# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Devin Johnston - "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Devin Johnston will discuss "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026." A Q&A and signing will follow after the reading. 

At the Co-op.

About the book: "Bright Thorn," which distills Devin Johnston’s work across a quarter century and seven books, offers an alternative to our frenzied moment through poems diffused with Johnston’s characteristic calm measured feeling and striking formal intelligence. Historical, philosophical, closely observational, and rooted evenly in the deep poetic past and the daily rhythms of American life, these poems open the world to imaginative scrutiny. Johnston is a chronicler in a Yeatsian sense, whose eye, cast discerningly over the landscape, is affectionate yet icily clear.

About the author: Devin Johnston was born in 1970 and spent his childhood in North Carolina. He is the author of eight books books of poetry, including "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000–2026." He works for Flood Editions, an independent publishing house, and teaches at Saint Louis University, in Missouri, where he lives.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/devin-johnston-bright-thorn-poems-2000-2026/200029927718406
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637
- **lat**: 41.7902
- **long**: -87.59611
- **full address**: 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Devin Johnston - "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026" being held?
  - **A:** Devin Johnston - "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026" takes place on Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Devin Johnston - "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026"?
  - **A:** Devin Johnston - "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026" is organized by The Seminary Co-op Bookstores.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Devin Johnston - "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026" is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chicago, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Devin Johnston - "Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026" sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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