The Green Room LIVE - Spring 2021

The Green Room is an arts and ecology salon series that was launched by Maui nonprofit The Merwin Conservancy in August 2013 with in-person events on the islands of Maui and O‘ahu. This Spring 2021 virtual series, The Green Room LIVE, explores the connections between poetry and place, and includes presentations from poets and writers from around the world.

The complete lineup for the Spring 2021 Green Room LIVE virtual series is as follows:

Wednesday, April 21st, 3:00PM Hawai‘i
Joy Harjo & Indigenous Pacific Islander Poets Featured in When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through
A celebration of National Poetry Month. Participating poets include ʻĪmaikalani Kalahele, Dan Talaupapa McMullin, Mahealani Perez-Wendt, Brandy Nālani McDougall, Craig Santos Perez, Lehua M. Taitano, and No‘u Revilla.

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Saturday, May 29th, 2:00PM Hawai‘i
Jericho Brown
Poet Jericho Brown reads from his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Tradition (Copper Canyon Press, 2019) as well as new work, and discusses the role of place in poetry making.

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Saturday, June 26th, 2:00PM Hawai‘i
Ross Gay & Aimee Nezhukumatathil
These two award-winning poets and nature writers join us for readings and conversation about place, poetry, and the wonders of the natural world.

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