Boston Public Library
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Boston, MA 02116
United States
VIRTUAL EVENT
Join the Boston Public Library’s “Never Too Late” group for a reading and discussion with Allison Adair, author of The Clearing. This event will be held on Zoom at 2pm ET. Register to receive the Zoom link.
The Never Too Late Group is one of the country’s oldest, continuously running groups for seniors. For over 60 years, it has provided a setting for seniors to gather together and enjoy with their friends a wide variety of unique programs that are entertaining and culturally enriching.
Trident Booksellers & Cafe is selling copies of The Clearing, each accompanied by a bookplate signed by the author, via their online store. To purchase this book, visit Trident’s website and use the free shipping (media mail only) coupon code BPLSHIP, which can be applied under the “Coupon discount” field on the order form used during checkout.
Allison Adair
Originally from central Pennsylvania, Allison Adair now lives in Boston, where she teaches at Boston College and GrubStreet. Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Best American Poetry, Best New Poets, and ZYZZYVA, among other journals; and have been honored with the Pushcart Prize, the Florida Review Editors’ Award, the Orlando Prize, and first place in Mid-American Review’s Fineline Competition. She is the author of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize-winning collection, The Clearing, forthcoming June 2020.
Winner of the 2019 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, The Clearing navigates the ever-shifting poles of violence and vulnerability with rich imagination and a singular incisiveness.