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SUMMARY:The Packing House Poetry Series
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n\n \nThe December 21st show of The Packing House Poetry Series will feature Massachusetts based authors Robert Eugene Perry and Paul Szlosek.\n\n\nRobert Eugene Perry has had several poems published in Worcester Magazine\, as well as Poetica Magazine’s Mizmor Anthology\, NatureCulture’s Honoring Nature collection\, National Beat Poetry Foundation Remembering Jack Kerouac on his 100th Birthday\, Beat Style Love Poems and Natural Worlds\, Florence Poetry Society’s Silkworm 16\,  and the online publications Soul-Lit: a journal of spiritual poetry\, Poetica Magazine and The Academy of the Heart and Mind\, and his poem Primal was a finalist in the 2023 Beals Prize for Poetry. His short story In the Company of Trees was published by Wordpeace Journal.  As a metaphysical poet\, he finds inspiration in nature and endeavors to draw connections between our higher selves and the natural world.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Szlozek is a poet born in Southbridge\, Massachusetts\, but currently residing in the nearby metropolis of Worcester. The recipient of the 2023 Stanley Kunitz Medal as well as the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry in 2001\, he was co-founder and host of the long-running Poet’s Parlor poetry reading in Southbridge and Sturbridge. His poems have appeared in various local & national print & online publications including The Worcester Review\, Worcester Magazine\, Radius\, Sahara\, Concrete Wolf\, Soul-Lit\, and Diner. He’s probably best known in the Central Massachusetts poetry community for his fanatical obsession with obscure poetry forms\, and has invented his own including the ziggurat\, the streetbeatina\, the hodgenelle\, the lux\, and the singsangsong.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe show’s format will consist of two open mic segments as well as a pair of 15-minute slots for each of the featured artists. Intermission will give the audience and poets the chance to meet one another and the opportunity to purchase signed publications.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe open-mic segments will provide the opportunity for audience members to read their own original work. We are planning to allow for two half-hour sessions\, one at the beginning of the event\, and the other at the end. Readers will be given up to five minutes to present\, and we will have a sign-up sheet. This program is hosted by the “Eastern Connecticut Center for History\, Art\, and Performance” (EC-CHAP) and Steve Veilleux. Writers who are interested in featuring should reach out to either Steve Veilleux (Veilleuxs50@gmail.com) or Tom Buccino (info@ecchap.org).\n\n\n\n\nSoft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive “BYOB&F” TM model – Bring Your Own Beverage & Food TM (Wine & Beer Only -I.D. Required).\n\n\n\nFree Admission
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-packing-house-poetry-series/
LOCATION:The Packing House\, 156 River Road\, Willington\, CT\, 06279\, United States
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SUMMARY:Artists Who Are Poets/Poets Who Are Artists Winter Solstice Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Tidepool Books for an open mic (two poems or five minutes for each reader) followed by featured readings by Christopher Reilley & Robert Steele.\n\nFor more information\, contact Huck at (508) 753 2500\n\n\n\nChristopher Reilley is a former poet laureate (Dedham\, MA) a two time Pushcart nominee\, and the creative mind behind the Bytesized Studios. His collections include Breathing for Clouds\, and more recently One Night Stanzas. His poems have appeared in a wide variety of journals Like Boston Literary Magazine\, Frog Croon\, Word Salad\, and others. He has spent time on the boards of the Worcester County Poetry Association\, and the Newton Writing & Publishing Center.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Steele is living a happy and largely anonymous life in Charlton with Carrie\, a librarian\, and Marcel\, a cat. He has been writing since 9th grade when he had a vision of immortality while staring out the window of Mr. Donnelly’s Latin class. He will read sections from chapter 15 of his novel East Wind – West Rock.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/artists-who-are-poets-poets-who-are-artists-winter-solstice-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Sue Shepard's Book Release
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Book release: Balancing My SeeSaw… Through Life’s Ups & Downs by “Just Sue” (Sue Shepard) \n  \nWHERE: Booklovers’ Gourmet 72 E Main St Webster. MA \n  \nWHEN: Saturday December 16\, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n  \nWHAT HAPPENS: Life’s ups and downs – we all have them\, whether we have been diagnosed with a chemical imbalance or not. Sue has learned how to live with them\, especially since her diagnosis of a condition over 29 years ago. \nWith God in the middle of it all\, He helps to keep us balanced when life’s circumstances are trying to bring us down or throw us off. \nThrough short stories and poems\, Sue has found her voice and wants to share the hope and inspiration she has discovered so that others can also find ways to balance their own SeeSaw of Life. \n  \nCOST: FREE!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/sue-shepards-book-release/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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SUMMARY:WCPA Monthly Board Meeting: December Edition
