Poetry reading & Book launch

Poetry Reading & Book Launch: Six Smith Alums, in Celebration of the publication of The Map of Every Lilac Leaf: Poets Respond to the Smith College Museum of Art. Readings by Rebecca Foust, Gina Franco, Laurie Ann Guerrero, Jessica Jacobs, Gail Mazur, and Abe Louise Young

The event is free and open to the public, registration is required: Zoom Webinar Registration

This book launch event will feature readings by six Smith College alums who contributed to The Map of Every Lilac Leaf: Rebecca Foust ’79, Gina Franco ’97, Laurie Ann Guerrero ’08, Jessica Jacobs ’02, Gail Mazur ’59, and Abe Louise Young ’99. This book features beautiful reproductions of each selected artwork as well as 40 poems by acclaimed authors who have participated in the Poetry Center’s reading series. The publication was developed collaboratively with SCMA in conjunction with SCMA100, the museum’s centennial celebration.

Hosted by The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College and SCMA.