Join us for an Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts on May 9 at 1 PM! Writers will tour the Arts in Bloom Exhibition and write pieces based on their reaction to the artwork. Led by me, Catherine Martin. Spots still open! https://canvas.hopartscenter.org/classes/190
Baseball—the “National Pastime”—is the American sport most represented in the arts. The National Baseball Poetry Festival unites Baseball—one of our great cultural common denominators—and Poetry—the world’s oldest art form—in a unique and wonderful celebration of both. Multiple days of poetry readings, generative workshops, panel discussions, baseball games and more. Please refer to the full schedule for […]
Join us for a reading, discussion and book signing of poet Matthew Henry’s “Promises to Keep.” About the collection: It’s an old story: a church-going family man receives a violent call to become a prophet. He’s read the source material, knows how this has ended for others. But without a means of running away, he […]
Join us for a monthly round robin style, open poetry reading hosted by Robert Eugene Perry. Space for the open mic is limited to 14 and usually fills up quickly. Please call 508 949 6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com to register. All are welcome to come listen!
Poets at Large will bring some new voices and their work to the area on Saturday night, May 16th , at 7 p.m. at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, in Pomfret, CT. The featured readers that night will be West Hartford’s James Finnegan and Irena Kaci of Worcester, MA. Admission is free and […]
New Dawn Poetry Workshop: Come out to the New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Poetry Workshop. Every third Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 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. Many of […]
WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Linda Wlodyka & Bill Tremblay WHERE: Steve Veilleux’s home 112 Fabyan-Woodstock Road N Grosvenordale, CT WHEN: Sunday May 24th @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 20 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales, snacks, and the raffle […]
The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, MA, continues to meet virtually. Join us on Tuesday May 26th virtually on Zoom with none other than Kathleen Granchielli, our featured reader! Kathleen Granchelli began her career teaching English at the high-school and freshman college levels. Following a move to Greece, she returned to the U.S. where she transitioned […]
