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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers' Collective
DESCRIPTION:The Worcester Writer’s Collective meets Tuesday nights from 6-9pm at the Jean McDonough Arts Center (JMAC)  in Worcester. Writers of all genres are welcome to write and workshop in community. info@worcesterwriterscollective.org 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-15/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Dawn Poetry Reading: Rena Gerhard
DESCRIPTION:Fred Gerhard\, author of Drifting to “Hello” and Lilacs Still Bloom in Ashburnham\, will be reading poems from his mother\, Rena Gerhard’s posthumously published book\, The Loving: Selected Poems. Following the reading at 8:00 p.m. we transition to our monthly fourth Tuesday Open Mic. At New Dawn Arts Center\, 84 Main Street in Ashburnham\, MA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Rena Gerhard: \n\n\n\n“As the middle of the Twentieth Century approached\, a young woman near Reading\, Pennsylvania\, took up poetry keenly aware of the thick\, heavy glass ceiling hovering over every line she wrote…The silence seems too tense. / One fears to breathe in case one might / Thus doing\, cause offense. She quietly kept at it\, quietly riding that horse\, as she notes in ‘Strange Steed’: When the wise had gone to bed / To receive their well-earned rest\, / Then I watched him as he fed\, / And I sat his back\, a guest / Instead.” \n\n\n\n—Rodger Martin\, author of The Sleeping Dogs of Lubec\, The Nemo Poems: A Martian Perspective\, The Blue Moon Series\, and For All the Tea in Zhōngguó \n\n\n\n“So many people long for that presence\, which would keep their loved ones alive forever. We search under afghans\, trapse through attics\, and roam down long forgotten places for one gem\, one picture\, or one word that would help us remember. Rena\, through her poetry\, The Loving — she has remained. Be there for a moment with her\, and soon\, you too\, will be jumping in and enjoying her enchanting dance with words.” \n\n\n\n—H. Alfke\, author of A Smattering: Life\, Death\, God\, and Poetry
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/new-dawn-poetry-reading-rena-gerhard/
LOCATION:Massachusetts
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SUMMARY:Virtual Thirsty Lab featuring Steven Ratiner
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, MA\, continues to meet virtually. Join us on Tuesday October 26th VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM with our featured reader\, Steven Ratiner. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSTEVEN RATINER is the author of GRIEF’S APOSTROPHE\, published by Beltway Editions in 2025.He’s also published three poetry chapbooks\, a collection of poetry interviews\, and appeared inseveral anthologies. His work has been featured in scores of journals in America and abroad\,including Parnassus\, Agni\, Hanging Loose\, Poet Lore\, Salamander\, Vox Populi\, QRLS(Singapore)\, and Poetry Australia––and been translated into Mandarin\, Spanish\, Ukrainian\, andHebrew. He’s also written poetry criticism for The Washington Post\, The Christian ScienceMonitor\, The San Francisco Chronicle\, and other journals. GIVING THEIR WORD –Conversations with Contemporary Poets was reissued in a paperback edition (University ofMassachusetts Press). He is Poet Laureate Emeritus for Arlington\, Massachusetts\, and waselected in 2024 as President of the New England Poetry Club\, one of the oldest literaryassociations in America. Now\, well into its seventh year\, his weekly Red Letter Poems featuresa diverse range of poets\, from up-and-coming talents to some of the most important voices incontemporary poetry (stevenratiner.com). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Thirsty Lab
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/virtual-thirsty-lab-featuring-steven-ratiner/
LOCATION:Massachusetts
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