Lifting the Veil
OCTOBER 23-24 | BOSTON, MA
Join Malcolm Guite and friends for an autumn weekend of poetry, song, and cheer!
The Poet Priest
Malcolm Guite is a celebrated English poet, priest, musician, and storyteller of epic proportions. His body of work serves a personal calling to kindle the imagination for Christ and invite others into the wondrous journey with him.
He has sown this mission into many books exploring religion and the arts, poetry collections, and writings about our favorite British authors. It is Malcolm’s joy to see the life of his words lifted from the page and explored all the more in honest conversation with people the world over.
As Malcolm moves from a focus on imaginative apologetics to primarily writing and reading poetry, he is organizing a celebration of his work. This gathering gathering will invite you to move with him beyond theory and toward practice, beyond simply recognizing beauty and toward creating it.
Together with HopeWords, Malcom invites you into this pivotal career movement through a deep dive of the Christian imagination and onward toward the implications thereof.
Lifting the Veil
Malcolm is a long-time friend of HopeWords, having spoken at HopeWords Writers’ Conference in Bluefield, WV, and at our Painters, Prophets, and Poets gathering in Oklahoma City, OK. The Lifting the Veil conference naturally came about through our friendship with him and our mutual understanding of the call of the Christian artist.
Malcolm’s book Lifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God serves as the namesake of our gathering of song, artists, and cheer.
We begin with imagination as a truth-bearing faculty. It is a form of vision which ‘lifts the veil’ of familiarity, the veil of ‘disenchantment’ and mere materialism, and shows us the world as still enchanted, still alive with God’s presence and blessing.
Through intimate conversation with Malcolm and some of his best friends and local artists, your imagination will be kindled for Christ, who is himself, the kindling imagination of God, who brings all things into being.
Your Invitation
You, dear friend, are especially invited to join us for this gathering in the historic Converse Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hear Malcolm’s last public lecture defending and celebrating his life’s work as an artist and delve with him into the theological underpinnings of the calling to create.
Then join in the culmination of this understanding as singers, poets, artists, and friends showcase the embodiment of our creative work with Christ.
Steve Bell
Stephen Crotts
Anna Friedrich
Bruce Herman
Pete Peterson
Joshua Luke Smith
& more to be announced!
With Friends
Malcolm Guite with Steve BellIn Partnership With
We Welcome You
FRIDAY | October 23, 2026
Pre-conference tours will be announced and available to registrants
Music by local musician Davy as guests arrive
Theological Vision
Lifting the Veil Keynote lecture by Malcolm Guite
Concert with Steve Bell, featuring Malcolm’s poetry
SATURDAY | October 24, 2026
Creative Embodiment
Poets in the Round
Inkwell Session
Ordinary Saints
Imaginative Culmination
Arthurian Tales
Poet as Priest
SUNDAY | October 25, 2026
Local fellowship options will be shared with registrants
** More details to be announced as Malcolm finishes curating
Frequently Asked Questions
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Send us a note and we will be happy to help!
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View his writing at his website here and listen to his cozy readings on YouTube.
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Because of the nature and intent of this gathering, there will not be an online registration option or video footage to watch later.
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This is a conference, but it’s not one with formal networking time or breakout sessions. We will all be together for the same purpose of honoring Christ with our imaginations and celebrating the faithful work of Malcolm Guite. We encourage you to meet new people and make connections as you go about the event. It’s an open invitation to talk to each other, and you will be all the more enriched for it!
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Make room in your suitcase because Nook Books are bringing us piles of beautiful titles hand-selected by Malcolm.
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Meals are not included in your ticket. Ample time is provided in the schedule for guests to share meals together locally in historic Boston. We always encourage our guests to organically connect and make room for more in their dining time. We hope you will feel welcome in breaking bread together.