ONLINE LECTURE: At a Meeting of Friends: The Friendship Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes

Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894), a member of King's Chapel for most of his life, is best known as the author of the poem "Old Ironsides" or perhaps as the titular "Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table." Despite the physician-turned-poet being one of the most popular figures in American literature in his day, a substantial number of his poems share his personal associations with friends like James Russell Lowell and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Join literary historian Rob Velella for an exploration of these poems of friendship in this virtual event.

Rob Velella is an independent literary historian, occasional tour guide, and sometime playwright focusing on American writing of the 19th century. His work includes a fully annotated edition of James Russell Lowell's 1848 satire "A Fable for Critics" as well as articles and chapters on Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman, among others.

Tickets are pay what you can with a suggested donation of $5. 

• 
  Sponsored

  Hannah Selinger + Kara Baskin at the BPL

  Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 6:00p

  The Boston Public Library, Central Library Copley Square, Commonwealth Salon
• 
  Sponsored

  Magnolias in Bloom - Commonwealth Avenue Walking Tour!

  Friday, Apr 18, 2025 10:00a

  Alexander Hamilton Statue
• 
  Sponsored

  Rhythm N' Spice Hot Sauce Festival

  Saturday, May 03, 2025 12:00p

  The Cambridge Foundry 101 Rogers St. Kendall SQ Cambridge
• 
  Sponsored

  Juegos de Palabras: Spanish game night at BASE

  Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025 6:00p

  Boston Area Spanish Exchange (BASE)

Sesh by The Boston Calendar | Advertise Terms | Privacy Policy | About