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for our monthly Board Meeting on the second Wednesday December 13th at our office headquarters over @ 61 Harvard St. \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/wcpa-monthly-board-meeting-december-edition/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Poetry Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Winter is coming!\n\nFortunately\, with it comes more poetry readings @ The Poetry Extravaganza!\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, December 5th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry\, humor\, and revelry.\n\nTwo open-mic sessions sandwich our Feature poet the fledgling Irena Kaçi.\nSign up for the open-mic at jfjr6969@gmail\,com . Five-minute maximum\, please.\n\nFree admission. Separate area for our event. On-the-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options.\nRedemption Rock Brewery (RRB) serves craft beers\, coffees\, teas\, and delicious snacks. You can bring your own food but outside beverages are not allowed.\nThe Poetry Extravaganza is sponsored by Lewandowski Painting.\nJoin the fun on Tuesday\, December 5th!\n\nIrena Kaçi is an Albanian-American poet and writer living in Worcester\, MA with her spouse and two children. Her poem “Onions” placed 3rd in the 2023 O’Hara Prize contest and her work has appeared in the Worcester Review\, Atticus Review and 41 Journal. Irena’s work touches on themes of parenting\, immigration\, and longing. She is currently working on putting together her first chapbook.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-poetry-extravaganza-2/
LOCATION:Redemption Rock Brewery\, 333 Shrewsbury St\,\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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SUMMARY:Random Thoughts from a Curmudgeon: Book Signing and Open Mic Featuring Joe Fusco Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Joe Fusco Jr. is a well-seasoned humorist/poet from Worcester\, Massachusetts. He is the author of five books of semi-amusing poems and essays: “Random Thoughts from a Curmudgeon “ (2023)\, “Pondering the Pandemic during The Rust years”(2021); “Hmm…That’s Different” (2020); “Three Score” (2014); and “The Lost and Found Essays” (2012)\, all available at local bookstores and Amazon. Joe’s musings have appeared in Damfino Press\, Ballard Street Poetry\, Worcester Review\, Asinine Poetry\, Soul Lit\, and the naughty ezine Clean Sheets. He was a co-winner of the Jacob Knight Poetry Award in 2002 and was named Best Poet by Worcester Magazine readers in 1999 and 2002. Joe is a Humor columnist for Worcester Magazine and the last Worcester Mega-Slam winner in 2017. He features at bookstores\, libraries\, clubs\, and coffeehouses throughout Central Massachusetts and Belgium. He is the host of the Poetry Extravaganza at Redemption Rock Brewery in Worcester. Joe has taught “Humor 101” for high-school students at Gateways Academy in Shrewsbury and for adults at the Worcester Senior Center\, Eisenberg Assisted Living\, Notre Dame Assisted Living\, and The Residence of Orchard Grove.  He is the Vice-President of Programming for the Worcester County Poetry Association.\n\nJoe has lived in lovely Worcester with his better-half Cyndi and their large family for thirty-eight years. He is a registered Independent and sleeps with one eye always open.\nMore info on Joe can be found at joesyellowpad.com\n\n\n\n\n\nTo sign up\, please call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/random-thoughts-from-a-curmudgeon-book-signing-and-open-mic-featuring-joe-fusco-jr/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T190000
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SUMMARY:Poetorium at Starlite Poetry Open Mic & Reading Series Featuring Glenn D’Alessio and Kerrissa Cobb
DESCRIPTION: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 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 Glenn D’Alessio (Author of In My Sea Cliff Years of Innocence\, A Carpenter’s Building\, Homes for His Poems\, and Some Tanka in Thanks to Elroy\, Not the Most Cantankerous Dog) and Kerrissa Cobb (Writer\, Educator\, & Poet) followed by poetry readings by our features\, a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by a guest reader\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Admission is free\, but a hat will be passed for donations to pay our feature and compensate Starlite for the use of their space. For more information\, please contact us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our WEBSITE \n  \nGlenn D’Alessio plays flute in the Worcester State Jazz Band\, and in the Florence MA Community Band. He was a past college instructor about energy conservation\, and also green building\, who is still a carpenter and builder from West Brookfield\, MA. For several years he was a volunteer with the “Worcester Energy Barn Raisers” (WEBr) who weatherized numerous places — weatherization being like tightening a ship to keep water\, ants\, and rot out; and during the winter\, the heat in. His Finishing Line Press chapbooks are In My Sea Cliff Years of Innocence\, A Carpenter’s Building\, Homes for His Poems\, and Some Tanka in Thanks to Elroy\, Not the Most Cantankerous Dog. Other poems of his have appeared ‘Here and There\,’ which hopefully sounds like quite a journal. A full-length manuscript he has high hopes for is Between Merwin and Greger\, Overtones of Poetry. Poems there play off of quotes from both W.S. Merwin’s Migration and Debora Greger’s The 1002nd Night. He shares many of their environmental attitudes and loves their poetry. plays flute in the Worcester State Jazz Band\, and in the Florence MA Community Band. He was a past college instructor about energy conservation\, and green building\, and is still a carpenter and builder from West Brookfield\, MA. For several years he was a volunteer with the “Worcester Energy Barn Raisers” (WEBr) who weatherized numerous places — weatherization being like tightening a ship to keep water\, ants\, and rot out; and during the winter\, the heat in. \n \nKerrissa Cobb is a writer\,‭ poet\, and educator from Dudley\, Massachusetts. You’ll often find her a bit further south\, ‬attending events around Putnam\, Connecticut. While she has only a singular poem officially published\, she continues to write and work towards a full collection of poems. Outside of poetry her writing interests lie in short stories\, \n\nespecially flash fiction. Many of her works incorporate nature\, mythology\, and mysticism and how they relate to her own life. Outside of writing\, her hobbies are numerous and sometimes fleeting. She is proudly a jack-of-all-trades\, although eventually\, she would like to master at least one of them.