• Fred Gerhard: Drifting to Hello

    TidePool Bookshop 372 Chandler St. Unit 101, Worcester, MA

    The poems in this collection of Fred Gerhard's work range considerably: from Victorian rooms to the Pennsylvania and New England landscapes he knows intimately; from the psychology of inner experience to the dance of interpersonal relationships; from the noise of the trains that run through all of our lives (and occasionally crash into walls) to […]

  • John Hodgen Library Reading Series: Princeton Edition

    Princeton Public Library 2 Town Hall Drive, Princeton, MA, United States

    Come listen to poetry by John Hodgen and Susan Roney O'Brien on Wednesday May 22nd in Princeton. John Hodgen is the Writer-in-Residence at Assumption University in Worcester, MA, and Advisory Editor for New Letters at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Hodgen won the AWP Donald Hall Prize in Poetry for Grace (University of […]

  • The Richard Fox Poetry Series: Featuring Susan Roney O’Brien

    Root and Press 156 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA, United States

    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 first Feature will be Susan Roney O'Brien, a good friend of Richard's and a remarkable poet herself. Free admission. On-street parking. Root and Press […]

    Free
  • Poets @ Large: Saturday Night Poetry

    The Vanilla Bean 450 Deerfield Road, Pomfret, CT, United States

    The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road in Pomfret, will again host Poets at Large spoken word and poetry performances on the last Saturday of the month, 7-9 p.m., from February through May. Poets at Large is a regional group of poets who read in CT and MA, now in its fifth year. The group’s […]

    $15
  • Poets @ Large

    Vanilla Bean Cafe 450 Deerfield Road, Pomfret, CT, United States

    POETS AT LARGE PRESENTS A NEW SHOW The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road in Pomfret, and Poets at Large will host an evening of spoken word and poetry on Saturday night, May 25th.  This performance will be from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $15.00 and includes a give-away. Poets at Large is a regional group […]

    $15
  • Free People’s Workshop

    WCPA Office @ Salisbury House 61 Harvard St., Worcester MA, MA, United States

    Artists, Poets and interested individuals meet, share and discuss recent work. Helpful criticism is encouraged.

  • A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Dzvinia Orlowsky

    Zoom Online Meeting , United States

    The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 Dzvinia Orlowsky will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. Dzvinia Orlowsky is a Pushcart Prize poet, award-winning translator, and a founding editor of Four Way Books. She’s published six poetry collections including A Handful of Bees, reprinted […]

  • Open Mic at New Dawn

    New Dawn Center 84 Main St., Ashburnham, MA, United States

    Come out to the New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Open Mic. Every fourth Tuesday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm we host an open mic for writers of all genres and ages. Bring an excerpt from that story you started, memoir or novel. Bring a few poems, or that experimental thing you wrote that doesn’t fit […]

  • Arts in the Garden

    Community Teaching Garden 3 West Boylston Dr., Worcester, MA, United States

    Arts in the Garden Join us at The Garden for the first event of the season!We will be featuring the musicial talents of Cross Tracks, and the iconic poet Tony Brown.Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event.Join us for an awesome time at Arts […]

  • Poetorium at Starlite

    Starlite Bar and Gallery 39 Hamilton St, Southbridge, MA

    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 Jovonna Van Pelt (Author of Unrelated Questions) and Jonathan Andersen (Author of Augur and Stomp […]