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SUMMARY:A Celebration of the Life and Work  of  Elizabeth Bishop
DESCRIPTION:Maynard Public Library will present “A Celebration of the Life and Work of Elizabeth Bishop.” Authors Lloyd Schwartz and Megan Marshall will discuss Bishop’s life and poetry. Worcester poet Elizabeth Bishop was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize\, the National Book Award\, and the National Book Critics Circle Award\, and many other awards. She has been called “the most famous poet you never heard of.” \nRegistration required to receive the Zoom event link.  \nLloyd Schwartz is a poet\, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston\, a Pulitzer Prize winner\, and the author of Elizabeth Bishop: Prose\, Poems\, and Letters. He is currently the Poet Laureate of Somerville and a frequent contributor to NPR’s Fresh Air. Megan Marshall is a Professor of English at Emerson College\, a Pulitzer Prize winner\, and the author of the biography Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast. \nBooks by the presenters and by Bishop will be available to order from Porter Square Books at the links below. \nElizabeth Bishop: Poems\, Prose and Letters by Lloyd Schwartz \nPoems by Elizabeth Bishop – A Boston Globe Best Poetry Book of 2011 \nElizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast by Megan Marshall \nLittle Kisses by Lloyd Schwartz
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-celebration-of-the-life-and-work-of-elizabeth-bishop/
LOCATION:Online event\, Cyberspace
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SUMMARY:Poetry Writing 101 with Susan Roney-O’Brien: In Form\, Conform\, Reform
DESCRIPTION:The Worcester Public Library is sponsoring a poetry writing workshop with WCPA board member Susan Roney-O’Brien.  The virtual workshop will take place on Saturday\, February 6\, between 11 am and noon.  Here’s the workshop description: \nTraditional or “received” forms give poets the opportunity to practice technique\, to work within an established scaffolding. We tune our ears to meter and rhythmic patterns that\, once set up\, are expected. So many forms to explore! We’ll start simply\, define and try limericks\, acrostics\, abcderians\, haikus\, tankas and move on to read sonnets\, sestinas\, and villanelles. Perhaps once we know the pattern\, we can learn to break the form like Robert Frost did in “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening”. \nRegistration: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-101-with-susan-roney-o-brien-in-form-conform-reform
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-writing-101-with-susan-roney-obrien-in-form-conform-reform/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T200000
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SUMMARY:Honoring Langston Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Langston Hughes\, an early adopter of what we now call jazz poetry and leader in the Harlem Renaissance\, birthday is February 1st. Join us for a reading of his work by Worcester’s Deputy Cultural Development Officer Che Anderson. \nVisit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading\, and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. \nRegister \nChe Anderson is the Deputy Cultural Development Officer for Worcester\, MA\, where he focuses on public art\, special events\, and cultural equity. An avid lover of street art\, Che has led efforts to increase Worcester’s public art\, most notably serving as founding Director of POW! WOW! Worcester\, a festival-style event that brings internationally acclaimed artists to the City of Worcester to activate underused spaces and beautify Worcester. His recent endeavors include serving on the Rose Kennedy Greenway Public Art Advisory Group and Food and Convo\, an online platform that explores the intersectionality of public art\, the creative culinary industry\, music\, and shared human-centered experience. \nImage from https://www.topteny.com/top-10-most-famous-afro-american-poets/
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/langston-hughes-at-100/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T170000
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SUMMARY:Free People's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of Etheridge Knight  artist\, poets\, musicians and the creative community  gather to share and discuss work.  Follow this link to Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqf-iurDgtHdXsE_KMAHBdkDv33ElBVvqb
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210126T200000
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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab with Jennifer Freed
