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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers’ Collective Weekly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-weekly-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Jean McDonough Creative Arts Center\, 20 Franklin St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Worcester Writers Collective":MAILTO:worcesterwriterscollective@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Fox Poetry series: Featuring Lea Deschenes & Victor Infante
DESCRIPTION:The Richard Fox Poetry Series is an open- mic with a featured reader(s) at Root and Press Books and Cafe.It honors the memory of the iconic Worcester poet and human-being extraordinaire Richard Fox.Our next Feature poets will Lea Deschenes and Victor Infante.Free admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food and beverages and an expanded book selection at their location. Please support a locally-owned business with your patronage!Sign up for the open mic at joesyellowpad@gmail.com. Limited spots available.Sponsored by the ‘Fox Fund’ (Worcester County PoetryAssociation).Lea C. Deschenes is the author of “The Constant Velocity of Trains” and the editor of “Knocking at the Door: Approaching the Other” from Write Bloody Press. She was a co-founder of Damfino Press and is the fastest poetry book layout in the East. A long-time Worcesterite and veteran of the poetry scene\, her work has appeared online\, on stage\, and in print. She holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College. She once found a five-leaf clover during a solar eclipse.Victor D. Infante is the features editor for The Worcester Telegram & Gazette and the editor for Worcester Magazine. He has appeared in dozens of journals\, including The Chiron Review\, The Collagist\, Barrelhouse\, Pearl\, Spillway\, The Nervous Breakdown and Word Riot\, as well as in anthologies such as “Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry\,” “Spoken Word Revolution Redux\,” “The Last American Valentine: Poems to Seduce and Destroy\,” “Aim For the Head: An Anthology of Zombie Poetry\,” “The Incredible Sestina Anthology” and all three “Murder Ink: Tales of New England Newsroom Crime anthologies.” His most recent book is the poetic novella\, “Suffer For This: Love\, Sex\, Marriage and Rock ‘n’ Roll\,” from Moon Tide Press.He is the 2025 Stanley Kunitz Medal winner.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/fox-poetry-series-featuring-lea-deschenes-victor-infante/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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SUMMARY:Resistance & Hope A song for Palestine\, Congo & Sudan
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/resistance-hope-a-song-for-palestine-congo-sudan/
LOCATION:The Village Worcester\, 4 King Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610
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SUMMARY:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, MA\, continues to meet virtually. Join us virtually on Zoom with none other than Francine DALessandra\, our featured reader!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-thirsty-lab-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T190000
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SUMMARY:The Vanilla Bean Cafe
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-vanilla-bean-cafe/
LOCATION:Vanilla Bean Cafe\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT\, 06259\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T160000
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SUMMARY:O’Hara Prize Winners’ Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join the winners of the WCPA’s 2025 Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize for a reading of their work and the work of contest judge DeMisty Bellinger. There will also be an opportunity to mingle over refreshments. The reading will start at 4:00 pm US/Eastern. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Prize – Anthony DiPietro is a gay sex poet originally from Providence\, RI\, who has lived throughout New England and elsehwere. Now deputy director of Rose Art Museum\, he resides in Worcester\, MA. He composed his 2021 chapbook And Walk Through (Seven Kitchens Press) on a typewriter during the pandemic lockdowns\, and his debut collection is kiss & release (Unsolicited Press\, 2024). \n\n\n\nSecond Prize – Maia Campbell is a Jamaican-American writer and doctoral candidate studying political philosophy at the University of Dallas. Maia has published poetry in Amistad: Howard University’s Literary Arts Journal and Wilder Roam. She has also participated in several poetry readings and has had her work publicly displayed as part of the Worcester County Poetry Association’s Rain Poetry Competition in 2022 and 2024. Maia grew up in Worcester and moved back to the city in 2023. \n\n\n\nThird Prize – Claire Schaeffer-Duffy\, along with their husband Scott\, is a founding member of the SS. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker\, a lay community in Worcester\, MA\, that offers hospitality to men and women in need and engages in a variety of works for peace and justice. The community publishes The Catholic Radical\, to which Claire contributes. Claire began writing as a freelance journalist for the National Catholic Reporter in 2000\, a pursuit that has allowed her to satisfy her wanderlust. Her profiles\, features\, and investigative stories have garnered several awards from the Catholic Press Association. You can find her book reviews in America magazine. She and Scott are the happy parents of four children and grandparents of six. The couple still logs their miles as long-distance runners\, although lately\, Claire is thinking about taking up the ukulele. \n\n\n\nHonorable Mention – Em Judkins (they/them) is an over-caffeinated queer poet and filmmaker based in Massachusetts. They graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in English and Film and Media Studies. Their work has received Ethel Olin Corbin Prize\, the Ruth Forbes Eliot Prize\, and Elizabeth Drew Essay Prize\, and appears in The Core Review\, new words poetry journal\, Emulate\, and elsewhere. They believe in love and bad art. \n\n\n\nHonorable Mention – Elina Kumra is a poet\, writer and author of Ash and Olive and Extant.