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The Poetry Extravaganza
December 17, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us at The Mill in West Boylston on December 17th.
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 for our monthly shenanigans. Admission is still free. All of the Tip Jar proceeds go to the Feature.
The Poetry Extravaganza (PE) is the 3rd Wednesday of the month, except for July ,from 6:30-8:30 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!
Our Feature Poet on December 17th is the exciting Brett Iarrobino, one of the featured poets in the 1st edition of the Worcester County Poetry Association’s Three Decker.
Mark Lewandowski of Lewandowski Painters sponsors our event. That’s how we pay the poets!
Join the Fun on December 17th!
Brett Iarrobino is a teacher and writer who works, learns, and creates in Worcester, Massachusetts. Brett was formally trained as a playwright but connected with and continues to practice poetry and spoken word after realizing it holds all the same crucial DNA as theatre and live storytelling. Brett’s poetry has been featured in literary magazines such as Worcester’s own Triple Decker, Laurel Moon, and on hiking trails and sidewalks throughout the city, thanks to projects like the Blackstone Valley Story Walks and the WCPA’s Rain Poetry. Brett’s playwriting has been produced locally in Worcester and workshopped in New York and at the Kennedy Center Theater Festival. A co-founder of the Worcester Writers’ Collective and a full-time doctoral candidate, Brett can occasionally be found taking a nap, halfheartedly trying out a leisurely hobby that isn’t writing, or eating family-sized bags of tortilla chips