DESCRIPTION:The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading. On Tuesday\, January 26\, 20201\, Jennifer Freed will be the feature. \nVisit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading\, and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. \nRegister \nJennifer L. Freed (she/her) has poems appearing in various print and on-line journals including Atlanta Review\, Comstock Review\, Connecticut River Review\, Naugatuck River Review\, The Worcester Review\, and Zone 3\, as well as in various anthologies\, such as Forgotten Women\, a Tribute in Poetry. ​ Her chapbook\, These Hands Still Holding\, was selected as a finalist in the 2013 New Women’s Voices Competition (Finishing Line Press).  She was awarded the 2020 Samuel Washington Allen Prize for a long poem or poem-sequence (New England Poetry Club) and has been a finalist for the Frank O’Hara prize multiple times.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-jennifer-freed/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210125T210000
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SUMMARY:Free People's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:  \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkf-CurD0jHdRymAbv3zDnr66UPUxQsrkK \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T170000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Pat Fargnoli
DESCRIPTION:Susan Roney-O’Brien is hosting a tribute reading for Patricia Fargnoli on Sunday\, January 24th\, 2021\, at 3:00 p.m. The Worcester County Poetry Association is providing the ZOOM venue. \nRegistration is needed to join the event. Visit the Zoom registration link and fill in the form. A meeting link will be e-mailed to you. \nRegister \nPatricia Fargnoli\, the New Hampshire Poet Laureate from 2006-2009\, is the author of six poetry collections. Her newest book is  Hallowed: New and Selected Poems (Tupelo\, 2017). Her other three full-length books\, Then\, Something\, Duties of the Spirit\, and Necessary Light\, were each award-winning (The Sheila Mooton Award\, The ForeWord Magazine Silver Award for Poetry\, The May Swenson Award\, and The NH Literary Award for Outstanding Poetry).  She has also published three chapbooks: Small Songs of Pain\, Lives of Others\, and Greatest Hits. A retired clinical social worker\, “Pat” has been a Macdowell Fellow and is a past Associate Editor of The Worcester Review. She has been on the faculty of The Frost Place Poetry Festival and its teaching conference and has taught at the New Hampshire Institute of Art\, for Road Scholars\, and in the Lifelong Learning Program (CALL) of Keene State College. She currently teaches privately. Awards for her poems include an honorary B.F.A. from The New Hampshire Institute of Art\, The Robert Frost Foundation Award\, and five Pushcart nominations. She was twice a finalist for The Nation\, Discovery Award. A native of Connecticut and a graduate of Trinity College\, Hartford College for Women\, and the University of Connecticut School of Social Work\, she has published more than 300 poems in such journals as Poetry\, Ploughshares\, The Harvard Review\, The Massachusetts Review\, Barrow Street\, Alaska Quarterly\, et al. A member of The New Hampshire Writer’s Project and the New England Poetry Club\, she’s lived for over twenty years in New Hampshire.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/celebrating-pat-fargnoli/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210122T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20210111T164452Z
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SUMMARY:Poets who are artists; Artists who are poets
DESCRIPTION:A multi-dimensional event \nFeaturing Jeffrey Ferrara\, Haiku master \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83974184828?pwd=K01GcjNTZUJGcXRYNWVUaGdob3JMQT09 \nMeeting ID: 839 7418 4828\nPasscode: 411471\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-who-are-artists-artists-who-are-poets-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T150000
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SUMMARY:Zoom into Poetry with D. Keali'i MacKenzie
DESCRIPTION:The WCPA is excited to present a virtual poetry reading with D. Keali’i MacKenzie on Sunday\, January 10\, 2021\, at 3:00 pm. Registration is needed to join the event. Visit the Zoom registration link and fill in the form. A meeting link will be e-mailed to you. \nD. Keali‘i MacKenzie is the author of the chapbook From Hunger to Prayer (Silver Needle Press). A queer poet of Kanaka Maoli\, European\, and Chinese descent; his work appears in\, or is forthcoming from Prismatica: LGBTQ Fantasy and Science-Fiction Magazine\, Foglifter\, homology lit\, FOOTNOTES\, and The Operating System Experimental Speculative Poetics. A Pushcart Prize nominee\, he is a past member of the Worcester Poetry Slam Team. He received an MA in Pacific Islands Studies and an MLISc\, from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/zoom-into-poetry-with-d-kealii-mackenzie/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201223T185720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T163728Z
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SUMMARY:January 2021 WCPA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the board of the Worcester County Poetry Association for our monthly board meeting. This will once again be a virtual meeting due to the continued need for social distancing. \nThis is a working meeting\, not a poetry reading. We welcome the respectful input of the central Massachusetts poetry community. \nPlease register in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThis is a great opportunity to learn more about how the board supports the rich literary history and creative energy of Central Massachusetts.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/january-2021-wcpa-board-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210102T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210102T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
