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The 2024-2025 Season is on sale now.

Announcing our 2024-2025 season!

The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series features the artistry of poets Claudia Rankine, Dan Vera, Valerie Martínez, Paul Muldoon, Ellen Bass, and more alongside our annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute and Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize reading. Secure your seats and get ready to experience award-winning poetry alongside the Folger’s brand new amenities, like Quill & Crumb Café and our exhibition halls. It’s a whole new Folger!

Thrillist promises, “there’s plenty to keep visitors coming back.”

Below, explore details about the individual readings and subscription package options. Make your purchase online today, or contact the box office at (202) 544-7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu for more information.

About the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
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About the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series

Explore the season

Claudia Rankine & Yesenia Montilla

Claudia Rankine & Yesenia Montilla

The 56th season of the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series opens with Claudia Rankine and Yesenia Montilla reading from work that explores whether “we, the people” have truly established justice for all.
Tues, Oct 15, 2024 at 7:30pm
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Letras Latinas celebrates 20 years

Letras Latinas celebrates 20 years

The second reading of the season celebrates twenty years of Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Poets Blas Falconer, Valerie Martínez, and Dan Vera will read from their work with a moderated conversation following the reading.
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 7:30pm
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Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute Reading with Kimiko Hahn

Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute Reading with Kimiko Hahn

The O.B. Hardison Poetry series, in partnership with co-sponsor, The Emily Dickinson Museum, hosts its annual celebration of Emily Dickinson with a reading by the Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award winner Kimiko Hahn.
Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 7:30pm
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Disability Poetics with Camisha Jones and torrin a. greathouse

Disability Poetics with Camisha Jones and torrin a. greathouse

Folger Poetry continues its exploration of 'Whose Democracy?' with readings by poets torrin a. greathouse and Camisha L. Jones whose present works probe the erasure of disabled voices.
Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 7:30pm
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Folger Theatre
2025 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize with Paul Muldoon and Julia Thacker

2025 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize with Paul Muldoon and Julia Thacker

The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series and co-sponsor The Waywiser Press celebrate the 19th winner of the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize with this year’s prize judge, acclaimed Irish poet, critic, playwright, and translator Paul Muldoon, who will read with the winning poet.
Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 7:30pm
Dates & Tickets
Multiple venues
The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale Reading Ellen Bass

The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series Finale Reading Ellen Bass

Ellen Bass, chosen by a group of Folger Poetry supporters, will read from the work of other poets cited as a literary influence, as well as from her own work. A moderated conversation will follow the reading, with a bookselling and signing at the post-reading reception.
Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 7:30pm
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Folger Theatre

Subscriber benefits

  • 25% savings off single ticket prices
  • Guaranteed seats at in-person readings
  • Unlimited access to the recordings of each reading throughout the season
  • Ticket discounts to other programs including Folger Theatre, Folger Music, and other Folger events
  • Exclusive subscriber-only content and special offers

Select your package

Select 3-5 readings of your choice and enjoy all the benefits of being an O.B. Hardison Poetry Series subscriber.

Purchase a Flex Pass

 

Can’t join us in person? Purchase virtual access to enjoy the live-streamed readings and get unlimited access to their recordings so you can enjoy at your convenience, as many times as you’d like.

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