Tuesday, Sept. 23, 6:00pm Protesting with Rosa Parks recounts the experiences of over 95 people who, like Rosa Parks, refused to give up their seats, their rights, and their dignity while travelling on stagecoaches, trains, steamboats, streetcars, buses, planes, cars, elevators, and even a bus station shoeshine stand. Some were or became famous as civil rights […]
Reading with Heidi Larson from 7-8 pm, followed by Open Mic! Heidi Larsen, M.Ed. is a 4th grade teacher at a small Christian school in Central Massachusetts. She is a poet and a natural born storyteller. Her poems have been featured in the books Our Wild Winds and Wandering Roots, both Quabbin Quills Anthologies, and showcased in Creative Connections Art […]
The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 Linda Warren will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. Linda Warren has worked as a teacher, Romance novelist and software analyst. She has published a dozen novels and had poems published in in The Worcester Review, Diner, […]
Please join us for another special Worcester Wednesday double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium (formerly held at the Starlite in Southbridge) at TidePool Bookshop on September 24th from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Ron Whittle and Paul Szlosek. It will be a full two hours of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage […]
It's your last chance to peek behind a green door bearing a famous poet's name, pose for a selfie inside a poem, discover what Frank O'Hara "hated" in the Museum of Worcester's collections, or compose your own poem about the city at a vintage typewriter! After four months, hundreds of visitors, many festivities (readings, panels, […]
Come for Rhett's stunning poetry, stay for the open Mic. Open mic sign up: (508) 949-6232 ordeb@bookloversgourmet.com
Worcester Writers’ Collective September 30th @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm 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 our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. It’s FREE […]
Hosted by the New Dawn Writers Group Initiating at New Dawn Writer’s Group & rippling out through all social networks in & around North Central Mass., Writers Unite began as a way to connect local groups of writers, authors, and literary creatives, with a speakers panel, networking, Q&A’s, skill-share, & more! This second event will […]
The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, Jonathan Blake will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. Jonathan Blake has been following the gospel of his heart his entire life. Writer, educator, and arts organizer, he makes his home in central Massachusetts. Currently, he shops […]
On Friday, October 3, at 2 p.m., at the Student Center at Worcester State, please join us for an unforgettable afternoon with Martín Espada, National Book Award winning poet and Professor of English at UMass-Amherst, as he shares selections from his powerful new collection, Jailbreak of Sparrows. With more than 20 titles to his name, Professor […]
