Poetry reading with Danez Smith & Mahogany L. Browne

Event:

Date:

July 28th, 2025.

Time:

7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Location:

Keeler Tavern Museum, 152 Main St., Ridgefield, CT

Contact:

Barb Jennes - barbjennes@gmail.com

Website:

https://keelertavernmuseum.org/events/528/poetry-in-the-garden-danez-smith-and-mahogany-l-browne/

On July 28, “Poetry in the Garden: Voices from Marginalized America” is proud to host two poets whose work stands defiant of racism, both historic and reawakened: Danez Smith —a National Book Award winner—and Mahogany L. Browne, poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center. A commissioned musical arrangement of "Declaration," a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Emerita Tracy K. Smith, will also be performed by composer Andrew Levine, vocalist Kimberly Wilson, and others. A Q&A session and book signing will follow.

FREE! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the readings, held in KTM&HC’s beautiful walled garden. In the event of inclement weather, the reading will move inside the Garden House. Ample parking on-site.

Keeler Tavern Museum & HIstory Center, 152 Main St., Ridgefield, CT 06877

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