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It is true that Mount Auburn is first and foremost a cemetery, but it is also a National Historic Landmark, a botanical garden, an outdoor museum of art and architecture, and an important habitat for urban wildlife. Attend one of our many events and discover for yourself what makes this place so special!

 



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Dear Friend: Writing Letter-Poems

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Writing epistolary poems—poems that take the form of letters—addressing a specific person or entity (even if—sometimes especially if—there’s no hope of reply) can focus our attention and lead to surprising insights about ourselves and the world. In this generative workshop, we’ll read some example poems, jumpstart our own poems with prompts and observations of the […]

$10 – $15