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SUMMARY:Free lecture by poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathi
DESCRIPTION: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 as a locus for care\, grief\, desire\, nostalgia. Her poetry collections explore issues of environmental concerns\, and she is the first-ever poetry editor for SIERRA magazine.  You can reserve your free ticket and learn more information on our website. 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-lecture-by-poet-and-essayist-aimee-nezhukumatathi/
LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall\, Prior Performance Center\, 1 College Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marta Beyer":MAILTO:mbeyer@holycross.edu
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SUMMARY:Poetry Extravaganza Featuring Bruja TheVillain
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nRedemption Rock Brewery serves craft beers\, coffees\, teas and delicious snacks. you can bring your own food but outside beverages are not allowed. The Poetry Extravaganza is sponsored by Lewandowsky Painting.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIn the mystical realms of Isabela\, Puerto Rico\, a self-taught visionary emerged\, destined to become a force of reckoning – BrujaTheVillain. Raised by the enchanting shores\, Bruja honed their skills in the arcane arts of interdisciplinary creativity\, blending film\, visual arts\, and the spoken word into a tapestry that echoed through the ether. The origin of BrujaTheVillain is steeped in mystery\, a tale whispered among the palm trees and carried by the Caribbean breeze. As a young artist\, they discovered their powers\, a gift to weave inspiration and magic through every stroke of their brush\, every frame of their films\, and every word of their poetry. The vibrant heart of downtown Worcester became their canvas\, a playground for their artistic prowess. From the shadows\, Bruja emerged as an artist\, activist\, and mentor\, transcending the boundaries of ordinary existence. Their creations not only graced the stages and galleries of New England and New York but also garnered a cascade of honors and accolades. Each accolade was a beacon\, drawing the attention of those who sought the extraordinary. Yet\, Bruja’s art wasn’t just an expression; it was a lifeline to their community. With roots deep in the mystical soil of Puerto Rico\, they dedicated themselves to using their creative endeavors as a lifeline\, saving lives through the freedom of expression. The symphony of creativity and passion that flowed through Bruja’s work became a transformative force\, imprinting the souls of those who dared to join them on this extraordinary journey of art and advocacy. As the tale of BrujaTheVillain unfolds\, their story becomes a legend in the cosmic tapestry of heroes and villains\, a saga that transcends the boundaries of reality and imagination. In the comicbook of life\, BrujaTheVillain stands as a symbol of inspiration\, a beacon of change\, and a guardian of the artistic realms. The journey continues\, and with each creation\, a new chapter unfolds\, leaving an indelible mark on the universe.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-extravaganza-featuring-bruja-thevillain/
LOCATION:Redemption Rock Brewing
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Caribbean Short Fiction at 19Carter
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to hear Barbara Paul-Emile offer a dynamic reading from her short fiction and poetry collection!  \n\n\n\nNow living in Berlin\, Paul-Emile is an award-winning author born and raised in Montego Bay\, Jamaica. Her fiction and poetry\, inspired by the mystical heritage of Caribbean island culture\, has appeared in American and Canadian journals. Her novel Seer\, winner of the Chelson Award for fiction\, warms the heart and stirs the spirit. Paul-Emile’s Mosaic: Caribbean Short Fiction Collection presents dramatic images that mirror\, as with a painter’s brush\, portraits of characters facing life issues. This author is described as possessing “an exciting and original voice in Caribbean literature that chronicles the richness of the multicultural experience with strong cross-cultural appeal”. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarbara Paul-Emile is the inaugural Maurice E. Goldman Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of English at Bentley University.  She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at New York University and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado–Boulder. Dr. Paul-Emile’s work centers on 19th century English Romantic Literature\, Myth\, and Caribbean Literature. \n\n\n\nNamed Massachusetts Professor of the Year (1994-5) by the Carnegie Foundation and by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education\, Dr. Paul-Emile was honored by the University of Massachusetts\, receiving its Distinguished Scholar Award and was awarded Bentley University’s highest teaching honor: The Adamian Award for Teaching Excellence. She is a four-time winner of the Teaching Innovation Award\, a two-time winner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award\, and the recipient of several publication awards. \n\n\n\nDr. Paul-Emile was selected by the Women of Harvard Club Committee as an honoree for demonstrated leadership and outstanding achievement at their 3rd Annual Boston’s Most Influential Women’s Award Ceremony\, 2014.  She was the recipient of Bentley University’s Lifetime Teaching Excellence Award 2020 and was recently honored by New York University’s Alumni Association as recipient of their 2024 Alumni Achievement Award. 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-and-caribbean-short-fiction-at-19carter/
LOCATION:19Carter\, 19 Carter Street\, Berlin\, Massachusetts\, 01503\, United States
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SUMMARY:POETS AT LARGE KICKS OFF ITS FALL SEASON
