The Poetry Extravaganza with Joe Fusco Jr.
September 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Once in a bluish moon, I book myself for a Feature, especially if I have a new book to share like ‘Here We Go Again.’
Join us at The Mill in West Boylston on September 16th. Hoping to see past featured performers from both of my venues help us celebrate my book release.
The Mill is right off Rt 190, has a spacious parking lot, serves delectable apps, entrees, and desserts with a full bar.
We have a separate room with AC for our monthly shenanigans. Admission is still free. All of the Tip Jar proceeds go to the Feature. My reading will not be sponsored.
The Poetry Extravaganza (PE) is the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8;45 pm. Sign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com. Five minute maximum, Please! There are no language restrictions. We are not kid-friendly!
Join the Fun on September 16th!
Joe Fusco Jr. is a well-seasoned humorist/stand-up poet/storyteller from Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the author of six books of semi-amusing poems and essays: “Here We Go Again (2026), “Random Thoughts from a Curmudgeon “(2023), “Pondering the Pandemic during The Rust Years” (2021); “Hmm…That’s Different” (2020); “Three Score” (2014); and “The Lost and Found Essays” (2012), all available at local bookstores and Amazon.
Joe’s musings have appeared in Damfino Press, Ballard Street Poetry, Worcester Review, Asinine Poetry, Soul Lit, and the e-zine Clean Sheets. He was a co-winner of the Jacob Knight Poetry Award in 2002 and was named Best Poet by Worcester Magazine readers in 1999 and 2002. Joe is a Humor Columnist for Worcester Magazine and the last Worcester Mega-Slam winner in 2017. He features at bookstores, libraries, clubs, and coffeehouses throughout Central Massachusetts and Belgium. He is the host of The Poetry Extravaganza at The Mill in West Boylston and The Richard Fox Poetry Series in Worcester. Joe has taught “Humor 101” for high-school students at Gateways Academy in Shrewsbury, and for adults at the Senior Centers of Worcester, Lancaster, Millbury, Princeton, and Auburn, as well as Eisenberg Assisted Living, Notre Dame Assisted Living, The Residence of Orchard Grove, Overlook in Charlton, Hillside Village in West Boylston, and Christopher Heights Assisted Living. He taught ‘Humor 102’ for WISE at Assumption University and will teach ‘Humor 103’ in November 2026. He is the Vice-President of Programming for the Worcester County Poetry Association.
Joe has lived in lovely Worcester with his better-half Cyndi and their large family for forty-one years. He is a registered Independent and sleeps with one eye always open.