Make Friday the 13th your lucky day and join The Openest Mic at Smokestack Roasters! Bring your songs, your poems, your jokes, your dances, your whole authentic self and be prepared to share your craft with a responsive and fun audience! Not ready for the mic? Guess you’ll just have to have a great night […]
Current Massachusetts Poet Laureate Linda Bratcher Wlodyka will be featured along with CTState Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell in a free spoken-word event at Roseland Park in Woodstock, CT. This free poetry/spoken word event is sponsored by Poets at Large and will be held September 15th, 2-4 p.m. in the barn at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland […]
Open Mic Poetry Saturday, September 21st, 2-4 PM Join us for this monthly round robin style, open poetry share. The event is limited to 14 people and usually fills up quickly. To sign up to participate, please email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.
Join the winners of the WCPA’s 2024 Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize for a reading of their work and the work of contest judge Dennis Barone. There will also be an opportunity to mingle over refreshments. The reading will start at 4:00 pm US/Eastern. First Prize – Paul Szlosek is a poet born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, […]
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The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Carolyn Oliver will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. Carolyn Oliver is the author of The Alcestis Machine (Acre Books, 2024), Inside the Storm I Want to Touch the Tremble (University of Utah Press, 2022; selected for the Agha Shahid […]
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 Wordsmith will be the very talented author, storyteller, and singer/songwriter, Don White, Free admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books and Cafe has […]
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 feature will be blank. Free admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food and beverages and an expanded […]
GREGORY STOCKMAL READING The Gregory Stockmal Reading was established in 2009 by the Worcester County Poetry Association in cooperation with Carol Stockmal. The purpose of the reading is to continue the efforts of Greg Stockmal to honor American poet Stanley Kunitz and his legacy in Worcester. The reading is an important part of this legacy, recognizing Stanley Kunitz as teacher and leader […]
