In the summer of 2019, Brendan took to the road to connect independent literary communities across the country while celebrating the release of his recent chapbooks. The reading tour spanned from Florida to Connecticut; along the way, Walsh also conducted interviews with poets in each city, creating a video series that illustrates the reciprocal relationship between poetry and place.
Many thanks to the bookstores, authors, readers and more who took part in this experience! Please see the videos below, in which people up and down the East Coast discuss how they find, build, and support, and rejoice in literary community. The full series is available on YouTube.
Press
Poetry and Place: Brendan Walsh aims to create community through poetry, Encore Magazine
Great American Poetry Crawl brings traveling poet Brendan Walsh to Savannah, Do Savannah
Interview with WPKN Independent Radio for What’s Happening New Haven
Great American Poetry Crawl: The Zine
While visiting bookstores and communities, Brendan distributed a free zine which dives into the enchanting combination of poetry and life on the road. Didn’t grab one during the tour? Download below, print on your own, and follow the folding instruction here!