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-at-starlite-poetry-open-mic-reading-series-featuring-glenn-dalessio-and-kerrissa-cobb/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Free People's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Writers\, poets\, visual artists\, musicians\, etc. meet to share and discuss current work.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-19/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Cheryl Bonin
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, November 28th\, 2023 Cheryl Bonin will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n  \n  \nRegister \n  \n \n  \n\n\n  \nCheryl L. Bonin is a cancerous wench (of the breast variety) who writes darkly humorous snark-filled poetry\, nonfiction essays and short stories about her experiences living with a shitty disease because it’s cheaper than therapy. She counts among her finer yet distinctly dubious experiences: firing a civil war cannon twice without loss of limb\, driving a team of sled dogs across a frozen Canadian tundra without falling off the sled and busting her fat ass\, getting motorboated by a complete stranger in a Nashville honky tonk\, and kissing Tony Orlando\, Burt Reynolds and Johnny Depp without their permission. She is the 3rd place winner of the 2022 Frank O’Hara Poetry Contest\, for her poem “Burnt”\, which was subsequently published in the Worcester Review. She also had one of her nonfiction essays published in the Worcester Magazine in October of 2023. When not ranting about how much she despises the color pink or out seeking random photo ops with famous male celebrities\, Cheryl is hard at work on her debut manuscript\, “ Impressive\, But Not In a Good Way” which she hopes to have published while she’s still vertical.. \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-cheryl-bonin/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poets @ Large: Two Poets Read at the Vanilla Bean Cafe
DESCRIPTION:  \nChase away the post-Thanksgiving blues with a night of spoken word/poetry at The Vanilla Bean Café\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT on November 25th. The show will start at 7 p.m. and admission is $15.00 which includes a chance at a give-away. Featured readers will be poets Paul Word Richmond and Victoria Nordlund. There will also be an open mic. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up. Recommended for ages 14 and up. \n  \n  \n \nPaul Word Richmond was named Beat Poet Laureate for Life in 2022 by the National Beat Poetry Foundation and he previously served as National Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2020)\, and as Beat Poet Laureate for Massachusetts (2017-19). Richmond is internationally known and hosts monthly readings and organizes yearly Word Festivals in Holyoke and Greenfield\, MA\, and he has a stage at the Garlic & Arts Festival each fall. He is the owner of Human Error Publishing and has overseen the publications of 55 poets and authors. His own works include Living in the Breakdown Lane\, You Might Need a Bigger Hammer\, Quadrillions Down the Pentagon Drain\, and Swimming on the Titanic. He is also a member of the Funkadelic band “Do It Now.” \n  \n  \n  \nVictoria Nordlund is the creative writing director at Rockville High School in Vernon\, CT\, an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut\, and lead master teaching artist of the The Nook Farm Writers Collaborative at The Mark Twain House & Museum. Her poetry collections Wine-Dark Sea and Binge Watching Winter on Mute are published by Main Street Rag. She is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize Nominee\, whose work has appeared in PANK Magazine\, Rust+Moth\, Chestnut Review\, Pidgeonholes\, Connecticut Literary Anthology\, Maudlin House\, trampset\, Drunk Monkeys\, and elsewhere. \n  \n \n​
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-large-two-poets-read-at-the-vanilla-bean-cafe/
LOCATION:Vanilla Bean Cafe\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT\, 06259\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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 Street\, Ashburnham\, MA. The workshop is being led by Fred Gerhard. \n  \n \n  \nFred Gerhard leads the Poetry Workshop\, and is one of the open mic hosts\, for the New Dawn Writers’ Group. His poems appear in numerous anthologies and magazines including The Amethyst Review\, Entropy Magazine\, Friends Journal\, Pif Magazine\, POETiCA REViEW\, Sylvia Magazine\, and others. His first chapbook\, Lilacs Still Bloom in Ashburnham: Songs of Spring came out in 2023 from Local Gems Poetry Press. He is also an editor at Quabbin Quills Press and Smoky Quartz. For many years he led a poetry therapy group in Worcester at UMASS Memorial’s Community HealthLink. More about him can be found at FredGerhard.com \n  \nhttps://www.newdawnarts.org/classes-and-workshops
