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SUMMARY:BOOK FAIR & SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE  AT GATEWAY CITY ARTS
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nThe public is invited to drop in on an all-day book fair that will feature poets and spoken word artists at Gateway City Arts on July 22. The event will begin at noon and go until 6 p.m. Donations are requested at the door on a $0 to $25 sliding scale. \n  \nThe schedule is: \n12:00 p.m. Open Mic \n1:00 Featured Writers \n2:00 – 2:15 Exhibit Hall \n2:15 Featured Writers \n3:15 – 3:45 Open Mic \n4:00 – 5:30 Featured Writers \n  \n  \nIf you would like to help sponsor the event and have your logo on all media about the festival\, sponsorship starts at $75. Tables (provided) will be rented for $10-$20 each on a sliding scale. Authors/vendors who rent tables for $25-$50.00 (sliding scale) will \nhave their name on the event website and in all the media. Food will be available from 11 a.m. \n  \nContact Paul Richmond at paul@humanerrorpublishing.com. \n  \nBooks will be for sale. Cash is encouraged.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/book-fair-spoken-word-performance-at-gateway-city-arts/
LOCATION:Gateway City Arts\, 92 Race Street\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Tom Ewart
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, July 18th\, 2023 Tom Ewart will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n \n  \nTom Ewart is seventy-something years old enough to know better\, and generally doesn’t\, which is why he writes; how will he know what he thinks until he sees what he says? \n\nHe has had stories and poems published in obscure little magazines\, ones that paid mostly in contributor copies\, so he always kept his day job. Now he is retired and writes what he pleases. His website\, tommywart.com\, will remind you that it’s all of him you’d ever want. \n  \n  \nRegister
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-tom-ewart/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet: Open Mic Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join 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!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-poetry/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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SUMMARY:Pour Me a Poem featuring Joel Moskowitz
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Pour Me a Poem\, a monthly open mic series for poets \nWHERE: 51 Park Street\, Mansfield\, MA (Wayne-Daniel Berard’s home). The PMAP sign will be on the front porch. Please park on the opposite side of the street. \nWHEN: Thursday\, July 13\, 2023\, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. \nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poet of the month\, Joel Moskowitz will read for 20 to 25 minutes. Then we’ll take a quick break before starting the open mic. \nCOST: Free! But please bring a few bucks for when we pass the hat for the feature poet. \nSIGN-UPS: Sign up for your time slot when you arrive for the event.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/pour-me-a-poem-featuring-joel-moskowitz/
LOCATION:Wayne Daniel Berard’s Home\, 51 Park Street\, Mansfield\, MA\, 02048\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T183000
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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 July 13th we will be featuring musician Gabe Sakacs-Navarre\, and poet Eve Rifkah. 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  \nGabriel Sackas-Navarre was born in Paradise\, California to a family with a long musical heritage. He wrote his first song at age 11. It wasn’t very good. But as Gabe matured\, so did his songwriting and instrumental finesse. At 17\, Gabe strapped on his wandering shoes and hopped a train west\, settling in the artistic\, bohemian houseboat community of Sausalito\, California. It was there and in nearby San Francisco\, that he honed his musical chops\, playing clubs like John Lee Hooker’s Boom Boom Room and The Saloon\, the longest continuously-running blues club in the country. \n\nHis musical explorations drew him to Nashville\, where he worked as a professional musician for two years\, and followed that up with a stint on the Las Vegas strip. More recently\, Gabe has brought his music home to New England. His songs are well-crafted\, edgy and timeless. \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEve Rifkah was co-founder of Poetry Oasis\, Inc. (1998-2012)\, a non-profit poetry association dedicated to education and promoting local poets. \n\nFounder\, and editor of DINER\, a literary magazine with a 7-year run. She is the 2021 recipient of the Stanley Kunitz award. She has run an ongoing writing workshop for 15 years and teaches workshops and classes at WISE (Worcester Institute for Senior Education). She lives in Worcester\, MA with her husband\, musician\, artist\, writer Michael Milligan and their cat\, Bela. \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-9/
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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SUMMARY:Slightly Off-Beat Poets presents: Sarah St. George & Tianna Mercier
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets presents: Sarah St. George & Tianna Mercier! \n  \nWHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock\, CT. \n  \nWHEN: July 9\, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n  \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. \n  \nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \n  \nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 poets/ 40 guests total. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n  \n  \nIMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT (You can also bring a beach umbrella for shade if you like!!)