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIrena Kaci will moderate the ceremony. \n\n\n\nContest Judge DeMisty D. Bellinger’s latest book\, All Daughters Are Awesome Everywhere\, is an award-winning collection of short fiction from the University of Nebraska Press’ Zero Street Fiction series. Her other books are the novel New to Liberty (Unnamed Press)\, and the poetry collection Peculiar Heritage (Mason Jar Press). DeMisty teaches creative writing at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. You can learn more about DeMisty at demistybellinger.com. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for what is always a fun and inspiring event.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/ohara-prize-winners-reading-2/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T140000
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SUMMARY:Booklover' Gourment Open Mic 10/18
DESCRIPTION:Join Booklover’s Gourment for a monthly round robin style\, open poetry reading hosted by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share. \n\n\n\nSpace for the open mic is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. \n\n\n\nSign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklover-gourment-open-mic-10-18/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourment\, 72 E Main St\, Webster\, 01570\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T193000
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SUMMARY:ThreeDecker Workshop & Reading
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Surrette grew up in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester\, Massachusetts. She now spends her time between her family in Worcester and at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) where she is a PhD candidate. She has contributed chapters to edited volumes such as Qualitative Inquiry in the Present Tense: Writing a New History and in the Demystifying Social Justice Education book series. Melissa has also co-authored an article in the “International Review of Qualitative Research”. Her published poems can be found in ThreeDecker and ONE ART: a journal of poetry. Melissa is a member of the PoemWorks poetry group as well as the Round Table Poetry Workshop based out of the Boston area.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/threedecker-workshop-reading/
LOCATION:Jacob Edwards Library\, 236 Main St.\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550\, United States
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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 Uxbridge Free Public Library\, 19 North Main St.\, Uxbridge onThursday\, Oct. 16. 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-2/
LOCATION:Uxbridge Free Public Library\, 15 North Main Street\, Uxbridge\, MA\, 01569\, United States
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SUMMARY:Clark's Poets & Writers Reading Series featuring Noel Quiñones
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for Clark’s Poets & Writers Reading Series featuring Noel Quiñones\, author of Orange (2026). This event will be held on Thursday\, October 16th from 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM in the Higgins Lounge in Dana Commons at Clark University. We hope to see you there!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/clarks-poets-writers-reading-series-featuring-noel-quinones/
LOCATION:Fireside Lounge\, Dana Commons\, 950 Main St\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T183000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T193000
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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
ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Horan":MAILTO:deb@bookloversgourmet.com
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T174145
CREATED:20251013T192347Z
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers' Collective Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-meeting-3/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T174145
CREATED:20250926T162758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T162801Z
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SUMMARY:Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Amie Hyson & Lindy Whiton
