Live Poetry at Lovestruck with Raisa Tolchinsky

Raisa crafts on-the-spot poems for audiences in real time on her beloved Smith Corona typewriter. After spending the last few years at Harvard Divinity School exploring poetry as a tool for connection, she’s bringing this magic to Lovestruck Books on Friday, April 18, 6-8 PM. sit with Raisa at the Lovestruck Books Bar, share a moment, and leave with a poem written just for her guests. Please RSVP for free through eventbrite. Poems are by donation, with a recommended in-person contribution of $25-$50.

Raisa Tolchinsky's poetry explores the wisdom of the body and what it means to listen imaginatively. She is the author of Glass Jaw (Persea Books, 2024), winner of the 2023 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize. Her poems have appeared in Boston Review, Kenyon Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, and other publications. She has held improvised typewriter sites everywhere from college campuses to hospital waiting rooms. Raisa holds an MFA from the University of Virginia, an MRPL from Harvard Divinity School, and a BA from Bowdoin College. In 2022–2023, she served as the George Bennett Writer-in-Residence at Phillips Exeter Academy. Currently, she is the Creative Writing Specialist at Harvard Divinity School.

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