# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Poet Laureate Reading: Linda Parsons
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Linda Parsons writes of home and the nurturing earth it’s built on. Through poems of childhood and gardening, she sings and grieves for the lost and the found in her life. From her grandmother’s indwelling kitchen and raggedy garden plot to now being a grandmother and a longtime gardener herself, she cultivates the lessons and language of the past in her own backyard. Parsons’ poems are leavened with a hunger to understand the upheavals of childhood and its growing pains, to be fed on life’s vegetable immensity, to face the passing seasons with grace and the hope of flowering.

Linda Parsons is the Poet Laureate of Knoxville, as well as a playwright and editor. She is the poetry editor for Madville Publishing and the copy editor for Chapter 16, the literary website of Humanities Tennessee. 

Attendance is free, but registration is required. Please email matthew@knoxgarden.org to RSVP.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/knoxville/poet-laureate-reading-linda-parsons/200029774155715
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 82

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Knoxville
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37914
- **lat**: 35.98328
- **long**: -83.88242
- **full address**: 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37914

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Poet Laureate Reading: Linda Parsons being held?
  - **A:** Poet Laureate Reading: Linda Parsons takes place on Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37914.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Poet Laureate Reading: Linda Parsons?
  - **A:** Poet Laureate Reading: Linda Parsons is organized by Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Poet Laureate Reading: Linda Parsons 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 Knoxville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 80+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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