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SUMMARY:Poetry Writing 101 with Susan Roney-O’Brien: Sound\, Resound
DESCRIPTION:The Worcester Public Library is sponsoring a poetry writing workshop with WCPA board member Susan Roney-O’Brien.  The virtual workshop will take place on Saturday\, January 2\, between 11 am and noon.  Here’s the workshop description: \nPoetry begins in the body and sings in the ear. We hear alliteration\, assonance\, consonance\, euphony\, cacophony\, rhyme\, rhythm\, anaphora\, and all kinds of repetition\, and yet are not always aware of what we hear. Sound yanks\, caresses and awakens us to mood\, tone\, image\, and meaning. Join in the listening. We’ll use a few poems as examples and some prompts to get us moving\, initiate a beat\, perhaps syncopate the rhythm and integrate rhyme so that we can quickstep into the dance of creation. \nRegistration: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-101-with-susan-roney-o-brien-sound-resound
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-writing-101-with-susan-roney-obrien-sound-resound/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201229T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab Poetry Reading with Joe Fusco Jr.
DESCRIPTION:The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading. The next reading will be on Tuesday\, December 29\, 2020 when Joe Fusco Jr. will feature. \nVisit the Zoom registration link to sign-up and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. \nJoe Fusco Jr. is a poet and humorist living in Worcester.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-poetry-reading-with-joe-fusco-jr/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201221T134519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T134519Z
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SUMMARY:Free People’s Workshop - December 2020
DESCRIPTION:Free People’s Workshop\nOpen workshop for Poets\, Artists\, and Musicians\nHosted by Sid Solomon \nThis event will take via Zoom – click this link to join the virtual event on December 28\, 2020. \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-december-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab with Ethna McKiernan
DESCRIPTION:The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading. The next reading will be on Tuesday\, December 22\, 2020\, when Ethna McKiernan will feature. \nVisit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading\, and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. \nEthna McKiernan has been twice awarded a Minnesota State Arts Board grant in poetry. Her first book\, Caravan\, was nominated for the Minnesota Book Award. Her work has been widely anthologized\, including in The Notre Dame Book of Irish American Poetry\, 33 Minnesota Poets\, and more. McKiernan holds an MFA from Warren Wilson Program for Writers. Her fourth book\, Swimming With Shadows\, was published in 2019 by Salmon Poetry (Ireland)\, who will also bring out her Selected Poems in 2022. McKiernan works in Street Outreach for a non-profit serving the Minneapolis homeless population. In an earlier life\, she was CEO of Irish Books and Media\, Inc.\, a grape-picker in France\, and a school bus driver.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-ethna-mckiernan/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201208T021118Z
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SUMMARY:A Poets' Asylum Reunion
DESCRIPTION:Rush Frazier\, a past president of the WCPA and all-around poetry tour de force\, has organized a virtual reunion for the long-departed Poets’ Asylum for Sunday\, December 20\, 2020.  For more than 20 years\, it was the local poetry hangout for performance poets and drew in features from Patricia Smith to Mighty Mike McGee to Dennis Brutus.  From Eleni’s Midnight Cafe through the Java Hut and finally\, to the front room at WCUW\, you could find a cup of coffee\, a supportive community\, and some damn fine poetry. \nOn December 20th\, there will be an invitational open mic with voices from across the ether.  You can register via their Zoom link or view it on via a live stream on Facebook.  Further details can be found on the Facebook invite. \nA group photo from the Wormtown Region Slam in 2002.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-poets-asylum-reunion/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201219T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201212T165918Z
