• Green Monster Poetry Submissions Deadline!

    The Green Monster Poetry Challenge is accepting submissions of poems that can be read/recited out loud in no more than ONE MINUTE.  As a guideline, if your poem exceeds 20-24 lines and has […]

  • Poems on Parts of a Wondrous Whole

    Cantor Art Gallery, Prior Performing Arts Center, College of the Holy Cross 1 College St, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Mapping Worcester in Poetry has teamed up with Cantor Art Gallery's current exhibit, Room of Wonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer, to host a poetry reading that explores collective experiences of the […]

  • Slightly Off-Beat Poets

    Steve Veilleux's Home 112 Fabyan-Woodstock North Road, Grosvenordale, CT, United States

    WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: KAT PIHL & BARBARA THOMAS WHERE: Lil’s Barkyard Stage at Steve Veilleux’s house 112 Fabyan-Woodstock Road N Grosvenordale, CT              RAIN LOCATION:   Indoors WHEN: Sunday July […]

  • Tales from Poetry Town (and Poetry Bazaar!)

    Museum of Worcester 30 Elm Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    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, […]

  • A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Rodger Martin

    Zoom Online Meeting , United States

    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, […]

  • New Dawn Writers’ Group Presents Tom Laughlin

    New Dawn Center 84 Main St., Ashburnham, MA, United States

    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 […]

  • Inside the Kunitz Family

    Museum of Worcester 30 Elm Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    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), […]

  • Slightly Off-Beat Poets with Michael McAfee & Karen Elizabeth Sharpe

    Steve Veilleux's Home 112 Fabyan-Woodstock North Road, Grosvenordale, CT, United States

    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 […]

  • Worcester Writers’ Collective

    JMac/Brickbox Theater 20 Franklin Street, Worcester, MA, United States

    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 […]