The poetry of The Atlantic has, from the magazine’s first issue in 1857, called attention to the unfinished project of the nation. Join us at McNally Jackson as The Atlantic‘s poetry editor, Walt Hunter, and the poets Joshua Bennett and Rita Dove discuss The Singing Word: 168 Years of Atlantic Poetry, a collection of nearly 100 Atlantic poems infused with the language of America’s songs, myths, and history, from the Civil War to the present. Book signing to follow.

About the Authors:

Walt Hunter is the editor of The Singing Word: 168 Years of Atlantic Poetry.

Joshua Bennett is a professor at MIT and the author of Spoken Word.

Rita Dove is a professor of creative writing at the University of Virginia.