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-presents-sarah-st-george-tianna-mercier-2/
LOCATION:Betsy’s Backyard Stage\, 185 Arvidson Road\, Woodstock\, MA\, 06281\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetorium @ Starlite
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special 3-generation 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\, and music starting with a brief interview on stage with our three featured performers James R. Scrimgeour (Author of Voices of Dogtown\, and The Route)\, J.D. Scrimgeour (Author of Festival\, and Banana Bread)\, & Aidan Scrimgeour (Composer & Musical Director of Only Human) followed by a presentation of poetry and music as well as a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by our 3 features\, 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. For more information\, please contact us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our WEBSITE. \n  \n \n  \nJames R. Scrimgeour received his BA from Clark University\, his MA and PhD from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst and is Professor Emeritus at Western Connecticut State University. He has served as Editor of Connecticut Review\, published ten books of poetry\, been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes\, and given over 250 public readings of his work\, including one at an International Conference on Poetry and History\, Stirling\, Scotland. He has\, in addition\, participated in NEH Seminars on Modern Poetry at NYU and Princeton and has recently served on panels at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. A recent book\, Voices of Dogtown: Poems Arising Out of a Ghost Town Landscape (Loom Press\, 2019)\, was listed as a “must read” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book\, and his most recent book The Route (Derby Wharf Light Box\, 2021) is a reprint of a poem he wrote 30 years ago. He currently lives with his wife\, Christine Xanthakos Scrimgeour\, in West Hartford CT. \n  \n  \n  \nJ.D. Scrimgeour  won the Association of Writers and Writing Program’s (AWP) Award for Nonfiction for his second book of nonfiction\, Themes for English B: A Professor’s Education In & Out of Class. He is also the author of five poetry collections\, the most recent being a book of bilingual poetry\, Banana Bread (Nixes Mate Press). He often collaborates with artists in different mediums\, havin gwritten the book for the musical\, Only Human\, pairing with musician Philip Swanson on a CD of poetry and music\, Ogunquit & Other Works\, and composing word and movement pieces with choreographer Caitlin Corbett. He is Chair of English at Salem State University. \n  \n  \nAidan Scrimgeour is a musician\, composer and educator from Salem\, MA based in Brooklyn\, NY. After spending a couple years in the Contemporary Improvisation Program at New England Conservatory studying piano performance with Ran Blake and Hankus Netsky\, he graduated with a B.A. in Performance & Representation from Tufts University. Aidan is the accordionist and songwriter for Pumpkin Bread\, a Boston-based new acoustic band\, which has been featured on “A Celtic Sojourn” on WGBH and Brian O’Donavan’s backroom series. He was the composer and musical director for the original musical Only Human\, which premiered at Ames Hall in Salem. He currently is working on several musical projects in which he hopes to celebrate the beauty of and explore the space in between various forms of traditional music including Jazz\, Celtic\, Country\, and Afro-Cuban.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-starlite/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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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 June 29th we will be featuring musicians Chuck and Mud\, and poet Karen Sharpe. 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  \n  \nChuck and Mud  have been playing all over Worcester County for the past 40 years\, and for every occasion that you can imagine. From the slopes of Mt. Wachusett to the Blackstone Heritage State Park\, from the Brookfield Apple Festival to the Hanover Theatre for the Arts — and now at the delightful Garden for the Arts! Mud sings beautifully\, and she is an excellent guitarist. Chuck loves to harmonize and plays a 12-string guitar and banjo. This performance is intended to be a family show with\, hopefully\, a little bit of music for everyone. There will be some original songs\, some classic folk tunes\, some old rock and roll\, some kid’s tunes\, and more. Their genre has always been Americana! \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n \nKaren Elizabeth Sharpe is a poetry editor at The Worcester Review. Her chapbook\, Prayer Can Be Anything is forthcoming in the summer of 2023 (Finishing Line Press). Her poems have or will soon appear in Split Rock Review\, Ocean State Review\, West Trade Review\, Mom Egg Review\, and Catalyst\, among others. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Karen has been a member of Marge Piercy’s juried poets group and a member of the PoemWorks community in the greater Boston area. \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-8/
