Events

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 - 4:00—5:00 PM Virtual Event Worcester, MA, 01608 Registration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/birthright-a-virtual-poetry-reading-with-george-abraham/ George Abraham’s highly anticipated debut Birthright (Button Poetry, 2020) constructs a dialogue in which “every pronoun is a Free Palestine.” Through poems of immense emotion, and the use of alluring form, Abraham crafts work that examines what we come to own by existing. […]

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15- 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Virtual Event Worcester, MA, 01608 Registration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-o-brien-8/ This virtual poetry workshop is a vehicle for critique, a time of close reading and thoughtful responses that help craft the written word so that it says exactly what the author intends. The focus is the work itself. Poets are respectful […]

This will be our first monthly open mic poetry event of 2022! **At this time, masks are required REGARDLESS OF VAX STATUS. You must register to attend.** Bring original or favorite poetry to share in a round-robin style moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. Space is limited so please reserve your space in order to participate […]

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 - 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Virtual Event Worcester, MA, 01608 Registration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-o-brien-9/ This virtual poetry workshop is a vehicle for critique, a time of close reading and thoughtful responses that help craft the written word so that it says exactly what the author intends. The focus is the work itself. Poets are […]

Renowned poet, painter, memoirist, and short story writer, Worcester's own Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) rests within Hope Cemetery. On what would be her 111th birthday, we gather by her grave to read her poetry and summon the scenes so skillfully painted in her verse. Come celebrate with the WCPA and Beth Sweeney, director of the new […]