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Before poet Jane Greer died, she reached out to Beatrice Institute about a dream—"my fantasy!" she called it—to gather in Pittsburgh and celebrate poetry. Her idea for the event was dynamic—almost volcanic, as she envisioned multiple poets reading poems, their own and their stage-mates', song lyrics, old poems, new poems, poems in-utero, and reacting, in real time, with comments, quips, and ideas. As Jane said, "It’s meant to be fun, a bit interactive, and more visually and aurally interesting than one poet reading for an hour. Most of all, it’s about the glory of poetry rather than any particular poet."

Beatrice Institute is so grateful to bring Jane's fantasy to life this spring, if not with the great plains-woman herself, in her spirit. We have invited three of Jane's friends to Pittsburgh to share poems, stories, and conversation, but most of all, to celebrate the life and legacy of the great Jane Greer.

Save the date and plan to join us for an evening of celebration, of festivity, and of poetry in April 2026!

*Photograph of Jane Greer by husband, James Luptak

Featured Poets…

George David Clark

George David Clark is the author of Reveille (Arkansas, 2015), winner of the Miller Williams Prize, and Newly Not Eternal (LSU, 2024). He is co-editor, with Lew Klatt, of Playing with Fire: Christian Poets Reflect on Faith and Practice, out this month from Baylor. Since 2011, he has edited the journal, 32 Poems.

Zina Gomez-Liss

Zina Gomez-Liss is the deputy editor at New Verse Review and an MFA candidate at the University of St. Thomas, Houston. Her writing can be found on her Substack, The Beauty of Things. She lives in Boston, MA with her husband and five children.