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September 27
8.00-11.00 am (Poetry Cycle) Edgar Allan Poe in Boston
At the entrance stairs (under Free To All) at the Boston Public Library at 700 Boylston St)
Sponsored by WalkableCities.com
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A literary cycle of 5 miles in which we follow Edgar Allan Poe from his birthplace, via Edgar Allan Poe Square to Fort Independence where he was stationed.
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1.00-2.00 pm (Lecture) Literacy Through Poetry
Commonwealth Room, Boston Public Library at 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116-2813)
Sponsored by the Boston Public Library
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Prof. Geraldine Cannon Becker, poet and professor at the University of Maine at Fort Kent gives a lecture about how poetry can help fight illiteracy.
Learn more at Literacy Through Poetry
3.00-4.00 pm (Radio Play) A Voyage To The Moon
Commonwealth Room, Boston Public Library at 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116-2813
Sponsored by Lau Lapides Company and the Boston Public Library
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At the Boston Public Library, we embark on a solo trip with Edgar Allan Poe en route to the Moon, escaping civilization and crossing to another planetary body.
Learn more at A Voyage To The Moon
8.00-10.00 pm (Reading) Poetry Downtown Boston
(Long Wharf Pavilion, 74 Long Wharf)
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Selected poets read their work at the Long Wharf Pavilion. In 1796 Poe’s mother, Eliza (then age nine), arrived here from England with her mother.
The following poets will read in Boston
8.00-8.20 pm Jude Luttrell Bradley, CA
8.20-8.40 pm Guy D’Annolfo, MA
8.40-9.00 pm Geraldine Cannon, ME
9.00-9.20 pm Steven Bruce Myerson, RI
9.20-9.40 pm Jessica Boynton, ME
Learn more at Poetry Downtown Reading Boston
10.00-11.00 pm (Aftershow) PATCH
+ Ultimate Type Writer Showdown
(the exact location will be shared at Poetry Downtown Boston)
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Every night, you can meet, drink, dance and talk with your favorite poet at Poetry And Tales Cocktail Hour. The location will not be shared upfront but I can assure that PATCH will be always within a five minutes walk of the daily Poetry Downtown Reading.
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At PATCH you can also play the Ultimate Typewriter Showdown: where speed, accuracy and skill determin the ultimate typewriter champion.
Only 24 players per night. Please register via Eventbrite!
