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.

Supported in part by a grant from:

cambridge arts council

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

TODD HEARON AND ANNE SANOW

Todd Hearon reads from his debut poetry collection, Strange Land, with Anne Sanow, whose first story collection is Triple Time. MONDAY, APRIL 5
EVENT CODE: PA05

DON BOGEN AND FRANNIE LINDSAY

Don Bogen reads from his new poetry collection, An Algebra with Frannie Lindsay, whose latest collection is Mayweed. MONDAY, April 12
EVENT CODE: PA12

KATIE PETERSON AND SARAH LONDON

Katie Peterson, author of the poetry collection This One Tree, reads with Sarah London, whose debut poetry collection is The Tyranny of Milk. MONDAY, APRIL 26
EVENT CODE: PA26

ROSEMARIE WALDROP AND KEITH WALDROP

Rosemarie Waldrop, whose latest poetry collection is Curves to the Apple, reads with Keith Waldrop, whose newest collection is Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy. MONDAY, MAY 3
EVENT CODE: PM03