Harvard Poetry Walking Tour

After reaching the Weld Boathouse on the Charles River, hear physician, poet, and Harvard Medical School Associate Profe... Read more

Lowell House is home of the Lowell House bell tower, and where Robert Lowell once lived. The House itself is named after... Read more

Outside of Lamont Library, which houses the Woodberry Poetry Room, listen to Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Liter... Read more

At Widener Library, listen to Radcliffe Fellow Henri Cole reading his poem “Harvard Classics.”

Facing Tercentenary Theatre, where Commencement is held outdoors every year, listen to the late Seamus Heaney read “Vill... Read more

At Memorial Church, hear poet Frannie Lindsay, graduate coordinator in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatur... Read more

In the Sever Hall courtyard, pick a tree, any tree, and listen to Adrienne Rich read her poem “The Trees,” which she rec... Read more

Memorial Hall honors the sacrifices Harvard men made in defense of the Union during the American Civil War. Hear A. King... Read more

Annenberg Hall, located in the basement of Memorial Hall, serves as the dining facility for first-year students. Harvard... Read more

In front of the Science Center rocks, hear Sylvia Plath recite “Child’s Park Stones,” which she recorded on June 13, 195... Read more