Brookline Poetry Series

Since 2001, the Brookline Poetry Series has been a quality venue for the best contemporary voices in American poetry, both published and yet-to be-published, a place for a multiplicity of poetic voices, and a series particularly dedicated to featuring the work of Brookline and Boston area poets.

Each month, our prominent featured readers are followed by our open mic, named the Best in Boston in 2005 by the Boston Globe. All poets are welcome to sign up.

The Brookline Poetry Series was founded in the spring of 2001 by our friend and fellow poet Diane Collins Ouellette.  Diane died of cancer shortly after launching the Series.  Her vision continues to guide our work.  

The Series directors are Ann Killough, Susan Jo Russell, Aimée Sands, and Christine Tierney (our newest and hippest director!)

For our 2023-24 season, we are happy to announce we’ll be back in Hunneman Hall in the Brookline Public Library for some of our readings. The rest of our readings will continue to be on Zoom.  All readings will start at 2pm. Here is our location schedule:

September 17 – Zoom

October 15 – Live in Hunneman Hall

November 19 – Live in Hunneman Hall

December 17 – Zoom

January 21 – Zoom

February 18 – Zoom

March 17 – Live in Hunneman Hall

April 21 – Live in Hunneman Hall

May 19 – Live in Hunneman Hall

Hunneman Hall is on the second floor of the Brookline Public Library Main Branch, 361 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02445

If you would like to receive a Zoom link to our readings, please email us at brooklinepoetry@minlib.net.

Contact: brooklinepoetry@minlib.net. Please put “Brookline Poetry Series” in the subject heading. Please do not send written correspondence in care of the Library.