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SUMMARY:Solo/Duet
DESCRIPTION:A poetry and music series at the Merriam-Gilbert Public Library \n\n\n\nFree and open to all! \n\n\n\nPlease stop by or call the Library at 508-867-1410 to reserve your seat. \n\n\n\nEach evening will feature poetry readings from the shelves of the library book-ended by a musical duet. This program is made possible by the West Brookfield Cultural Council as supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, In celebration of National Poetry Month \n\n\n\nJoin us the following Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 29th: Jerry Wilfong and percussionist Dick Hummel / Blake reads Gluck and Hodgen \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIt is difficultTo get the news from poems\,Yet men die miserably every day \n\n\n\nFor the lackOf what is found there \n\n\n\n~William Carlos Williams~
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/solo-duet-7/
LOCATION:Merriam Gilbert Library\, 3 West Main St.\, West Brookfield\, MA\, 01585\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T173000
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SUMMARY:Writers Unite!
DESCRIPTION:Writer’s Unite Event  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganizations participating:  \n\n\n\nNew Dawn Arts Center\, New Dawn’s Writer’s Group\, Quabbin Quills?\, Straw Dogs\, The Openest Mic\, Worcester County Poetry Association\, Worcester Writers’ Collective and more! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelow is the tentative schedule for event: (Which will be upstairs.) \n\n\n\n5:30 pm – 6 pm Exhibition open for public viewing\, mingling & networking \n\n\n\n6 – 6:15 – Have guests take their seats \n\n\n\n6:15 – 7:20 – Intro and welcome from Melissa Dorval\, Simon Hunt \n\n\n\n7:20-7:30 – Panel discussion With Melissa Dorval\, Simon Hunt\, and Chris O’Carroll\, moderated by Abigail Abbott  \n\n\n\n7:30 – 7:45 – Break & regroup: break out sessions- mini groups to discuss anything writing related- April being poetry month\, writing groups\, publishing\, the ever-changing landscape re: reading/writing- whatever people are interested in \n\n\n\n7:45 – 8:30 – Writer’s round robin where each person who wants to share their work/chapbook etc can have a turn. We will have a sign up sheet for the order of people speaking/presenting. Someone will be keeping time. Each reader can decide how to spend their allotted time whether it be performing\, talking about their published work\, etc.  \n\n\n\n8:30 – 9 – Socializing & Wrap Up \n\n\n\nThroughout: Complimentary Hors d’oeuvres/water served & meals\, beer & wine for sale at the performance hall bar. 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/writers-unite/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250428T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
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SUMMARY:Creative Sector Advocacy Week
DESCRIPTION:MASSCreative seeks artists\, cultural organizations\, and creative businesses across disciplines to join us as featured exhibitors and performers during the 2024 Creative Sector Day at the State House on Wednesday\, April 30\, 2025. \n\n\n\nCreative Sector Day at the State House is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that artists\, creatives\, cultural leaders\, and organizations make in Massachusetts. Throughout the day\, we will host performances\, displays and demonstrations by members of the creative sector in the Great Hall and the Grand Staircase. Performances and displays will be open to the public from 1 pm – 3 pm and all selected participants will receive a $300 stipend for participating. \n\n\n\nBecause the day is focused on Massachusetts’ creative sector\, all performers and exhibitors – including nonprofits and creative businesses – must reside or be headquartered in the Commonwealth. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTIMELINE FOR PROPOSALS \n\n\n\n\nMarch 7: Applications open\n\n\n\nApril 1: Applications close (at 11:59 pm)\n\n\n\nApril 2-7: Applications reviewed\n\n\n\nApril 9: Applicants notified of status\n\n\n\nApril 11: Deadline to accept offer to participate\n\n\n\n\nTo Submit a Proposal
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/creative-sector-advocacy-week-4/
LOCATION:Boston State House\, 24 Beacon Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02133\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T210000
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SUMMARY:POETS AT LARGE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH AT THE VANILLA BEAN CAFE
