• Peace in Worcester: Our History

    An evening of dialogue and a screening of the   award-winning documentary   Location: The Museum of Worcester, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA  6pm: Reception with light refreshments. 6:30pm: Screening of the 70-minute film: The Berrigans: […]

  • WCPA 2026 Annual Meeting

    Preservation Worcester Board Room 61 Harvard St., Worcester, MA, United States

    The annual meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association will be held in the ball room of The Salisbury House, followed by a reading by new Worcester Poet Laureate Nicole […]

  • Poetry Writing with Catherine Martin

    Hopkinton Arts Center 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States

    Spend five weeks writing and reading in the dreamy, sharp, upside-down, carefully organized world of poetry! Whether you’re fine tuning your latest epic poem or wrestling with the blank page, […]

    $200
  • The Openest Mic Featuring Brian Mosher & Fred Gerhard

    Canvas by Coff33 Corp. 326 Main Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States

    The poet, Fred Gerhard, recently published his mother’s poetry and will be reading from her works as well as his own. In 2026, Fred Gerhard, author of Drifting to “Hello” (Khotso, 2023) […]

  • Elizabeth Bishop’s Motley Menagerie

    E.Bishop Grave at Hope Cemetary 119 Webster St., Worcester, MA, United States

    Due to February's extreme cold and snow, Mapping Worcester in Poetry had to put off the annual birthday celebration at Bishop's grave in Hope Cemetery for a few weeks. Now, […]

  • Poets @ Large: Women’s Day Spoken Word/Poetry Rading

    The Rose Room Cafe 4 East Main Street, Webster, MA, United States

    The public is invited to a spoken word/poetry reading to celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8 th organized by Poets at Large. The free event will be held […]

  • Poetry Writing with Catherine Martin

    Hopkinton Arts Center 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States

    Spend five weeks writing and reading in the dreamy, sharp, upside-down, carefully organized world of poetry! Whether you’re fine tuning your latest epic poem or wrestling with the blank page, […]

    $200
  • 10th Annual Women’s Reading!

    Zoom Online Only

    On March 11th, 2025, the WCPA is proud to host its annual Women’s Zoom Reading. If you would like to attend, please CLICK HERE. Here is the reading list & order […]

  • Sunrise/Sunset Reading

    Zoom Online Only

    Sunrise/Sunset Reading: Poetry Bridging Continents. Poets from USA, China and Ireland read in three languages. March 15 8:00 AM:  The Zoom link is below: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81561710109?pwd=uVtWBOWW33QXJjuncRKwLLRdPaeSPa.