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/new-dawn-writers-groups-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dining with War: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Woodstock Poet Launches New Book: Dining with War \n  \n  \nWoodstock poet Karen Warinsky will launch her new book\, Dining with War\, at three locations in November. \n  \nThe book\, published by Alien Buddha Press\, is a deep look at how different types of warfare operate as a backdrop to everyday life. Warinsky says\, “The idea for this project is built around the fact that I often take a meal while watching warfare on the news\, and also memories of arguments and battles that took place around dinner tables (some more light-hearted than others). Poems about fights with parents\, tricky salary negotiations in my 20s\, a date gone wrong in Seattle\, the night I was almost kidnapped in Japan\, and a weekend at the Jersey shore with disgruntled dance moms are all here. Also in this book are pieces about the Civil War\, Vietnam\, Syria\, George Floyd and our nation’s current civil strife. Several poems were previously published including “Be in the Yard\,” “Nazi Breakfast\,” “Snapshots of Your War\,” and “Judy Woodruff Makes it Palatable.” \n  \nWest Coast writer Scott Ferry calls it an “important book” and said in a review “ Warinsky… speaks with blinding precision about wars of all types: with the in-laws\, with racism\, with PTSD\, with society itself. Every poem is a complete world…This book is unflinchingly honest\, but also hopeful\, “ensuring the future with careful harvest\, / a covenant of reciprocity.” Host of Wednesday Night Poetry and Hot Springs Arkansas poet laureate Kai Coggin says\, “Karen Warinsky’s new book is filled with cutting and thought-provoking language and imagery\, with a masterful use of ironic juxtaposition to point out the almost surreal desensitization of American culture.” \n  \n \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/7737/
LOCATION:The Packing House\, 156 River Road\, Willington\, CT\, 06279\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Dining with War: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Woodstock Poet Launches New Book: Dining with War \n  \n  \nWoodstock poet Karen Warinsky will launch her new book\, Dining with War\, at three locations in November. \n  \nThe book\, published by Alien Buddha Press\, is a deep look at how different types of warfare operate as a backdrop to everyday life. Warinsky says\, “The idea for this project is built around the fact that I often take a meal while watching warfare on the news\, and also memories of arguments and battles that took place around dinner tables (some more light-hearted than others). Poems about fights with parents\, tricky salary negotiations in my 20s\, a date gone wrong in Seattle\, the night I was almost kidnapped in Japan\, and a weekend at the Jersey shore with disgruntled dance moms are all here. Also in this book are pieces about the Civil War\, Vietnam\, Syria\, George Floyd and our nation’s current civil strife. Several poems were previously published including “Be in the Yard\,” “Nazi Breakfast\,” “Snapshots of Your War\,” and “Judy Woodruff Makes it Palatable.” \n  \nWest Coast writer Scott Ferry calls it an “important book” and said in a review “ Warinsky… speaks with blinding precision about wars of all types: with the in-laws\, with racism\, with PTSD\, with society itself. Every poem is a complete world…This book is unflinchingly honest\, but also hopeful\, “ensuring the future with careful harvest\, / a covenant of reciprocity.” Host of Wednesday Night Poetry and Hot Springs Arkansas poet laureate Kai Coggin says\, “Karen Warinsky’s new book is filled with cutting and thought-provoking language and imagery\, with a masterful use of ironic juxtaposition to point out the almost surreal desensitization of American culture.” \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/7734/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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SUMMARY:Slightly Off-Beat Poets FEATURING Bruce Galli/ Ron Whittle
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Bruce Galli & Ron Whittle \nWHERE: Steve Veilleux’s home: 112 Fabyan-Woodstock Road N Grosvenordale\, CT \nWHEN: Sunday November 12\, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 20 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales\, snacks and the raffle before starting the open mic. Open mic will be round robin\, one poem at a time until 4 PM. \nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 18 poets. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-featuring-bruce-galli-ron-whittle/
LOCATION:Steve Veilleux’s Home\, 112 Fabyan-Woodstock North Road\, Grosvenordale\, CT\, 06255\, United States
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet: Open Mic Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this month is the 2nd Saturday instead of the 3rd due to scheduling conflicts.* \n  \nJoin us for a monthly round robin style\, open poetry reading.\nBring original pieces to share. \nSign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com \nSpace is limited to 14 participants and usually fills quickly! \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-poetry-2/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231018T165034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T165730Z
UID:7711-1699556400-1699561800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Pour Me a Poem