DESCRIPTION:word open mic and reading featuring Sandy Yannone. Yannone is the Poet Laureate of Old Saybrook\, CT\, and is the author of two collections: The Glass Studio (2024) and Boats for Women (2019)\, both published by Salmon Poetry in County Clare\, Ireland. \n\n\n\nShe returned to Connecticut after a career teaching at Evergreen College in Seattle\, WA. Her poetry has appeared in Ploughshares\, SWWIM Every Day\, ABQ InPrint\, Prairie Schooner\, Poetry Ireland Review\, Lavender Review\, and Women’s Review of Books. Since March\, 2020\, she has hosted the weekly reading series Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry on Zoom via Facebook. Visit her at www.sandrayannone.com.   \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoets at Large\, a group of poets who read in the tri-state area\, is in its sixth year and is a part of Windham Arts. All events are ADA compliant. Admission to all Vanilla Bean is $15.00 which includes a raffle. All Poets at Large events are sponsored in part by Linemaster Switch\, bank Hometown\, WHZ Financial Advisors\, the Putnam Area Foundation and Charter Oak FCU. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic. 5-minute max as time allows.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-to-celebrate-national-poetry-month-at-the-vanilla-bean-cafe-2/
LOCATION:Vanilla Bean Cafe\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT\, 06259\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T163000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop Series: The Chapbook
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this wonderful series. Registration Link.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-series-the-chapbook/
LOCATION:Shrewsbury Public Library\, 609 Main Street\, Shrewsbury\, Massachusetts\, 01545\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T203000
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SUMMARY:Linda Wlodyka Tidepool Reading
DESCRIPTION:Linda Bratcher Wlodyka MA Beat Poet Laureate\, will be reading poetry from her latest publication\, If Brambles Were Bookends Collected Poems as the poet feature at Tidepool Bookshop 372 Chandler Street in Worcester on April 24th at 7:00 pm. The event starts with Linda’s reading and an open mic will follow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinda Bratcher Wlodyka is the Massachusetts Beat Poet Laureate\, 2023-2025. Linda retired as an educator from Mt. Greylock Regional School District in Williamstown. Linda’s poem “Secret Cottage” was voted “Best in the Berkshires” in 2012. She has previously self-published three chapbooks\, Her Spirited Cameo\, Voices from the Blue Room and Tick Tock.  If Brambles Were Bookends Collected Poems\, is Linda’s first full-length poetry collectionpublished by Human Error Publishing (2023). Linda attended Lowell Celebrates Jack Kerouac in October to represent The National and International Beat Poetry Foundation and served on an all women’s panel to discuss the Beat Movement and feature her beat poetry. Linda is a member of the Florence Poet’s Society and serves as a participant on their editing board for their annual anthology\, Silkworm.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/linda-wlodyka-tidepool-reading/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T190000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250410T165150Z
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SUMMARY:Poetorium Too Poetry Reading & Open Mic Featuring Laura DiCaronimo\, Brian Mosher\, & Fadi Yousef
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special Worcester Wednesday triple feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium (usually held at the Starlite in Southbridge) at TidePool Books on April 23rd from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Paul Szlosek. It will be a full two hours of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our three featured poets Laura DiCaronimo (Author of Winner For Trying)\, Brian Mosher (Author of A Muster of Melodious Musings)\, and Fadi Yousef (Author of Flowers for the Dying Moon) followed by poetry readings by our three features)\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Copies of books by all three featured poets will be available for purchase in the store that evening. For more information\, please get in touch with us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura DiCaronimo is a poet and optician from North Central Massachusetts. She was selected as the first recipient of the annual Dan Lewis Poetry Fellowship by the Worcester County Poetry Association in 2023\, and hosts and curates The Openest Mic open mic series. Her debut chapbook Winner for Trying was released by Metaphysical Fox Press in 2025. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrian Mosher is a poet and writer residing in Mansfield\, Massachusetts. His work has appeared in Blue Villa\, Nixes Mate\, eMerge\, Books and Pieces\, Confetti\, Rituals\, Coneflower Cafe\, Written Tales\, Esoterica Magazine\, Half and One Magazine\, and others. He has self-published three books: One Bad Day Deserves Another (short stories) and Moon Shine and Lemon Twists(poetry)\, both in 2016; and The Broken Mosaic (poetry and prose) in 2021. His poetry chapbook Dreams and Other Magic (2023) was published by Alien Buddha Press. His unpublished short-story manuscript was short-listed for the Unleash Press 2025 Book Prize. Brian’s most recent release is a collection of poems and song lyrics from Metaphysical Fox Press titled A Muster of Melodious Musings (2025). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFadi Yousef was born in Beirut\, Lebanon in 1977 and immigrated to the States in 1983 at the age of six with his family. He currently resides in Worcester\, Massachusetts\, and works for Worcester Public Schools as an Instructional Assistant. He attended Worcester State University from 1995-2000 and graduated with a degree in English Literature. He enjoys the liberating solace of a writing style he has coined as “Romantic Existentialism”. Fadi has a ravenous appetite for reading as much poetry as he can in all its forms. Some influences include Pablo Neruda and Wallace Stevens\, as well as Gibran Khalil Gibran. He views writing as a tool to look behind the curtain of the world’s stage. Flowers for the Dying Moon released by Pegasus Publishers is Fadi Yousef’s second collection of poetry (his first was The Homeless Gentleman with Fulton Press).
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-too-poetry-reading-open-mic-featuring-laura-dicaronimo-brian-mosher-fadi-yousef/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T200000
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Polly Brown
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, April 22nd\, 2025 Polly Brown will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPolly Brown took the first two years of her retirement to write a blog about what she’d learned from teaching young adolescents\, at ayeartothinkitover.com. Now she’s resettled an old family farm in western Maine\, where she’s raising poems and a few green beans. Pebble Leaf Feather Knife\, from Cherry Grove Collections\, followed two chapbooks\,Blue Heron Stone and Eac
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-polly-brown-3/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250319T145243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T175418Z
UID:11030-1745344800-1745350200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Solo/Duet
DESCRIPTION:A poetry and music series at the Merriam-Gilbert Public Library \n\n\n\nFree and open to all! \n\n\n\nPlease stop by or call the Library at 508-867-1410 to reserve your seat. \n\n\n\nEach evening will feature poetry readings from the shelves of the library book-ended by a musical duet. This program is made possible by the West Brookfield Cultural Council as supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, In celebration of National Poetry Month \n\n\n\nJoin us the following Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM … \n\n\n\nAPRIL 22nd: bassist Jerry Wilfong and vocalist Lydia Fortune / Blake reads Stern and Oliver. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIt is difficultTo get the news from poems\,Yet men die miserably every day \n\n\n\nFor the lackOf what is found there \n\n\n\n~William Carlos Williams~
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/solo-duet-4/
LOCATION:Merriam Gilbert Library\, 3 West Main St.\, West Brookfield\, MA\, 01585\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250320T202150Z
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UID:11089-1745073000-1745080200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop Series: Art & Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this wonderful series. Registration Link.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-series-art-poetry/
LOCATION:Shrewsbury Public Library\, 609 Main Street\, Shrewsbury\, Massachusetts\, 01545\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250414T161103Z
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic Poetry \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 19th2:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly round robin open poetry share\, moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share in a friendly\, supportive environment. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. \n\n\n\nSign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-9/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250325T164219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T164223Z
UID:11118-1744995600-1745010000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:The Openest Mic
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-openest-mic-2/
LOCATION:Smokestack Roasters\, 39 Massachussetts Avenue\, Lunenburg\, MA\, 01462\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Laura DiCaronimo":MAILTO:laura.optician@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T180000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250306T183945Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Martín Espada
DESCRIPTION:FREE and Open to the public. \n\n\n\nSponsored by: The Worcester County Poetry Association\, WPI and The Clemente Course in the Humanities\, Worcester 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/an-evening-with-martin-espada/
