ARTS ADMIN

A consultant for literary arts organizations, Laurin is the former Executive Director of Mass Poetry and former Program Director of both the Poetry Society of America and Mass Poetry.

SELECT EVENTS & PROJECTS:

Event Production
Publication Design
Poster Design
Community Involvement

EVENT PRODUCTION

Consultant // Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival // Conception, 2022 // University of New Hampshire

Consultant // Winter Gala: The Path Is Made By Walking // February 2020 // Poets House

Consultant // 10 Years at 10 River Terrace // September 2019 // Poets House

Consultant // The 24th annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge // June 2019 // Poets House

Producer // The Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship Reading // May 2017 // PSA
Featuring Ryan Black, William Brewer, Rigoberto González, Linda Gregerson, Major Jackson, Brandon Kreitler, Marilyn Nelson, Analicia Sotelo  // Audience of 100

Producer & Host // The PSA Readings at McNally Jackson // May 2017 // PSA
Featuring Tommy Pico & Jana Prikryl // Audience of 35

Producer // The Poet is In // Apr. 2017 // PSA, MTA Arts & Design, & Marie Howe
Featuring 33 poets

Producer // Poetry About Sculpture // Apr. 2017 // PSA & The Noguchi Museum
Featuring Murray Dewart, Robert Pinsky, and Rachel Hadas // Audience of 50

Producer & Host // The New Salon: Reading & Conversation // Mar. 2017 // PSA & the NYU Creative Writing Program
Featuring Kevin Young // Audience of 70

Producer // A Tribute to C.K. Williams // Feb. 2017 // PSA & FSG
Featuring 8 poets // Audience of 325

Producer & Host // The PSA Readings at McNally Jackson // Jan. 2017 // PSA
Featuring Joshua Bennett & Jennifer Kronovet // Audience of 50

Producer & Host // Poetry and the Natural World, New York Edition // Dec. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Natalie Diaz, Ross Gay, & Aimee Nezhukumatathil // Audience of 100

Producer & Host // Poetry and the Natural World, Chicago Edition // Dec. 2016 // PSA & The Poetry Foundation
Featuring Timothy Donnelly, Camille T. Dungy, & Major Jackson // Audience of 50

Producer & Host // The New Salon: Reading & Conversation // Nov. 2016 // PSA & the NYU Creative Writing Program
Featuring Patrick Rosal // Audience of 50

Producer & Host // The PSA Readings at BookCourt // Nov. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Anselm Berrigan & Amanda Nadelberg // Audience of 25

Producer // A Tribute to Max Ritvo // Nov. 2016 // PSA, Columbia University School of the Arts, the Academy of American Poets, Milkweed Editions
Featuring 8 participants // Audience of 210

Producer // Pulitzer Centennial Poetry Celebration // Oct. 2016 // PSA, The Cooper Union Office of Continuing Education and Public Programs, the New York Council for the Humanities, the Pulitzer Prizes as part of the Pulitzer Centennial Campfire Initiative
Featuring 13 participants // Audience of 800

Producer // A Tribute to C.D. Wright // Oct. 2016 // PSA, 92nd Street Y, the Academy of American Poets, The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center at CUNY, Copper Canyon Press, Poets House, & the NYU Creative Writing Program
Featuring 18 participants // Audience of 300

Producer & Host // The Glories of Poetry in Translation, Part 2 // Sept. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Chloe Garcia Roberts, Patrick Sylvain, & David McCann, anchored by Martha Collins // Audience of 30

Producer & Host // The PSA Readings at McNally Jackson // Sept. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Thomas Dooley & Monica Youn // Audience of 25

Producer & Host // The PSA Readings at McNally Jackson // Sept. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Cynthia Cruz & Ocean Vuong // Audience of 60

Host // Celebrating Poetry in Translation with the New York Review of Books // Jun. 2016 // PSA & The Bryant Park Reading Room
Featuring Hiroaki Sato, Richard Sieburth, Jason Weiss, & Matvei Yankelevich // Audience of 70

Host // Poetry for Every Season // Jun. 2016 // PSA & New York Botanical Garden
Featuring Sophie Cabot Black // Audience of 20

Producer // The Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship Reading // Jun. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Marilyn Chin, Adriana Cloud, Jane Hirshfield, A. Van Jordan, Monica Sok, Sarah Trudgeon, & Amanda Turner // Audience of 100

Producer // The PSA Readings at McNally Jackson: Delmore Schwartz, a Reading and Conversation // Jun. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Adam Kirsch & Craig Morgan Teicher // Audience of 15

Producer & Host // The Glories of Poetry in Translation // Apr. 2016 // PSA & Mass Poetry
Featuring Rhina P. Espaillat, David Ferry, & Ellen Doré Watson, anchored by Robert Pinsky // Audience of 30

Producer // A Tribute to Jean Valentine // Apr. 2016 // PSA & Poets House
Featuring 15 poets // Audience of 325

Producer & Host // The PSA Readings at McNally Jackson // Mar. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Camille Rankine & Kyle Dargan // Audience of 30

Host // Poetry for Every Season // Mar. 2016 // PSA & New York Botanical Garden
Featuring Ada Limón in a reading and Q&A // Audience of 75

Producer & Host // The PSA Readings at BookCourt // Feb. 2016 // PSA
Featuring Patricia Spears Jones & Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon // Audience of 25

Producer & Host // U35 Poetry Reading Series for Poets Under 35 // bimonthly 2014-2016 // Mass Poetry
Featuring three poets per reading // Audience of 20-50 per reading