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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SUMMARY:Matthew E. Henry Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening with Matthew E. Henry as he reads from his poetry collections\, The Third Renunciation and The Colored Page\, and others both published and forthcoming. Books will be available for sale at the bookshop. \n  \n \nMatthew E. Henry (MEH) is the author of The Colored Page (Sundress Publications\, 2022)\, Teaching While Black (Main Street Rag\, 2020) and Dust & Ashes (Californios Press\, 2020). He has three collections forthcoming in 2023 from NYQ Books (The Third Renunciation)\, Ghost City Press (Have You Heard the One About…?)\, and Harbor Editions (Said the Frog to the Scorpion). He is editor-in-chief of The Weight Journal and an associate poetry editor at Pidgeonholes. \n  \nMEH’s poetry and prose appears or is forthcoming in Barren Magazine\, Bending Genres\, Cola Literary Review\, The Florida Review\, Massachusetts Review\, Ninth Letter\, Pangyrus\, Ploughshares\, Poetry East\, Redivider\, Relief Journal\, Shenandoah\, Solstice\, Spiritus\, The Windhover\, The Worcester Review\, and Zone 3 among others. \n  \nHis awards include being a Diode Editions 2022 chapbook contest finalist\, the winner of the 2021 Fare Forward Poetry competition\, the 2020 Massachusetts Book Award finalist\, the 2020 MassPoetry.org’s “Poem of the Moment\,” the 2019 Orison Chapbook Prize finalist\, and the 2007 Relief Journal Editor’s Choice Award. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Pangyrus Literary Magazine\, Porcupine Literary\, Relief Journal\, and 3 Elements Literary Review\, and the Best of the Net by the Museum of Americana and 3 Elements Literary Review.\n\nMEH’s an educator who received his MFA from Seattle Pacific University yet continued to spend money he didn’t have completing an MA in theology and a PhD in education. He writes about education\, race\, religion\, and burning oppressive systems to the ground at his website.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/matthew-e-henry-poetry-reading-2/
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:20230627T190000
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Susan Roney O'Brien
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, June 27th\, 2023 Susan Roney O’Brien will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n  \nRegister\n  \n  \n \nSusan Roney-O’Brien curates a monthly poetry venue\, is part of 4 X 4\, a group of visual artists and poets and is the vice president of programming for the Worcester County Poetry Association. Her poetry has been published widely\, translated into Braille and Mandarin and nominated for many Pushcart Prizes. She won the 2020 Stanley Kunitz Medal in Poetry. Publications include chapbooks: Farmwife\, the winner of the William and Kingman Page Poetry Book Award\, and Earth (Cat Rock Press). Word Poetry published Legacy of the Lost World in 2016. Kelsay Books published Bone Circle\, in 2018 and Thira in April\, 2020.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-susan-roney-obrien-3/
LOCATION:MA
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T203000
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SUMMARY:Free People's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us to share and discuss creative work. Visual\, Literary artists and musicians welcome. Constructive criticism is encouraged
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-18/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T160000
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SUMMARY:POETS AT LARGE Spoken Word/Poetry Event: Featuring Beat Poets
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nBeat poets Paul “Word” Richmond\, Deborah Tosun Kilday and Michael L. Kilday will be featured at the next Poets at Large event on Sunday\, June 25th. This is part of a series of spoken word/poetry readings that have been held at The Rose Room Café\, 4 East Main St.\, Webster\, MA. This event is free to the public (ages 14 and up) and will be held from 2-4 p.m. There will be an intermission and an open mic after the featured poets. Anyone wishing to participate in the open mic should email karen.warinsky@gmail.com. Open mic readers will get 5 minutes each as time allows. \n  \nRichmond 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  \nDeborah Tosun Kilday is a new generation beat poet and owner/CEO of the National Beat Poetry Foundation\, Inc.\, founded in 2015 and registered in 2016\, and she became a publisher in 2022 with her own imprint\, “New Generation Beat Publications." In 2022 New Generation Beat Publications published four books: Tarrare & Other Poems by Carlo Parcelli; Int’l Beat Poetry Foundation Goddess Anthology 2022: Poets Celebrating Women; Remembering Jack Kerouac on His 100th Birthday 3-12-2022\, National Beat Poetry Foundation & Friends; New Generation Beats: National Beat Poetry Foundation\, Inc. 2022 Anthology. Published so far in 2023: Earth: Dig It: New Generation Beat Poets Laureate\, an Anthology\, among several others.  