LOCATION:Higgins House\, 100 Institute Road\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T203000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250321T171935Z
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SUMMARY:The Poetry Extravaganza Featuring Cheryl Bonin
DESCRIPTION:e’re back on April 16th at our awesome new location! \n\n\n\nThe Mill is right off Rt 190\, has a spacious parking lot\, serves delectable apps\, entrees\, and desserts with a full bar. We’ll have a separate room for our monthly shenanigans. Admission will still be free. All of the Tip Jar proceeds go to the Feature. \n\n\n\nThe Poetry Extravaganza (PE) will now be the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8;30 pm. Sign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com\, Five minute maximum\,There are no language restrictions. We are not kid-friendly \n\n\n\nOur featured writer on April 16th will be the inimitable Cheryl Bonin.Lewandowski Painters will still sponsor our event. That’s how we pay the poets! \n\n\n\nJoin the Fun on April 16th! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheryl L. Bonin is a bourbon sipping\, baseball watching\, \, pirate loving\, Neil Diamond singing\, cancerous wench of the breast variety who writes snark filled stories and poetry because it’s cheaper than therapy. Her rantings have been encouraged\, tolerated\, published and/or acknowledged by: her Good Sport Hubby\, random unsuspecting open mic attendees\, The Worcester Review\, Worcester Magazine\, The National Baseball Poetry
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-poetry-extravaganza-featuring-cheryl-bonin-4/
LOCATION:The Mill\, 185 W. Boylston Street\, West Boylston\, Massachusetts\, 01583\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250414T164936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T164940Z
UID:11272-1744740000-1744750800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Worcester Writers' Collective Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-meeting-2/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250325T163912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T163916Z
UID:11113-1744740000-1744750800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Openest Mic: Appleseed Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/openest-mic-appleseed-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Main Street Studios\, 569 Main St.\, Fitchburg\, Massachusetts\, 01420\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Laura DiCaronimo":MAILTO:laura.optician@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250319T145647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T182915Z
UID:11033-1744740000-1744745400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Solo/Duet
DESCRIPTION:A poetry and music series at the Merriam-Gilbert Public Library \n\n\n\nFree and open to all! \n\n\n\nPlease stop by or call the Library at 508-867-1410 to reserve your seat. \n\n\n\nEach evening will feature poetry readings from the shelves of the library book-ended by a musical duet. This program is made possible by the West Brookfield Cultural Council as supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, In celebration of National Poetry Month \n\n\n\nJoin us the following Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 15th : Solo bass: Jerry Wilfong / Jonathan Blake reads from “Black Nature”’ and a jazz poetry performance with Wilfong and Blake \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIt is difficultTo get the news from poems\,Yet men die miserably every day \n\n\n\nFor the lackOf what is found there \n\n\n\n~William Carlos Williams~
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/solo-duet-5/
LOCATION:Merriam Gilbert Library\, 3 West Main St.\, West Brookfield\, MA\, 01585\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250328T161115Z
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SUMMARY:Slightly Off-beat Poets Rebecca Hart Olander & Mark Walsh
DESCRIPTION:MPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT (Indoors if weather is unpleasant) \n\n\n\nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Rebecca Hart Olander & Mark Walsh \n\n\n\nWHERE: 112 Fabyan-Woodstock Road N Grosvenordale\, CT \n\n\n\nWHEN: Sunday April 13\, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 20 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales\, snacks\, and the raffle before starting the open mic. Open mic will be round robin\, one poem at a time until 4 PM. \n\n\n\nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \n\n\n\nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 POETS. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebecca Hart Olander’s poetry and collaborative visual and written work has appeared in print\, online\, and in multiple anthologies. A winner of the Women’s National Book Association Poetry Award\, her books include Dressing the Wounds (dancing girl press\, 2019) and Uncertain Acrobats (CavanKerry Press\, 2021)\, an Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist and a Massachusetts Center for the Book “Must-Read” selection. Her second full-length collection\, Singing from the Deep End\, is forthcoming for CavanKerry Press in 2026. Rebecca has taught writing at Amherst and Smith colleges\, Westfield State University\, and through Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop\, and she works with poets in the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing. She is the editor/director of Perugia Press. \n\n\n\nMark Walsh is an English professor at Massasoit Community College in Brockton\, MA\, where he teaches literature and philosophy. Recently\, he was the head judge of the selection committee for the City of Brockton’s first-ever Youth Poet Laureate. He is an associate editor for The Lily Poetry Review\, and his journalism has appeared in The South Shore News & The Marshfield Mariner. His Chapbook\, In The Garden of Fortune\, was published by Lily Poetry Review Books in May of 2024.  Recent poetry publications include Abandoned Mine\, Rituals\, Choeofpleirn Press and Nixes Mate. 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-rebecca-hart-olander-mark-walsh/
LOCATION:Steve Veilleux’s Home\, 112 Fabyan-Woodstock North Road\, Grosvenordale\, CT\, 06255\, United States
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UID:11087-1744468200-1744475400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop Series: Confessional Poetry & Lyrics
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this wonderful series. Registration Link.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-series-confessional-poetry-lyrics/
LOCATION:Shrewsbury Public Library\, 609 Main Street\, Shrewsbury\, Massachusetts\, 01545\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T200000
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CREATED:20250310T202446Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Board Meeting: April Edition
DESCRIPTION:April Board Meeting \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly discussion and planning. Come see what what we have been up to and will be up to. 😉
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monthly-board-meeting-april-edition/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T190000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250402T212204Z
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UID:11169-1744219800-1744225200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:April Member Mingle
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/april-member-mingle/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T193000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250319T144551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T182738Z
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SUMMARY:Solo/Duet
DESCRIPTION:A poetry and music series at the Merriam-Gilbert Public Library \n\n\n\nFree and open to all! \n\n\n\nPlease stop by or call the Library at 508-867-1410 to reserve your seat. \n\n\n\nEach evening will feature poetry readings from the shelves of the library book-ended by a musical duet. This program is made possible by the West Brookfield Cultural Council as supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, In celebration of National Poetry Month \n\n\n\nJoin us the following Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nApril 8th : bassist Jerry Wilfong\, guitarist Rich Falco / Jonathan Blake reads Gilbert and Gregg \n\n\n\nIt is difficultTo get the news from poems\,Yet men die miserably every day \n\n\n\nFor the lackOf what is found there \n\n\n\n~William Carlos Williams~
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/solo-duet/
LOCATION:Merriam Gilbert Library\, 3 West Main St.\, West Brookfield\, MA\, 01585\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T200000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250306T185726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T185730Z
UID:10932-1743876000-1743883200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Moth-like "Tell Me a Story" event in Northborough
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/moth-like-tell-me-a-story-event-in-northborough/
LOCATION:Meetinghouse Arts Center\, 40 Church Street\, Northborough\, Massachusetts\, 01532\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250320T201650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T201654Z
UID:11082-1743863400-1743870600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop Series: Form Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this wonderful series. Registration Link
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-series-form-poetry/
LOCATION:Shrewsbury Public Library\, 609 Main Street\, Shrewsbury\, Massachusetts\, 01545\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T153000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250314T203858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T203902Z
UID:10991-1743858000-1743867000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet Hosts Robert Eugene Perry's Book Launch!
