Events

Kathryn Nuernberger’s latest book is Held: Essays in Belonging, which is about symbiotic mutualisms, climate change, and finding family at the end of the world. She is also the author of The Witch of Eye and the poetry collections, RUE, The End of Pink and Rag & Bone. Her first lyric essay collection, Brief Interviews with the Romantic Past, won the The Journal Non/Fiction Award. Other […]

Join us at The Mill in West Boylston on February 18th.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. […]

Join us for a monthly round robin style, open poetry reading hosted by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share. Space for the open mic is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. Sign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com

Poets at Large will begin its seventh year on February 21 st at 7 p.m. at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, in Pomfret, CT. That Saturday night poets Denise Abercrombie and Sean Frederick Forbes take the stage. Abercrombie’s work has appeared in numerous publications including Minnesota Review, Fireweed, Connecticut Review, Phoebe: Journal of […]

Poets at Large Readies for First Event of 2026! Poets at Large will begin its seventh year on February 21 st at 7 p.m. at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, in Pomfret, CT. That Saturday night poets Denise Abercrombie and Sean Frederick Forbes take the stage. Abercrombie’s work has appeared in numerous publications […]

Come spend five weeks diving into the nooks, fields, and sticking points of writing creative prose! Whether you’re hard at work at your novel or essay collection or not sure where to start in your writing journey, this class is a supportive environment for writers of all levels and backgrounds. Each week you’ll receive a […]

The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, MA, continues to meet virtually. Join us on Tuesday February 24th virtually on Zoom with none other than Meg Kearney, our featured reader! Meg Kearney is author of nine books, including All Morning the Crows, which was the winner of the Washington Prize for poetry, a Pushcart Prize nominee, a […]

Mark Walsh will be the visiting author reading at New Dawn Tuesday, February 24th, at 7:00 p.m., followed by an open mic. at 8:00 p.m. at 84 Main Street, Ashburnham, MA About Mark: Mark Walsh is an English professor at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, MA. He is also an assistant editor at Lily Poetry Review. […]

Please join us for a very special double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium Too at TidePool Bookshop on February 25th from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Paul Szlosek & (hopefully) Ron Whittle. It will be a full two hours of poetry and spoken word […]