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SUMMARY:Sunset/Sunrise Poetry Bridging Continents Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third Sunset\, Sunrise Poetry Reading event of the Chinese-American Bridging Continent Series\, on Saturday evening\, December 19\, 8:00 pm (US Eastern Time). A number of poets from China — including calligrapher Zi Chuan\, Yue Qi\, and Chen Yihai — will join US poets\, such as Susan Roney-O’Brien\, Rodger Martin\, and Kyle Potvin for an evening of poems in both English and Mandarin. \nYou are invited to our Sunset/Sunrise Zoom meeting as part of our Poetry Bridging Continents tradition. When: Dec 19\, 2020\, 08:00 PM America/Toronto; Dec. 20\, 2020\, 09:00 AM\, Shanghai Register in advance for this meeting at this Zoom link.  After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThis is event is being hosted by the Modern Poetry Collection at Mason Library\, Keene State College.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/sunset-sunrise-poetry-bridging-continents-reading/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20200930T115512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201004T215007Z
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SUMMARY:Zoom into Poetry with Julie Danho
DESCRIPTION:The WCPA is excited to present a virtual poetry reading with Julie Danho on Sunday\, December 13\, 2020\, at 3:00 pm. Registration is needed to join the event. Visit the Zoom registration link and fill in the form. A meeting link will be e-mailed to you. \nJulie Danho’s first full-length poetry collection\, “Those Who Keep Arriving\,” won the 2018 Gerald Cable Book Award from Silverfish Review Press. Her chapbook\, Six Portraits\, received the 2013 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Award. Her poems have appeared in journals such as Pleiades\, Alaska Quarterly Review\, and New Ohio Review and featured on The Writer’s Almanac\, Poetry Daily\, and Verse Daily. \nJulie has been awarded fellowships from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the MacColl Johnson Fund. She has an M.F.A. from Ohio State University and works as an editor in Providence\, Rhode Island. You can find her work at juliedanho.com.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/zoom-into-poetry-with-julie-danho/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201205T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201119T165349Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Writing 101 with Susan Roney-O’Brien: Metaphors Be with You
DESCRIPTION:The Worcester Public Library is sponsoring a new poetry writing workshop with WCPA board member Susan Roney-O’Brien.  The virtual workshop will take place on Saturday\, December 5 between 11 am and noon.  Here’s the workshop description: \nMetaphors Be with You – And they are. You say\, S/he’s a bear in the morning\, not a literal statement\, but figurative\, a comparison that brings the image to life. Metaphors\, similes\, personification\, apostrophe\, irony…all these handy tools build fresh images through the use of our senses. Beginning with definitions and readings of poems\, we’ll create our own tapestries of words\, combine figurative language and literal experiences to forge “the best words in the best order.” \nRegistration link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-101-with-susan-roney-o-brien-metaphors-be-with-you/ \nTwo other poetry writing workshops will be held on January 2 and February 6\, 2021.  More information\, along with registration links\, once they are available.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-writing-101-with-susan-roney-obrien-metaphors-be-with-you/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201011T193019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201011T193019Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Thoughts Poetry Open Mic - virtualized
DESCRIPTION:Bedlam Book Cafe will host a virtual version of their monthly Deep Thoughts Poetry Open Mic.  A group of wordsmiths\, poetry aficionados\, and lovers of semantic bedlam get together on the 1st Friday of every month to create a little bedlam in the virtual world. \nRegister for the event and Zoom will email you all the details.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/deep-thoughts-poetry-open-mic-virtualized-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
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SUMMARY:December 2020 Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the board of the Worcester County Poetry Association for our monthly board meeting. This will once again be a virtual meeting due to the continued need for social distancing. \nThis is a working meeting\, not a poetry reading. We welcome the respectful input of the central Massachusetts poetry community. \nPlease register in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThis is a great opportunity to learn more about how the board supports the rich literary history and creative energy of Central Massachusetts.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/december-2020-board-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201111T161210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T161210Z
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SUMMARY:a virtual Thirsty Lab Poetry Reading with David Surette