DESCRIPTION:Poets Wayne-Daniel Berard and Sara Letourneau are hosting Pour Me a Poem on the second Thursday of each month at 51 Park Street (Wayne-Daniel’s home) in Mansfield\, MA\, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The next one will be on Thursday\, November 9\, 2023.\n\nPlease ensure you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before attending. Also\, please make sure you park on the even-numbered side of the street\, opposite from Wayne-Daniel’s house.\n\n\n\nAfter the feature poet\, there will be a quick break\, followed by the main open mic. You can sign up for your time slot upon arrival. The event is free\, but please bring a few bucks for when we “pass the hat” for the feature poet. If you love listening to poets reading their work and/or sharing your own\, come join us and bring your friends!\n\n\n\nOur feature for November is none other than Joe Fusco Jr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe Fusco Jr. is a well-seasoned humorist/poet from Worcester\, Massachusetts. He is the author of five books of semi-amusing poems and essays: “Random Thoughts from a Curmudgeon “ (2023)\, “Pondering the Pandemic during The Rust years”(2021); “Hmm…That’s Different” (2020); “Three Score” (2014); and “The Lost and Found Essays” (2012)\, all available at local bookstores and Amazon. Joe’s musings have appeared in Damfino Press\, Ballard Street Poetry\, Worcester Review\, Asinine Poetry\, Soul Lit\, and the naughty ezine Clean Sheets. He was a co-winner of the Jacob Knight Poetry Award in 2002 and was named Best Poet by Worcester Magazine readers in 1999 and 2002. Joe is a Humor columnist for Worcester Magazine and the last Worcester Mega-Slam winner in 2017. He features at bookstores\, libraries\, clubs\, and coffeehouses throughout Central Massachusetts and Belgium. He is the host of the Poetry Extravaganza at Redemption Rock Brewery in Worcester. Joe has taught “Humor 101” for high-school students at Gateways Academy in Shrewsbury and for adults at the Worcester Senior Center\, Eisenberg Assisted Living\, Notre Dame Assisted Living\, and The Residence of Orchard Grove.  He is the Vice-President of Programming for the Worcester County Poetry Association. Joe has lived in lovely Worcester with his better-half Cyndi and their large family for thirty-eight years. He is a registered Independent and sleeps with one eye always open. For more information\, visit his WEBSITE.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming features:\n– Thursday\, December 14: Karen Sharpe\n– Thursday\, January 11: Alana Parrott\n– Thursday\, February 8: Timothy Gager
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/pour-me-a-poem-3/
LOCATION:Wayne Daniel Berard’s Home\, 51 Park St.\, Mansfield\, MA\, 02048\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231102T152524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T152524Z
UID:7762-1699470000-1699473600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:WCPA Board Meeting: November Edition
DESCRIPTION:We are back! Please join us for the return of our Monthly Board Meetings. This month’s will be in our Board Room @ 61 Harvard St. \n7-8pm \nWe look forward to seeing you! \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/wcpa-board-meeting-november-edition/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231010T164747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T164747Z
UID:7666-1699380000-1699389000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:The Poetry Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Autumn has arrived at The Poetry Extravaganza!\nJoin us on Tuesday\, November 7th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry\, humor\, and revelry.\nTwo open-mic sessions sandwich our Feature poet the iconic John Hodgen.\nSign up for the open-mic at jfjr6969@gmail\,com . Five-minute maximum\, please.\n\nFree admission. Separate area for our event. On-the-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options.\nRedemption Rock Brewery (RRB) serves craft beers\, coffees\, teas\, and delicious snacks. You can bring your own food but outside beverages are not allowed.\nThe Poetry Extravaganza is sponsored by Lewandowski Painting.\nJoin the fun on Tuesday\, November 7th!\n\n\nJohn Hodgen is Writer-in-Residence at Assumption University and Advisory Editor for New Letters at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He is the author of six books of poetry\, including Grace\, winner of the AWP Donald Hall Prize in Poetry. His new book\, What We May Be\, is forthcoming from Lynx House Press
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-poetry-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Redemption Rock Brewery\, 333 Shrewsbury St\,\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231101T160038Z
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UID:7751-1699376400-1699385400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:Autumn has arrived at The Poetry Extravaganza!\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, November 7th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry\, humor\, and revelry. Two open-mic sessions sandwich our Feature poet the iconic John Hodgen.\n\nSign up for the open-mic at jfjr6969@gmail\,com . Five-minute maximum\, please.\n\nFree admission. Separate area for our event. On-the-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options.\n\nRedemption Rock Brewery (RRB) serves craft beers\, coffees\, teas\, and delicious snacks. You can bring your own food but outside beverages are not allowed.\nThe Poetry Extravaganza is sponsored by Lewandowski Painting.\nJoin the fun on Tuesday\, November 7th!\n\n\n\n\nJohn Hodgen is Writer-in-Residence at Assumption University and Advisory Editor for New Letters at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He is the author of six books of poetry\, including Grace\, winner of the AWP Donald Hall Prize in Poetry. His new book\, What We May Be\, is forthcoming from Lynx House Press.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/7751/
LOCATION:Redemption Rock Brewery\, 333 Shrewsbury St\,\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231027T195136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T211143Z