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Amie Hyson & Lindy Whiton \n\n\n\nWHERE: WATERS TAVERN (Cheryl Bonin’s home) 650 Central Turnpike Sutton\, MA \n\n\n\nWHEN: Sunday October 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 20 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales\, snacks\, and the raffle before starting the open mic. Open mic will be round robin\, one poem at a time until 4 PM. \n\n\n\nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \n\n\n\nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 POETS. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n\n\n\nBIOS: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmie Hyson lives in Western Massachusetts where\, thanks to the encouragement of the vibrant & wonderfully welcoming spoken word community\, she has been writing & performing her poetry since 2016. She began facilitating creative writing workshops for women in 2017 and has led numerous workshops in her community since\, including one that recently began at her local library. During the pandemic she began offering online co-ed “Writing Your Recovery” workshops\, which continue weekly Amie’s work appears in several anthologies & she hopes to publish her first collection soon. \n\n\n\nLindy Whiton is a long-time teacher of writing and reading.  She began her career as a poet over 25 years ago and now curates a local Western Massachusetts reading series bringing local writers together to provide them with support and resources.  She has several poems and short stories published in journals including Silkworm and Garlic and Arts Festival Anthology.  \n\n\n\nIn July 2023 a reading of her play\, Every Moment of Every Day was opened. In late 2024 her first book of poems and photographs\, Spirits of the Rookery\, was released by Human Error Publishing.  She has two poems included in the journal she also edits\, Valley and Beyond; a Writers Read Anthology\, also by Human Error Publishing.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-presents-amie-hyson-lindy-whiton/
LOCATION:Waters Tavern\, 650 Central Turnpike\, Sutton\, MA\, 01590\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T210000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Daniel Berrigan's Block Island
DESCRIPTION:A Celebration of the new edition of the poetry of Dan Berrigan\, American Jesuit priest\, anti-war activist\, pacifist\, playwright\, poet\, and author.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/celebrate-daniel-berrigans-block-island/
LOCATION:Salisbury House Ball Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Board Meeting: October Edition
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Board Meeting \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly discussion and planning. Come see what what we have been up to and will be up to. 😉 \n\n\n\nNot a Board Member? Not a problem! Our meetings are always open to the public and everyone is welcome!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monthly-board-meeting-october-edition-2/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T190000
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SUMMARY:October's Member Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss! Join us! 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/octobers-member-mingle/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Rainbow\, Rainbow\, Rainbow!"
DESCRIPTION:— until everything / was rainbow\, rainbow\, rainbow!  (“The Fish”) \n\n\n\nIn our annual fall reading at Elizabeth Bishop’s grave in Hope Cemetery\, we’ll celebrate the full spectrum of colors in her poems\, including the rainbows that frequently appear. Isn’t it time for us all to experience a little bit of joy? \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to be a reader\, contact Beth at ssweeney@holycross.edu. Children are welcome\, rainbow flags are encouraged\, and we invite readers to wear a shirt\, sock\, or ribbon matching the color of their poems! \n\n\n\nDirections:  Enter the cemetery’s main gate and drive along Curtis Avenue. Take your fourth left onto Beech Avenue (after Elm\, Larch\, and Bush Avenues). Proceed for one short block and look for the rainbow flag. There will be ample space to park.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/rainbow-rainbow-rainbow/
LOCATION:E.Bishop Grave at Hope Cemetary\, 119 Webster St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T140000
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SUMMARY:Martín Espada Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 3\, at 2 p.m.\, at the Student Center at Worcester State\, please join us for an unforgettable afternoon with  \n\n\n\nMartín Espada\, National Book Award winning poet and Professor of English at UMass-Amherst\, as he shares selections from his powerful new collection\, Jailbreak of Sparrows. With more than 20 titles to his name\, Professor Espada is a literary force whose work blends empathy\, justice\, and lyrical brilliance in acclaimed poetry collections including Floaters\, Alabanza\, and Imagine the Angels of Bread. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most decorated\, influential poets of our time! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event is in the accessible Blue Lounge on the first floor of the Student Center (#12 on our campus map). 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/martin-espada-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Worcester State University\, 486 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Treseler":MAILTO:htreseler@worcester.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T200000
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Jonathan Blake
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, September 30th\, 2025\, Jonathan Blake will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Blake has been following the gospel of his heart his entire life. Writer\, educator\, and arts organizer\, he makes his home in central Massachusetts.  Currently\, he shops his hybrid chapbook of jazz essays and poems\, Ballad and Blue\, with various presses\, and is at work on another manuscript of poems\, tentatively entitled Fashioning Paradise. His book of poems\, In the Kingdom\, can be found at lostvalleypress.com\, local independent bookstores\, and online at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-jonathan-blake/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T174145
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SUMMARY:Writers Unite! Fall Summit 2025!
