Our next event is a triple feature in Deb Horan's backyard! The second Sunday of May is Mother's Day, so we will be having the event on the first Sunday 5/5/24. In the event of rain we will move the whole thing to Booklovers' Gourmet which is just down the street at 72 E Main […]
John Hodgen reads in the Goodwin Forum with Henry Walters and Charles Coe on Sunday May 5th. Come listen! 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 […]
Auguries & Divinations, winner of the 2023 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize, tracks a young woman’s coming of age, attuned to the unspoken liabilities of women’s lives, the suburban underworld, and the energies of eros. The narrator claims a life of her own making, drawing on the classical practice of augury, or observing birds […]
Each evening will feature solo readings by area poets book-ended by a musical duet. This program is made possible by the West Brookfield Cultural Council as supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. It is difficultTo get the news from poems,Yet men die miserably every day For the lackOf what is found there ~William Carlos Williams~ […]
Join us on Tuesday, May 7th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry, humor, and contemplation.Two open-mic sessions sandwich our feature poet Kate Gregoire. Sign up for the open-mic at jfjr6969@gmail,com . Five-minute maximum, please.Free admission. Separate area for our event. On-the-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options. Redemption Rock Brewery (RRB) […]
{Poetpourri} Local poets, storytellers and humorists will read from their latest musings. A night that won’t soon be forgotten. Featuring: Cheryl Bonin Tarique Cooper Laura DiCaronimo Judith Ferrara Joe Fusco Jr. Carolyn Oliver Xaulanda Thorpe Robert Eugene Perry Oliver de la Paz *Admission and Parking are free*Books by the “Poet-pourri” writers will be available […]
The Luminous Racetrack is a collection of frank and lyrical poems based on Bill Tremblay's childhood and youth in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is a uniquely intimate coming-of-age story and a masterful witness to the details and beliefs of a bygone era. It is a graceful and magical narrative told with great skill and intelligence. The book […]
Saturday May 18th @ 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!
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 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 […]