DESCRIPTION:Worcester poet Tony Brown will help kick off the fall season of Poets at Large at The Vanilla Bean Café\, 450 Deerfield Road in Pomfret.  Brown will be featured on Sept 28th\, followed by  Lee Derosiers on October 26th with Christie Max Williams closing things out on November 23rd.  These Saturday evenings of spoken word and poetry are from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $15.00 and includes a give-away. Poets at Large is a regional group of poets who read in CT and MA\, now in its fifth year. Contact Poets at Large coordinator Karen Warinsky if you are interested in reading in the open mic at karen.warinsky@gmail.com. There is a 5-minute limit for open mic readers and these events are recommended for ages 14 and up. \n\n\n\nBrown has a long and lauded career as a poet\, which includes being a seven-time Pushcart Prize and two-time Best Of The Net nominee\, and an earlier life traveling the country as a slam poet. \n\n\n\nHe is the winner of the 2022 Stanley Kunitz Medal\, endowed by the late US Poet Laureate and Worcester native and awarded annually to a poet for life achievement and service to the Central Massachusetts poetry community.  His most recent publications can be found through his Patreon site (https://www.patreon.com/TonyBrown).  Brown is also known for being a part of the jazz/rock/funk/poetry band “The Duende Project\, which has seven released collections\, available on all the usual online streaming and download outlets.   He is the Poetry Program director of the Shawna Foundation\, and is the host of the Library Poetry Tour\, among other creative endeavors \n\n\n\nPoets at Large is a project of Windham Arts.  This series is sponsored in part by bankHometown\, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union\, and Weiss\, Hale & Zahansky Strategic Wealth Advisors. The Vanilla Bean is ADA compliant.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-kicks-off-its-fall-season/
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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SUMMARY:Stockmal Reading
DESCRIPTION:GREGORY STOCKMAL READING \n\n\n\nThe Gregory Stockmal Reading was established in 2009 by the Worcester County Poetry Association in cooperation with Carol Stockmal. The purpose of the reading is to continue the efforts of Greg Stockmal to honor American poet Stanley Kunitz and his legacy in Worcester. The reading is an important part of this legacy\, recognizing Stanley Kunitz as teacher and leader of his self-described “tribe” of poets\, friends\, and family by sponsoring Worcester-area readings by poets for whom Stanley Kunitz has been an inspiration. \n\n\n\nEach year the Worcester County Poetry Association partners with a local college or university to present a poet who had a connection to poet Stanley Kunitz. Kunitz (1905-2006) was born in Worcester and went on to receive many honors\, including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Medal of Arts\, and was to become Poet Laureate of the United States (1974\, 2000). \n\n\n\nWhere: RAZZO HALL\, TRAINA CENTER\, CLARK UNIVERSITY (92 DOWNING ST.) \n\n\n\nWhen:  THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26 7:30-9:30 PM \n\n\n\nMary Bonina was finalist for the Goldfarb Fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) which has since awarded her several residencies\, including one at the VCCA retreat\, Moulin a Nef\, in Auvillar\, France. Publications include My Father’s Eyes: a Memoir and the poetry collections—Living Proof\, Clear Eye Tea\, and the newly-released collection Lunch in Chinatown\, all from Červená Barva Press\, which will also publish her novel\, My Way Home\, in 2025. Her poems and essays have appeared in The Lowell Review\, Poets and Writers\, Lily Poetry Review\, Salamander\, Mom Egg\, Ovunque Siamo\, Adelaide\, and many other journals\, and her work has been included in several anthologies\, including Voices of the City from the Rutgers University Center for Ethnicity\, Culture\, and Modern Experience\, with Hanging Loose Press. Bonina’s poem\, “Drift\,” won the Boston Contemporary Authors Prize and is engraved on a granite monolith\, a permanent public art installation outside a busy subway station. Her collaborations with composers of art songs and new music premiered at Longy School of Music of Bard College and elsewhere\, and for the exhibition “Breath and Matter” at Boston Sculptors Gallery\, twenty-four collaborations between poets and sculptors\, her poetry was featured with B Amore’s sculpture. She earned her M.F.A. in the Program for Writers\, Warren Wilson College. Her website is www.marybonina.com \n\n\n\nSorcery \n\n\n\nOn this island hummingbirds drink \n\n\n\nfrom blue banana flowers\, and orchids \n\n\n\nin the cloud forest attach themselves \n\n\n\nto every tree\, making you fall for them\, \n\n\n\nleading to confusion and forgetting \n\n\n\nwho you are you begin to think: \n\n\n\nam I a flower\, a bird\, \n\n\n\nor maybe I’m a tree? \n\n\n\nOn this island you will find \n\n\n\nThe Valley of Desolation and also \n\n\n\nthe sometimes dried up Boiling Lake. \n\n\n\nYou will hear\, too\, the dove\, \n\n\n\nits awful sad cry\, because \n\n\n\nin the rainforest\, even the sadness \n\n\n\nof a dove has more muscle. \n\n\n\nAnd the pigeon with a red neck coos\, \n\n\n\ncomforting the trembler\, \n\n\n\nand the pearly-eyed thrasher. \n\n\n\nMARY BONINA \n\n\n\nFrom Clear Eye Tea: Poems\, copyright 2010 by Mary Bonina. Used with permission of Cervena Barva Press. Artwork by Donna Pomponio.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/stockmal-reading/
LOCATION:Razzo Hall\, Clark University\, 92 Downing Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01610\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Richard Fox Poetry Series Featuring....
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. Our feature will be blank. \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)
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-richard-fox-poetry-series-featuring/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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SUMMARY:Richard Fox Poetry Series: Don White
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\nThis month’s Featured Wordsmith will be the very talented author\, storyteller\, and singer/songwriter\, Don White\, \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 PoetryAssociation) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon White defies a one-word explanation. An award-winning singer/songwriter\, a comedian\, an author\, and a storyteller\, he is a modern day troubadour. He has been bringing audiences to laughter and tears for forty years\, releasing nine CDs\, three live DVDs. He has authored two books\, Memoirs of a C Student and most recently\, The Hitchhiking Years.”