DESCRIPTION:The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading.  The next reading will be on Tuesday\, November 24\, 2020\, when David Surette will be the feature. \nRegister for the reading\, and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. \nDavid R. Surette’s new book of poetry is Malden\, selected and new poems that feature his hometown Malden\, Massachusetts. He is the author of five other collections:  Wicked Hard\, The Immaculate Conception Mothers’ Club\, Young Gentlemen’s School\, Easy to Keep\, Hard to Keep In\, and Stable  which was named an Honor Book at the 2005 Massachusetts Book Awards.  He lives on Cape Cod.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-poetry-reading-with-david-surette/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
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SUMMARY:Free People's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Free People’s Workshop\nOpen workshop for Poets\, Artists\, and Musicians\nHosted by Sid Solomon \nThis event will take via Zoom – click this link to register for the event on November 30\, 2020.  Zoom will send you an e-mail with the details on how to connect.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201111T160413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T160413Z
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SUMMARY:Poet's Theater
DESCRIPTION:Join the collective known as Poets who are artists\, Artists who are poets for a virtual reading featuring Michel Duncan Merle. The theme of this meeting is Creative Freedom. \nThis event will take via Zoom – click this link to register for the event on November 20\, 2020.  Zoom will send you an e-mail with the details on how to connect. \nThe organizers thank the WCPA for Zoom access and Robert Steele for facilitating.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-theater/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201008T210756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T213122Z
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SUMMARY:Veteran Poets speaking Veteran Poets
DESCRIPTION:Poets Terry Farish\, Rodger Martin\, Jimmy Pappas\, Karen Skolfield\, and Kyle Potvin. \n  \n  \n  \nThe WCPA is pleased to co-sponsor a Veteran’s Day event where Veteran Poets will read the work of Veteran Poets.  This virtual event (via Zoom) will include the poetry of Walt Whitman\, Civil War; Wilfred Owen & Siegfried Sassoon\, WWI; Donald Baker & Randall Jarrell\, WWII; Etheridge Knight\, Korea; Bruce Weigl & Yusef Komunyakaa\, Vietnam; Brian Turner & Khadijah Queen\, Iraq/Afghanistan. \nJoin the virtual reading by registering via Keene State’s link.  After registration\, you will receive an e-mail pass link shortly before the event. \nReading at the event will be Terry Farish\, Rodger Martin\, Jimmy Pappas\, Karen Skolfield\, and Kyle Potvin.  They will read samples from their own work in addition to the poets mentioned above. \nThis event is sponsored by The Monadnock Writers’ Group with co-sponsor including C&S Whole Grocers\, The Poetry Society of New Hampshire\, the Monadnock Modern Poetry Collection\, Mason Library\, Keene State College\, and the Worcester County Poetry Association. \nIf you like you can download the event flyer – 20201111 Veteran Poets speaking Veteran Poets.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/veteran-poets-speaking-veteran-poets/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20200928T194245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T194245Z
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SUMMARY:Zoom into Poetry with Meg Kearney
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Gabriel Parker \nMeg Kearney is the next reader in the WCPA’s virtual poetry reading series\, Zoom into Poetry. The next installment takes place on Sunday\, November 8\, 2020\, at 3:00 pm.  \nRegistration is needed to join the event. Visit the Zoom registration link and fill in the form. A meeting link will be e-mailed to you. \nMeg Kearney is author of two full-length poetry collections\, An Unkindness of Ravens and Home By Now\, winner of the PEN New England L.L. Winship Award; a heroic crown\, The Ice Storm\, published as a chapbook in 2020; and three verse novels for teens. Her award-winning picture book\, Trouper\, is illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Meg’s poetry has been featured on Garrison Keillor’s “A Writer’s Almanac” and Ted Kooser’s “American Life in Poetry” series and included in the 2017 Best American Poetry anthology (Natasha Tretheway\, guest editor). She lives in New Hampshire and directs the Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program in Massachusetts. Visit www.megkearney.com.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/zoom-into-poetry-with-meg-kearney/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201011T192913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201011T192913Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Thoughts Poetry Open Mic - virtualized
DESCRIPTION:Bedlam Book Cafe will host a virtual version of their monthly Deep Thoughts Poetry Open Mic.  A group of wordsmiths\, poetry aficionados\, and lovers of semantic bedlam get together on the 1st Friday of every month to create a little bedlam in the virtual world. \nRegister for the event and Zoom will email you all the details.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/deep-thoughts-poetry-open-mic-virtualized-2/
