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Kissing the Shuttle – A Historical Themed Poetry Evening

April 16, 2019 | 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm

Free

Mary Ann Mayer will discuss and read from her poetry collection, Kissing the Shuttle – A Lyric History (Blackstone River Books, 2018), re-enacting the rise of the textile mills, King Cotton, and the spread of tuberculosis at the turn of the 20th century.  The title refers to a common weaving practice, nick-named “the kiss of death,” which spread TB.   Poetry, research, and archival images explore the nexus between labor and disease, and bring to life the “esprit de corps” of early public health, including the nation’s first “open-air” classrooms in Rhode Island.

Details

Date:
April 16, 2019
Time:
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
http://waltham.lib.ma.us

Venue

Waltham Public Library 735 Main Street Waltham MA 02451
735 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451 United States
Phone:
781-314-3429
Website:
http://www.waltham.llib.ma.us

Organizer

Waltham Public Library
Phone:
(781) 314-3425
Website:
www.waltham.lib.ma.us

Did You Know?

Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.