Events

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.

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. Did 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 […]

MPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT  (Indoors if weather is unpleasant) WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Sara Letourneau & Wayne Daniel Berard WHERE: Steve Veilleux’s Home 112 Fabyan Woodstock Rd, N Grosvenordale, CT WHEN: Sunday October 13th, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 15 […]

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 […]

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. Jos Charles is author of the poetry collections a Year […]

Join us for a monthly round robin style, open poetry reading hosted by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share. Space is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. Sign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com

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. David 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 […]

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. Free admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food […]

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. Desrosiers (they/them) is a native New Yorker who has lived in western Massachusetts for the past 30 years. They are […]

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 […]