Town Hall Theater Presents:

Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone's Book Release Party

"The Near and Distant World"

Saturday, January 17 at 7pm in the Anderson Studio

Cocktail Hour: 6-7pm

Talk, Reading & Q&A: 7-8:30pm

THT is proud to present Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone and her new book The Near and Distant World (Tin House in January, 2026). Celebrate with a community cocktail hour from 6-7pm followed by a reading and discussion starting at 7pm. Stone is the author of many books, including the poetry collection What is Otherwise Infinite which received the 2022 Vermont Book Award. Her poetry and writings have appeared widely in such magazines as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Poets and Writers, and The Nation. In 2013 she co-founded the poetry-based nonprofit, Ruth Stone House, where she organizes events and retreats, teaches classes on poetry and poetic study, and hosts the Ode & Psyche Podcast.