# Event Details - **Event Name**: Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry Hermsen - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Poet and songwriter Terry Hermsen of Otterbein College in Ohio will be performing eco-/Equinox/autumn/climate songs.About this EventCome hear poet and songwriter Terry Hermsen for a soulful evening of ecologically informed love, outrage, mourning, wit, and joy. In poems and songs, Terry will trace the existential shift into eco-awakening and belonging, inviting us with him into this journey of creating restorative Earth practices through art, community-building, and restorative engagement with the land. Read more about Terry and his music and vision at https://www.terryhermsen.com/.Those interested can attend our welcome at the WIld Sanctuary gathering taking place from 4-6 p.m. and potluck at 6 p.m. with Terry. Both events will take place at 76 Sherman. More information about Wild Sanctuary here: https://www.hartfordinternational.edu/academic-programs/ecological-programs-and-initiatives/wild-sanctuaryTerry Hermsen has published four books of poetry: 36 Spokes: The Bicycle Poems (1985); Child Aloft in Ohio Theatre (1995), The River’s Daughter (2009), which was co-recipient of the Ohio Poet of the Year Award in 2009, and A House for Last Year’s Summer (2017). He taught for the Ohio Arts Council for over 20 years, visiting schools all across the state; conducted poetry night hikes in over a dozen state parks; and taught at Otterbein University from 2003 to 2017. Over the past six years, he has helped to found a group called ROAR: Regional Ohio Action for Resilience, looking for climate change action in central Ohio, and spearheads local events and initiatives on native pollinator restoration, including both arts-based and actual hands-in-the-soil engagement. He has an album of activist songs raising awareness about the climate crisis entitled “Dance Floor at the Edge of Time,” which he has performed in six states over the past three years, and he has spent the last several years bringing Cadine Navarro’s visionary art of prairie seed-songs, “It Sounds like Love,” to broader audiences. He and his wife Leslie play a lot of Scrabble and cultivate a small prairie in their yard. Currently he is translating the poetry of Chilean poet Christian Formoso, centering in his masterpiece The Most Beautiful Cemetery in Chile. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartford/equinox-earth-songs-an-evening-with-terry-hermsen/100001998510025284 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Theatre, food-drinks, performances - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Hartford - **state**: CT - **country**: United States - **location**: Hartford International University for Religion and Peace - **lat**: 41.7698571 - **long**: -72.7077092 - **full address**: Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, 77 Sherman Street, Hartford, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry Hermsen - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/9c0665618ff4f51d6c9fe3a4433c1523807931b3e09542b0aee19d0d7a03058b-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1788361274 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry Hermsen being held? - **A:** Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry Hermsen takes place on Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, 77 Sherman Street, Hartford, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry Hermsen? - **A:** Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry Hermsen is organized by Hartford Seminary. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry Hermsen is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hartford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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