BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260115 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208983481 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208985530 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208986555 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208987580 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260120 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208988605 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260121 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208989630 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260122 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208990655 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208992704 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208993729 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208995778 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260126 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208996803 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208998852 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260128 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834208999877 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260129 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209000902 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260130 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209002951 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260131 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209003976 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209005001 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260202 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209007050 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260203 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209009099 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260204 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209011148 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260205 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209013197 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260206 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209014222 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209016271 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260208 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209017296 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260209 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209019345 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260210 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209022418 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260211 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209025491 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260212 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209027540 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260213 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209029589 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260214 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209031638 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260216 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209033687 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260217 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209035736 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260218 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209037785 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260219 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209039834 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260220 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209041883 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260221 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209042908 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260222 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209045981 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260223 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209049054 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260224 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209052127 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260225 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209054176 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260226 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209056225 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260227 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209059298 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260228 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209061347 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260301 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209064420 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209065445 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260303 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209066470 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260304 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209067495 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260305 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209069544 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260306 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209070569 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260307 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209071594 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260308 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209072619 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209073644 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260310 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209074669 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260311 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209076718 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260312 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209078767 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260313 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209081840 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260314 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209082865 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260315 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209085938 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209087987 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260317 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209091060 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209092085 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209094134 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209096183 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209097208 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Arts and Performances,Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Poet and librettist Kenward Elmslie declared his two greatest p assions were postcards and musicals\, which he combined in his musical play \, Postcards on Parade.\n\nSet against the backdrop of three postcard fairs \, where dealers and collectors meet to buy\, sell\, and trade\, the story follows two couples: the ex-hippie Stan and his well-to-do wife\, Valerie\, who are on the brink of divorce\, and Tim and Kevin\, who contend with Kev in’s HIV-positive status. There is also Regina\, a “light-fingered switcher oo trickster\,” the nemesis of the postcard dealers. Throughout\, the postc ards spring to life to dance and sing.\n\nOn display are Elmslie’s large-sc ale postcard collages\, recently donated to the Archive for New Poetry in U C San Diego Library's Special Collections & Archives. These postcards would be paraded through the audience while Elmslie and his musical collaborator \, Steven Taylor\, performed at readings. Also on display are the original collage material and cue sheets.\n\nFull of fantasy and picture-perfect wis h-fulfilment\, Elmslie delves into the world of deltiology — the study and collecting of postcards\, from the Greek\, meaning diminutive writing table t — to explore nostalgia and longing through these objects of desire. Elmsl ie says in his introduction to Postcards on Parade\, “If you want something bad enough\, it up and sings.”\n\nPostcards on Parade is on view on the 2n d (main) Floor of Geisel Library from Thursday\, January 15 to Sunday\, Mar ch 22\, 2026\, during the building's open hours.\n\nEXPLORE RELATED MATERIA LS\n\nKenward Elmslie performs Postcards on Parade - St. Johnsbury Athenaeu m\, VT (video)Kenward Elmslie Papers: Selections (sound recordings and vide os)Kenward Elmslie Papers\, 1884-2016 (finding aid)Kenward Elmslie's Enduri ng Impact on Poetry (article from Explore magazine) DTSTAMP:20260310T091732Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260322 GEO:32.881125;-117.237593 LOCATION:Geisel Library\, 2nd (main) Floor SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postcards on Parade | Exhibit UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51834209100281 URL:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/postcards-on-parade-exhibit END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR