The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, MA, continues to meet virtually. Join us on Tuesday April 28th virtually on Zoom with none other than Michael Milligan, our featured reader! Michael Milligan has worked as a construction laborer, migrant fruit and grape picker, homestead farmer and graphic arts production manager. Also a musician/composer, artist and writer. […]
Please join us for another Wednesday double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series Poetorium Too at TidePool Bookshop (located at 372 Chandler Street in Worcester, MA) on April 29th from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Paul Szlosek and (hopefully) Ron Whittle. It will be a full two […]
With the WooSox games starting at 6:00 pm, we've changed our starting time to 5pm so more metered parking is, hopefully, available.We're back with at an exciting new location! It's the Broadway Restaurant at 100 Water Street, Worcester. Owners Tony and Nequel Germano have a plethora of delightful entrees, apps, desserts, and their famous, homemade […]
Baseball—the “National Pastime”—is the American sport most represented in the arts. The National Baseball Poetry Festival unites Baseball—one of our great cultural common denominators—and Poetry—the world’s oldest art form—in a unique and wonderful celebration of both. Multiple days of poetry readings, generative workshops, panel discussions, baseball games and more. Please refer to the full schedule for […]
Baseball—the “National Pastime”—is the American sport most represented in the arts. The National Baseball Poetry Festival unites Baseball—one of our great cultural common denominators—and Poetry—the world’s oldest art form—in a unique and wonderful celebration of both. Multiple days of poetry readings, generative workshops, panel discussions, baseball games and more. Please refer to the full schedule for […]
National Baseball Poetry Festival Two Free Generative Workshops: Holy Relics of the Game—Artifact, Myth and Legend Facilitated by Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate Tommy Twilite.Participants are invited to consider some baseball relics as inspiration to conjure up a poem. Twilite will bring some very interesting pieces, and participants may bring something of their own: a special […]
Facilitated by award-winning poet and Poets at Large Coordinator Karen Warinsky Participants will do a table read of an article about American rock band The National's frontman Matt Beringer, his love of baseball, and the event that led him to a very unusual method to solve writer's block. Then attendees will try his method! Best […]
Baseball—the “National Pastime”—is the American sport most represented in the arts. The National Baseball Poetry Festival unites Baseball—one of our great cultural common denominators—and Poetry—the world’s oldest art form—in a unique and wonderful celebration of both. Multiple days of poetry readings, generative workshops, panel discussions, baseball games and more. Please refer to the full schedule for […]
This 90-minute panel explores the intersection of baseball and literature, focusing on craft, publishing trends, and contemporary narratives. Panelists will discuss how the game evolves beyond nostalgia, share short readings, and engage in an active audience Q&A to examine the future of the genre. Featuring:Steve Hickoff, poet, editorSteve Hickoff is a versatile author and poetry […]
Join us for an Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on May 9 at 1 PM! Writers will tour the Arts in Bloom Exhibition and write pieces based on their reaction to the artwork. Led by me, Catherine Martin. Spots still open! https://canvas.hopartscenter.org/classes/190
