The grolier poetry book shop has held readings for almost a century now. Grolier poetry bookshop in cambridge, ma librarything local. Pauls church in harvard square, for a mass for our beloved leader, friend. Kyra hanson the man behind londons only poetry bookshop a poets haven, the garden at iklectic art lab they say theres no money in poetry. Eliot, lawrence ferlinghetti, and robert lowell, are a short list of poets and writers who have read at the grolier. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Founded in 1973 by poet gail mazur, and currently directed by andrea cohen, the blacksmith house poetry series features both established. In 1976, then owner, louisa solano, developed the grolier as an exclusive showcase for poetry. We stock current publications of poetry and its concerns books, cassettes, periodicals, reference volumes with some 16000 volumes. Conrad aiken lived upstairs from the store in its early days. Yesterday, en route to meet my friends at book club, i stopped for a short visit at the grolier poetry bookshop in harvard square in cambridge. Cummings when they attended harvard, this tiny shop founded in 1927 carries. The best bookshops in boston and cambridge, ma, usa lse.
To browse a selection from the poetry book society please click here. Grolier poetry book shop june 22 today, saturday, at 12noon we will gather at st. Grolier poetry bookshop, cambridge, ma, us a short visit. John ashbery, robert bly, robert creeley, and frank ohara were regular visitors while undergraduates at harvard. Although founded as a first edition bookstore, its focus today is solely poetry.
Grolier poetry book shop bookstore in cambridge, massachusetts. Grolier poetry bookshop massachusetts statewide poetry. We stock over 15,000 current volumes of trade, small press, and university publications as well as books related to prosody, poetry markets, and spoken word cds. The grolier poetry book shop the grolier is an independent bookstore on plympton street near harvard square in cambridge, massachusetts, united states. The grolier poetry book shop celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. The grolier poetry book shop has been in business since 1927. In cambridge, there is the harvard coop and a great little poetry bookstore called grolier poetry book shop, just around the corner from the harvard bookstore. Check out what grolier poetry bookshop will be attending at massachusetts statewide poetry calendar see what grolier poetry bookshop will be attending and learn more about the event taking place dec 14, 2019 jul 16, 2020 in mass poetry. The largest bookshop in the uk devoted entirely to poetry.