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December 2020
Sunset/Sunrise Poetry Bridging Continents Reading
Join us for the third Sunset, Sunrise Poetry Reading event of the Chinese-American Bridging Continent Series, on Saturday evening, December 19, 8:00 pm (US Eastern Time). A number of poets from China -- including calligrapher Zi Chuan, Yue Qi, and Chen Yihai -- will join US poets, such as Susan Roney-O'Brien, Rodger Martin, and Kyle Potvin for an evening of poems in both English and Mandarin. You are invited to our Sunset/Sunrise Zoom meeting as part of our Poetry Bridging…
Find out more »A Poets’ Asylum Reunion
Rush Frazier, a past president of the WCPA and all-around poetry tour de force, has organized a virtual reunion for the long-departed Poets' Asylum for Sunday, December 20, 2020. For more than 20 years, it was the local poetry hangout for performance poets and drew in features from Patricia Smith to Mighty Mike McGee to Dennis Brutus. From Eleni's Midnight Cafe through the Java Hut and finally, to the front room at WCUW, you could find a cup of coffee,…
Find out more »A virtual Thirsty Lab with Ethna McKiernan
The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading. The next reading will be on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, when Ethna McKiernan will feature. Visit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading, and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. Ethna McKiernan has been twice awarded a Minnesota State Arts Board grant in poetry. Her first book, Caravan,…
Find out more »Free People’s Workshop – December 2020
Free People’s Workshop Open workshop for Poets, Artists, and Musicians Hosted by Sid Solomon This event will take via Zoom – click this link to join the virtual event on December 28, 2020.
Find out more »A virtual Thirsty Lab Poetry Reading with Joe Fusco Jr.
The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading. The next reading will be on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 when Joe Fusco Jr. will feature. Visit the Zoom registration link to sign-up and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. Joe Fusco Jr. is a poet and humorist living in Worcester.
Find out more »January 2021
Poetry Writing 101 with Susan Roney-O’Brien: Sound, Resound
The Worcester Public Library is sponsoring a poetry writing workshop with WCPA board member Susan Roney-O’Brien. The virtual workshop will take place on Saturday, January 2, between 11 am and noon. Here’s the workshop description: Poetry begins in the body and sings in the ear. We hear alliteration, assonance, consonance, euphony, cacophony, rhyme, rhythm, anaphora, and all kinds of repetition, and yet are not always aware of what we hear. Sound yanks, caresses and awakens us to mood, tone, image,…
Find out more »January 2021 WCPA Board Meeting
Join the board of the Worcester County Poetry Association for our monthly board meeting. This will once again be a virtual meeting due to the continued need for social distancing. This is a working meeting, not a poetry reading. We welcome the respectful input of the central Massachusetts poetry community. Please register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. This is a great opportunity to learn more about…
Find out more »Zoom into Poetry with D. Keali’i MacKenzie
The WCPA is excited to present a virtual poetry reading with D. Keali'i MacKenzie on Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 3:00 pm. Registration is needed to join the event. Visit the Zoom registration link and fill in the form. A meeting link will be e-mailed to you. D. Keali‘i MacKenzie is the author of the chapbook From Hunger to Prayer (Silver Needle Press). A queer poet of Kanaka Maoli, European, and Chinese descent; his work appears in, or is forthcoming…
Find out more »Poets who are artists; Artists who are poets
A multi-dimensional event Featuring Jeffrey Ferrara, Haiku master Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83974184828?pwd=K01GcjNTZUJGcXRYNWVUaGdob3JMQT09 Meeting ID: 839 7418 4828 Passcode: 411471
Find out more »Celebrating Pat Fargnoli
Susan Roney-O'Brien is hosting a tribute reading for Patricia Fargnoli on Sunday, January 24th, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. The Worcester County Poetry Association is providing the ZOOM venue. Registration is needed to join the event. Visit the Zoom registration link and fill in the form. A meeting link will be e-mailed to you. Register Patricia Fargnoli, the New Hampshire Poet Laureate from 2006-2009, is the author of six poetry collections. Her newest book is Hallowed: New and Selected Poems (Tupelo, 2017).…
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