DESCRIPTION:Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster\, MA is hosting a book release party with Poet Robert Eugene Perry\, who will read and sign copies of I Dreamt I Was Water\, on Saturday\, April 5th at 1 p.m. The event will start with an Open Mic which will be round robin style. Robert Eugene Perry will read from 3-3:30 pm with a book signing immediately following. Cost is Free. Signed copies will be available for purchase. To reserve a spot to participate in the Open Mic\, please email deb@bookloversgourmet.com. Space is limited to 14 readers. Booklovers’ Gourmet is located at 72 East Main Street\, Webster\, MA. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReview of I Dreamt I Was Water: \n\n\n\n“One is struck immediately and consistently by the rhythm of these lines. It’s as if the Heart of the Natural World dreamt it was a poem and spoke in this poet’s tongue. \n\n\n\nIf Gary Snyder\, Mary Oliver\, and Wendell Berry had a band\, Bob Perry would be its drummer.” \n\n\n\nWayne-Daniel Berard\, author\, poet\, co-host of Pour Me a Poem\, Mansfield\, MA. \n\n\n\nRobert Eugene Perry is a native of Massachusetts and the author of six books. His most recent collection of poetry Earthsongs\, was published by Human Error Publishing in 2022. A combined re-release of his earlier chapbooks was released as Sacred Mystic Dance on his own imprint Metaphysical Fox Press in 2024. \n\n\n\nHis poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies & publications\, he was a finalist in the 2023 Beals Prize for Poetry and his poem Heard Steet/ Hadwen Park in Winter was a winner in WCPA’s 2024 Poems in and out of Places. Perry has emceed the monthly Open Mic at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster\, MA (USA) since May 2017. \n\n\n\nFor more information\,
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-hosts-robert-eugene-perrys-book-launch/
LOCATION:Booklover’s Gourmet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T190000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250310T204938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T204941Z
UID:10974-1743616800-1743620400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Eve Rifkah
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Reading: Eve Rifkah \n\n\n\nBoylston Public Library \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us at the Boylston Library to kick off our three-month series of poetry readings by local poets. We are happy to have Eve Rifkah at the Library to start this series with readings from her book\, Outcasts the Penikese Island Leper Hospital 1905-1921. The book is a documentary of sorts with personal poems in the voices of the actual patients. The book was made into a play which was performed at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse to rave reviews.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEve Rifkah is the 2021 recipient of the Stanley Kunitz award and has been instrumental in poetry organizations such as the co-founder of Poetry Oasis\, Inc. She has run an ongoing writing workshop for 15 years and teaches workshops and classes at WISE (Worcester Institute for Senior Education). She lives in Worcester\, MA with her husband\, musician\, artist\, and writer Michael Milligan\, and their cat. Join us for this relaxing evening of poetry reading and leave inspired to hear more these next few months.  \n\n\n\nRegistration Required for Zoom Link.This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boylston Cultural Council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-reading-eve-rifkah/
LOCATION:Boylston Public Library\, 695 Main Street\, Boylston\, Massachusetts\, 01505\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T200000
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CREATED:20250316T163715Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Fox Poetry Series: John Hodgen
DESCRIPTION:The Richard Fox Poetry Series is a monthly poetry open- mic with a featured reader. It honors the memory of the iconic Worcester poet and human-being extraordinaire Richard Fox. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis month’s Feature poet will be JOHN HODGEN. Hodgen is Writer-in-Residence at Assumption University in Worcester\, MA\, and Advisory Editor at New Letters at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He is author of six poetry collections: In My Father’s House\, winner of the Bluestem Award; Bread Without Sorrow\, Winner of the Balcones Poetry Prize; Bread Without Sorrow\, winner of the Balcones Prize\, Grace\, winner of the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry; Heaven & Earth Holding Company\, winner of the Massachusetts Book Award\, The Lord of Everywhere and his latest book\, What We May Be\, from Lynx House Press/Washington State University. Hodgen is also recipient of numerous other honors and awards\, including the Grolier Prize\, the Foley Poetry Prize\, the Ruth Stone Poetry Prize\, an Arvon Foundation Award\, the Chad Walsh Prize\, the Collins Prize\, a Massachusetts Cultural Council Award in Poetry\, and inclusion in the 2017 Scribner’s Best American Poetry. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFree admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food and beverages and an expanded book selection at their new location. \n\n\n\nSignup for the open mic at joesyellowpad@gmail.com. Limited spots available. \n\n\n\nSponsored by the ‘Fox Fund’ (Worcester County Poetry Association) \n\n\n\n                                                                    
