Catherine Barnett reads from her new book, Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space, with Danielle Chapman, whose latest collection is Boxed Juice.

Order Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space

Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.

Catherine Barnett

Catherine Barnett is the author of four poetry collections, including Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space (2024 Graywolf) and Human Hours (Believer Book Award, NYT "Best Poetry of 2018" selection). A Guggenheim fellow, she received a 2022 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among other recognitions. Her work has been published in the New Yorker, The NY Review of Books, The Yale Review, The Nation, Harper’s, and elsewhere. She teaches in NYU's MFA Program and works as an independent editor.

Danielle Chapman

Danielle Chapman is a poet, nonfiction writer, and lecturer in English at Yale University. Her memoir, Holler: A Poet Among Patriots, was released by Unbound Edition Press in 2023. Her new book of poems is Boxed Juice, and her previous collection is Delinquent Palaces.