Poetry Workshop

Image: Isabella Garner in the McCormick House, photograph by Aaron Siskind. c. 1952

6:00 - 6:30pm Museum opens to participants for exhibition viewing

6:30 - 8:30pm Poetry workshop led by Dr. Ann Frank Wake, professor of English at Elmhurst University

Isabella Gardner, renowned poet and one-time editor at Poetry Magazine, wrote numerous poems while she lived in the McCormick House. During National Poetry Month, join us for an evening in “Isabella’s house” to enjoy a reading of Gardner’s poetry and write your own poem inspired by her work.

$25 for Non-Members / $15 for Members.

Members are entitled to only the number of member tickets that correspond with their membership level.