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In January of every year, the Writers House Planning Committee embraces the post-holiday doldrums with a celebration of winter's comforts, inspired by Wallace Stevens's chilly poem, "The Snow Man." We gather here at the Writers House, stoke a big fire in the parlor, simmer several big pots of soup and stew, and share our favorite winter-themed readings with one another. Let it snow! Please RSVP towh@writing.upenn.edu or call 215-746-POEM.

• AL FILREIS on "The Snowman" by Wallace Stevens
• NADIA LAHER, "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by Dylan Thomas
• MAX WANG from Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
• AMANDA SILBERLING, "Snow and Dirty Rain" by Richard Siken
• JACK NESSMAN from The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• MINGO REYNOLDS from Bees Make The Best Pets by Jack Mingo
• GREG DJANIKIAN, "The Curtain" by Hayden Carruth and "Why God Invented the Cold" by Catie Rosemurgy