SubText Books Poetry Book Club

The second Sunday of every month at 3pm.

Poetry Book Club is an opportunity to join other readers in discussion of a book of poetry with no pressure to like or “understand” every book or poem. Simply read the book and come to the discussion with an open, generous, and curious mind. We’ll have a conversation about the overall themes, the poems we’re drawn to, how the poet is using the tools of poetry to communicate, and any other ideas and questions the poems generate. Books can be purchased from SubText Books at a discount in the month leading up to the meeting.

Discussions led by poet and critic Timothy Otte.

Click here for an archive of past books we've discussed.

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6 Fifth Street West, St. Paul MN 55102

Next Up

Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems
by Sonia Sanchez
Sunday, March 10, 2019, 3pm.

From the publisher:
An extraordinary retrospective covering over thirty years of work from a leading writer of the Black Arts Movement and the American Poetry Society’s 2018 Wallace Stevens Award–winner. Shake Loose My Skin is a stunning testament to the literary, sensual, and political powers of the award-winning Sonia Sanchez.

"This world is a better place because of Sonia Sanchez: more livable, more laughable, more manageable. I wish millions of people knew that some of the joy in their lives comes from the fact that Sonia Sanchez is writing poetry." —Maya Angelou

Visit SubText Books to buy a copy at a discount!