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SUMMARY:Literary Bash and Winter Bazaar
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/literary-bash-and-winter-bazaar/
LOCATION:The Writers’ Loft\, 41 Broad Street 4th Floor\, Hudson\, Massachusetts\, 01749\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Kelly":MAILTO:hegkelly@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Poetry Extravaganza with Renee Slovick
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, December 3rd\, from 6:30-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry\, humor and contemplation. Two open-mic sessions will sandwich our feature Renee Slovick.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.Redemption 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 sponsoredby Lewandowski Painting. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenee Slovick writes poems and short stories and drinks too much Diet Coke. She was born and raised in NYC but you can only hear the accent when she gets mad. She’s not a Yankees fan\, which became really important when she moved to Worcester in 2002. \n\n\n\nShe married a guy who took her to an arcade on their first date and has one human son and one cat son. These days she likes to hyper focus on horror movies and serial killers\, and fall asleep to true crime documentaries. Her favorite tarot card is The Hanged Man
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-extravaganza-with-renee-slovick/
LOCATION:Redemption Rock Brewery\, 333 Shrewsbury St\,\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetorium @ Starlite
DESCRIPTION:Poetorium at Starlite Poetry Open Mic & Reading Series Featuring Paul Richmond\, Janet Aalfs\, & Robert Eugene Perry \n\n\n\nSunday\, December 1st @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Starlite Bar & Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA 01550 \n\n\n\nPlease join us for a special Sunday triple 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 three featured poets Paul Richmond (Massachusetts\, USA\, & Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate)\, Janet E. Aalfs (2003-05 Poet Laureate of Northampton\, MA) and Robert Eugene Perry (Author of Earth Songs\,and Sacred Mystic Dance) followed by poetry readings by our features\, 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Richmond was awarded Beat Poet Laureate by National Beat Poetry Foundation for\, Massachusetts\, USA\, & Lifetime. He performs nationally and internationally\, solo and with “Do It Now.” Paul has eight books\, More information can be found on www.humanerrorpublishing.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJanet E. Aalfs is a multidisciplinary artist\, arts educator\, and activist. Poet laureate of Northampton\, MA (2003-2005)\, 8th-degree black belt\, and healing movement instructor\, Janet is founder and director of Lotus Peace Arts at Heron’s Bridge/Valley Women’s Martial Arts\, a non-profit community school since 1977. She is the recipient of awards for her teaching as well as prizes for her poetry\, and has been featured at many events including the Dodge Poetry Festival. Janet enjoys performing spoken word combined with martial arts dance that she calls Poemotion©. Her poems have been widely published\, including 3 full-length collections\, most recently What the Dead Want Me To Know (Human Error Publishing\, 2022)\, and several chapbooks. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\n\n\n\nRobert Eugene Perry is a native of Massachusetts and the author of six books. His most recent collection of poetry Earthsongs\, was published by Human Error Publishing in 2022. A combined re-release of his earlier chapbooks was released as Sacred Mystic Dance on his own imprint Metaphysical Fox Press in 2024. His poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies & publications\, he was a finalist in the 2023 Beals Prize for Poetry and his poem Heard Steet/ Hadwen Park in Winter was a winner in WCPA’s 2024 Poems in and out of Places. Perry has emceed the monthly Open Mic at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster\, MA (USA) since May 2017. For more information\, please visit Robert Perry’s Site.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-starlite-8/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Stories and Gumbo
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/stories-and-gumbo/
LOCATION:19Carter\, 19 Carter Street\, Berlin\, Massachusetts\, 01503\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Scott Frey
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, November 26\, 2024 Scott Frey will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Frey is a poet and educator who grew up in Western Pennsylvania and teaches English at Pine Meadow Academy in Windsor Locks\, Connecticut. His book\, Heavy Metal Nursing\, won the Tampa Review Prize for poetry. He and his wife\, Meryl\, run a non-profit charity\, The Charlotte Frey Foundation\, whose mission is to help children with multiple handicaps and life-threatening illnesses and their families improve their quality of life. Among other places\, his work has been published in Passages North\, december magazine\, The Adroit Journal\, Bellevue Literary Review\, New York Quarterly\, and The Missouri Review\, where he was awarded the Perkoff Prize for poetry. His hybrid prose chapbook\, Strange Vigil\, was a winner in the Black River Chapbook competition and is forthcoming with Black Lawrence Press in the fall of 2025. He and his family live in Granby\, Connecticut. His work can also be found online at scottfrey.org
