Please join us for a very special Vocarium event, which will mark our first annual Fanny Howe Memorial Reading. Our two honored guests, Elizabeth Robinson (Vulnerability Index, 2025) and Rosmarie Waldrop (The Nick of Time, 2021), will be reading from their recent work as well as sharing a favorite poem by their late friend Fanny.
 

The event will be introduced by poet and essayist Kate Colby, the author of Paradox (Essay Press, 2025), and will take place in the presence of Houghton Library’s new Ted Gorey exhibit, "This Gloomy Gallery," featuring many posters he designed for the Poets Theatre (founded by Fanny’s mother Mary Manning Howe). 

Each year, we look forward to hosting a reading that reflects the ethos of the late Fanny Howe (1940-2025). We believe this year's readers, whose remarkable works delve into the nature of reality and the questions of the spirit, resonate with her breathtaking oeuvre and her generous, generative presence. Please join us in welcoming them to campus.
 

In-Person Attendance: Edison Newman Room, Houghton Library.
Free and open to the public. 
 

Online Attendance: Livestreaming available via the WPR YouTube Channel.

Persons with disabilities, who would like to request accommodations or have questions about physical access, are encouraged to contact Houghton Library's Administrative Coordinator Le Huong Huynh by email or at 617-495-2443 in advance of the event.