Remix: A Found Poetry & Printing Workshop with Barbara Henry
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀:
Wednesday, 21 October & Thursday, 22 October 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲:
2-hr sessions, offered at 10 a.m., 2:00 p.m., or 5:30 p.m. each day.
Participants are asked to participate on both days, but do not have to sign up for the same time slot each day.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Rare Book School, Shannon Library suite 230, University of Virginia
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 & 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰.
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 (register at tinyurl.com/Remix-Poetry-Workshop).
Join Rare Book School and renowned printer and book artist Barbara Henry for a two-day workshop, free and open to UVA students, faculty, and members of the local community.
Inspired by Henry’s “choice and chance” process of creating wordlists from The New York Times, day one of the workshop will focus on assembling wordlists from newspapers made available to participants in class. Working from original sources, participants will collaborate on creating a group word list and their own poetry from it. On day two of the workshop, participants will each set a line of their poetry in letterpress type as part of an “exquisite corpse” poem reassembling their creations.
Light refreshments will be offered, and participants will come away on Friday with a copy of an “exquisite corpse” poem.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽:
Participants will sign up for one of three available sessions on Wednesday, plus one of three available slots on Thursday. (Participants are asked to participate on both days, but do not have to sign up for the same time slot each day.)
Sessions are offered in the morning, afternoon, and early evening to accommodate participants’ schedules, but please be sure to sign up in advance for sessions on both days, as each session will be capped at 12 participants.
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆𝘂𝗿𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘅-𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
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𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 holds an MFA in painting from American University and studied typography at the University of Iowa with Kay Amert. From 1985 to 2004 she was the Curator of Bowne & Co., Stationers at The South Street Seaport Museum in New York City.
In 1980s, she began producing her own books under the imprint Harsimus Press. Henry named Harsimus Press for Harsimus Cove, a New Jersey neighborhood located across the Hudson River from the southernmost tip of Manhattan. “Harsimus” is derived from an Indigenous Leni Lenape name meaning “Crow’s Marsh.” Henry dedicated Harsimus Press to the exploration and interpretation of texts in metal and wood type and the relationships between text and illustration. Books she produced have ranged from stories told in linoleum cuts to specimen books of metal and wood type to chapbooks of poetry and literary criticism. Harsimus Press is now located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, by the Manatawny Creek—which is also an Indigenous Lenape name.
In addition to her work at Harismus Press, Henry teaches workshops at Center for Book Arts in New York.
Wednesday, 21 October & Thursday, 22 October 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲:
2-hr sessions, offered at 10 a.m., 2:00 p.m., or 5:30 p.m. each day.
Participants are asked to participate on both days, but do not have to sign up for the same time slot each day.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Rare Book School, Shannon Library suite 230, University of Virginia
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 & 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰.
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 (register at tinyurl.com/Remix-Poetry-Workshop).
Join Rare Book School and renowned printer and book artist Barbara Henry for a two-day workshop, free and open to UVA students, faculty, and members of the local community.
Inspired by Henry’s “choice and chance” process of creating wordlists from The New York Times, day one of the workshop will focus on assembling wordlists from newspapers made available to participants in class. Working from original sources, participants will collaborate on creating a group word list and their own poetry from it. On day two of the workshop, participants will each set a line of their poetry in letterpress type as part of an “exquisite corpse” poem reassembling their creations.
Light refreshments will be offered, and participants will come away on Friday with a copy of an “exquisite corpse” poem.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽:
Participants will sign up for one of three available sessions on Wednesday, plus one of three available slots on Thursday. (Participants are asked to participate on both days, but do not have to sign up for the same time slot each day.)
Sessions are offered in the morning, afternoon, and early evening to accommodate participants’ schedules, but please be sure to sign up in advance for sessions on both days, as each session will be capped at 12 participants.
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆𝘂𝗿𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘅-𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
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𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 holds an MFA in painting from American University and studied typography at the University of Iowa with Kay Amert. From 1985 to 2004 she was the Curator of Bowne & Co., Stationers at The South Street Seaport Museum in New York City.
In 1980s, she began producing her own books under the imprint Harsimus Press. Henry named Harsimus Press for Harsimus Cove, a New Jersey neighborhood located across the Hudson River from the southernmost tip of Manhattan. “Harsimus” is derived from an Indigenous Leni Lenape name meaning “Crow’s Marsh.” Henry dedicated Harsimus Press to the exploration and interpretation of texts in metal and wood type and the relationships between text and illustration. Books she produced have ranged from stories told in linoleum cuts to specimen books of metal and wood type to chapbooks of poetry and literary criticism. Harsimus Press is now located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, by the Manatawny Creek—which is also an Indigenous Lenape name.
In addition to her work at Harismus Press, Henry teaches workshops at Center for Book Arts in New York.
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Where is it happening?
Rare Book School, Shannon Library, UVA, 160 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville VA 22904, 160 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22904-1001, United States
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