Soundscapes and Places

• Friday, September 19
• 3:00 PM
• College Street Tent
• 470 College Street
• MAP
• FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Explore the intricate relationship between sound, place, and poetic imagination in this conversation with 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize recipient Anthony V. Capildeo. Known for their richly textured and geographically diverse work, Capildeo will delve into how landscapes and environments inspire and shape their unique poetic soundscapes. The discussion will be moderated by Langdon Hammer, a distinguished literary scholar and Professor of English at Yale University. Join us for an enlightening journey into the auditory and spatial dimensions of poetry.

Langdon Hammer is the Niel Gray Jr. Professor of English at Yale and the author of James Merrill: Life and Art.

Weather Alert: In the case of a weather disruption, this event will be moved to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Mezzanine (121 Wall Street, New Haven, CT). Please check our social media channels for real-time updates.