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Archives for November 2021

An Evening of Poetry

November 16, 2021 by Robert Gill

An Evening of Poetry will be held on Saturday, November 20th at the GB & Lexi Singh Performance Center at Alternatives’ Whitin Mill, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, MA. A celebration of poetic excellence, this event features readings from four regional poets and an open mic segment following intermission.  Scheduled from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, the event is free and open to the public with donations welcome.

The poetry showcase will spotlight Candace Curran, Paul Richmond, Karen Warinsky, and Gerald Yelle, who will all read during the first hour. Curran has twice been named Western Massachusetts Poet’s Seat laureate, while Richmond was honored as Massachusetts Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019) and National Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019). Warinsky has been a finalist in the Montreal International Poetry Contest. Her debut collection, Gold in Autumn, was released last summer. Yelle’s publications include The Holyoke Diaries and No Place I Would Rather Be. He is a member of the Florence, Massachusetts Poets Society.

Following intermission, community poets from the audience will be able to participate in an open mic segment, with five minutes allotted to each poet. Participants will be able to sign up to read at the start of the event.

This event is being hosted by ValleyCAST, the arts and culture arm of Open Sky Community Services. Following Open Sky’s COVID safety protocol, all attendees are required to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

For further information about this program or to learn more about participating, email Karen Warinsky: karen.warinsky@gmail.com. To learn more about ValleyCAST and/or Open Sky Community Services, visit openskycs.org.

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Spring Retreat for Writers and Painters

November 14, 2021 by Robert Gill

Plein air painter and Plein air writer Sam Lalos invites you to a retreat at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center (10 Evans Road, Biddeford Pool, Maine  04005),

MAY 11-15. WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY 2022 FOUR NIGHTS arriving Wednesday 1ish leaving Sunday 15 after lunch

Contact Anne or Sister Kate at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center directly 207 284 5671 and ask for Sam Lalos’ Worcester painters and poets group
or contact Sam. 508 753 4319 slalos@worcester.edu and mention dates.
100 per night with a private room and three meals included for 100 total per night.  Book other dates, an option you have.

COVID concerns? refunds up to a week or two before stay; that is Sam’s understanding. There is the possibility of eliminating the weekend days; check out the possibilities of booking your own or other dates. Separate sections for women. Religious services are optional and not required.

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The Worcester Review is accepting poetry submissions

November 11, 2021 by Robert Gill

Cover of The Worcester Review 2020

The Worcester Review publishes literary fiction and poetry by new and established writers, as well as critical commentary on aspects of Central Massachusetts literary culture and history. The Worcester Review is a print journal published by the WCPA.

We welcome and encourage contributions from under-represented writers. For Fall 2021/ Winter 2022 submissions, TWR will have a waived-fee option for BIPOC writers.

TWR does not want to miss out on submissions from any writer; if our submission fee is a barrier for you, please email the editor for options.

Submissions Periods:
We will open for submissions of poetry and fiction on October 1, 2021.

POETRY:
October 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022

FICTION:
October 2021 and January 2022

For more guidelines, please visit TWR’s Submittable page: https://theworcesterreview.submittable.com/submit

 

Image information – The cover of the 2020 volume of The Worcester Review features artwork by Abu Mwenye.

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