• 2022 Bishop/Knight College Poetry Contest Reading

    Zoom Online Meeting , United States

    Join us on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at noon for the 2022 installment of our annual College Poetry Contest where we will award the Elizabeth Manuscript Prize and the Etheridge Knight Performance Prize. In its fourteenth year, area colleges send representatives to compete for bragging rights, complimentary membership in the WCPA, cash prizes, and the […]

  • Earthsongs Book Release Party: Poetry reading & signing

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

    Join us as we celebrate Earth Day with "Earthsongs", a new book of poetry & art featuring a collaboration between friends Robert Eugene Perry & Ferol Smith. Signed copies will be available for purchase. Poet Statement: This collaboration with my artist friend Ferol was absolutely a labor of love. In discussing the sketches that would […]

  • A virtual Thirsty Lab with Joe Fusco Jr.

    Zoom Online Meeting , United States

    The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Joe Fusco Jr. will be the featured reader. Visit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading. Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and a link […]

  • Root and Press Poetry Extravaganza featuring Robert Eugene Perry

    Root and Press LLC 623 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA, United States

    Open mike (5 minutes each) then the fabulous Robert Eugene Perry. Fancy beverages and desserts available. Sign up for the open mike at jfjr6969@gmail.com Sponsored by D'Errico's Markets Join the fun! Robert Eugene Perry is a native of Massachusetts. His first novel Where the Journey Takes You, a spiritual allegory combining poetry and prose, was […]

  • Mensa Subversa: Poetry Open Mic

    Bigelow Free Public Library 54 Walnut St, Clinton, MA

    Presented By: Bigelow Free Public Library Join us for an open mic night to celebrate the conclusion of National Poetry Month 2022! Bring a poem or two to perform or just come and listen. Performance slots are 5 minutes each. There will be 15 slots available and you may come in and get your name […]

  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at WSU’s Fuller Theater

    WSU;s Fuller Theater

    Members and especially board members of the WCPA Worcester County Poetry Association are invited to the dress rehearsal of the play ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at WSU's Fuller Theater on WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 @ 7:30 PM. Contact Sam Lalos slalos@worcester.edu  or even better Andrea Binnick at abinnick@worcester.edu.  We need to know who is coming to notify […]

  • “Fair Copy: Relational Poetics and Antebellum American Women’s Poetry” with Jennifer Putzi

    Zoom Online Meeting , United States

    Presented By: American Antiquarian Society This online event is free, but registration is required. You will be sent an email with a link and instructions on how to join the event upon registration. Closed captioning is available as an option for this program via Zoom’s live transcription. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3716390599742/WN_0fyKADkmSNSxnRzu0mS4aw. In Fair Copy Jennifer Putzi […]

  • Annual Contest Submission Deadline

    April 30, 2022, is the submission deadline for the WCPA's Annual Poetry Contest which awards the Frank O'Hara Prize.  The 2022 contest is being judged by Pakistani-American scientist, poet, and educator Usman Hameedi. The contest is open to WCPA members in good standing, residents of Worcester County, or students/employees of institutions within Worcester County. There is […]

  • Birds & Poetry

    Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary 113 Goodnow Rd, Princeton, MA, United States

    Presented by Mass Audubon | Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton. From ancient to modern times, birds have been a source of inspiration to poets. Walk with us along Wachusett Meadow's ponds, fields, and forests. You'll stop occasionally to listen as a poem is read, then look for birds and other features of nature similar to […]

    $15 – $20
  • Monadnock Pastoral Poetry Retreat

    Barbara C. Harris Center Monadnock Pastoral Poetry Retreat, Greenfield, NH

    Please join the Monadnock Pastoral Poets for their annual gathering of the Monadnock New Pastoral Poets & Writers as they host their weekend poetry retreat at the Barbara C. Harris Conference Center in Greenfield, NH. The weekend will be low-key, collegial, but full with small group (6 maximum) workshops (a primary workshop which meets twice […]