UID:7729-1699102800-1699110000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Dining with War: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Woodstock Poet Launches New Book: Dining with War \n  \n  \nWoodstock poet Karen Warinsky will launch her new book\, Dining with War\, at three locations in November. \n  \nThe book\, published by Alien Buddha Press\, is a deep look at how different types of warfare operate as a backdrop to everyday life. Warinsky says\, “The idea for this project is built around the fact that I often take a meal while watching warfare on the news\, and also memories of arguments and battles that took place around dinner tables (some more light-hearted than others). Poems about fights with parents\, tricky salary negotiations in my 20s\, a date gone wrong in Seattle\, the night I was almost kidnapped in Japan\, and a weekend at the Jersey shore with disgruntled dance moms are all here. Also in this book are pieces about the Civil War\, Vietnam\, Syria\, George Floyd and our nation’s current civil strife. Several poems were previously published including “Be in the Yard\,” “Nazi Breakfast\,” “Snapshots of Your War\,” and “Judy Woodruff Makes it Palatable.” \n  \nWest Coast writer Scott Ferry calls it an “important book” and said in a review “ Warinsky… speaks with blinding precision about wars of all types: with the in-laws\, with racism\, with PTSD\, with society itself. Every poem is a complete world…This book is unflinchingly honest\, but also hopeful\, “ensuring the future with careful harvest\, / a covenant of reciprocity.” Host of Wednesday Night Poetry and Hot Springs Arkansas poet laureate Kai Coggin says\, “Karen Warinsky’s new book is filled with cutting and thought-provoking language and imagery\, with a masterful use of ironic juxtaposition to point out the almost surreal desensitization of American culture.” \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/dinner-with-war-book-launch/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231102T151946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T151946Z
UID:7758-1699095600-1699113600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Day of Giving
DESCRIPTION:Worcester Underground & WCPA in Partnership with C.C. Lowell and Winslow Peace Park Present:
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/day-of-giving/
LOCATION:Winslow Peace Park\, 374 Pleasant St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231016T171702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T171757Z
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SUMMARY:Ron Whittle Veterans Day Tribute Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special Veterans Day tribute reading as Vietnam veteran and poet Ron Whittle reads from Postcards From a War Zone and his other poetry collections to be followed by an open reading (two poems or five minutes for each reader with the sign-up starting at 5 p.m.).\n  \nRon Whittle \nRon Whittle was born in Worcester\, MA in 1947 and was educated in his hometown of Shrewsbury MA. Further education came by way of the U.S. Navy\, Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict\, the Apollo 13 recovery team\, and 50 years of family living. Ron divides his time between his home in Worcester\, and the shores of Cape Cod. Ron’s free-verse poetry is recognized as thoughtful\, romantic\, thought-provoking\, serious\, and funny. His wonderfully warped and quirky point of view will surely make you smile and perhaps give you a laugh. His influences include Tom Waits\, Lawrence Ferlinghetti\, Edgar Allan Poe\, Ogden Nash\, Jack Kerouac\, and Rod McKuen to name a few. Those who have enjoyed Ron’s previous work can hear and see him in appearances throughout New England. Ron has appeared on television shows such as “Wake Up and Smell the Poetry Starring Cheryl Perrault” and the Worcester Public Access Cable Vision.  Most recently\, he was on the radio with poet and radio personality Tommy Twilight in Florence\, MA. He has read at many major poetry events such as the Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Salem\, MA\, the National Beat Poetry Foundation in Connecticut\, the Great Falls Word Festival at Turners Falls\, MA. and the Quabbin Garlic Festival in Orange\, MA. He also recently appeared with other beat poets at the International Beat Poets yearly review. Much of his poetry has been published in both print and online journals such as Vietnam War Poetry\, Lavida Life Magazine\, The Quabbin Review\, and the anthology Hope Through Community. Ron’s book Postcards From a War Zone was accepted into the collection at the acclaimed New York City’s Poet House. Ron’s books are currently available on Amazon as well as internationally. Ron is also a founder and co-host of the Poetorium Poetry Show at the Starlite Bar & Gallery in Southbridge\, MA. Somehow\, he survived and escaped the ravages of the COVID-19 epidemic\, but could not escape the bodily damage left over from Vietnam. Three years later\, he’s a survivor of cancer caused by the effects of Agent Orange.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/ron-whittle-veterans-day-tribute-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231005T165545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T165545Z
UID:7646-1698778800-1698782400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Gloria Mindock
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, October 31st\, 2023 Gloria Mindock will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n  \n  \nRegister \n  \n \n  \n\n\n  \nGloria Mindockis the founding editor and Publisher of Červená Barva Press. She is the author of Grief Touched the Sky at Night (Forthcoming from Glass Lyre Press\, 2023)\, ASH (Glass Lyre Press\, 2021)\, I wish Francisco Franco Would Love Me (Nixes Mate Books\, 2018)\, Whiteness of Bone (Glass Lyre Press\, 2016)\, La Portile Raiului (Ars Longa Press\, Romania\, 2010) translated into the Romanian by Flavia Cosma\, Nothing Divine Here\, (U Šoku Štampa.\, 2010)\, and Blood Soaked Dresses (Ibbetson\, 2007). \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-gloria-mindock/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231005T223021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T223141Z
