Poetry at Beinecke Library

Poetry collections, events, and news.

Fair Lucretia's Garland: 18th Century American Broadside
September 30, 2007

The Yale Collection of American Literature has acquired an apparently unrecorded 18th Century American verse broadside: “Fair Lucretia’s Garland,” [New Haven...
Poets' Correspondence Collection (William Rose Benet, Alfred Kreymborg, Leonora Speyer)
September 21, 2007

The Yale Collection of American Literature has acquired an important archive of correspondence by and about early twentieth century American writers. The...
Poetry Reading: Yusef Komunyakaa
September 11, 2007

Please join us for a poetry reading by Yusef Komunyakaa on Thursday, September 20, 4 pm. This event is free and open to the public. The Beinecke Library is...
David Gascoyne Collection
August 31, 2007

Several new accessions to the David Gascoyne Collection are now processed and available for use. The new accessions, acquired by gift and purchase from various...
Montgomery Hare Papers
August 17, 2007

Montgomery Hare (1911-1998) was a playwright, theater producer, and poet. Born in New York City, Hare graduated from the Groton School in 1929 and from Yale...
What is Close Reading?
August 7, 2007

The Yale English Department and the Whitney Humanities Center invite scholars and students to attend “What is Close Reading? A Symposium on Cleanth Brooks and...
Marcia Nardi Papers
July 24, 2007

A new addition to the Marcia Nardi Papers is now processed and available for use. The addition, which the Beinecke acquired in 2004, contains correspondence...
MacDowell Colony at Beinecke Library
July 7, 2007

The MacDowell Colony , one of America’s oldest and most important artists’ colonies, celebrates its centenary in 2007. Founded by composer Edward MacDowell and...
Spencer Brown Papers
June 23, 2007

Spencer Brown was born in 1909 in Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Harvard University with an A.B in 1930 and an A.M. in 1932, and he taught at the...
Save the Dates!
June 11, 2007

Fall 2007 Readings at Beinecke Library Yusef Komunyakaa Thursday, September 20th, 4 pm Beinecke Library, 121 Wall Street Yale Collection of American Literature...