The year needs a nice summary paragraph before going directly into the events. Content needed.
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The year needs a nice summary paragraph before going directly into the events. Content needed.
Bob Cronin welcomed our 2014 annual contest winner, Helen Marie Casey, who opened the WCPA annual meeting with a poem. After brief remarks the minutes from the 2014 meeting, the 2015 treasurer’s report and The Worcester Review were delivered. Board elections followed.
2015-2016 WCPA Board
Jonathan Blake
Jim Cocola
Bob Cronin – Interim President
Kristina England – Secretary
Peter Foulkes
Robert Gill – Treasurer
Carle Johnson
Sam Lalos
Jay Lavelle
Dan Lewis
Anne Marie Lucci – VP, Publicity
Heather Macpherson
Rodger Martin
Laura Menides
Diane Mulligan – Editor, The Worcester Review
Catherine Reed
Joe Reynolds
Sarah Sapienza
Robert Steele
Guest Poet: Ewa Chrusciel
Worcester City Hall
April 8, 2015
Contest Finalists’ Reading
April 11, 2015
2015 Manuscript Prize Winner
Allison Indyk, WPI
2015 Performance Prize Winner
Allison Indyk, WPI
Honorable Mention
Sarah Leidhold, Worcester State University
Judges
Liz Heath
Cheryl Savageau
Contest Chair
Jim Cocola
Event list from the month of April:
April 8 – Poetry Pop-up
Worcester City Hall
April 9 – Patricia Youngblood
The Street Beat
April 21 – MegaSlam2015
Worcester Public Library
Apirl 24 – Glen D’Alessio
Worcester Storytellers
April 25 – Doug Behm
The Fourth Saturday Open Mic
April 26 – Helen Marie Casey
Berlin 1870 Town Hall
The Worcester County Poetry Association celebrated with our annual Worcester Ramble, which took place from 8:00 a.m. to 9: 30 p.m. on June 16th.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Jennifer Freed – Honorable Mention
“The Thing With(out) Feathers”
John Eisner – Third Prize
“Bullets in Water”
Anne Marie Lucci – Second Prize
“Rules for Happiness”
Emily Ferrara – First Prize
“On the Morning of the Third Supermoon”
The Winner’s Reading was held on Sunday, September 27th
at the First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester.
We were joined by Contest judge Dawn Potter.
Thank you to the WPI and Gregory Stockmal Fund for another successful tribute to Gregory Stockmal and his relationship with Stanley Kunitz.