04/28/2026
On Monday, May 4, join us as Lloyd Schwartz reads from Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and Other Poems, with Patrick Sylvain, whose new book is Fire on the Tongue.
Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Lloyd Schwartz and Patrick Sylvain
Lloyd Schwartz reads from Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and Other Poems, with Patrick Sylvain,…
04/27/2026
On Monday, May 5, join us as Lloyd Schwartz reads from Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and Other Poems, with Patrick Sylvain, whose new book is Fire on the Tongue.
In-person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Lloyd Schwartz and Patrick Sylvain
Lloyd Schwartz reads from Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948) and Other Poems, with Patrick Sylvain,…
04/14/2026
On Monday, April 27, join us as Maggie Dietz reads from her new collection, If You Would Let Me, with Jennifer Clarvoe, whose new book is Piano Piano.
In-person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Maggie Dietz and Jennifer Clarvoe
Maggie Dietz reads from her new collection, If You Would Let Me, with Jennifer Clarvoe, whose new book is Piano Piano.
04/07/2026
On Monday, April 13, join us as Rachel Dillon and Talin Tahajian read with Christian Wessels, author of "Who Follow the Gleam"
In-person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - New Voices: Emerging Writers
Rachel Dillon and Talin Tahajian read with Christian Wessels, author of Who Follow the Gleam.
03/31/2026
On Monday, April 6, join us as Wyn Cooper reads from his new collection, The Unraveling, with Alan Shapiro, author of Diver.
In-person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Wyn Cooper and Alan Shapiro
Wyn Cooper reads from his new collection, The Unraveling, with Alan Shapiro, author of Diver.
03/24/2026
On Monday, March 30, join us as Angie Estes reads from her latest collection, The Swallows Come Out, with Bianca Stone, whose new book is The Near and Distant World.
In-person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Angie Estes and Bianca Stone
Angie Estes reads from her latest collection, The Swallows Come Out, with Bianca Stone, whose new book is The Near and Distant World.
03/17/2026
On Monday, March 23, join us as Gail Mazur reads from her new book, World on a String, with Andrea Cohen, whose new collection is Sugar.
In-person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Gail Mazur & Andrea Cohen
Gail Mazur reads from her new book, World on a String, with Andrea Cohen, whose new collection is Sugar.
03/09/2026
On Monday, March 16, join us as Tracy K. Smith, whose most recent book is Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times, will read new poems, with January Gill O’Neil, whose newest collection is Glitter Road.
In-person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Tracy K. Smith and January O'Neil
Tracy K. Smith, whose most recent book is Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times, will read new poems, with January Gill O’Neil, whose newest collection is…
02/27/2026
On Monday, March 2, join us as we kick of the Blacksmith House Poetry Series this spring! Robin Becker reads from Midsummer Count: New and Selected Poems, with Richie Hofmann, whose newest collection is The Bronze Arms.
In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Robin Becker and Richie Hofmann
Robin Becker reads from Midsummer Count: New and Selected Poems, with Richie Hofmann, whose newest collection is The Bronze Arms.
12/01/2025
On December 8, Henri Cole reads from his new book, The Other Love, with William Logan, whose most recent collection is Rift of Light. Join us at 8 pm at 56 Brattle Street. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Henri Cole and William Logan
Henri Cole reads from his new book, The Other Love, with William Logan, whose most recent collection is Rift of Light.
11/24/2025
Join us on December 1st at 8 pm as Martín Espada reads from his new collection, Jailbreak of Sparrows, with Pádraig Ó Tuama, whose latest book is Kitchen Hymns. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Blacksmith House Poetry Series - Martín Espada and Pádraig Ó Tuama
Martín Espada reads from his new collection, Jailbreak of Sparrows, with Pádraig Ó Tuama, whose latest book is Kitchen Hymns.