Oliver de la Paz is the Poet Laureate of Worcester for 2023-2025. He is the author or editor of seven books, including five collections of poems: Names Above Houses, Furious Lullaby, Requiem for the Orchard, Post Subject: A Fable, and The Boy in the Labyrinth, a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in poetry. His […]
Open Mic Poetry Saturday February 17th @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for a monthly round robin style, open poetry reading. Bring original pieces to share. Sign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com Space is limited to 14 participants and usually fills quickly!
Join us in the Creative Connections Gallery for a reading of ekphrastic poems inspired by the paintings of Jennifer Okumura, as well as additional works by Jess Mynes, Elayne Clift, Fred Gerhard, Simon Hunt, Pat Frederick, Robert Brooks, and Heidi Larsen. Coffee and refreshments will be served. 56 Main St (Rt 12), Ashburnham, MA (second […]
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 […]
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 […]
Songwriting Workshops and Concert Saturday, March 16, 2024 John Henry's Hammer CoffeehouseFirst Unitarian Church90 Main Street(Lincoln Square)Worcester, MA Workshops2:00-3:30 p.m. (check-in begins at 1:30 p.m.) Adults with Claudia, limited to 20 participants (Dining Room/Bancroft Room) Children—Ages 11-16, with Sally, limited to 15 participants (Mirick Room). Adults' workshop—$30 includes concert ticketChildren's workshop—$10 includes concert ticket For […]
A critically acclaimed poet, scholar, and graduate of Yale Law School, Reginald Dwayne Betts draws on his personal experience with incarceration to work across diverse literary forms and advocacy projects for reform of the criminal justice system. Confined as an adolescent in the worst prisons in the state of Virginia, Reginald Dwayne Betts […]
Artist, poets, writers meet to discuss, share, critique and encourage on-going work.
Come hear Fred Gerhard read from his new poetry book, Drifting to “Hello” (Khotso Publishing, 2024). An open mic follows at 7:00 p.m. Praise for Drifting to “Hello” “… from lucid and conversational free verse to skillful and musical rhyme. He crafts memorable lines and indelible images…” —Simon Hunt, author of Lesser Magi and Endlings […]
