Muldoon’s Picnic: The New Dream Songs brings together poetry, music, comedy, and conversation in an evening that feels more like a lively salon than a typical performance. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Paul Muldoon, this event features an eclectic lineup of writers, musicians, and storytellers. including voices like Mike Birbiglia, John Darnielle, Shane McCrae, Andrew Motion, J. Hope Stein, and Grammy-winning Suzanne Vega. all woven together with improvisation, wit, and creative surprise. Think of it as a literary carnival where the boundaries between sound and story blur, and poets and musicians riff off one another in a celebration of words, rhythm, and imagination.
why rooh recommends attending
We think of rooh as a place for experiences that remind us why we value stories in the first place, and Muldoon’s Picnic is exactly that kind of gathering. There is something electric about an evening where poetry, music, and conversation interact in unexpected ways, where a sentence can land like a song and a lyric can feel like a revelation. It’s the kind of event that makes you pay attention in new ways, that reminds you how alive language can be, and that leaves you thinking about connections you didn’t even know you were making.
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Paul Muldoon
