The Poetry Box
Artist: John Frechette
Curated by: Matt Daly
Location: East Broadway in front of Persephone Bakery
Date: 2010
Medium: Wood, glass, pipe
Partners: Jackson Hole Public Art and the Jackson Hole Writers
Sponsored by: MADE and Mountain Dandy
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The Poetry Box, founded in 2010 and now curated by local poet Matt Daly, is a collaborative project funded by Jackson Hole Public Art and Jackson Hole Writers. Poetry can be found anywhere, a creed manifested in this freestanding depot stocked with free poetry, sourced monthly from regional poets.
The Poetry Box places poetry into the hands of passersby by enticing them with its whimsical design – created in 2010 by local artist John Frechette – to reach into the box and take a free poem with them as they go about their daily business.
Submit your poetry (15 lines or less, please) to be featured in The Poetry Box by emailing Matt Daly and follow along virtually via Instagram (@jhpoetrybox) and Facebook, where the poems are also featured, often along with the authors themselves. For the online version of The Poetry Box, Matt also welcomes inquiries about contributions from artists and photographers.
The Poetry Box was the brainchild of arts writer and advocate Meg Daly (indeed the sister of current curator Matt Daly) and was implemented as a collaborative project between Jackson Hole Public Art, Teton County Library, the Jackson Hole Review and the Jackson Hole Writers Conference.
Annual support from MADE and Mountain Dandy.
