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Poetry to Raise the Rafters: Sharon Olds and Mark Doty in Conversation

Presented by Twenty Summers at The Hawthorne Barn, Provincetown MA

Jun 10 2017
Poetry to Raise the Rafters: Sharon Olds and Mark Doty in Conversation

Moderated by Provincetown poet Kelle Groom

Iconic poets Doty and Olds are among the truth-tellers we count on for words of wisdom and beauty in dark times. Their many collections have won them dozens of prizes, and they are regarded by peers as modern masters of their craft. “Sharon Olds’s poems are pure fire in the hands, risky, on the verge of falling, and in the end leaping up,” wrote Michael Ondaatje. “I love the roughness and humor and brag and tenderness and completion in her work as she carries the reader through rooms of ... view more »

LOCATION

The Hawthorne Barn

29 Miller Hill Road, Provincetown, MA 02657

PARKING INFO

The Barn is located at 29 Miller Hill Rd in Provincetown, and is accessed by a long dirt path and a steep staircase. There is no parking available on Miller Hill Rd, nor is anyone allowed to drive down Miller Hill Rd. Parking is available in town at the large MacMillan Pier Parking Lot, and at 401 Commercial St at the corner of Law St. Our volunteers will be located at the corner of Miller Hill Rd. and Bradford St. and will be happy to provide you with directions for parking. Those who have trouble walking, can be dropped off at Miller Hill Rd. and/or call Ptown Pedicab 508.487.0660 or Cape Cab 508.487.2222 from the lot and they will deliver you to Miller Hill Rd. When exiting the Barn and Miller Hill Rd. after the program is over please be careful of our residential neighbors and keep voices low.