• Poetry Extravaganza Featuring Bruja TheVillain

    Redemption Rock Brewing

    Join us on Tuesday October 1st from 6-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry, humor and contemplation. Two open-mic sessions will sandwich our feature Bruja TheVillain. Sign up for the Open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com. Five minute maximum please. Free admission. Separate area for our event. On-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options. Redemption […]

    Free
  • Free lecture by poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathi

    Luth Concert Hall, Prior Performance Center 1 College Street, Worcester, MA, United States

    The Prior Performing Arts Center will be hosting poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil on Thursday, October 3 at 6 pm. Nezhukumatathil is the author of the New York Times-bestselling World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments. Her essay collection, Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees, blends reporting, research, and memoir to celebrate food […]

  • Monthly Board Meeting: October Edition

    WCPA Headquarters 61 Harvard St., Worcester, Massachusetts

    Join us for our monthly Board & Committee Meeting and help us plan for our future. We meet in the Seminar Room at our Headquarters at 61 Harvard St.

  • Elizabeth Bishop: Paintings in Poems

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

    This year's graveside reading to mark the anniversary of Bishop's death will acknowledge Crystalle Lacouture's new installation Correspondence (for Elizabeth Bishop) at the Worcester Art Museum. Did you know Bishop was also a painter? Listen to local poets and fans read her poems about drawings, paintings, and scenes sketched with a painter's eye, and enjoy […]

  • Slightly Off Beat Poets

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

    MPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT  (Indoors if weather is unpleasant) WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Sara Letourneau & Wayne Daniel Berard WHERE: Steve Veilleux’s Home 112 Fabyan Woodstock Rd, N Grosvenordale, CT WHEN: Sunday October 13th, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 15 […]

  • New Dawn Writers’ Group: Poetry Workshop

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

    Come out to the New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Poetry Workshop. Every third Tuesday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm we will discuss poems and writing, write to prompts, give feedback, encourage one another, and discuss upcoming projects. It’s a friendly, pressure-free atmosphere at the New Dawn Arts Center in Ashburnham. The address is 84 Main […]

  • An Evening with Jos Charles

    Fireside Lounge, Dana Commons 950 Main St, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Jos Charles, author of Feeld and A Year and Other Poems, will be giving a reading at Clark University in the Fireside Lounge on the second floor of Dana Commons on October 18 at 4:30 pm. The reading is free and open to the public. Jos Charles is author of the poetry collections a Year […]

    Free
  • Booklover’s Gourmet Open Mic

    Booklovers' Gourmet 72 E. Main St., Webster, MA

    Join us for a monthly round robin style, open poetry reading hosted by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share. Space is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. Sign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com

  • A Virtual Thirsty Lab with David Surette

    Zoom Online Meeting , United States

    The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 David Surette will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. David R. Surette’s new book of poetry is Tonic. He is the author of six other collections including Stable and Easy to Keep, Hard to Keep In, both honored by the Massachusetts […]