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-scott-frey/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers' Collective Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n6-7 Free Writing Time \n7-9 Reading and Workshop \nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-writing-workshop-3/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY:POETS AT LARGE CONTINUES ITS FALL SEASONAT THE VANILLA BEAN CAFÉ
DESCRIPTION:Poets at Large will continue their fall series on Nov. 23rd at The Vanilla Bean Café\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT. That evening Massachusetts Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate and musician Tommy Twilite will be the featured performer.  \n\n\n\nTwilite is a Massachusetts troubadour who combines music\, poetry\, exploration and adventure into his performances. He is the co-founder and director of the Florence Poets Society and the host of the Twilite Poetry Pub on WXOJ Valley Free Radio. His latest chapbook\, “Kills No Bird” is a follow up to his 2021 collection\, “Fifty Words for Rain”. Tommy Twilite is well known as someone who can transport an audience to another realm with his words and music. He was recently honored by the National Baseball Poetry Festival for his poem\, “The Tools of Ignorance.” Tommy is the editor of Silkworm\, an annual review\, and is a Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate. He believes poetry and song can renew the Earth.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThese 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. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. The Vanilla Bean is ADA compliant.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-continues-its-fall-seasonat-the-vanilla-bean-cafe-2/
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:Modern Poetry Collection Event: Reading by Poet Chen Yihai
DESCRIPTION:Poet Chen Yihai from Yancheng Teachers University (China) will read from his own work with KSC Advanced Poetry Workshop Students in English and Mandarin. The reading will be held in the Archives Classroom\, Room 132\, Mason Library. \n\n\n\nThe event is co-sponsored by the Monadnock Pastoral Poets and KSC Modern Poetry Collection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYihai Chen\, PhD\, a professor from the School of Chinese Language and Literature in Yancheng Teachers University\, was born in Jiangsu Province. He began poetry writing in early 1980’s\, and has published more than 600 poems home and abroad. \n\n\n\nHe was a visiting scholar to the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies in the University of Warwick in 2005\, during which he won the second prize in the 40th anniversary poetry competition of this University. In 2006\, he won the first prize in an English poetry competition sponsored by the British Consulate. The first collection of his English poetry Song of Simone & Seven Sad Songs was published by Heaventree Press in 2005. \n\n\n\nHe is the translator of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice\, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’urbervilles\, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe\, Charles Dickens’ The Tale of Two Cities\, as well as many foreign poems. \n\n\n\nHe is also a scholar of comparative culture and translation studies.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/modern-poetry-collection-event-reading-by-poet-chen-yihai/
LOCATION:Mason Library\, Room 132\, Keene State College\, 229 Main Street\, Keene\, New Hampshire\, 03435\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rodger Martin":MAILTO:rmartin1@keene.edu
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SUMMARY:FoxFest
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/foxfest/
LOCATION:Bedlam Books\, 138 Green Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01604\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Books by Franco-American Authors: A Reading and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Jacob Edwards Library is pleased to present three Franco-American authors reading from their new books. Memoirist Charlie Gargiulo and poets Jeri Theriault and Steven Riel will discuss how their culture informs their creative writing. The authors\, from Maine and Massachusetts\, give voice to the strong presence of Franco-Americans throughout New England. All welcome! Please note the earlier start time of 6 pm. \n\n\n\nThere will be an opportunity to purchase books and have the authors sign copies. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeri Theriault’s recent awards include the 2023 Maine Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship\, the 2023 Monson Arts Fellowship\, and the 2022 NORward Prize (New Ohio Review. She was a finalist for both the William Matthews Prize (The Asheville Poetry Review) and the Atlanta Review International Poetry Contest. Her poems and reviews have appeared in The Rumpus\, The Texas Review\, Plume\, Résonance\, Rust and Moth and many other publications. Her recent collections are Self-Portrait as Homestead\, (M)other\, and Radost. She is the editor of WAIT: Poems from the Pandemic. Jeri\, also a visual artist\, lives in South Portland\, Maine. \n\n\n\nSelf-Portrait As Homestead focuses on family and heritage\, specifically the Franco-American culture the poet experienced growing up in Waterville\, Maine. “Homestead\,” a motif suggested by street addresses\, becomes “household\,” a woman’s place\, and alludes to the confinement by role\, home and religion of the women characters\, and their pushing against those constraints. \n\n\n\nLeslie Ullman has this to say about Self-Portrait as Homestead: \n\n\n\nThese deft\, spare poems reclaim the flare of self-ness that has been tamped in women over many generations\, and their fresh wordplay and inventive forms make their renditions of grandmother\, mother\, and self-as-girl-morphing-to-elder all the more arresting. Every gesture flies off the page in its caress of language\, also evoking the iconic loneliness of women in the speaker’s past and in history itself. The result? A redemptive empathy for self and ancestor\, the well-earned gift of a generation of women who have paid the price of breaking free and now step forth to bear honest witness and break old patterns. Such stories cannot be told often enough. These poems do so bravely and in searingly honed phrases and images. \n\n\n\n*** \n\n\n\nCharlie Gargiulo Following the destruction of Lowell’s Little Canada\, Charlie Gargiulo grew up in public housing. After serving in the military\, he graduated summa cum laude from University of Massachusetts Lowell. Gargiulo became a legendary community and human rights activist and stopped forced displacement efforts like Little Canada from happening to others. In 2019\, he was honored by the International Institute as one of the 100 most important figures in Lowell history who has worked on behalf of the city’s immigrant population. \n\n\n\n“Legends of Little Canada is a memoir told through the eyes of a 13 year old Charlie Gargiulo\, who in the 1960’s watched an urban renewal plan destroy his world by forcibly displacing his family and friends from their poor but tight-knit French-Canadian neighborhood in Lowell. The book gives witness to the final days of the community around Moody Street that Jack Kerouac recalled in many of his Lowell stories. \n\n\n\nCharlie Gargiulo paints a picture\, a ‘bookmovie’ to use a Kerouac phrase\, of this young kid\, his friends\, his band of brothers\, creating their own magic in this gritty town of Lowell… I can put my hand on this old heart of mine and safely say Kerouac himself would have laughed and cried and absolutely loved this book.” \n\n\n\n– Kevin Ring\, founder and editor of Beat Scene Magazine \n\n\n\n*** \n\n\n\nSteven Riel is the author of two full-length collections of poetry: Edgemere and Fellow Odd Fellow. His chapbook Postcard from P-town was published as runner-up for the inaugural Robin Becker Chapbook Prize. His poems have appeared in numerous periodicals\, including The Minnesota Review and International Poetry Review. He edits the Franco-American journal Résonance. He holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College.Shapeshifting abounds in Steven Riel’s latest collection Edgemere\, as this pro-feminist gay poet marshals a parade of female personas that includes Senator Elizabeth Dole\, Joan of Arc\, and The Supremes. Riel’s poems zigzag across liminal spaces not just between male/female and human/inhuman\, but between those fallen from AIDS and survivors who grieve them. \n\n\n\nAccording to the award-winning poet Joy Ladin\, “Steven Riel’s Edgemere is gorgeous\, heartbreaking\, and witty—often at the same time. With exquisite precision and extraordinary musicality\, Riel traces the shimmering\, fragile webs of love\, experience\, and culture that connect us to one another. From the inner life of bullied “sissy boys” to the ravages of AIDS to inimitable pop culture reveries such as “In Search of Della Street\,” Riel’s language creates a poetic space in which the individual\, sometimes idiosyncratic perspectives he explores open into vistas on what it means to be human.” \n\n\n\nSponsored by the Southbridge Cultural Council. The Southbridge Cultural Council is a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/new-books-by-franco-american-authors-a-reading-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Jacob Edwards Library\, 236 Main St.\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550\, United States
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Please respond to Deb Horan to reserve your spot! \n\n\n\nBob Perry\, emcee \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpen Mic Poetry \n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 16th\, 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-11/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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CREATED:20241006T004430Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Board Meeting: November Edition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly Board Meeting and help us plan for the future. We will meet in the Seminar Room at our Headquarters inside Preservation Worcester.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monthly-board-meeting-november-edition/
LOCATION:WCPA Headquarters\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01602
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CREATED:20241023T171251Z