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/richard-fox-poetry-series-2/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Carolyn Oliver
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, September 24\, 2024 Carolyn Oliver will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarolyn Oliver is the author of The Alcestis Machine (Acre Books\, 2024)\, Inside the Storm I Want to Touch the Tremble (University of Utah Press\, 2022; selected for the Agha Shahid Ali Prize)\, and three chapbooks\, including\, most recently\, Night Ocean (Seven Kitchens Press\, 2023). Her poems appear or are forthcoming in TriQuarterly\, Image\, Copper Nickel\, Poetry Daily\, Consequence\, and elsewhere. Born in Buffalo and raised in Ohio\, she now lives in Massachusetts. 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-carolyn-oliver-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Heather Treseler & Gloria Monaghan Reading
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/heather-treseler-gloria-monaghan-reading/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Hall Celebration of Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Register Here
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/mechanics-hall-celebration-of-excellence/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T160000
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SUMMARY:O'Hara Prize Winners' Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join the winners of the WCPA’s 2024 Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize for a reading of their work and the work of contest judge Dennis Barone. There will also be an opportunity to mingle over refreshments. The reading will start at 4:00 pm US/Eastern. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Prize – Paul Szlosek is a poet born in Southbridge\, Massachusetts\, but currently resides in the nearby metropolis of Worcester. He was co-founder and host of the long-running Poet’s Parlor poetry reading in Southbridge and Sturbridge and a past recipient of the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry. In May 2019\, Paul started a brand new open mic and featured poetry reading series with poet Ron Whittle called The Poetorium at Starlite (also in Southbridge)\, which closed in March 2020 due to COVID\, but reopened recently in June 2022 (in the two-year interim\, he ran an online print version entitled The Virtual Poetorium which he continues under the name The International Imaginarium For Word & Verse). Szlosek was named 2023’s Kunitz Medalist by the Worcester County Poetry Association. His poetry has appeared in various local & national print & online publications\, including The Worcester Review\, Worcester Magazine\, Radius\, Sahara\, Concrete Wolf\, Soul-Lit\, and Diner. He’s probably best known in the Central Massachusetts poetry community for his fanatical obsession with obscure poetry forms\, and has invented his own\, including the ziggurat\, the streetbeatina\, the hodgenelle\, the lux\, and the singsangsong\, which he often shares with readers on his poetry blog Paul’s Poetry Play Ground. \n\n\n\nSecond Prize – Claire Schaeffer-Duffy\, along with their husband Scott\, is a founding member of the SS. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker\, a lay community in Worcester\, MA\, that offers hospitality to men and women in need and engages in a variety of works for peace and justice. The community publishes The Catholic Radical\, to which Claire contributes. Claire began writing as a freelance journalist for the National Catholic Reporter in 2000\, a pursuit that has allowed her to satisfy her wanderlust. Her profiles\, features\, and investigative stories have garnered several awards from the Catholic Press Association. You can find her book reviews in America magazine. She and Scott are the happy parents of four children and grandparents of six. The couple still logs their miles as long-distance runners\, although lately\, Claire is thinking about taking up the ukulele. \n\n\n\nThird Prize – Art DuBois is a 67-year-old career clinical social worker who has worked as a psychotherapist in the public defender’s office and in management positions in the human services field. He is an amateur nature photographer and intermittent poet. He counts Mary Oliver as his main inspiration\, and his poetry is heavily influenced by his mindfulness practices and his work in helping others. Art resides in Uxbridge\, Massachusetts\, and is married to his wife\, Susan. Together they have three children: Sam\, 30; Annie\, 27; and Joey\, 23. \n\n\n\nHonorable Mention – Matt Zingg Matt Zingg is a high school English teacher in central Massachusetts with a master’s degree in English literature from Framingham State University. He spends his spare time writing poems and stories\, painting\, playing and writing music\, and hiking outside with his dog\, Ralph\, and his wife\, Brittany. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContest Chairperson Joe Fusco Jr. and WCPA Administrator Irena Kaci will moderate the ceremony. \n\n\n\nContest Judge Dennis Barone is the author of seven short fiction books\, including On the Bus: Selected Stories (Blaze Vox\, 2012). He is also the author of two novellas\, Temple of the Rat (Left Hand Books\, 2000) and God’s Whisper (Spuyten Duyvil\, 2005)\, and the author of a collection of prose poems\, The Walls of Circumstance (Avec Books\, 2004). Bordighera Press published his study of Italian-American narrative America / Trattabili in 2011. Barone is editor of Beyond the Red Notebook: Essays on Paul Auster (University of Pennsylvania Press\, 1995)\, New Hungers for Old: One-Hundred Years of Italian-American Poetry (Star Cloud Press\, 2011)\, and Garnet Poems: An Anthology of Connecticut Poetry Since 1776 (Wesleyan University Press\, 2012). Left Hand Books published his selected poems volume one\, Separate Objects\, in 1998\, and Shearsman Books published volume two entitled Parallel Lines in 2011. In 2015 Quale Press published his mixed genre book Sound / Hammer\, and in 2016 the SUNY Press published his study Beyond Memory: Italian Protestants in Italy and America. In 2017 Bordighera Press published his book Second Thoughts\, a work of short fictions and prose poems. Also\, in 2017\, he received the inaugural Sister Mary Ellen Murphy Faculty Scholarship Award at the University of Saint Joseph. In 2018\, Blaze Vox published Frame Narrative\, a book of poetry\, and in 2022\, the mixed-genre book\, A Field Guide to the Rehearsal. His newest book is After Math from Cyber Wit. A graduate of Bard College\, he received his Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Saint Joseph. Currently\, he serves as the Poetry Editor for the Wallace Stevens Journal and President of the Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for what is always a fun and inspiring event.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/ohara-prize-winners-reading/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church (90 Main St. Worcester\, MA)\, 90 Main St.\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01609\, United States
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet
DESCRIPTION:Open Mic Poetry \n\n\n\nSaturday\, September 21st\, 2-4 PM \n\n\n\nJoin us for this monthly round robin style\, open poetry share. The event is limited to 14 people and usually fills up quickly.  \n\n\n\nTo sign up to participate\, please email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-5/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T140000
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SUMMARY:Poets @ Large Presents: MASS BEAT POET LAUREATE & CT STATE POET LAUREATE READING
DESCRIPTION:Current Massachusetts Poet Laureate Linda Bratcher Wlodyka will be featured along with CTState Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell in a free spoken-word event at Roseland Park in Woodstock\, CT. This free poetry/spoken word event is sponsored by Poets at Large and will be held September 15th\, 2-4 p.m. in the barn at Roseland Park\, 205 Roseland Park Road. This is the fifth year for the regional group to bring poets to the park. Featured with Wlodyka will be Brim-Bell and Christopher Reilley\, former poet of Dedham\, MA.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSign up for open mic at karen.warinsky@gmail.com. Five- minute limit as time allows. Recommended for ages 14 and up. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWlodyka is the current Massachusetts Beat Poet Laureate\, 2023-2025. In the summer of 2023\, Linda was chosen as a contributor to WordxWord a summer poetry festival in the Berkshires where she collaborated with a team of poets creating a very large poem that was read aloud for the audience at The Mount. She also has held the position as a docent at The Mount\, Edith Wharton’s summer home in Lenox\, MA from 2002 -2006. She retired as an educator from Mt. Greylock Regional School District in Williamstown in 2020. Wlodyka’s poem\, “Secret Cottage\,” was voted Best in the Berkshires in 2012\, and she has three chapbooks previously self-published; Her Spirited Cameo\, Voices from the Blue Room and Tick Tock. If Brambles Were Bookends\, Collected Poems\, is her first full length poetry collection (Human Error Publishing\, 2023). Wlodyka is a member of the Florence Poet’s Society. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrim-Bell is in the second year of her term as the poet laureate of Connecticut. She is Connecticut’s 8th state poet laureate and is the author of three full-length poetry collections: These Women You Gave Me\, Icarus in Love\, and Psalm of the Sunflower.  She is a Cave Canem Foundation Fellow and an alumna of Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA). Her poetry has appeared in various journals\, magazines\, textbooks\, and anthologies\, including Villanelles\, 44 on 44: Forty-Four African American Writers on the 44th President of the United States\, Not A Muse\, and has appeared in Poetry Magazine and Poem-a-Day.  Additionally\, Brim-Bell has published critical work and essays\, most notably: “Living Behind the Numbers: A Statistic Muses about her Life” (National Association of African American Studies Monograph Series); “The Myopic Eye in Alice Walker’s ‘Flowers’” (Critical Insights: Alice Walker\, Salem Press) and “Juxtaposed Dichotomies: the idealized white suburban pastoral\, the surrealist tableau of black poverty & the women in between” (The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent\, Haymarket Books).  A printmaker and collage artist\, Brim-Bell also serves on various arts and humanitarian boards among many other accomplishments. She is a speaker\, educator and consultant\, as well as a Professor of English at Capital Community College in Hartford. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReilley (former poet laureate for Dedham\, MA) is a contributing editor at Acoustic Ink. He has been involved in print and print production for over thirty years\, working for such companies as Xerox\, EFI\, Ricoh USA and Online Print Solutions. He is a copywriter for the Bytesized Studio. His poems have appeared in a wide number of publications\, including the Boston Literary Journal\, Word Salad Poetry\, Wild Winds\, Coldnoon\, Travel Poetics and many others. His work can be found in several anthologies. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. This series is sponsored in part by bankHometown\, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union\, and Weiss\, Hale & Zahansky Strategic Wealth Advisors and Global Partners and Tom and Kathy Borner and Linemaster Switch.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-large-presents-mass-beat-poet-laureate-ct-state-poet-laureate-reading/
LOCATION:Roseland Park\, 205 Roseland Park Rd.\, Woodstock\, CT\, 06281\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240828T153053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T153057Z
UID:9945-1726250400-1726261200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:The Openest Mic:  Triskaidekaphobia at Smokestack!
DESCRIPTION:Make Friday the 13th your lucky day and join The Openest Mic at Smokestack Roasters! \n\n\n\nBring your songs\, your poems\, your jokes\, your dances\, your whole authentic self and be prepared to share your craft with a responsive and fun audience! \n\n\n\nNot ready for the mic? Guess you’ll just have to have a great night of free entertainment\, delicious drinks and tasty bites. The venue is wheelchair accessible with tons of well lit parking. ALL ages are welcome\, we’ve had performers as young as 4 and as old as 92\, absolutely everyone is welcome! \n\n\n\nSets are five minutes or two songs! More details to come\, any questions just message the hosts.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-openest-mic-triskaidekaphobia-at-smokestack/
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:20240912T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T203000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240904T180308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T180313Z
UID:9977-1726165800-1726173000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Two Poets in Southbridge a Reading with Stephen Campiglio and Bill O’Connell
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Edwards Library is pleased to host “Two Poets in Southbridge” a reading by Bill O’Connell and Stephen Campiglio. \n\n\n\nYou are invited – the event is free and open to all! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBill O’Connell is the author of When We Were All Still Alive (Open Field\, 2021); Sakonnet Point (Plinth Books\, 2011)\, and On The Map To Your Life (Dytiscid Press\, 1992)\, plus poems in anthologies and literary magazines\, such as The Sun\, Poetry East\, Colorado Review\, Green Mountains Review\, and others. He lives in Amherst\, MA with his wife\, Robin Marion. \n\n\n\nStephen Campiglio recently co-edited\, with AJ Juarez and Julie Murkette\, Noh Place Poetry Anthology (Lost Valley Press\, 2022). His poems and Italian translations have appeared of late in Aji\, DASH\, Gradiva\, Hole in the Head Review\, Italian Americana\, Journal of Italian Translation\, The Octotillo Review\, SLAB\, and SurVision. He is presently translating\, with Elena Borelli\, Giovanni Pascoli’s (1855-1912) volume of poetry\, Canti di Castelvecchio.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/two-poets-in-southbridge-a-reading-with-stephen-campiglio-and-bill-oconnell/
