Third Thursdays Poetry: Carey Salerno, Eric Weiskott, & Monika Ostworka

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In person at Brookline Booksmith! Join us for an evening of poetry with Monika Ostworka, Carey Salerno, & Eric Weiskott.

This event is part of Third Thursdays Poetry, a monthly reading series at Brookline Booksmith.

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Third Thursdays Poetry: May

Eric Weiskott teaches English at Boston College. He is the author of two books of poetry, Sisyphus the Completist (Sagging Meniscus, forthcoming), and Cycle of Dreams (punctum books, 2024). Eric's poems appear in Cincinnati Review, Exacting Clam, Fence, Inverted Syntax, and Texas Review. He lives in Brookline

Monika Ostrowska is a writer and founder of Triangle House whose work has appeared in Joyland, New York Times Magazine, Guernica, Peach Mag, Newest York, and other publications. Born in Poland, she now lives in Greenpoint, NY with her son. Squirming is her first book.

Carey Salerno is the author of three books of poetry: Shelter, Tributary, and most recently, The Hungriest Stars. Her poems have been published in journals and magazines broadly and have recently appeared in Poetry, The Georgia Review, American Poetry Review, and The Harvard Review. She is the recipient of a 2025 Pushcart Prize and a 2025 Individual Artist Fellowship from the New Jersey State Arts Council. Salerno serves as the executive director and publisher of Alice James Books. She also serves as a lecturer in poetry and in publishing arts for the University of Maine and is a frequent guest at residencies, and MFA and nontraditional writing programs across the country. Her critical essays and articles about her work as a publisher can be found in places like American Poetry Review, NPR, and The New York Times. In 2021, she received the Golden Colophon Award for Independent Paradigm Publishing from CLMP, the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, for her leadership and contributions at Alice James Books. In her 18-year tenure at the press, Salerno has selected and edited over one hundred books of poetry.

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EVENT ACCESSIBILITY

This event will take place at street level. If possible, the event will be livestreamed to YouTube. ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the event. Seats are limited. Please email us at ticketing@brooklinebooksmith.com as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation, guaranteed seating, or other accommodations. We will do our best to serve your needs!