1455’s will celebrate National Poetry Month with Susan Rich, who will read from her collection Gallery of Postcards and Maps and Demystifying the Manuscript: Essays and Interviews on Creating a Book of Poems.
EVENT DETAILS
APRIL 27 | 7:00 PM EST | FREE VIRTUAL EVENT
1455’s Founding Director Sean Murphy will speak with Susan about her books and the craft of poetry, followed by a Q&A.
Tune into this event on Facebook at the event time to watch the live stream!
ABOUT Gallery of Postcards and Maps
“The new and selected poems of Gallery of Postcards and Maps introduce themselves with a warmth that deepens into wisdom. Susan Rich finds music in everything inside and outside her windows: Leonora Carrington, Vegetarian Vampires, lovers and ex-lovers, Lorca and Courbet. This book displays the hallmarks of her oeuvre: her mastery of form; her acuity of heart and eye. These terrific poems are full of compassion, lyricism and attention. The selected reflects an ever-present restlessness of spirit, flesh, and intellect.”
– Terrance Hayes, author of American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
Purchase Gallery of Postcards and Maps
at our independent bookselling partner The Potter’s House.
ABOUT Demystifying the Manuscript
Book creation is an art and Demystifying the Manuscript offers many perspectives on how to put together a book of poems through the essays and interviews of contemporary prize-winning poets and editors. While there isn’t a single “correct” method for creating a book of poems, Demystifying the Manuscript is filled with expert advice on all aspects of manuscript creation: ordering your poems, determining your goals, insider tips from the editors of journals and small presses, and everything in between. Demystifying the Manuscript will guide you through the process of creating your best book of poems whether you are an emerging writer or an established poet.
Purchase Demystifying the Manuscript
at our independent bookselling partner The Potter’s House.
ABOUT SUSAN RICH
Susan Rich is the author of seven books including: Gallery of Postcards and Maps: New and Selected Poems as well as Cloud Pharmacy, The Alchemist’s Kitchen, Cures Include Travel and The Cartographer’s Tongue /Poems of the World. Her poetry has earned awards from the Fulbright Foundation, PEN USA, and the Times Literary Supplement. Susan’s poems appear in the Gettysburg Review, Harvard Magazine, New England Review, Poet Lore, and World Literature Today among other places. She is the co-editor (along with Kelli Russell Agodon) of Demystifying the Manuscript: Creating a Book of Poems, (Two Sylvias, 2023). Susan teaches at Highline College and directs Poets on the Coast: A Writing Retreat for Women in La Conner, WA.
Website: poetsusanrich.com
Twitter: @susanrichpoet
Instagram: @susanrich18
Facebook: facebook.com/Susan.Rich18
ABOUT 1455
At 1455, storytellers are sacred, and we’re dedicated to showcasing the written word and other forms of creative expression. Curating community through year-round free programming, 1455 connects art and audience via intimate conversations and the promotion of diverse voices. Taking our name from the year Gutenberg’s printing press helped democratize content on a global scale, 1455 continues the tradition of using technology to advance an understanding and appreciation of impactful storytelling. 1455 exists to serve anyone who appreciates the arts and is interested in the sort of community commonly found only in academia or online book clubs. Every day, 1455 will augment the passion for the literary and creative arts in adults and young people through programs that sponsor expression, education, and sharing of stories.
Website: 1455litarts.org
Twitter: @1455litarts
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ABOUT THE POTTER’S HOUSE
1455 is thrilled to partner with The Potter’s House bookshop.
The Potter’s House is a nonprofit café, bookstore, and event space in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC. Since opening our doors in 1960 we have been a key place for deeper conversation, creative expression, and community transformation. After closing in 2013 for major renovations, The Potter’s House re-opened in spring 2015 with a renewed space and revitalized offerings. In our rapidly changing city – one in which development so often means displacement – The Potter’s House is a deeply rooted space where we can build relationships across our differences, envision just alternatives, and grow the movements that will make them possible.
Website: pottershousedc.org
Twitter: @pottershousedc
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