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the New Dawn Writers Group \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nInitiating at New Dawn Writer’s Group & rippling out through all social networks in & around North Central Mass.\, Writers Unite began as a way to connect local groups of writers\, authors\, and literary creatives\, with a speakers panel\, networking\, Q&A’s\, skill-share\, & more! This second event will focus on how to operate varying types of writer’s groups\, how groups can support & encourage each other\, and how we can collectively work to improve what is available in our shared creative ecosystem. \n\n\n\nRegister today as an independent writer looking to network or as a local Writer’s Group looking to be involved. \n\n\n\nSubmissions for the Fall Writers Unite Exhibition can be made HERE. \n\n\n\nCheck out our last Writers Unite event here!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/writers-unite-fall-summit-2025/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T210000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers' Collective Weekly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Worcester Writers’ Collective \n\n\n\nSeptember 30th @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-weekly-meeting-3/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T160000
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet Presents The Double Nest Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Come for Rhett’s stunning poetry\, stay for the open Mic. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpen mic sign up: (508) 949-6232 ordeb@bookloversgourmet.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-presents-the-double-nest-book-launch/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T190000
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SUMMARY:Poem Next Door closing reception celebrates student-faculty work!
DESCRIPTION:It’s your last chance to peek behind a green door bearing a famous poet’s name\, pose for a selfie inside a poem\, discover what Frank O’Hara “hated” in the Museum of Worcester’s collections\, or compose your own poem about the city at a vintage typewriter! After four months\, hundreds of visitors\, many festivities (readings\, panels\, launch parties\, Pop-Up poetry appearances\, even a Poetry Bazaar)\, the Poem Next Door is closing its doors. (Sorry — we couldn’t help it.) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPhoto: Allan Yung\, Worcester Magazine\n\n\n\nJoin us for a farewell reception and learn how Holy Cross celebrates the poetry of Worcester\, with a display of publications by faculty\, alums\, and research associates as well as a reading of poems set in the city by current students. There will be a surprise announcement about what’s next for Mapping Worcester in Poetry — the initiative\, supported by Scholarship in Action with Worcester County Poetry Association as community partner\, that led to this fruitful collaboration with the Museum of Worcester. \n\n\n\nA typewriter and basket of prompts await you. Photo: Evan Plante\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPoems written by visitors to the exhibit. Photo: Evan Plante\n\n\n\nThe exhibit will be open for viewing from 5 to 8 pm\, with a reception starting at 5:30 and a brief program at 6 pm. This event is free but registration is strongly encouraged.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poem-next-door-farewell-reception-celebrating-research-on-worcester-poetry-by-hc-faculty-students/
LOCATION:Museum of Worcester\, 30 Elm Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T170000
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SUMMARY:Poetorium Too Poetry Reading & Open Mic Featuring Dee O'Connor & Belén Atienza
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for another special Worcester Wednesday double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium (formerly held at the Starlite in Southbridge) at TidePool Bookshop on September 24th from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Ron Whittle and Paul Szlosek. It will be a full two hours of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our two featured poets Dee O’Connor (reading the poetry of her late husband Curt Curtin) and Belén Atienza (reading her own poetry in the original Spanish) followed by poetry readings by our two features\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader if time permits).Books by both featured poets will be available for purchase in the store that evening. For more information\, please get in touch with us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our website. