EVENT
Poetry Reading at the United States Pavilion
A Site-Responsive Poetry Reading as the Literary Companion to
Alma Allen: Call Me the Breeze
Friday, July 25, 2026
4:00 PM
United States Pavilion
Giardini della Biennale, Venice, Italy
The United States Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia will present a poetry reading on July 25, 2026, serving as the literary companion to Alma Allen: Call Me the Breeze.
Serving as an integral component of the Pavilion’s educational programming, the event brings together seven distinguished poets whose work expands the exhibition’s exploration of landscape, memory, belonging, and humanity’s enduring relationship with the natural world.
Developed over the past year by exhibition curator Jeffrey Uslip, the program features poets Kai Carlson-Wee, Chris Hoshnic, dg nanouk okpik, Craig Santos Perez, m.s. RedCherries, Jake Skeets, and Isabel Zapata, all of whom will have work published in the Pavilion’s forthcoming exhibition catalogue.
EVENT DETAILS
Date
Friday, July 25, 2026
Time
4:00 PM
Location
United States Pavilion
Giardini della Biennale
Venice, Italy
Admission
By invitation
This event is part of the United States Pavilion's educational programming.
Participating Poets
ABOUT ALMA ALLEN: CALL ME THE BREEZE
Call Me the Breeze is the official exhibition of the United States Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Featuring new sculptures by Alma Allen, the exhibition explores the relationships between material, landscape, memory, and the American imagination through works that invite contemplation, discovery, and sustained engagement.
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