12th Night Revel
To benefit the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.
Celebrate the 26th Annual 12th Night Revel with Danez Smith
Emory Libraries and Chief Reveler Branden F. Grimmett, Associate Dean, Pathways Center; Vice Provost, Career & Professional Development, invite you to the 26th Annual 12th Night Revel, a spectacular evening benefiting the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.
Join us on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 6–10 p.m. at the Atlanta History Center for a night of celebration, inspiration, and literary magic featuring acclaimed National Book Award Finalist Danez Smith.
About the Guest Poet
Danez Smith is the author of four celebrated poetry collections, including Don’t Call Us Dead, Homie, and most recently, Bluff. They also curated Blues In Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes. Smith’s work has received the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. They have been finalists for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award.
Their artistry has been supported by a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and the Princeton Arts Fellowship. In addition to their writing, Smith teaches in the Randolph College MFA program and at the Black Youth Healing Arts Center in St. Paul, where they live with their people.
Come raise a glass, share a meal, and revel in the joy of poetry with Danez Smith at this unforgettable celebration.
Please help us to support this important event.
12th Night Revel Sponsorship packages
Epic $25,000
20 tickets to the 25th Anniversary 12th Night Revel (2 tables)
Lunch with Library leadership and private showing of select Rose Library treasures
8 tickets to patron kickoff party
Signed broadside
(FMV = $2860. Net donation = $22,140)
Ode $10,000
10 tickets to the 25th Anniversary 12th Night Revel (1 table)
6 tickets to patron kickoff party
Signed broadside
(FMV = $1,680. Net donation = $8,320)
Sonnet $6,000
8 tickets to the 25th Anniversary 12th Night Revel (1 table)
4 tickets to patron kickoff party
Signed broadside
(FMV = $1,140. Net donation = $4,860)
Quartet $3000
4 tickets to the 25th Anniversary 12th Night Revel
4 tickets to patron kickoff party
Signed broadside
(FMV = $580. Net donation = $2,420)
Couplet $1500
2 tickets to the 25th Anniversary 12th Night Revel
2 Tickets to patron kickoff party
Signed broadside
(FMV = $330. Net donation = $1,170)
Sponsors also receive a copy of a book by our guest poet and a broadside per couple.
12th Night Patrons receive special invitations to other library events throughout the year. Individual tickets are available for $250 per person (FMV $100), and young alumni (graduates of the last ten years) can purchase tickets for $150 (FMV $100).
Please consider extending this unique experience to an Emory student by sponsoring a student ticket.
To sponsor a student through a ticket purchase, please contact Jason.Lowery@emory.edu or 404-548-4303.
The 12th Night Revel
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. at the Atlanta History Center
Danowski Poetry Reading
Saturday, April 18, 2026, Auburn Avenue Research Library
Registration opens soon