LOCATION:Jacob Edwards Library\, 236 Main St.\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240908T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240826T204827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T205436Z
UID:9933-1725800400-1725811200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Slightly Off-Beat Poets
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT \n\n\n\nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Joe Fusco\, Jr & Dina Stander \n\n\n\nWHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock\, CT \n\n\n\nWHEN: Sunday September 8th\, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 15 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/ 40 total guests. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: 185 Arvidson Road is a dirt road. GPS will send you to ways: If you come off Roseland Park Road (right near Roseland Park) onto Arvidson it will begin as paved and a sign will tell you when the pavement ends. Just stay to the right and 185 is about 1/2 mile up on the right side. \n\n\n\nIf it sends you up Child Hill Rd\, you will make a left onto Arvidson dirt road and it will be less than a 1/4 mile on the left. \n\n\n\nPLEASE DO NOT PARK ON STREET! Pull in the driveway and you can park on the grass along the edge or pull all the way around. Plenty of parking! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe Fusco Jr. is a well-seasoned humorist/stand-up poet from Worcester\, Massachusetts. He is the author of five books of semi-amusing poems and essays: “Random Thoughts from a Curmudgeon “ (2023)\, “Pondering the Pandemic during The Rust years”(2021); “Hmm…That’s Different” (2020); “Three Score” (2014); and “The Lost and Found Essays” (2012)\, all available at local bookstores and Amazon. Joe’s musings have appeared in Damfino Press\, Ballard Street Poetry\, Worcester Review\, Asinine Poetry\, Soul Lit\, and the naughty ezine Clean Sheets. He was a co-winner of the Jacob Knight Poetry Award in 2002 and was named Best Poet by Worcester Magazine readers in 1999 and 2002. Joe is a Humor columnist for Worcester Magazine and the last Worcester Mega-Slam winner in 2017. He features at bookstores\, libraries\, clubs\, and coffeehouses throughout Central Massachusetts and Belgium. He is the host of The Poetry Extravaganza at Redemption Rock Brewery and The Richard Fox Poetry Series at Root and Press Café and Books in Worcester.Joe has taught “Humor 101” for high-school students at Gateways Academy in Shrewsbury and for adults at the Worcester Senior Center\, Eisenberg Assisted Living\, Notre Dame Assisted Living\, The Residence of Orchard Grove\, Overlook in Charlton\, Hillside Village in West Boylston\, and Christopher Heights Assisted Living. \n\n\n\nDina Stander is a western MA based poet\, End-of-life Navigator\, burial shroud maker\, and practitioner of radical kinship. Her work has been published in Naugatuck River Review\, Silkworm\, Breath & Shadow\, and a variety of places online. She has published two books: Old Bones & True Stories (2018) and Housewife Blues (2021)\, both with Human Error Publishing. You can learn more about her projects at www.dinastander.com.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-6/
LOCATION:Betsy’s Backyard Stage\, 185 Arvidson Road\, Woodstock\, MA\, 06281\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T213000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240621T194604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T194608Z
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SUMMARY:Poetorium @ Starlite
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium at Starlite hosted by Paul Szlosek and Ron Whittle. It will be a full evening of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our two featured poets Eileen Cleary (Author of 2 a.m. with Keats & Short List of Wonders) and Linda Bratcher Wlodyka (Massachusetts Beat Poet Laureate\, 2023-2025) followed by poetry readings by our features\, a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by a guest reader (T.B.A)\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Admission is free\, but a hat will be passed for donations to pay our feature and compensate Starlite for the use of their space. For more information\, please get in touch with us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our website https//poetorium.home.blog/2019/04/29/the-poetorium-at-starlite-2/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEileen Cleary (she/her/hers) is the author of Child Ward of the Commonwealth (2019)\, which won honorable mention for the Sheila Margaret Motton Award\,  2 a.m. with Keats (Nixes Mate\, 2021) and Wild Pack of the Living (Nixes Mate\, 2024.) She co-edited the anthology Voices Amidst the Virus\, the featured text at the 2021 Michigan State University Filmetry Festival and founded and is EIC of Lily Poetry Review Books and the Lily Poetry Review. She has edited over fifty published poetry collections. A multi-Pushcart nominee\, her work is widely published in journals and anthologies. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Walsh is an English professor at Massasoit Community College in Brockton\, MA\, where he teaches literature and philosophy. Through Massasoit Television\, he created Writers at Work\, andhas developed a new show\, Out of the Marvelous\, focusing on poets and poetry in Southeastern Massachusetts. Since the mid 1990s he had helped organize and host poetry readings in Plymouth and Brockton. Mark was the head judge of the selection team for the City of Brockton’s first-ever Youth Poet Laureate. He is a submission reader for The Lily Poetry Review\, and his journalism has appeared in The South Shore News and The Marshfield Mariner and his book reviews in the Lily Poetry Review and Solstice. His poetry has been published in various literary journals and publications including Beatnick Cowboy\, Lily Poetry Review\, Abandoned Mine\, Wilderness House Literary Review\, Coneflower Cafe\,and Rituals\, Mark’s first collection of poetry\, his chapbook\, In The Garden of Fortune\, was just published by Lily Poetry Review Books in May of 2024.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-starlite-7/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240805T152717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T152722Z
UID:9898-1724785200-1724788800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Claire Mowbray Golding
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, August 27th\, 2024 Claire Mowbray Golding will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClaire Mowbray Golding is a freelance writer and editor whose prose work has been published in newspapers\, magazines\, textbooks\, and reading programs. She’s the co-author of two nonfiction books: What’s That Bird? (with Joseph Choiniere\, Storey Publishing\, 2005) and Communicating through Graphic Design (with Kevin Gatta\, Davis Publications\, 2021). She was the 2003 recipient of the Worcester County Poetry Association’s Frank O’Hara Prize\, and has self-published a chapbook\, Poems and Other Offerings (Lulu Press\, 2009). She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her poetry has been published in The Worcester Review\, New Millennium Writings\, Contour (as part of the 2017 Tale of Two Cities International Poetry Project with Worcester\, Massachusetts and the Poet Laureate of Worcester\, England)\, The Scenes and Seasons of a Small New England Village\, Penning the Pandemic\, and Last Stanza Poetry Journal. She lives in Princeton\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-claire-mowbray-golding/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240715T184933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T184938Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Fox Poetry Series: Paul Szlosek
