Events

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 […]

Mark Walsh at New Dawn: New Dawn's Author series is proud to have Mark Walsh in house on May 26 at 7:00 p.m. Come hear Mark read and stay for the open mic at 8:00 p.m. This is a free event at New Dawn, 84 Main Street, Ashburnham, MA. About Mark: Mark Walsh is an English professor […]

New Dawn Open Mic: Come out to the New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Open Mic. Every fourth Tuesday from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. immediately following our featured author event at 7:00 p.m. We host an open mic for writers of all genres and ages. Bring an excerpt from that story you started, memoir or novel. Bring […]

Please join us for a special Wednesday double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series Poetorium Too at TidePool Bookshop (located at 372 Chandler Street in Worcester, MA) on May 27th from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Paul Szlosek and (hopefully) Ron Whittle. It will be a full two hours of poetry and spoken word featuring a 40 minute […]