ORGANIZER;CN="Bedlam Book Cafe":MAILTO:bedlambookcafe@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20200921T214314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T214314Z
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SUMMARY:November 2020 Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the board of the Worcester County Poetry Association for our monthly board meeting. This will once again be a virtual meeting due to the continued need for social distancing. \nThis is a working meeting\, not a poetry reading. We welcome to the respectful input of the central Massachusetts poetry community. \nPlease register in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThis is a great opportunity to learn more about how the board supports the rich literary history and creative energy of Central Massachusetts.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/november-2020-board-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20200928T173740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T173740Z
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SUMMARY:a virtual Thirsty Lab with Jamie Samdahl
DESCRIPTION:The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading. Please join a virtual Thirsty Lab on Tuesday\, October 27\, 2020\, at 7:00 pm (Eastern). Jamie Samdahl will be the feature. \nRegister for the reading\, and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. \nJamie Samdahl is a poet and naturalist from Princeton\, Massachusetts. Her poems have appeared in Rattle\, Washington Square Review\, Mountain Record: The Zen Practitioners’ Journal\, and elsewhere. In 2013 John Yao\, Mary Jo Salter\, and Cleopatra Matthis named Jamie winner of the 90th Annual Glascock Poetry Contest. An environmentalist as much as a writer\, Jamie has worked as a park ranger in New Hampshire\, Colorado\, Nevada\, and California. She currently resides in Reno\, Nevada.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-jamie-samdahl/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201004T215828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201004T215828Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry at Roseland Park (Woodstock\, CT)
DESCRIPTION:Bob Perry\, who organizes the poetry readings at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster sent the following event along.  If you have a hankering for a road trip and a socially distanced in-person poetry event read on. \nThe public is invited to attend another free poetry reading featuring six regional poets at Roseland Park.  The event will be on Sunday\, October 25th from 2-4 p.m. in the open-air barn and is sponsored in part by Sharpe Hill Vineyard of Pomfret\, CT.  Reservations and masks are required. \nPoets will include National Beat Poet Laureate for 2020 Paul Richmond; Montreal International Poetry Contest finalist and Woodstock resident Karen Warinsky\, and poet Robert Perry\, of Dudley\, MA.\, as well as three other area poets. The first reading was held in September to a capacity crowd. \nThe foibles and triumphs of life will be the topics covered with new material by these poets.  Richmond\, Warinsky\, and Perry are all published authors through Human Error Publishing.  Books will be available for purchase.   This event is free and open to ages 14 and up.  Beverages will be provided and masks are required. \nTO MAKE RESERVATIONS:  call  (860)-942-6664\, or email Mrs. Warinsky at Karen.warinsky@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-at-roseland-park-woodstock-ct/
LOCATION:Roseland Park\, 205 Roseland Park Rd.\, Woodstock\, CT\, 06281\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T222030
CREATED:20201004T220804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201004T220804Z
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SUMMARY:Community From Home: Teen Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join the City of Worcester’s Cultural Development Division and Main IDEA for a live virtual teen open mic on Wednesday\, October 22 from 7-8pm featuring Worcester Youth Poet Laureate Amina Mohammed!  They will be using Facebook Live – here’s the Facebook event link.\n \nPoets\, authors\, and musicians ages 10-18 are invited to share original works to express their unique voices and creative talents. Participants are welcome to share their work in more than one language. To share your original poem\, spoken word piece\, song or lyrical work at the event\, please complete this sign-up form by Monday\, October 19th.\n \nThe Teen Open Mic will be broadcast live on Facebook – tune in live October 22 at 7pm!\n \n**This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council\, a local agency\, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency.**\n \n#WACfunded #WorcesterArtsCouncil
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/community-from-home-teen-open-mic/
ORGANIZER;CN="Worcester%E2%80%99s Cultural Development Division":MAILTO:culture@worcesterma.gov
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