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SUMMARY:John Hodgen and John Gaumond Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:John Hodgen and John Gaumond read from their latest works.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/john-hodgen-and-john-gaumond-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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SUMMARY:Slightly Off-Beat Poets: Paul Richmond and Candace Curran
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Paul Richmond & Candace Curran \n\n\n\nWHERE: Donna Lange’s house 59 Chase Road Thompson\, CT (exit 50 off 395) \n\n\n\nWHEN: Sunday November 3\, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nWHAT 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 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. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Richmond was awarded Beat Poet Laureate by National Beat Poetry Foundation for\, MA\, USA\, & Lifetime.  Performs nationally and internationally\, solo and with “Do It Now.”He has eight books\, more info can be found here.  \n\n\n\nCandace R. Curran is author of Playing in Wrecks\, Haleys Press. She is the 2022 Slate Roof Elyse Wolf Prize winner with a chapbook released next year.  A full length poetry collection is expected in the Spring with Human Error Press. Her poetry has appeared in New Generation Beats\, Writing the Land\, Meat For Tea\, the Valley Review\, and RAW NerVZ Haiku. She is looking forward to being a Slightly Off-Beat Poet\, featuring with the infamous Paul Word Richmond.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-paul-richmond-and-candace-curran/
LOCATION:Donna Lange’s Home\, 59 Chase Road\, Thompson\, Connecticut\, 06277\, United States
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SUMMARY:Death Poetry Anthology Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion about poetry for use in death ritual and the grieving process\, along with some poems read from the anthology. All who attend will receive a discount on book purchases. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout The Black River: Death Poems\n\n\n\nThe Black River: Death Poems is an anthology of poems for people who are grieving and for use in death rituals. It comes in two versions: a 6”x9” paperback for portability\, and a 8.5”x11” hardcover\, more suitable for ritual use. 69 authors from 8 countries have contributed to this anthology of 149 poems grouped into 4 stages: Dying\, Death\, Remaining\, and Journeying. The poems are heavily indexed: by relationship to deceased; by themes—memory loss\, pregnancy loss\, long/short illness\, substance use\, violence/war/suicide\, hope\, acceptance of death; by language—most are English and there are 3 in Spanish\, 1 French\, and 1 Arabic; and by suggested for use in ritual. Edited by Deirdre Pulgram-Arthen\, an experienced death midwife\, counselor\, and death ritual leader\, this book is non-denominational and brings together contemporary poets writing on the many stages of grief and death. 250+ pages; featuring interior page decorations.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/death-poetry-anthology-book-launch/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rodger Martin":MAILTO:rmartin1@keene.edu
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Lana Hechtman Ayers
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, October 29\, 2024 Lana Hechtman Ayers will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLana Hechtman Ayers\, a New Yorker who made her way to the Pacific Northwest via a dozen year sojourn in New England\, has shepherded over a hundred poetry volumes into print in her role as managing editor for three small presses. Her work appears in Rattle\, The London Reader\, Peregrine\, and elsewhere. Lana’s latest collection\, The Autobiography of Rain\, is available from Fernwood Press. Say hello to her through her Website. To purchase here books\, please visit Bookshop\, Fernwood Press\, and Amazon.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-lana-hechtman-ayers/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
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SUMMARY:The Invention of the Darling: An Evening of Poetry with Li-Young Lee
DESCRIPTION:Through the observation and translation of often unassuming and silent moments\, the poetry of Li-Young Lee gives clear voice to the solemn and extraordinary beauty found within humanity. By employing hauntingly lyrical skill and astute poetic awareness\, Lee allows silence\, sound\, form\, and spirit to emerge brilliantly onto the page. His poetry reveals a dialogue between the eternal and the temporal\, and accentuates the joys and sorrows of family\, home\, loss\, exile\, and love. Born in 1957 of Chinese parents in Jakarta\, Indonesia\, Lee learned early about loss and exile. His great grandfather was China’s first republican President; and his father\, a deeply religious Christian\, was physician to Communist leader Mao Tse-Tung. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949\, Lee’s parents escaped to Indonesia. In 1959\, his father\, after spending a year as a political prisoner in President Sukarno’s jails\, fled Indonesia with his family to escape anti- Chinese sentiment. After a five-year trek through Hong Kong\, Macau\, and Japan\, they settled in the United States in 1964. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLi-Young Lee is the author of six critically acclaimed books of poetry\, most recently The Invention of the Darling (W. W. Norton\, 2024)\, The Undressing (W.W Norton\, 2018)\, Behind My Eyes (W.W. Norton\, 2008)\, and a chapbook The Word From His Song (BOA Editions\, 2016). His earlier collections are Book of My Nights (BOA Editions\, 2001); Rose (BOA\, 1986)\, winner of the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award from New York University; The City in Which I Love You (BOA\, 1991)\, the 1990 Lamont Poetry Selection; and a memoir entitled The Winged Seed: A Remembrance (Simon and Schuster\, 1995)\, which received an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation and was reissued by BOA Editions in 2012. His translation of the Dao De Jing is forthcoming in October 2024. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLexington Depot\, 13 Depot Square\, Lexington MA
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-invention-of-the-darling-an-evening-of-poetry-with-li-young-lee/
LOCATION:Massachusetts
ORGANIZER;CN="Craig Hall":MAILTO:chall@lexingtonma.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241001T202444Z
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SUMMARY:POETS AT LARGE CONTINUES ITS FALL SEASONAT THE VANILLA BEAN CAFÉ
DESCRIPTION:Poets at Large will continue their fall series on Oct 26 th at The Vanilla Bean Café\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT. That evening Massachusetts poet and publisher Lee Derosiers will be the featured reader.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDesrosiers (they/them) is a native New Yorker who has lived in western Massachusetts for the past 30 years. They are the editor of The Naugatuck River Review and Wordpeace\, an E-zine. Derosiers holds an MFA in poetry from New England College and teaches writing at Westfield State University and Poetry at Lesley University’s MFA program.. They have three full-length collections from Salmon Poetry; The Philosopher’s Daughter (2013)\, contains poems about their parents\, and a “rather eccentric family” and about their journey out of domestic abuse; Sometimes I Hear the Clock Speak (2016)\, about “music\, voices\, time and memory\,” and Keeping Planes in the Air (2020)\, a volume about “loss\, ghosts\, aging and ephemera.” \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThese 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\n \n\n\n\nPoets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. The Vanilla Bean is ADA compliant.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-continues-its-fall-seasonat-the-vanilla-bean-cafe/
LOCATION:The Vanilla Bean\, 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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20240930T163308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T143741Z
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SUMMARY:Richard Fox Poetry Series
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. This month’s Featured Poet will be the legendary Eve Rifkah. \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.Sponsored by the ‘Fox Fund’ (Worcester County Poetry Association). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEve Rifkah was co-founder of Poetry Oasis\, Inc. (1998-2012)\, a non-profit poetry association dedicated to education and promoting local poets. Founder and editor of DINER\, a literary magazine. She is the 2021 recipient of the Stanley Kunitz award. The play\, Outcasts the Lepers of Penikese Island\, was based on her first book\, Outcasts the Penikese Island Leper Hospital 1905-1917. She has written 6 books.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/richard-fox-poetry-series-3/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241008T171708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T172850Z
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with David Surette
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, October 22\, 2024 David Surette will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid R. Surette’s new book of poetry is Tonic. He is the author of six other collections including Stable and Easy to Keep\, Hard to Keep In\, both honored by the Massachusetts Book Awards. His poems have recently featured in the anthology From the Farther Shore: Discovering Cape Cod and the Islands Through Poetry\, and 3 Nations Anthology: Native\, Canadian & New England Writers\, winner of a Maine Book Award. He lives on Cape Cod. \n\n\n\nFree \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSusan Roney-O’Brien
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241006T004852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241006T004856Z
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly round robin style\, open poetry reading hosted by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. \n\n\n\nSign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-10/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T180000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241008T173805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T173809Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Jos Charles
