris Forhan, author of the poetry collection Black Leapt In, reads with Alessandra Lynch, whose latest poetry collection is It Was a Terrible Cloud at Twilight.
MONDAY, MARCH 8
EVENT CODE: PM08

MEG KEARNEY AND ELLEN WEHLE

Meg Kearney reads from her new poetry collection, Home by Now, with Ellen Wehle, whose debut collection is The Ocean Liner’s Wake.
MONDAY, MARCH 15
EVENT CODE: PM15

FORREST GANDER AND TOM HEALY

Forrest Gander, author of the novel, As a Friend, reads with Tom Healy, whose first poetry collection is What the Right Hand Knows.
MONDAY, MARCH 22
EVENT CODE: PM22