Space City Medievalism Poetry Reading
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us for an extraordinary evening where medieval culture meets modern voices at the Space City Medievalism Poetry Reading. Experience new poetry inspired by centuries-old literature and rare premodern objects from the Menil Collection’s outstanding holdings. This unique collaboration, supported by the Medieval Academy of America’s Centennial Grants program, brings together graduate students and scholars who spent a year exploring the intersection of medieval literature and contemporary creative expression.
Featuring original works by students from the University of Houston’s English, Creative Writing and Spanish Creative Writing programs, alongside UH and UH Downtown faculty, this reading celebrates how ancient texts continue to inspire fresh artistic visions.
About Space City Medievalism
The Space City Medievalism Poetry Reading features new poetry inspired by medieval literature and firsthand encounters with objects in the Menil Collection. The poems were created during a yearlong series of workshops with University of Houston graduate students and scholars of medieval literature as part of the Medieval Academy of America’s Centennial Grants program. The event includes readings by UH students from the English, Creative Writing and Spanish Creative Writing programs, along with UH and UH Downtown faculty.
Co-presented with the University of Houston Department of English and Inprint.
- Location
- Menil Collection (Main Building) 1533 Sul Ross St., Houston, Texas
- Cost
- Free
- Contact
Daniel Davies
Assistant Professor of English