A club well traveled

The New England Poetry Club was founded in 1915 by Amy Lowell, Robert Frost, and Conrad Aiken, and the organization sponsors the oldest poetry reading series in the country. Tonight's guests are Piotr Gwiazda, a Polish-American poet who explores private vs. public history in his book "Gagarin Street," and Moira Linehan, who will share excerpts from "If No Moon." This book is a collection of meditations on loss and mourning. 7 p.m. Free.

Harvard Yenching Library, 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. 617-744-6034. www.nepoetryclub.org