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: Metaphors Be with You - And they are. You say, S/he’s a bear in the morning, not a literal […]
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. Julie Danho's first full-length poetry collection, "Those Who Keep […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Visit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading, and Zoom will send you […]
Free People’s Workshop Open workshop for Poets, Artists, and Musicians Hosted by Sid Solomon This event will take via Zoom – click this link to join the virtual event on December 28, 2020.
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. Visit the Zoom registration link to sign-up and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details […]
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: Poetry begins in the body and sings in the ear. We hear alliteration, assonance, consonance, euphony, cacophony, rhyme, rhythm, anaphora, […]
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. This is a working meeting, not a poetry reading. We welcome the respectful input of the central Massachusetts poetry community. Please register in advance for […]
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. D. Keali‘i MacKenzie is the author of the […]