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDee O’Connor is a poetry lover who married her favorite poet\, Curt Curtin\, over 40 years ago. She loves reading his work in public. Dee eventually became the curator of Curt’s work\, helping him to get seven full-length collections published. Dee’s professional career was in public policy\, aging\, and disability where she developed policies to support elders and people with disabilities needing long-term supports in the community. She also wrote and produced a short play\, “Talking with Dolores\,” which explores end-of-life decisions and suicide. The play was performed in multiple settings across the state\, in English and Spanish\, and at state and national conferences. \n\n\n\nCurt Curtin (1930-2024) authored seven full-length poetry collections\, three chapbooks\, and many other poems yet to be published. In 2010\, he received the Frank O’Hara Poetry award from the Worcester County Poetry Association. In 2019\, he won second place in the annual contest of the Connecticut Poetry Society. He was twice nominated for a Pushcart prize. Curt was a featured reader in many poetry venues in Massachusetts and New Hampshire\, and twice in Ireland. He taught college English and creative writing for over 20 years at Westfield State College following several years teaching younger students. In 2023\, he won grants from both the Worcester Arts Council and the Mass Cultural Council to support his work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelén Atienza is one of twelve bilingual (Spanish/English) writers who participated in the 1995 creative writing seminar taught at Princeton by Toni Morrison and Gabriel García Márquez. She is the author of the poetry collection entitled Tierra de noches inmensas\, a lyrical and erotic evocation of her native Andalucía\, inspired by Lorca. Her poetry has been translated to English and Chinese and has appeared in magazines such as Rattle and Poetry East/West. She is also a poetry translator and author of a collection of short stories entitled Saltaparedes\, and a monograph “El loco en el espejo: locura y melancolía en la España de Lope de Vega.” She teaches at Clark University and holds a PhD in Romance Languages from Princeton University and a B.A in Spanish Literature from the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-too-poetry-reading-open-mic-featuring-dee-oconnor-belen-atienza/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Linda Warren
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, September 23rd\, 2025 Linda Warren will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinda Warren has worked as a teacher\, Romance novelist and software analyst.  She has published a dozen novels and had poems published in in The Worcester Review\, Diner\, Whiskey Island Magazine\, Naugatuck River Review\, Writing the Land\, and other books and journals.  She fishes the trout and salmon rivers of New England and New Brunswick as often as she can\, and this collection is inspired by those rivers and the hours she has spent standing in them\, casting for fish and for words.  Her first chapbook of fishing poems\, They Say\, has recently been published by Finishing Line Press.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-linda-warren/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Voices Present: Heidi Larsen
DESCRIPTION:Reading with Heidi Larson from 7-8 pm\, followed by Open Mic! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeidi Larsen\, M.Ed. is a 4th grade teacher at a small Christian school in Central Massachusetts. She is a poet and a natural born storyteller. Her poems have been featured in the books Our Wild Winds and Wandering Roots\, both Quabbin Quills Anthologies\, and showcased in Creative Connections Art Gallery and in The New Dawn Arts Center. She is the author of My Bible- A Daily Prayer Journal\, and co-author\, along with her son Holden\, of a kids’ book called A Kitten for Katie\, and her most recent book\, a book of poetry called Smattering – Poems about Life\, Death\, God and Poetry. Heidi met her husband-to-be\, Larry\, in a small “puddle jumper” airplane in Seattle\, Washington. They walked across the tarmac and into each other’s lives. Together they’re parent to Holden and Cooper\, who have been their greatest and most satisfying adventure so far. Outside of the classroom\, you may find Heidi cozying up to a cup of Chai Tea\, reading her favorite historical fiction\, or searching for God’s hearts in nature as signposts of His love.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/author-voices-present-heidi-larsen/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Signing for "Protesting with Rosa Parks"
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Sept. 23\, 6:00pm \n\n\n\nProtesting with Rosa Parks recounts the experiences of over 95 people who\, like Rosa Parks\, refused to give up their seats\, their rights\, and their dignity while travelling on stagecoaches\, trains\, steamboats\, streetcars\, buses\, planes\, cars\, elevators\, and even a bus station shoeshine stand. Some were or became famous as civil rights leaders and activists. Others were\, and are\, “ordinary” citizens. Together they changed the shape of American history. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more details\, see www.protestingwithrosaparks.com \n\n\n\nTidePoolBookshop372 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, Mass.(508) 753-2500  https://tidepoolbookshop.com/
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/book-signing-for-protesting-with-rosa-parks/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T210000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers' Collective
DESCRIPTION:Worcester Writers’ Collective \n\n\n\nSeptember 9th @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-6/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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