She is sometimes called the “Guardian of the Beats.” Besides her involvement in beat poetry\, Tosun Kilday is a published author\, writer\, nature photographer\, illustrator\, artist\, and expert high-roller slot player. Her book No Limits; How I Beat the Slots details her five-years as a high-roller slot player at casinos in Connecticut and Las Vegas\, where she won 3.4 million dollars while playing slot machines \n  \nMichael L. Kilday\, award winning writer\, author\, and poet\, is a retired Aetna Senior Software Engineer of 35 years\, a former newspaper reporter for the Bristol Press\, and former high school English educator in Boston\, MA. Michael is the author of the Truth Never Changes book trilogy\, A Yippee’s Lament\, a CT Press Club 1st prize award winner\, and also the author of the poetry collection\, No One Came Home from Woodstock. He is currently working on a historical novel tracing the origins of Christianity. He is the husband of Deborah Tosun Kilday. The couple live in Connecticut. \nThis year’s series at The Rose Room is sponsored in part by Hometown Bank\, the Putnam Area Foundation\, and Global Partners (Ashford Xtra Mart and Webster Honey Farms). \n  \nFind the Poets at Large 2023 schedule on Facebook.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-spoken-word-poetry-event-featuring-beat-poets/
LOCATION:The Rose Room Cafe\, 4 East Main Street\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:A Feast of Losses\, Judy Ferrara Book Reading
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  \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.  PREORDER \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-feast-of-losses-yetta-dine-and-her-son-the-poet-stanley-kunitzs-book-reading/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T210000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop at New Dawn
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 magazines including Entropy Magazine\, Friends Journal\, Pif Magazine\, POETiCA REViEW\, and Sylvia Magazine. A 2023 winner of Poetry in the Pines\, he is also an editor at Quabbin Quills and Smoky Quartz. For many years he led a poetry therapy group in Worcester at UMASS Memorial’s Community HealthLink.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-at-new-dawn-2/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Artists Who Are Poets/Poets Who Are Artists
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open mic and reading at Tide Pool Books\, featuring John Brand \n  \n  \nOpen Mic\, Two Poems or five minutes \nContact Sam 508 753 4319 or Huck 508 753 2500 \n \n  \n  \nJohn Brand is Professor Emeritus of English at Quinsigamond Community College\, where he enjoyed a career spanning over two decades. Originally from Sheffield\, Yorkshire\, in Northern England\, John began writing poetry regularly in the mid 1980’s in a creative writing class. He then took the opportunity to enroll at University of Sheffield for a degree in English Literature and Linguistics with a minor of English Language & Linguistics and came to the U.S. to read for his  Masters degree at Clark University. \nAs a Professor at QCC\, John enjoyed making poetry\, literature and theatre accessible to students\, fostering a lifelong enthusiasm for the literary arts. John’s book\, Things I Might Have Said\, is a collection of amusing and entertaining poems. You’ll hear from John about his inspirations and what excites him to write in rhyme and iambic pentameter. \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/artists-who-are-poets-poets-who-are-artists-10/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230618T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230609T203919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T203919Z
UID:7226-1687111200-1687122000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poet's Cauldron: June Edition
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-cauldron-june-edition/
LOCATION:The White Room\, 134 Green St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bruja TheVillain":MAILTO:thepoetscauldron@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230612T011002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T011002Z
UID:7238-1687032000-1687037400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:China/American Solstice Reading: 12 poets\, 12 poems
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intercontinental reading\, connecting China and The United States of America in Poetry. \n \n  \nTwelve poets from both China and the U.S. will share a poem in two languages via Zoom. \nContact rmartin1@keene.edu to register for the link. \n  \nThis is a continuation of the China/Worcester poetry exchange that began with Prof. Mike True at Assumption College in the 1980s. \nPoets involved from China: Chen Yihai\, Zi Chuan\, Sinan\, Yue Qui and translator Zhang Ziqing. U.S. poets involved are Claire Mowbray Golding\, Maura McNeil\, Rodger Martin\, Susan Roney-O’Brien\, Rodney Obien\, Jackson Caffrey\, JD SCrimgeour
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/china-american-solstice-reading-12-poets-12-poems/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rodger Martin":MAILTO:rmartin1@keene.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230531T214511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T214555Z
UID:7136-1687010400-1687017600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:BOOKLOVERS' GOURMET OPEN MIC
DESCRIPTION:Booklovers’ Gourmet Open Mic and Poetry Reading \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \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!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-3/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230513T141702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T172831Z
UID:7067-1686902400-1686945600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:!!!!BLOOMSDAY!!!!
