Poetry Book Launch: Cecily Parks, Iain Haley Pollock, Michael M. Weinstein

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome three incredible poets to celebrate, discuss, and read from their latest collections published by Alice James Books.

by Cecily Parks confronts the ecological paradox of homemaking in an environment domesticity rejects—one of mess, disease, and everyday violence—to explore the equal distress and delight entangled in caring for a family, a new home, and the earth that sustains them.

by Iain Haley Pollock is steeped in the myths we spin about self, family, and nation. These poems attend to the complexities of violence in America, racial justice, and the intersection of personal and national identity.

by Michael M. Weinstein meditates on the body as a site of continuous change—both painful and beautiful, elected and imposed—to explore the often tangled journeys of physical and spiritual transformation.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Cecily Parks is the editor of the anthology The Echoing Green: Poems of Fields, Meadows, and Grasses, and the author of three poetry collections, including most recently The Seeds, which is forthcoming from Alice James Books. Her poems appear in the New Yorker, A Public Space, the New Republic, The Best American Poetry, and elsewhere.

Iain Haley Pollock is the author of three poetry collections, Spit Back a Boy (2011), Ghost, Like a Place (Alice James, 2018), and All the Possible Bodies (Alice James, 2025). His poems have appeared in publications ranging from American Poetry Review to The New York Times Magazine. Pollock has received several honors for his work including the Cave Canem Poetry Prize.

Michael M. Weinstein is a poet, essayist, and scholar of twentieth-century literature and visual art. A proud member of the trans and disability communities, he lives in New York City. His debut poetry collection, Saint Consequence, is forthcoming from Alice James Books in 2025.

Housekeeping notes:

• This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating.
• Doors open at 6:30pm.
• Books will be available for purchase at the event.
• Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase.
• The talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear.
• If you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event, we're happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!

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