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\nThis month’s Feature poet will be the iconic Paul SzlosekFree admission.  \n\n\n\nOn-the-street parking.  \n\n\n\nRoot and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food and beverages and an expanded book selection at their new location.Signup 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\nPaul Szlosek is a poet born in Southbridge\, Massachusetts\, but currently residing in the nearby metropolis of Worcester. The recipient of the 2023 Stanley Kunitz Medal as well as the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry in 2001\, he was co-founder and host of the long-running Poet’s Parlor poetry reading in Southbridge and Sturbridge. In May 2019\, Paul started a brand-new open mic and featured poetry reading series with poet Ron Whittle called The Poetorium at Starlite (also in Southbridge) which closed in March 2020 due to COVID\, but reopened in June 2022 (in the two-year interim\, he ran an online print version entitled The Virtual Poetorium). His poetry has appeared in various local & national print & online publications including The Worcester Review\, Worcester Magazine\, Radius\, Sahara\, Concrete Wolf\, Soul-Lit\, Diner\, & Silkworm. Paul is probably best known in the Central Massachusetts poetry community for his fanatical obsession with obscure poetry forms. He has invented his own including the ziggurat\, the streetbeatina\, the hodgenelle\, the lux\, and the singsangsong which he often shares on his blog\, Paul’s Poetry Playground.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/richard-fox-poetry-series-paul-szlosek/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240418T172055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T001908Z
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SUMMARY:The Richard Fox Poetry Series: Featuring Paul Szlosek
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. Our feature will be Paul Szlosek\, who was well acquainted with the poet Richard Fox. \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\n\n\n\nPaul Szlosek is a poet born in Southbridge\, Massachusetts\, but currently resides in the nearby metropolis of Worcester. He was co-founder and host of the long-running Poet’s Parlor poetry reading in Southbridge and Sturbridge\, as well as a past recipient of the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry. In May 2019\, Paul started a brand new open mic and featured poetry reading series with poet Ron Whittle called The Poetorium at Starlite (also in Southbridge) which closed in March 2020 due to COVID\, but reopened recently in June 2022 (in the two-year interim\, he ran an online print version entitled The Virtual Poetorium which he still continues under the name The International Imaginarium For Word & Verse). His poetry has appeared in various local & national print & online publications including The Worcester Review\, Worcester Magazine\, Radius\, Sahara\, Concrete Wolf\, Soul-Lit\, and Diner. He’s probably best known in the Central Massachusetts poetry community for his fanatical obsession with obscure poetry forms\, and has invented his own including the ziggurat\, the streetbeatina\, the hodgenelle\, the lux\, and the singsangsong which he often shares with readers on his poetry blog Paul’s Poetry Play Ground
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-richard-fox-poetry-series-featuring-paul-szlosek/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240815T195900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T195905Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop at New Dawn
DESCRIPTION: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 Street\, Ashburnham\, MA. The workshop is being led by Fred Gerhard. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn evening of writing to poetry prompts\, friendly critiques of poems anyone wants to workshop\, and open discussion about poetry in general\, writing poems\, publishing\, and presenting/reading poems well. This is a free monthly event\, but donations to New Dawn are accepted to keep arts alive and well locally. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFred Gerhard leads the Poetry Workshop\, and is one of the open mic hosts\, for the New Dawn Writers’ Group. His poems appear in numerous anthologies and magazines. His new book is Drifting to “Hello” (Khotso Publishing)\, and his first chapbook\, Lilacs Still Bloom in Ashburnham: Songs of Spring came out in 2023 from Local Gems Poetry Press. He is also an editor at Quabbin Quills Press and Smoky Quartz. For many years he led a poetry therapy group in Worcester at UMASS Memorial’s Community HealthLink. More about him can be found at FredGerhard.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-at-new-dawn-9/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240805T154027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T154031Z
UID:9904-1723903200-1723910400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Please respond to Den Horan to reserve your spot! \n\n\n\nBob Perry\, emcee  \n\n\n\nOpen Mic Poetry \n\n\n\nSaturday\, August 17th\, 2-4 PM \n\n\n\nJoin us for this monthly round robin style\, open poetry share. The event is limited to 14 people and usually fills up quickly.  \n\n\n\nTo sign up to participate\, please email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-9/
LOCATION:Booklover’s Gourmet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240729T151823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240729T151829Z
UID:9834-1723381200-1723392000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Slightly Off Beat Poets
DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT \n\n\n\nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Katie Elizabeth Walsh & Tom Laughlin \n\n\n\nWHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock\, CT \n\n\n\nWHEN: Sunday August 11th\, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 15 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/ 40 total guests. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: 185 Arvidson Road is a dirt road. GPS will send you to ways: If you come off Roseland Park Road (right near Roseland Park) onto Arvidson it will begin as paved and a sign will tell you when the pavement ends. Just stay to the right and 185 is about 1/2 mile up on the right side. \n\n\n\nIf it sends you up Child Hill Rd\, you will make a left onto Arvidson dirt road and it will be less than a 1/4 mile on the left. \n\n\n\nPLEASE DO NOT PARK ON STREET! Pull in the driveway and you can park on the grass along the edge or pull all the way around. Plenty of parking! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatie Elizabeth Walsh works as a senior editor and accessibility consultant for an ed-tech company. She has been a guest lecturer at the University of Connecticut\, a guest speaker for her town’s Out of the Darkness Walk\, has taught at the True Colors Conference\, and was a member of the Disability Coalition for the 2020 election. Katie lives in Warren\, MA where she is controlled by three cats\, one coffee maker\, and infinite hair dye. \n\n\n\nTom Laughlin is a Professor of English and Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts where he coordinates the MCC Visiting Writers Series; open readings for students; and the publication of the online literary magazine Dead River Review.  He was a volunteer staff reader for many years for Ploughshares and has taught literature classes in two Massachusetts prisons. His poetry has appeared in Green Mountains Review\, Ibbetson Street\, Drunk Monkeys\, Sand Hills\, Blue Mountain Review\,Pensive\, The Main Street Rag\, Superpresent Magazine\, The Lowell Review\, Molecule\, and elsewhere.   His poetry chapbook\, The Rest of the Way\, was released by Finishing Line Press in 2022.  Website.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-5/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T190000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
CREATED:20240729T154939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240729T160605Z
UID:9837-1723136400-1723143600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Arts in the Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Garden on August 8th at 5pm\, which is our new ‘early’ start time! Admission is Free! Bring your non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family-friendly event. We even have an awesome new mural and an expansive port-a-potty! Hosted by Carl Gomes. Watch and listen to Glenn and Irena perform their music and muse! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGlenn Hilliard grew up in Cincinnati and studied music starting at an early age and has lived in Worcester Massachusetts for 38 years performing and teaching piano and formally working in Mental Health Rehabilitation Counseling for several years in the Worcester area. Glenn has performed with many area musicians and released his debut album in 2014\, “A Road Less Traveled.” He is presently working on a new recording\, duo with Brian Merrill\, a gifted harmonica player/singer in his own right. The album is due to be released soon. Glenn in his music still works with his Gospel roots and works in Churches and Christian Coffeehouses but also enjoys playing his vintage style in various settings always respectful and sensitive to all beliefs and traditions\, always to encourage and uplift. Glenn has performed at many Coffeehouses\, Restaurants\, Retirement Communities\, Senior Citizen Centers\, and Memory Cafes. \n\n\n\nIrena Kaci is a poet and writer living in Worcester with her spouse and two children. Her poem ‘Onions’ placed 3rd in the 2023 O’Hara Prize Contest and her work has appeared in the Worcester Review \, Atticus Review\, and 45 online Journal. Irena’s work touches on themes of parenting\, immigration \, and longing. She is working on putting together her 1st chapbook
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-22/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T220000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
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SUMMARY:Poetorium at Starlite Poetry Open Mic & Reading Series Featuring Timothy Gager and Alan Ira Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium at Starlite hosted by Paul Szlosek and Ron Whittle. It will be a full evening of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our two featured poets Timothy Gager (Author of Joe the Salamander & The Best of Timothy Gager) and Alan Ira Gordon (Author of Planet Hunter\, The Doggo Book\, and his latest Pittsburgh and Other Poems) followed by poetry readings by our features\, a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by a guest reader (T.B.A)\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Admission is free\, but a hat will be passed for donations to pay our feature and compensate Starlite for the use of their space. For more information\, please get in touch with us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our website https//poetorium.home.blog/2019/04/29/the-poetorium-at-starlite-2/ \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBestselling Author\, Timothy Gager has published 18 books of fiction and poetry\, which includes his latest novel\, Joe the Salamander. He hosted the successful Dire Literary Series in Cambridge\, MA from 2001 to 2018\, and started a weekly virtual series in 2020. He has had over 1000 works of fiction and poetry published\, 18 nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His work also has been nominated twice for a Massachusetts Book Award\, The Best of the Web\, The Best Small Fictions Anthology and has been read on National Public Radio. In 2023\, Big Table Publishing published an anthology of twenty years of his selected work\, with 150 pages of new material: The Best of Timothy Gager. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlan Ira Gordon is an urban planning professor at Worcester State University and writer of science fiction/fantasy/horror poetry and short stories. His poetry publications include Analog Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and he’s a frequent contributor to Star*Line\, the quarterly journal of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). Alan’s science fiction/fantasy/horror poetry has received seven Rhysling Award nominations\, a Dwarf Star Award\, and an Analog Magazine year’s best nomination (Second Place Award). He has three published poetry collections: Planet Hunter\, The Doggo Book\, and his latest Pittsburgh and Other Poems\, all released by Hiraeth Books. Planet Hunter was nominated for the SFPA Elgin Award. Alan guest-edited Issue #24 of Eye To The Telescope\, the online publication of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). His poetry\, short stories\, and articles have been published in various genre magazines and anthologies\, a partial list of which can be found on his website.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-at-starlite-poetry-open-mic-reading-series-featuring-timothy-gager-and-bg-thurston/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240803T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240803T170000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet Double Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster\, MA is pleased to present a Double Poetry Event featuring CurtCurtin and John Gaumond\, both accomplished Worcester area poets with newly released books. Thereading and signing will take place on Saturday\, August 3 rd  at 3 p.m. and will be followed by an OpenMic hosted by Paul Szlosek. To sign up to read for the Open Mic portion\, please emaildeb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232. Booklovers’ Gourmet is located at 72 East MainStreet in Webster\, MA. The event is free and open to the public. Signed books will be available forpurchase. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurt Curtin is a lifelong poet who has published six poetry collections: four for adults\, one for youngadults\, and one for young children. He’s also had many individual poems published in anthologies\,journals\, and three chapbooks and has twice been nominated twice for a Pushcart prize. In 2010 hereceived the first Frank O’Hara Poetry award from the Worcester County Poetry Association\, and in2019 he won second place in the annual contest of the Connecticut Poetry Society. In 2023 Curt wongrants from both the Worcester Arts Council and the Mass Cultural Council to support his work.Curt taught college English and creative writing for 20 years at Westfield State College\, MA\, followingseveral years teaching younger students. He has been a featured reader in many poetry venues inMassachusetts and New Hampshire\, and twice in Ireland. Updates on his poetry can be foundat www.curtcurtinpoet.com. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis reading will feature poems from Curt’s latest collection\, In Our Name.  The title comes from apoem entitled\, “Possibility” which opens: “In our name\, We\, the state\, embrace war without a trueaccount of outcomes\, naming only the sins of enemies\, hiding our gains behind a wall of flags.” Thecollection explores themes of violence\, human suffering and the predatory forces of nature. Whilesometimes difficult and painful to read\, the poems offer hope for humanity—encouraging readersto bear witness\, become “compassionately wise\,” and “set aside our ancient retributions.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Gaumond of Worcester\, Massachusetts is a poet\, photographer\, gardener\, and professor emeritus at Fitchburg State University. He received the Jacob Knight Poetry Award in 2006. His poems have been published in numerous journals\, including Poets in the Galleries\, The Connecticut River Review\, Sahara\, Worcester Magazine\, The Longfellow Society Journal\, The Leaflet\, The Lancaster Times\, The Issue\, Ballard Street Poetry Journal\, The Worcester Telegram and The Worcester Review. His photographs have appeared in The Worcester Review\, Diner\, Ballard Street Poetry Journal\, The River Valley Current\, the Worcester Telegram and Worcester Magazine.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“In his debut poetry collection\, Finding the Words\, John Gaumond stands in the rubble of hisruminations with his talents as a deft wordsmith. His utilization of rhyme and intellect combine toilluminate his subjects\, enabling readers to see the world in extraordinary ways. The book portraysmysterious and tragic occurrences of his youth which required assuming responsibilities ofadulthood. A noble dignity and sobering acceptance are revealed to surmount life’s challenges. Hisekphrastic poems possess a deep wonder and imagination. From tender moments recalling MarilynMonroe’s smile\, to the implications of abandoning the penny\, this book fills me with admiration andrespect.”     Review by bg Thurston
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-double-poetry/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
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SUMMARY:The Writers' Collective Presents: From Page To Stage
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-writers-collective-presents-from-page-to-stage/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Worcester Writers Collective":MAILTO:worcesterwriterscollective@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with David Thoreen
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, July 30th\, 2024 David Thoreen will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDavid Thoreen’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Verse Daily\, The AmericanJournal of Poetry\, Flint Hills Review\, New Ohio Review\, Presence\, and elsewhere. If youcatch him smiling you’ll know he’s been reading John Berryman or Stanley Elkin orWilliam Gay again. He teaches writing and literature at Assumption University.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-david-thoreen/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T203000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
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SUMMARY:Kunitz Medal Award Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Rodger Martin \n\n\n\nStanley Kunitz Medal Award CelebrationJuly 25\, 6:30 p.m.Worcester Historical Museum30 Elm St.Worcester\, MA
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/kunitz-medal-award-celebration/
LOCATION:Worcester Historical Museum\, 30 Elm Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T122010
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SUMMARY:Arts in The Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Garden on July 25th at 6pm. \n\n\n\nAdmission is Free! Bring your non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family-friendly event.We even have an awesome new mural and an expansive port-a-potty!Hosted by Carl Gomes. \n\n\n\nWatch Jared and Joanne perform their music and muse! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoanne Johnson has been writing poetry for 50 years. She currently lives in Worcester with her husband of 45 years. She had two children. Joey\, her oldest son died at age 35 years old. He had Neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy. Her younger son\, Matthew lives in North Attleboro Massachusetts and is 34 years old. She started writing poems about grief after Joey died. She hopes that her writing will help others deal with their grief after losing a loved one. She has been published in Worcester magazine\, the Grief Digest and has published a book called An Imperfect Journey on Amazon. \n\n\n\nJared Fiske is a performing musician out of central MA. He has been performing professionally for 20+ years. Fiske is perhaps best known for his work as a solo performer and songwriter\, and as a member of the popular Americana/rock outfit “The Casters”. He also performs in an acoustic duo with his wife\, Jessica\, under the pseudonym “Never Say Never”. He was also a member of the (now defunct) folk-pop duo “Fiske and Herrera”\, who recorded and toured throughout the country from 2006-2011. A lifetime fan of recording\, Fiske has produced albums for many prominent local artists out of his home studio. \n\n\n\nFiske’s original song “Choice” was selected for use in a short film by the non-profit organization Planetaid.org. He also co-wrote the song “On a Monday” which received the $5\,000 grand prize award at ourstage.com for best song across all genres. His music has been described as “Alluring and beautiful” by Tim Harrington of the band Tall Heights\, and Worcester Magazine said of his most recent album “We’re Already Gone” that “there’s really no way to prepare oneself for how achingly beautiful and melancholy Jared Fiske’s new album is.” (Victor Infante). That same album was selected as one of the “best of 2021” in Worcester Magazine. You can catch Jared performing at bars\, coffeehouses\, town commons and festivals throughout Massachusetts
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-21/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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