DESCRIPTION: \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 \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 \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/bloomsday-2/
LOCATION:Salisbury House Ball Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230419T012616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T011246Z
UID:6835-1686853800-1686859200@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 June 15th we will be featuring musician Charlie Ketter\, and poet Michael Milligan. 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 \nCharles Ketter grew up playing bass guitar in local jazz and blues bands. He briefly attended Berklee college of Music and afterwards played in pit bands for touring Broadway shows. \nHe considers himself lucky to have played in memorable establishments like The Hottentotte Lounge\, Gilreins’s Blues club and the Firehouse Cafe. \nIn the late nineties Charles played trombone and fronted the Main South Quintet. These days he plays solo guitar in cafes\, gallery openings and private parties. He defines his style as “jazz from a country blues prospective.” \nIn 2018 Charles returned to school to earn a Human Service certificate from Quinsigamond Community College (PTK high honors). Charles Ketter Music was formed in December 2019 offering private instruction\, performance and therapeutic milieu. \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n \nMichael Milligan has worked as a construction laborer\, migrant fruit and grape picker\, homestead farmer and graphic arts production manager. He took his MFA in Creative Writing at Bennington College\, co-founded Poetry Oasis Worcester and was privileged to be an editor with Diner. His poetry book reviews\, fiction and poems have appeared in Agni\, Diner\, The New Orleans Review\, The Valparaiso Review\, Chaffin Journal\, Blue Earth Review\, Illuminations and others. He is the author of Unless I Came Back to Tell You published by Kelsay Books.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-7/
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:20230614T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230601T144759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230601T144759Z
UID:7153-1686751200-1687017600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Monano Art's Family Friendly Music Event
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nExploring the Sounds of Music 🎶\nThe entire Family is Invited to Free event at the Jean McDonough Center on June 14th to June 17th. \nGallery exhibition\, Music Instrument Workshop and a Stellar Performance!! Free to the Community!!! \nImmerse yourself in a musical experience where you will play and learn about the sounds of instruments from around the world.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monano-arts-family-friendly-music-event/
LOCATION:Jean McDonough Creative Arts Center\, 20 Franklin St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230520T170733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T005028Z
UID:7099-1686682800-1686690000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Richard Fox Tribute Reading
DESCRIPTION:On March 21\, Richard entered hospice after fourteen years of cancer treatment. Fifteen poets will perform their choice of his poems and explain why the selection speaks to them. Richard will read a short set. At the conclusion of the event\, the Zoom session will be left open for conversation. \n  \n \n  \nRichard Fox’s poems feature rock ’n roll and youthful transgressions\, but his focus is cancer from the patient’s point of view. On March 21\, he entered hospice. The author of eight poetry collections and Winner of the 2017 Frank O’Hara Prize\, Richard seconds Stanley Kunitz’ motion that people in Worcester are “provoked to poetry.” More at: smallpoetatlarge.com \n \n  \n  \nTo register please click on this LINK \n  \n  \nList of Readers & Poems: \n1. Fusco. “Uncle Louie Avenges the Playground”\n2. D. Macpherson: “Uncle Louie\, late for battle\, stomps the decks”\n3. Gaummond: “Uncle Louie feels his sea legs Ripple”\n4. White: “For Ann on her 68th birthday”\n5. Berard: “John Lennon writes a note to Sean’s teacher”\n6. Ibur: “Mrs. Noah’s Bitch”\n7. Whittle: Things Dad said over Lunch”\n8. Thoreen: Why Dad won’t take Mom to Hawaii\n9. Shainheit: Zady Trains his Successor”\n10. Hodgen: “Skating on the Edge of Flesh”\n11. Freed: “Mesh Radiation Mask”\n12. Perry: “Mitzvah (1963)”\n13. Roney-O’Brien: “Snug (1982)”\n14. H. Macpherson: “Gifts (1985)”\n15. Brown: “Ever”\n16. McVicker: “Instead”\n17. Spingler: “Dance of the Wily Quail”\n18. Richard Fox mini reading \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/richard-fox-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230530T142046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T142046Z
UID:7123-1686488400-1686499200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Wayne-Daniel Berard & Jennifer Freed
DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT! \n  \nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets presents: Wayne Daniel Berard & Jennifer Freed! \n\nWHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock\, CT. \n\nWHEN: June 11\, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\nWHAT HAPPENS: Our Featured 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. \n\nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \n\nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 poets/ 40 guests total. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-presents-wayne-daniel-berard-jennifer-freed/
