# Event Details - **Event Name**: TANGENTIAL FIGURES: Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Harrison - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Just as some artists find it difficult to draw or paint people, some poets find it difficult to write about them. We have so much information about those we know well, and so many feelings about them, that we often don’t know where to begin, or which details to choose and which to leave out. Writing about people tangential to your life—a piano teacher, a babysitter, a barber, a neighbor, a mailman, etc.—might be a little easier, not only because there are fewer details but also because there’s more room for the imagination to fill in the gaps. In this workshop we’ll be reading and discussing poems about people once removed from the poem’s speaker, and then writing our own poems about tangential figures. Cost is $25. Must register to attend. Limited to 10 participants. About Jeffrey Harrison: Jeffrey is the author of seven books of poetry, beginning with The Singing Underneath, selected by James Merrill for the National Poetry Series in 1987, and including Feeding the Fire, winner of the Sheila Motton Award from the New England Poetry Club, Incomplete Knowledge, runner-up for the Poets’ Prize, Into Daylight, winner of the Dorset Prize, and Between Lakes, chosen as a 2021 Must-Read Book by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Bogliasco Foundation, among other honors. His poems have appeared multiple times in Best American Poetry and the Pushcart Prize volumes; been translated into Bulgarian, Italian, Norwegian, and Portuguese; and been set to music by several composers and performed at the National Opera Center, the Boston Athenaeum, and other venues. His essay “The Story of a Box,” about Marcel Duchamp and his family (first published in The Common), was listed as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2024. He lives in Massachusetts. Cost is $25. Must register to attend. Limited to 10 participants - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stonington/tangential-figures-poetry-reading-and-writing-workshop-with-jeffrey-harrison/200029907549743 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops, Music, Entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Stonington - **state**: CT - **country**: United States - **location**: 107 Water St, Stonington, CT, United States, Connecticut 06378 - **lat**: 41.33374 - **long**: -71.90662 - **full address**: 107 Water St, Stonington, CT, United States, Connecticut 06378 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: TANGENTIAL FIGURES: Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Harrison - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/e3f20e3bdead622cd5ee4f78e01b98d5f5f5505b11be14f6bfa7754d1e64024a-rimg-w1200-h1600-dc4a4a4a-gmir?v=1776810214 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is TANGENTIAL FIGURES: Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Harrison being held? - **A:** TANGENTIAL FIGURES: Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Harrison takes place on Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 107 Water St, Stonington, CT, United States, Connecticut 06378. - **Q**: Who is organizing TANGENTIAL FIGURES: Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Harrison? - **A:** TANGENTIAL FIGURES: Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Harrison is organized by The James Merrill House & Writer-in-Residence Program. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** TANGENTIAL FIGURES: Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Harrison is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Stonington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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