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/richard-fox-poetry-series-john-hodgen/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
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UID:10943-1743530400-1743537600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:The Richard Fox Poetry Series: John Hodgen
DESCRIPTION:Now\, the 1st Tuesday of every month\, The Richard Fox Poetry Series is an open- mic with a featured reader. It honors the memory of the iconic Worcester poet and human-being extraordinaire Richard Fox.Our next Featured Poet will be the iconic John Hodgen on April 1st. That’s no joke! Free admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food and beverages and an expanded book selection at their new location. Sign up for the open mic at joesyellowpad@gmail.com. Limited spots available. Sponsored by the ‘Fox Fund’ (Worcester County Poetry Association). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Hodgen is Writer-in-Residence at Assumption University in Worcester\, MA\, and Advisory Editor at New Letters at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He is author of six poetry collections: In My Father’s House\, winner of the Bluestem Award; Bread Without Sorrow\, Winner of the Balcones Poetry Prize; Grace\, winner of the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry; Heaven and Earth Holding Company\, winner of the Massachusetts Book Award\, The Lord of Everywhere and his latest book\, What We May Be\, from Lynx House Press/Washington State University. Hodgen is also recipient of numerous other honors and awards\, including the Grolier Prize\, the Foley Poetry Prize\, the Ruth Stone Poetry Prize\, an Arvon Foundation Award\, the Chad Walsh Prize\, the Collins Prize\, a Massachusetts Cultural Council Award in Poetry\, and inclusion in the 2017 Scribner’s Best American Poetry.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-richard-fox-poetry-series-john-hodgen-2/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T210000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250304T013343Z
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SUMMARY:Poets at Large: March Edition
DESCRIPTION:POET LAUREATE OF PLYMOUTH\, MA TO READ AT THE VANILLA BEAN CAFE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoets at Large begins year six with a spoken word reading at The Vanilla Bean Café\, 450 Deerfield Road in Pomfret on March 29 th from 7-9 p.m. There will be a mix of events at The Vanilla Bean and Roseland Park this year. \n\n\n\nGetting the series underway will be the voices of two Massachusetts poets\, Carol Hobbs and Miriam O’Neal. Hobbs is an educator whose work has appeared in journals and anthologies throughout the United States and Canada. Her recent book New-found-land\, available through Main Street Rag in North Carolina\, received honorable mention for the Sheila Margaret Motton Book Prize with the NEPC\, and a New England PEN Discovery Prize. \n\n\n\nMiriam O’Neal is the current Poet Laureate of Plymouth\, MA. Her work has appeared in North Dakota Quarterly and The Galway Review among many other magazines. Her poetry collections include We Start With What We’re Given (Kelsay Books\, 2018)\, The Body Dialogues (Lily Poetry Review Books\, 2020)\, and The Half-Said Things (Nixes Mate Books\, 2022) and she hosts Poetry the Art of Words\, the longest continuously running poetry reading series in Massachusetts south of Boston. \n\n\n\nAll Poets at Large events are ADA compliant. Admission is $15.00 which includes a raffle. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic. 5-minute max as time allows. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts and this year PAL is sponsored in part by Linemaster Switch\, Charter Oak FCU and WHZ Financial Advisors.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-march-edition-2/
LOCATION:Vanilla Bean Cafe\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT\, 06259\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T182850
CREATED:20250117T042335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T042338Z
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SUMMARY:Curt Curtin Memorial
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/curt-curtin-memorial-2/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church (90 Main St. Worcester\, MA)\, 90 Main St.\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01609\, United States
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