Sun. April 29

Look, the chances of us getting up early on a Sunday morning are next to nil. We did way too much early Sunday time in Catholic Church as a child to consider that a great option as an adult. (Mum, Dad, how come the Protestant kids don't have to go to church?) But we realize the world is not us and there are morning people out there and if you are, strongly consider this: Go take a walk in the cemetery! Not just any cemetery. Go to Forest Hills Cemetery at 10 a.m. Sunday April 29 for a "Literary Walking Tour with Anthony Sammarco." Boston, as you must know, spawned a lot of well-known authors, and you'll visit the gravesites of e.e. cummings, Susanna Haswell Rowson, Eugene O'Neill, two generations of the Taylor family (former publishers of our former place of employ, the Globe), and more. Forest Hills is a marvelously tranquil and stimulating place. The landscaping is breathtaking, the grave stones marvelous (some of them) and the sense of history is palpable. We have done these kind of tours before - just not in the morning - and leave them feeling enriched and engaged, in worlds past and present. Admission: $9. Stick around until 2 p.m. at go to the "Poetry at the Chapel" program at Forsyth Chapel with Thomas Lux, Diana Der-Hovannessian, Ifeanyi Menkiti and Harris Gardner. Sven Birkets calls Lux "one of the poets on whom the future of the genre depends," and all these local folks have cred. Might be the perfect way to top off the walking tour. Admission: $5.

96 Forest Hills Ave., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-3354 foresthillstrust.org