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...gentrification and corporate invasion of Harvard Square. But Cambridge still has a handful of truly authentic institutions. And while many of these fixtures operate unnoticed and unappreciated, last week, several hundred people packed Sanders Theatre to celebrate the birthday of Harvard Square’s greatest treasure: the Grolier Poetry Book Shop...
Louisa Solano bought the store in 1974 and was instrumental in opening up Grolier to a less intimidating, more democratic clientele...
Solano preserved the store’s original purpose as a place that offered a selection of obscure and out-of-print volumes, as well as the most recent works. But during her years Grolier expanded into an important center for poetry, not just in Cambridge but in the country. For example, Solano runs a foundation that sponsors book signings, poetry workshops and an annual poetry festival and contest...
Alice Quinn, the executive director of the Poetry Society of America, which sponsored last night’s celebration, frequented Grolier in her student days when she took a summer course at Harvard...
Many of those who read at the podium last night are staple performers at Grolier’s readings. Peter Sacks, professor of English and American Literature and Language, had his first reading in the country in the early 1980s through Solano’s support. He said Grolier still holds an important place in his heart...