DESCRIPTION:Jos Charles\, author of Feeld and A Year and Other Poems\, will be giving a reading at Clark University in the Fireside Lounge on the second floor of Dana Commons on October 18 at 4:30 pm. The reading is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJos Charles is author of the poetry collections a Year & other poems (Milkweed Editions\, 2022)\, Feeld\, a Pulitzer-finalist and winner of the 2017 National Poetry Series selected by Fady Joudah (Milkweed Editions\, 2018)\, and Safe Space (Ahsahta Press\, 2016). She is visiting faculty for UC RIverside’s Creative Writing Department and teaches as a part of Randolph College’s low-residency MFA program. She resides in Long Beach\, CA.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/an-evening-with-jos-charles/
LOCATION:Fireside Lounge\, Dana Commons\, 950 Main St\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Gutman-Gonzalez":MAILTO:mgutmanngonzalez@clarku.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20231205T175552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T170309Z
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SUMMARY:New Dawn Writers' Group: Poetry Workshop
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  \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 including The Amethyst Review\, Entropy Magazine\, Friends Journal\, Pif Magazine\, POETiCA REViEW\, Sylvia Magazine\, and others. 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 \n  \nhttps://www.newdawnarts.org/classes-and-workshops \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/new-dawn-writers-group-poetry-workshop-3/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Fred Gerhard":MAILTO:fredcgerhard@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241001T201944Z
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SUMMARY:Slightly Off Beat Poets
DESCRIPTION:MPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT  (Indoors if weather is unpleasant) \n\n\n\nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Sara Letourneau & Wayne Daniel Berard \n\n\n\nWHERE: Steve Veilleux’s Home 112 Fabyan Woodstock Rd\, N Grosvenordale\, CT \n\n\n\nWHEN: Sunday October 13th\, 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 18 POETS. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-7/
LOCATION:Steve Veilleux’s Home\, 112 Fabyan-Woodstock North Road\, Grosvenordale\, CT\, 06255\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T150000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241007T014850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T024116Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Bishop: Paintings in Poems
DESCRIPTION:This year’s graveside reading to mark the anniversary of Bishop’s death will acknowledge Crystalle Lacouture’s new installation Correspondence (for Elizabeth Bishop) at the Worcester Art Museum. \n\n\n\nDid you know Bishop was also a painter? Listen to local poets and fans read her poems about drawings\, paintings\, and scenes sketched with a painter’s eye\, and enjoy refreshments in the delicate\, complicated colors she liked. If you’d like to read — we’ll suggest a poem for you! — please email Beth at ssweeney@holycross.edu by Oct. 10. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nElizabeth Bishop\, Pansies\, 1960 (Alice Methfessel Collection)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections: To find Bishop’s grave\, enter the main gate of Hope Cemetery\, 119 Webster Street\, and drive along Curtis Avenue. Take your fourth left onto Beech Avenue (after Elm\, Larch\, and Bush Avenues). Proceed for one very short bock until you see two trees next to each other on the left side of the road Bishop’s grave lies behind the first tree. There is ample space to park close to the grave.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/elizabeth-bishop-paintings-in-poems/
LOCATION:E.Bishop Grave at Hope Cemetary\, 119 Webster St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241006T004148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241006T004151Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Board Meeting: October Edition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly Board & Committee Meeting and help us plan for our future. We meet in the Seminar Room at our Headquarters at 61 Harvard St.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monthly-board-meeting-october-edition/
LOCATION:WCPA Headquarters\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01602
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20241006T011329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241006T011333Z
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SUMMARY:The Poet's Cauldron: Genie Santiago
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-poets-cauldron-genie-santiago/
LOCATION:The White Room\, 134 Green St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bruja TheVillain":MAILTO:thepoetscauldron@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20240930T164216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T164220Z
UID:10056-1727978400-1727985600@worcestercountypoetry.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T203000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20240920T163854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T163858Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T034200
CREATED:20240919T202123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T202550Z
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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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