UID:7653-1698519600-1698526800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poets @ Large
DESCRIPTION:TWO HEAVY HITTING POETS TO READ AT THE VANILLA BEAN CAFÉ \n  \n  \n  \nThe fall spoken word/poetry series at The Vanilla Bean Café continues on October 28th\, 7-9 p.m. with two heavy hitting poets. Julie Choffel and Doug Anderson will perform at this event. Admission is $15.00 and includes a give-away. These events are recommended for ages 14 and up. There will be an open mic as time allows\, 5-minute max\, after the featured readers. To sign up email karen.warinsky@gmail.com. \n  \n  \n \nJulie Choffel is a poet whose work has appeared in Orion\, Barrow Street\, Posit\, New American Writing\, and many other publications. She is the author of The Hello Delay (Fordham)\, The Chicories (Ethel Press)\, and most recently The Inevitable Return of What We Do Not Love (Finishing Line Press). Born and raised in Austin\, Texas\, she lives near Hartford and teaches at the University of Connecticut. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nPoet Doug Anderson grew up in Memphis\, Tennessee. He served as a combat medic in the Vietnam War\, and after Vietnam attended the University of Arizona\, where he studied acting. He started writing poetry after he moved to Northampton\, Massachusetts\, and worked with the poet Jack Gilbert. \n  \nAnderson has written about his experiences in the Vietnam War in both poetry and nonfiction. He is the author of the poetry collections The Moon Reflected Fire (1994)\, the winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award\, and Blues for Unemployed Secret Police (2000). In 2009 he published his memoir\, Keep Your Head Down: Vietnam\, the Sixties\, and a Journey of Self-Discovery. His most recent book is Horse Medicine (Barrow Street Press\, 2015). Anderson’s awards include a grant from the Eric Mathieu King Fund of the Academy of American Poets\, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship\, and a Pushcart Prize. Anderson has taught at the University of Connecticut\, Eastern Connecticut State University\, and the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Its Social Consequences at the University of Massachusetts\, Boston. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-large-4/
LOCATION:Vanilla Bean Cafe\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT\, 06259\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T220000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20231016T171235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T171235Z
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SUMMARY:Poetorium @ Starlite Halloween Poetry Reading Featuring Meg Smith\, Trisha J. Wooldridge\, & Michael McAfee
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special Halloween-themed triple 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 & spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our three featured poets Meg Smith (Author of Dear Deepest Ghost\, & Straw\, Feathers\, Bones)\, Trisha J. Wooldridge\, (Author of The 27 Kingdoms Fantasy Series)\, & Michael McAfee (Author of Tarot Poems) followed by readings by our 3 features\, a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by a guest reader\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Admission is free\, but a hat will be passed for donations to pay our features and compensate Starlite for the use of their space. To celebrate Halloween\, attendees are encouraged this night to wear masks and/or costumes and read a scary or Halloween-themed poem in the open reading. For more information\, please contact us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our WEBSITE. \n  \nMeg Smith \n\nMeg Smith is a writer\, journalist\, dancer\, and events producer living in Lowell\, Mass. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in The Cafe Review\, Muddy River Poetry Review\, The Lowell Review\, The Horror Zine\, Dark Moon Digest\, and many more. She is a past board member of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!\, a festival honoring Lowell-born writer Jack Kerouac. She created and produces the Edgar Allan Poe Show\, celebrating Poe’s presence in Lowell. She is the author of five poetry books and a short fiction collection\, The Plague Confessor. WEBSITE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrisha J. Wooldridge \n\nTrisha J. Wooldridge (child-friendly T.J. Wooldridge) is an award-winning pan-genre\, pan-media chaos word and art witch. Find her in the Shirley Jackson Award-winning The Twisted Book of Shadows; some HWA Poetry Showcase volumes; all the NEHW anthologies (that she didn’t edit); and Don’t Turn Out the Lights. Her 27 Kingdoms fantasy series has several books available from New Mythology Press. She also lovingly tortures consenting authors with her editing talents. She spends mystical “free time” with a very patient Husband-of-Awesome; a tiny witch and large witcher kitty pair; a rescued bay gelding; and a matronly calico mare. WEBSITE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael McAfee \nMichael McAfee\, a resident of Millis\, MA\, has been writing poetry since he was five years old but really didn’t do much with it until he self-published his collection Tarot Poems in 2016. Along the way\, he’s written quite a few scripts\, both for audio theater and community theater productions. Professionally\, he’s a software quality assurance engineer and extrovertedly enjoys talking about projects (anyone’s\, really\, not just his). He sends a hearty thank you to everyone who’s enjoyed his work so far.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-starlite-halloween-poetry-reading-featuring-meg-smith-trisha-j-wooldridge-michael-mcafee/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20230909T164049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T020109Z
