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Grolier Poetry Bookshop

Phone: 
(617) 547-4648
Type: Indie Bookstore

Founded in 1927 by Adrian Gambet and Gordon Cairnie, the original Grolier book shop stocked mainly private press books, some poetry, and a sampling of avant-garde literature. Today, Grolier is the oldest continuous poetry book shop in the United States, and stocks over 15,000 current volumes of trade, small press, and university publications as well as books related to prosody, poetry markets, and spoken word CDs. The store hosts regular readings, author events, book signings, and more. 

Address: 6 Plympton Street
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138
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