Poetry at Beinecke Library

Poetry collections, events, and news.

Charles Plymell Papers
June 1, 2007

The Beinecke has acquired a small archive of letters, manuscripts, and manuscript notebooks by poet, editor, and novelist Charles Plymell. The notebooks...
Robert DeMott Papers Relating to Poet John Haines
May 22, 2007

John Haines is the author of numerous books of poetry, including At the End of This Summer , The Owl in the Mask of the Dreamer, Cicada, Leaves and Ashes , and...
New Exhibition: Rudyard Kipling: The Books I Leave Behind
May 15, 2007

The Appeal If I have given you delight By aught that I have done, Let me lie quiet in that night Which shall be yours anon: And for that little, little span...
New Scholarship from the Yale Collection of American Literature
April 26, 2007

The Sword Went Out to Sea : An Unpublished Novel By H.D. The Sword Went Out to Sea , co-edited by Cynthia Hogue and Julie Vandivere. (Gainsville: University...
Yale Student Poetry Reading: April 25, 4pm
April 17, 2007

Please join us for a Yale student poetry reading on Wednesday, April 25th, 4pm. Student poets reading their work include: Georgiana Banita, Mary Daniel,...
Ann Lauterbach Papers
April 12, 2007

Ann Lauterbach is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Many Times, but Then; Clamor; On a Stair; Hum; If in Time: Selected Poems 1975-2000, and a...
Poetry Reading: Ron Padgett
April 9, 2007

Ron Padgett Wednesday, April 11th, 4 pm Beinecke Library, 121 Wall Street Please join us for a poetry reading by Ron Padgett on Wednesday, April 11th, 4pm...
Charles Olson Documentary Screening
April 3, 2007

Please join us on Friday, April 6th, 3-4:45 pm at the Beinecke Library (rooms 38-39) for a film screening of a new documentary about poet Charles Olson: “Polis...
New Processing Initiatives at Beinecke Library
March 7, 2007

As part of its ongoing commitment to preserving and improving access to its collections, the Beinecke Library has begun an aggressive manuscript processing...
Frank Bidart Wins Bollingen Prize in Poetry
February 22, 2007

New Haven, Conn.—A three-judge panel has named Frank Bidart the 2007 winner of University’s Bollingen Prize in American Poetry. The judges described Bidart as...