Brookline Poetry Series
The Brookline Poetry Series meets once a month on Sunday afternoons, September through June, in Hunneman Hall at the Public Library of Brookline Main Branch (361 Washington St., Brookline, MA 02445). Usually, one or two established poets read, followed by an open mike.
- Timing of performances:
- 1:30 PM • Doors open
- 1:45 PM • Open mike sign-up
- 2 – 4 PM • Poetry readings
N.B. Usually the third Sunday of the month, except the first or second Sunday in June. On rare occasions, this may vary to accommodate holidays or special Library events, so be sure to check the Library Calendar or this page before attending. (Often, the February date varies as well so as not to conflict with the BLMA concert or the Winter Gala.)
Featured Readers
Feb 28, 2010 • Frannie Lindsay
Photo by Mary Bonina
Frannie Lindsay's newest volume of poetry, Mayweed, is the 2009 winner out of the Washington Prize. Her previous books are Lamb (Perugia Press, 2006) and Where She Always Was (Utah State University Press, 2004). She is the 2008 winner of the Missouri Review Prize.
Her poems have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Yale Review, Black Warrior Review, The Georgia Review, The Southern Review, Southern Humanities Review, Quarterly West, Prairie Schooner, Field, Salamander, Beloit Poetry Journal, Poetry International, Harvard Review, Poetry East, Tampa Review, Hunger Mountain, and many other journals. They have also been featured on Poetry Daily, and Verse Daily, and read by Garrison Keillor on National Public Radio's Writer's Almanac.
She has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. She lives in Belmont, Massachusetts with her two retired greyhounds. She is also a classical pianist.
History of the Brookline Poetry Series
The Brookline Poetry Series was founded in the spring and summer of 2001 by our friend and fellow poet Diane Collins Ouellette. Diane died of cancer several months into the series, and, with her husband Berred's support, we continued. We are guided by her original mission: a quality venue for local poets, both published and yet-to-be published; a place for a multiplicity of poetic voices; a series particularly dedicated to featuring the work of Brookline poets.
In the years since, we have featured the best contemporary voices in American poetry, as well as many fine local poets.
We are dedicated to providing a forum for poets of all experience to listen and read their work. In 2005, the Boston Globe named us the Best in Boston for our open mike.
We welcome all Boston-area poets to our series.
Since March 2008, the series has been held at the Public Library of Brookline.
Ann Killough
Susana Roberts
Aimee Sands
Also of interest:
Poetry Workshop at Framingham Public Library with Prof. Alan Feldman
Wednesdays, January 13 – April 14, 7:00–9:00pm (Except February 10 and 17)