Name: Open Door
Start: 2024-10-10T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-10T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Poetry Foundation

Open Door

The Poetry Foundationrecognizes the power of words to transform lives. We work to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry.The Poetry Foundation hosts a robust schedule of free live events throughout the year. Ranging from poetry readings to staged plays to concerts, events have also included artist collaborations, exhibition openings, musical and other performances. Our current events schedule can be found athttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/events.

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A poetry reading featuring Julie Ezelle-Patton, Ed Roberson, Duriel E. Harris, and Dawn Joseph.

Fall 2024 Season: Murmuring Americas

The Poetry Foundation’s fall events listen for murmuring voices of the Americas against the backbeat of the US election cycle. Join our clamor: September 14-December 5, 2024. 

Thursday nights 6pm
Saturday afternoons 2pm

Always free.

The Open Door series spotlights creative relationships and collaborations rooted in the Midwest, inviting two featured writers and their guests to share work that opens up poetry as an expansive art form. Featuring Julie Ezelle-Patton in celebration of a <a href="https://www.chicagoreview.org/issues/67-02-03-04/ " title="https://www.chicagoreview.org/issues/67-02-03-04/ " target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">special issue of the Chicago Review</a>, former Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ed-roberson" title="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ed-roberson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ed Roberson</a> as her esteemed guest, and Obsidian editor <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/duriel-e-harris" title="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/duriel-e-harris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Duriel Harris</a> in collaboration with artist Dawn M. Joseph.~~~Murmurs from the poets:"pout nation injure ungun engine bad news bear plain ooze zoo logical curse a mine ore mock rogue ear rack eerie trial of tears" —Julie Ezelle Patton, from Notes for Some (Nominally) Awake"speech inhabits a body making and hearing sound its deciding witness:skin, a throat unwound" —Duriel Harris, from No Dictionary of a Living Tongue"out of some music a respiratory breathing a heart out of some tide a call of return out of some ether of astronomy our own aural calculation " —Ed Roberson, from Asked What Has Changed~~~In-Person Attendance: Masks are strongly encouraged and available at check-in for those who would like to wear one. The Foundation reserves the right to update this policy if community levels of COVID-19 increase significantly. Read our <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/covid" title="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/covid" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">full COVID-19 Health &amp; Safety Guidelines. </a>Guests are encouraged to register in advance.Livestream Attendance: The livestream link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. In order to receive the livestream details, please register in advance.This program is part of the Poetry Foundation’s fall 2024 season, Murmuring Americas. All Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to register in advance. The performance space is ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible, and the program will feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation. Masks are strongly encouraged and available at check-in. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation, <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/accessibility" title="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/accessibility" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">please visit our Accessibility Guide</a>.

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