This soulful romantic drama based on Niall Williams’ bestseller follows two winning young strangers fated to be brought together. As the father of the presumptive groom, Pierce Brosnan embodies the film’s deeper meaning: What drives people to create? An unfulfilled civil servant, he experiences an almost religious epiphany to paint. Gabriel Byrne, playing the young woman’s dad, struggles with a …
In a historic move celebrating Salem’s rich literary heritage, Mayor Dominick Pangallo and Salem Public Library Director Tara Mansfield have announced the appointment of J.D. Scrimgeour as the city’s inaugural Poet Laureate. This groundbreaking appointment comes as Salem approaches its 400th anniversary, marking a new chapter in the city’s cultural legacy. A New Cultural Milestone Establishing Salem’s first Poet Laureate …
An Intercepted Thing: The Epistolary Poem “April is National Poetry Month. What better way to celebrate than with the Thursday Poets! Watch for us every Thursday as we offer poems and insights that help connect us to the community and beyond.” by Jennifer Martelli Lately, I’ve been drawn to epistolary poems—poems written as letters. To be even more precise, …
Only a handful of tickets remain! Get yours here. The Poetry Brothel Is an immersive literary cabaret that fuses poetry, activism, vaudeville, burlesque, live music, visual art, magic, mysticism, and private, one-on-one poetry experience. Tickets are now available for The Poetry Brothel: Fall from Heaven on Saturday, March 12th at The Footlight Theatre in Jamaica Plain. Joey Phoenix caught up …
Only a handful of tickets remain! Get yours here. The Poetry Brothel Is an immersive literary cabaret that fuses poetry, activism, vaudeville, burlesque, live music, visual art, magic, mysticism, and private, one-on-one poetry experience. Tickets are now available for The Poetry Brothel: Fall from Heaven on Saturday, March 12th at The Footlight Theatre in Jamaica Plain. Joey Phoenix caught up …
