Poetry at Beinecke Library

Poetry collections, events, and news.

Biography Symposium: Writing About Writers
December 18, 2020
Auto-Criticism: Writing the Self in the World
December 15, 2020

Well known on campus and around the world as a site of important historical documents of all kinds, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript is also a regional...
Writing the Self: Images, Collections, Resources
December 12, 2020

Beinecke Library resources for contemplating and studying a broad range of topics related to writing the self: memoir, self-portraiture, self-presentation,...
Oxford student makes rare discovery (Emory University)
November 24, 2020
Oxford pre-med undergraduate finds unpublished manuscript by poet and physician William Carlos Williams
Creativity in 2020: A History in Motion
November 23, 2020

We asked Justin, poet and student at the Yale Prison Education Initiative, to reflect on creativity in 2020. In response, he shared this poem, a rich and...
From the Archives: Art by Incarcerated Individuals
November 20, 2020

IN THE DIGITAL LIBRARY | ALSO IN BEINECKE CONNECTIONS | RELATED MATERIALS | BIBLIOGRAPHY & FURTHER READING This guide spotlights works written by...
Reaching for Joy: Poet Toi Derricotte discusses isolation, community, and taking risks (Chapter 16)
November 16, 2020
Yale Library Statement on Harmful Language in Archival Description
November 16, 2020
New Scholarship: Mary Catherine Kinniburgh on Archival Processing
November 12, 2020
Poet, scholar, and bookseller Mary Catherine Kinniburgh considers archival processing and research in poets' libraries and archives.
Words for the Nation: A Playlist of Readings from the Collections
November 2, 2020

Expecting to be waiting in line any time soon? Stressed and looking for prompts from the past for reflection in the present about paths for the future? For...