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SUMMARY:The Shawna Foundation’s Library Poetry Tour Wraps Up 2025 With Final Stops of the Year
DESCRIPTION:The Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation\, Inc. is proud to announce the final stop of the year for its Library Poetry Tour\, featuring Worcester poet John Edward Keough. This free event\, part of the Shawna Foundation’s mission to uplift diverse voices and foster creative expression in community spaces\, will take place Oct. 15 and 16 at two different libraries in our area. We welcome everyone to experience the power of the spoken word. \n\n\n\nThe Library Poetry Tour program will hit the Milford Town Library\, 80 Spruce St.\, Milford on Wednesday\, Oct. 15; The readings begin at 6 p.m. and are free. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur October featured poet John Edward Keough is an award-winning poet\, journalist\, and filmmaker who makes his home in his beloved city of Worcester. His favorite book of all time is “Don Quioxte\,” and he can be found walking in Elm Park telling the geese about his adventures\, righting wrongs\, doing good deeds\, and trying to be better than the day before. The Shawna Foundation Library Poetry Tour is made possible by our local cultural council partners\, financially supporting this program since 2023. The Milford Cultural Council\, the Uxbridge Cultural Council; and the Massachusetts Cultural Council support a critical part of the mission of the Shawna Foundation by joining us in believing that giving voice to poets can change the world. Audience donations also support our poets and the program. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMore About the Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-shawna-foundations-library-poetry-tour-wraps-up-2025-with-final-stops-of-the-year/
LOCATION:Milford Town Library\, 80 Spruce St.\, Milford\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Grabtown: A Suspense Novel by Sarah P. Blanchard
DESCRIPTION:Booklovers’ Gourmet is hosting a book launch with author Sarah P. Blanchard for her newest suspense novel Grabtown on Wednesday\, October 15th\, from 6-7:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nSet in an authentic New England mill town\, this multigenerational thriller weaves between 1985 and today as it explores themes of family secrets\, unshakable loyalty\, and a mother’s courage in the face of chilling abuse. The event is free and open to the public. Signed copies will be available for purchase. Booklovers’ Gourmet is located at 72 East Main Street in Webster\, MA. For more information\, call 508-949-6232 or visit bookloversgourmet.com/events. \n\n\n\nSarah P. Blanchard is a novelist\, short story writer\, and poet living in northeastern Connecticut. She taught English and communications at theUniversity of Hawaii-Hilo and creative writing at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Her debut novel\, Drawn from Life\, won several awards\, including a 2025 Independent Press Award for New \n\n\n\nAdult Fiction and was shortlisted for a 2024 unpublished novel award by The Letter Review. Recognized also for her short fiction\, Sarah won the 1992 National League of \n\n\n\nAmerican Pen Women’s Dorothy Daniels Fiction Award and was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Porch Prize for Fiction\, and the 2021 Doris Betts Short Fiction Award. \n\n\n\nShe holds a B.A. in English from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Nichols College. Sarah’s writing of this novel has been informed by her past experience as a volunteer firefighter and a radio news reporter. She lives now in an old New England mill town that closely resembles the fictional town of Winslow\, the setting for Grabtown. \n\n\n\nFor more information about the author\, visit sarahpblanchard.com. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1 MB \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26 KB
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/book-launch-for-grabtown-a-suspense-novel-by-sarah-p-blanchard/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main Street\, Webster\, Massachusetts\, 01570
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SUMMARY:The Poetry Extravaganza with Christine Quirk
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Mill in West Boylston on October 15th! \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThe Poetry Extravaganza (PE) takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of each month\, except in July\, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Sign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com. Five minutes maximum\, please! There are no language restrictions. We are not kid-friendly! \n\n\n\nOur Feature Poet on October 15th is Christine Quirk from the Worcester Writers’ Collective and\, sadly\, a Red Sox devotee. Mark Lewandowski of Lewandowski Painters sponsors our event. That’s how we pay the poets! \n\n\n\nJoin the Fun on Thursday\, October 15th! \n\n\n\nBio: Christine Quirk has worn many hats in her world of words and has been a reporter\, columnist\, poet\, and editor. She’s found her writing community at the Worcester Writers’ Collective\, for which she is a facilitator. She worked as a kindergarten assistant for many years and is now at the Beaman Library in West Boylston in the children’s room\, introducing the next generation to magic tree houses\, wizarding schools\, and remarkable girls. \n\n\n\nChristine’s debut novel\, Blind Spot\, will be released next summer. When she isn’t writing or reading\, she is most likely riding the highs and lows of her lifelong devotion to the Red Sox.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-poetry-extravaganza-with-christine-quirk/
LOCATION:The Mill\, 185 W. Boylston Street\, West Boylston\, Massachusetts\, 01583\, United States
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