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SUMMARY:Two Poets: Abraham Lincoln\, and the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/two-poets-abraham-lincoln-and-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:Hubbardston Public Library\, 7 Main St # 8\, Hubbardston\, MA\, 01452\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20230929T163611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T163611Z
UID:7622-1698174000-1698177600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Carolyn Howe
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, October 24th\, 2023 Carolyn Howe will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n  \n  \nRegister \n  \n \n  \n\n\n  \nCarolyn Howe writes poetry and paints watercolors at her home on Patch Reservoir in Worcester\, MA. She is an Associate Professor\, Emerita\, College of the Holy Cross\, where she taught sociology for twenty years. Her chapbook ACROSS THE STREET is a personal and political memoir of her reflections on the world around her\, from childhood to the present\, which have shaped her commitments to social justice\, equality\, and peace. She also writes poems that address her connection to nature\, especially the wildlife on Patch Reservoir and the mountains in Colorado\, her love of dogs\, the joys of family\, and the challenges of growing old. She is currently working on a second chapbook. \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-carolyn-howe/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231019T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20230419T181315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T165517Z
UID:6870-1697736600-1697742000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Arts In The Garden
DESCRIPTION:Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden “an outdoor event that features music and poetry at the Community Teaching Garden on West Boylston Drive in Worcester. Performances will be every other Thursday starting July 7th from 6:30-8:00pm. Rain dates are the following day (Friday). \nOn October 19th we will be featuring musician Tina Le & Nat Needles. 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 in The Garden! \n  \n  \nTina Le & Nat Needle \n\nNat Needle was born and raised in New York City. He trained in classical piano until age 17. He then devoted himself to the study and performance of African American music from enslavement onward\, with a focus on early jazz\, blues\, swing\, r & b\, and the emergence of bebop. He has lived in Worcester since 2000 performing piano and vocals at various music venues and out in the community. Since 2013\, he has taught piano independently to students ages 5 to seniors. \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nBorn and raised in Vietnam\, Tina Le came to Worcester from Vietnam when she was just 12 years old. Her passion for music was the motivation to keep her going despite the troubles she faced. She started to listen to jazz and learned a little about it just 2 years ago. Through connecting with Nat\, Tina was able to discover her love for jazz. She and Nat have formed a band along with two other talented musicians Chuck Demers\, and Rose Villani. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-16/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231018T173000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20230918T181421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T194140Z
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SUMMARY:A Feast of Losses: A Book Reading by the author
DESCRIPTION:Yetta Dine\, mother to poet Stanley Kunitz\, finds her voice thanks to years of fastidious research and record keeping by the author Judith Ferrara. Come enjoy a special reading of the book by the author herself. \n\n\nClick Here for more information on the book. \n\n \n  \n  \nPortrayed in Stanley Kunitz’s poems and interviews as an unforgiving and unaffectionate mother\, Yetta Dine reveals a more complex narrative through her recently recovered letters\, memoir\, and diary. They provide vital insights into the life and work of a major American poet.  ORDER HERE
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-feast-of-losses-book-reading/
LOCATION:Tatnuck Booksellers\, 18 Lyman Street\, Westborough\, MA\, 01581\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231016T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231016T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T130038
CREATED:20230926T025526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T025526Z
UID:7618-1697461200-1697464800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Humor 101 with Joe Fusco Jr.
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nWorcester Humorist/Senior Center member Joe Fusco Jr. hosts the 3rd season of ‘Humor 101.’\nWe’ll revisit the comedic kingdoms of slapstick\, stand-up\, sitcoms\, funny movies\, etc.\nThe 2nd session will be 10/16 and the 3rd will be 11[20. All go from 1-2pm.\n \nAdmission is Free! All ages are welcome.\n \nRegister for ‘Humor 101’ by telling me you plan to attend or calling Suki Lapin at the Worcester  \nSenior Center at 508-799-1232\, extension 48016.\nJoin the Fun!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/humor-101-with-joe-fusco-jr/
LOCATION:Worcester Senior Center\, 128 Providence St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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