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2022 Archive

February 16, 2022 by Rob Baker

Elizabeth Bishop Graveside Reading – February 8, 2022

It was chilly in Hope Cemetery as the Mapping Worcester in Poetry team gathered with members of the WCPA to honor Elizabeth Bishop on her 111th birthday.  The reading made the front page of the February 10, 2022 Telegram.

Those who gathered to honor Elizabeth Bishop on her 111th birthday.
The front page of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette on Feb. 10, 2022.

“A Walk in the Woo” Worcester’s Rain Poets Read – February 13, 2022

Our deepest gratitude to all who joined us to share their words, especially to all who braved the snow to join us in the Park View Room.

A panoramic image of the readers at the Rain Poets Reading. Photo by Robert Steele.
Photo by Robert Steele.
Paul Szlosek reads at the Rain Poets Reading. Photo by Robert Steele.
Photo by Robert Steele.
Photo by Robert Steele.

Over February, we shared poems, forms, and history of local and not-so-local poets as part of Black History Month. We’ve saved a list of the articles we published for future reference on a Black History Month page.


WCPA Annual Meeting – April 4, 2022

The Worcester County Poetry Association hosted its Annual Meeting on April 3, 2022! The in-person gathering consisted of a short Business Meeting, a chance to mingle with friends, and a poetry feature by Dzvinia Orlowsky.

You can view the agenda at this link – 2022 Annual Meeting Agenda

Dzvinia Orlowsky
Dzvinia Orlowsky with Susan Roney-O'Brien.
Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shared info about the Mapping Worcester in Poetry program.
Carolyn Oliver, editor of The Worcester Review, shows up the most recently volume.
Susan Roney-O'Brien talks about WCPA Programming.
WCPA President, Rodger Martin, was our MC for the event.

We thank the First Unitarian Church on Main Street in Worcester for making their space available for our meeting.


April 20, 2022

Thank you, Worcester Magazine, for sharing info about Mapping Worcester in Poetry

Read the article at worcestermag.com.


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