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Carver Middle School // Nov. 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring two poets in readings and two breakout sessions // Audience of 42

Producer & Host // Poems & Pints // Oct. 2015 // Boston Book Festival 2015
Featuring Sarah Kay, Lynn Levin, January Gill O’Neil // Audience of 150

Producer // “Poetry Teaching Toolkit” Professional Development Summer Seminar // Aug. 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Regie Gibson // Audience of 25

Producer // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Granby High School // Jun. 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring two poets in readings and four breakout sessions // Audience of 60

Producer // “Verbal Carpentry” Workshop for Common Threads // Jun. 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Rhina P. Espaillat // Audience of 30

Producer // “Collages & Found Objects” Workshop for Common Threads // Jun. 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Fred Marchant // Audience of 15

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Masconomet Regional High School // May 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 12 poets in readings and 24 breakout sessions // Audience of 710

Producer & Host // Aloha Winter, Aloha Spring: A Themed Open Mic // May 2015 // Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2015
Featuring audience members // Audience of 30

Producer // Student Day of Poetry Track // May 2015 // Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2015
Featuring 15+ poets in readings and 19 breakout sessions // Audience of 375

Volunteers & Headquarters // Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2015 // May 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 300+ poets in three days of readings and breakout sessions // 100 volunteers // Audience of 1,500

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Brookline High School // Apr. 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 9 poets in readings and 15 breakout sessions // Audience of 570

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Billerica High School // Feb. 2015 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 12 poets in readings and 24 breakout sessions // Audience of 720

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Newburyport High School // Dec. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 14 poets in readings and 28 breakout sessions // Audience of 810

Producer // “Writing as a Language-Learning Tool” Professional Development Session // Nov. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Cole Rodriguez // Audience of 15

Producer // Poems & Pints // Oct. 2014 // Boston Book Festival 2014
Featuring Kirun Kapur, Major Jackson, Jill McDonough // Audience of 100

Producer // “Teaching Sound and Form” Professional Development Summer Seminar // Aug. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Maggie Dietz and Jill McDonough // Audience of 25

Producer // “Free Writing Fun Time” 2014 Summer Studio Workshop // Jun. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Jill McDonough // Audience of 30

Producer // “Reading Your Own Work Aloud” 2014 Summer Studio Workshop // Jun. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Lloyd Schwartz // Audience of 30

Producer // “Publishing Intensive” 2014 Summer Studio Workshop // Jun. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring Jeffrey Levine // Audience of 10

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Masconomet Regional High School // May 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 12 poets in readings and 24 breakout sessions // Audience of 710

Volunteers & Headquarters // Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2014 // May 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 250+ poets in three days of readings and breakout sessions // 90 volunteers // Audience of 1,500

Producer // Statewide Student Day of Poetry 2014 // Mar. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 40 poets in readings and 40 breakout sessions // Audience of 1,200

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Pyne Arts Magnet School // Mar. 2014 // Mass Poetry
Featuring four poets in readings and eight breakout sessions // Audience of 120

Producer & Host // In-school Student Day of Poetry at Newburyport High School // Dec. 2013 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 16 poets in readings and 32 breakout sessions // Audience of 810

Producer & Host // Opening Poetry Session // Oct. 2013 // Boston Book Festival 2013
Featuring Jonathan Galassi, Jennifer Militello, Vijay Seshadri // Audience of 75

Producer & Host // Spoken Word Mentor/Mentee Reading // Oct. 2013 // Boston Book Festival 2013
Featuring Regie Gibson, José Olivarez, and their students // Audience of 150

Producer & Host // Voices of Cambridge // Oct. 2013 // Boston Book Festival 2013
Featuring Lucie Brock-Broido, David Rivard, Stephen Burt // Audience of 100

Producer & Host // Poetry Headline Readings // Oct. 2013 // Boston Book Festival 2013
Featuring Mary Jo Salter, Frank Bidart, Robert Pinsky // Audience of 150

Producer & Host // Poems & Pints // Oct. 2013 // Boston Book Festival 2013
Featuring Charles Coe, Susan Donnelly, XJ Kennedy, Jan Schreiber // Audience of 150

Volunteers & Headquarters // Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2013 // May 2013 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 250+ poets in three days of readings and breakout sessions // 100 volunteers // Audience of 1,500

Volunteers & Logistics // Statewide Student Day of Poetry 2013 // May 2013 // Mass Poetry
Featuring 23 poets in readings and 23 breakout sessions // 10 volunteers // Audience of 700

PUBLICATION DESIGN: COMMON THREADS

These publications are available as free PDFs or can be purchased as paperbacks through Harvard Bookstore. Click here to learn more about Mass Poetry’s Common Threads program.

SELECT POSTER DESIGNS: POETRY ON THE T

These posters appeared on Boston’s subways and busses. Click here to learn more about Mass Poetry’s Poetry on the T program.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Features Editor: Mass Poetry // Jun. 2016 - Jun. 2017
Jury Member: Vermont Studio Center Writing Fellowships // Feb. 2016
Reader: Salamander // as of Jan. 2016
Resident: Vermont Studio Center // Jul. 2015
Committee Member: Boston Literary District Mobile App Committee // 2015
Judge: Poetry Out Loud Regional Semi-Finals (Boston) // 2015
Resident: Martha's Vineyard Writers Residency // Sept. 2013 & 2014
Poet: Tupelo Press 30/30 Project // Oct. 2013