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In Memory

Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.

John Donne

Since its founding in 1971, the Worcester County Poetry Association has served, and been served by, hundreds of poetry lovers. We honor those who helped shape the WCPA and our programming through the years.

  • Gertrude Halstead (1916 – 2012)
  • Angela Dorenkamp (1929 – 2013)
  • Ken Happe (1934 – 2013)
  • Lynda Johnson (1935 – 2016)
  • Eleanor Vincelette (1924 – 2017)
  • Byron Menides (1931 – 2017)
  • Dan Lewis (1946 – 2017)
  • Marsha Kunin (1949 – 2017)
  • Mike True (1933 – 2019)
  • Ralph Hughes (1927 – 2020)
  • Mary Pat True (1932 – 2020)
  • Phil O’Hara (1933 – 2020)
  • Laura Jehn Menides (1937 – 2022)
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