Boston Book Festival

Wind down your day at the BBF by kicking back with a frosty beverage or two and a poem or several. Join fellow poetry fans at Copley Square Hotel’s cozy and convivial XHALE Lounge to hear new work by four terrific poets: Liam Day, whose first collection, Afforded Permanence, was nominated for a Massachusetts Book Award; Jeffrey Harrison, whose most recent book is the Dorset Prize–winning Into Daylight; Jennifer Markell, whose debut collection Samsara was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award; and Rose Styron, whose fourth volume of poetry, Fierce Day, is her first in more than a decade. This laid-back evening of poetry is sponsored by Mass Poetry and hosted by Sara Siegel, Mass Poetry’s program director.