Join us to learn about the founding, and flourishing, of legendary organizations, venues, and open mics during the last five decades of poetry in Worcester. With Bob Gill as emcee, Jonathan Blake, Stephen Campiglio, Lea Deschenes, Rush Frazier, John Hodgen, Cowboy Matt Hopewell, Bill MacMillan, Dave Macpherson, Rodger Martin, and Eve Rifkah will swap stories […]
The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 Rodger Martin will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. This year, Nature/Culture Books brought out Rodger Martin’s fifth book, The Sleeping Dogs of Lubec along with a new & revised edition of his first book, The […]
The New Dawn Writers' Group is excited to have Tom Laughlin as our July visiting author. He will be reading Tuesday, July 22 starting at 7:00 p.m.. And the open mic starts at 8:00 p.m. We'd love to see you. Tom Laughlin is a Professor of English and Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at Middlesex […]
Join us for a probing discussion of how life relates to art and the challenges of writing a biography. We'll focus on one of Worcester's best-known poets, Stanley Kunitz (1905-2006), who summed up the family dynamic that shaped his identity in the opening lines of "The Portrait": "My mother never forgave my father/ for killing […]
IMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: MICHAEL Michael McAfee & KAREN ELIZABETH Karen Elizabeth Sharpe WHERE: (Donna Lange’s house 59 Chase Road Thompson, CT (exit 50 off RTE 395) RAIN LOCATION: Steve Veilleux’s house 112 Fabyan-Woodstock Road N Grosvenordale, CT WHEN: Sunday July 27, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 […]
Come one, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: 6-7 Free Writing Time 7-9 Reading and Workshop Building 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. It’s FREE and open to all. :)
The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 Paul Szlosek will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. Paul Szlosek is a poet, photographer, blogger, magician, and “cranial fermenter” (a term he has personally coined) born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, but currently residing in the nearby metropolis […]
The Worcester Writers’ Collective is thrilled to present our second public showcase. The event features a powerful collection of poetry, playwriting, and prose created by our members. Come and experience a whirlwind of stories across all ranges of emotions, mediums, and backgrounds, written and performed by lifelong Worcester creatives. The performance is supported by imagery, […]
Join us at the Museum of Worcester as the Stanley Kunitz Medal is presented to this year's winner, Victor D. Infante. The museum's new Poem Next Door exhibit -- which features "My Mother's Pears," Kunitz's poem about his boyhood home at 4 Woodford Street -- will be open for viewing at 6 pm before the program begins. […]
Now, the 1st Tuesday of every month, The Richard Fox Poetry Series is an open- mic with a featured reader. It honors the memory of the iconic Worcester poet and human-being extraordinaire Richard Fox.Our next Featured Poet will be the very talented Joanne Johnson on August 5th. Free admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books […]
