About the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center
Since 1997, The Poetry Center at Smith College has been devoted to promoting poetry within our vibrant campus as well as the wider New England community. Now officially named The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center, our ambitious reading series brings both internationally known writers and exceptional emerging poets to Smith College each year, and we’re committed to finding dynamic means of deepening our connections to the diverse world of contemporary poetry and the possibilities of the written word.
Advisory Committee
Student Interns
From the very beginning students have played a vital role in The Poetry Center. During the academic year there are usually between eight and 10 students working in various capacities, from producing, publicizing and coordinating readings to compiling poet biographies and taking photographs of world-famous poets when they visit campus for a reading.