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Program

Murmuring Americas: Fall 2024 Season

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We ask the murmurers what they want to do with themselves now that
they don’t get to live anymore. They say they want to love all the things
they could not love when they were alive.
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— Daniel Borzutzy, from The Murmuring Grief of the Americas

The Poetry Foundation’s fall events listen for murmuring voices of the Americas against the backbeat of the US election cycle. Our season theme Murmuring Americas riffs on the title of a Chicago poet Daniel Borzutzky’s new book

The sound of a murmur might be too soft to pick up if you’re not paying attention,  but it is also the noise of the heart—a sign something may be wrong.  In a way, the poet’s mic is like a stethoscope—the writers taking the stage in the coming months amplify the heartbeat of the Americas, checking for vital signs and reporting on the conditions of life. What do you hear? 

Join our clamor

Events

blk: Blues Funeral for James Baldwin

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An evening of music, poetry, dialogue, memory-weaving, and community gathering to honor the James Baldwin Centennial. 
  • November 21 - Forms & Features Community Reading

All Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public, though advanced registration is encouraged. Thursday night events start at 6pm, and Saturday afternoon events start at 2pm. The performance space is ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible, and events feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation, please visit our Accessibility Guide.

In addition, our adult education program offers free workshops with visiting teaching artists open to the general public. (Note: registration for these workshops will open the month leading up to them.)

Murmur with us. Save the dates for our writing workshops:
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Forms & Features with Leigh Sugar

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A generative poetry workshop, “Disappearing Forms and Self-Erasure: Where What Why? ,” created and led by Leigh Sugar.
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Forms & Features with Danielle Pieratti

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A generative poetry workshop, “The Poet’s Version: Translation as Creative Practice,” created and led by Danielle Pieratti.
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Forms & Features with Samyak Shertok

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A generative poetry workshop, “One Hundred Faces of the Beloved: The Ghazal,” created and led by Samyak Shertok
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Forms & Features with Michelle Alexander

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A generative poetry workshop, “UnWoven Between the Disciplines: Poetry and Art,” created and led by Michelle Alexander.  
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Forms & Features: Poetry, Light & Color

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A generative poetry workshop in conversation with the current exhibition, More Light!

December 7 - “PRACTICE / PLAY” with Lara Mimosa Montes 
December 10 - “Walking backwards into the future: crafting the historical poem” with Casey Larkin Mazer Carsel