Poet Chelsea Woodard to Read at Seton Hall

The Poetry-in-the-Round reading series is honored to welcome the poet Chelsea Woodard to Seton Hall. Woodard will read from and discuss her new collection, Lentic Systems, at 5 p.m., Thursday, November 12, in Fahy Hall 7. This reading is free. Poetry-in-the-Round and Seton Hall extend an invitation to all students, faculty, staff and alumni to attend.

About the Author:
Chelsea Woodard is the author of four poetry collections, including the forthcoming Lentic Systems, which won the 2026 Vassar Miller Prize. Her previous collection, "At the Lepidopterist’s House," won the Michael Waters Prize, the Poetry by the Sea Book Award and the New Hampshire Literary Award for Excellence in Poetry. Her poems have appeared in Narrative, The Threepenny Review, Blackbird, 32 Poems and many others. She lives and teaches in New Hampshire.

About the Event:
Woodard will read from her newest collection, "Lentic Systems," which has a particular focus on the relationship between nature, the environment and the body. She will discuss her writing and take questions from the audience. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

About the Series
For more than three decades, Poetry-in-the-Round has brought some of the world’s best contemporary writers to Seton Hall. Past guests include Joyce Carol Oates, E.L. Doctorow, Nadine Gordimer, C.K. Williams, Jonathan Franzen, John Ashbery, Russell Banks, Adrienne Rich, Alice McDermott, Daniel Kehlmann and many others. The series showcases both established and emerging writers for Seton Hall students and the community.

Courtney Sender, assistant professor of English, is the director of the series.

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