baseball team organized by the poet Peter Payack. In its last years under Solano's management, the shop remained a source for rare or obscure titles. The store was the first in New England to stock Language Magazine, the periodical that launched the avant-garde L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry movement. In 2002, a 75th anniversary celebration by the Poetry Society of America drew a crowd of over 800 people. Grolier is listed as a "poetry landmark" by the Academy of American Poets. In 2004, Solano announced that, due to poor health and a decline in sales, the Grolier had to be sold. The causes of the shop's decline included the reach of the internet, inventory management, and the encroachment of chains. In March 2006, the store was sold to Nigerian poet Ifeanyi Menkiti, a professor at Wellesley College. In September 2012, the Grolier Poetry Book Shop celebrated its 85th anniversary, a celebration that continued until September 2013. Owner Menkiti also created the nonprofit Grolier Poetry Foundation to help support the store, as well as local poetry initiatives. Gallery References External links Cambridge, Massachusetts Independent bookstores of the United States Bookstores in Massachusetts Tourist attractions in Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard Square "Interview with Louisa Solano" owner of Grolier Poetry Book Shop with Doug Holder-- The Somerville Times https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/archives/60902