The Jeanne Harris Hansell Endowed Fund for Poetry
13th Annual Jeanne Harris Hansell Endowed Fund
A Celebration of the Written Word
Thursday, April 15 | 7 p.m.
Writers from the Parker community will spend the day leading nonfiction, fiction and poetry workshops for students and return in the evening for a special culminating event.
The Jeanne Harris Hansell Endowed Fund for Poetry ensures continued success of our “Poetry at Parker” series and allows the school to host renowned guest poets and speakers about poetry in years to come. Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins was Parker’s inaugural visiting poet in the 2012–13 academic year, followed by Nikky Finney, Louise Glück, Kevin Young, Joy Harjo, Naomi Shihab Nye, Natasha Trethewey, Elise Paschen ’77, Julian Randall ’11, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Elizabeth Acevedo and Tina Chang.
Francis W. Parker School educates students to think and act with empathy, courage and clarity as responsible citizens and leaders in a diverse democratic society and global community.