LOCATION:Betsy’s Backyard Stage\, 185 Arvidson Road\, Woodstock\, MA\, 06281\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230506T010602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T142641Z
UID:7034-1686250800-1686254400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:A feast of losses: Yetta Dine and her son\, the poet Stanley Kunitz's Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Come help us celebrate Judith Ferrara’s memoir/biography of Yetta Dine\, famed poet Stanley Kunitz’ s mother! \n  \nTidepool Bookshop and Worcester literati and\, of course\, the woman who made it all happen\, our very own Judith Ferrara. MORE INFORMATION \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.  PREORDER \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-feast-of-losses-yetta-dine-and-her-son-the-poet-stanley-kunitz-book-launch/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T110000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230123T222042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T214932Z
UID:6404-1686128400-1686135600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:"Humor' in the Semi-Golden Years
DESCRIPTION:A humorous take on growing old uncomfortably\, utilizing stories\, poems\, and personal experiences. \n  \n“I will be doing my own semi-amusing stories\, poems\, and maybe even a song for about forty minutes.\n \nIt would be awesome to see some familiar faces in the midst of the Retirement Club throng.\nFree admission and all ages welcome.  \nSkip work or school\, I’ll write you a note.\n \nFree coffee and donuts start at 8:00 am but\, trust me\, get there early! \n\nI’m scheduled to go on around 9:20am\, so set your alarm. Join the fun”  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nJoe Fusco Jr. is a well-seasoned poet/humorist from Worcester\, Massachusetts. He is the author of four books of semi-amusing poems and essays: “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. \nJoe’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. \nJoe is still a frequent contributor to 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. \nJoe taught “Humor 101” for high-school students at Gateways Academy in Shrewsbury and for adults at the Worcester Senior Center. He is on the Board of Directors for the Worcester County Poetry Association. \nJoe has lived in lovely Worcester with his better-half Cyndi and their large family for thirty-seven years. He is a registered Independent and sleeps with one eye always open. \n  \nFind more info on Joe on his FaceBook and Website.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/humor-in-the-semi-golden-years/
LOCATION:Greendale YMCA\, 75 Shore Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T203000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230531T132342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T175146Z
UID:7132-1686074400-1686083400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:The Poetry Extravaganza: Last Hurrah Before Summer Break
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, June 6th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry\, humor\, and revelry.\nTwo open-mic sessions sandwich our Feature poet Wayne-Daniel Berard.\nSign up for the open-mic at jfjr6969@gmail\,com . Five-minute maximum\, please.\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 June 6th\, our last Extravaganza before we take a break in July and August then return September 5th!\n\n\n\nWayne-Daniel Berard\, PhD\, is an educator\, poet\, writer\, shaman\, sage\, and Gryffindor. An adoptee and former Franciscan seminarian\, his adoption search led to the discovery and embrace of his Jewishness. Wayne-Daniel is a Peace Chaplain\, an interfaith clergy person\, and former college chaplain. His latest books of poetry include the full-length Art of Enlightenment and a chapbook Little Ghosts on Castle Floors\, poems informed by the Potterverse\, both with Kelsay Books\, and a chapbook How Air Is with Alien Buddha Press. His hybrid memoir\, “The Last Essene\,” will be published in Fall of 2023 by Unsolicited Press. He is the co-founder of Soul-Lit\, an online journal of spiritual poetry (www.soul-lit.com) and of a monthly live poetry event\, Pour Me A Poem. Wayne-Daniel lives in Mansfield\, MA with his wife\, The Lovely Christine\, and their two cats\, Harry and Albus.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-poetry-extravaganza-last-hurrah-before-summer-break/
LOCATION:Redemption Rock Brewery\, 333 Shrewsbury St\,\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230604T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230604T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230516T012207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T012207Z
UID:7085-1685887200-1685894400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:POETS AT LARGE Spoken Word/Poetry Event
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Connecticut State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell \n \nThe current Connecticut State Poet Laureate (2022-2025)\, Antoinette Brim-Bell will read on June 4 th at Roseland Park. This reading will be held in the barn and will be from 2-4 p.m. Reading with Ms. Brim-Bell will be former poet laureate of West Haven\, Tony Fusco\, and author/poet Karen Warinsky of Woodstock. This event is free to the public (ages 14 and up) and begins this year’s readings in the park which include events on Sept. 10 th and Oct. 8 th . There will be an intermission and an open mic after the featured poets. Anyone wishing to participate in the open mic should email karen.warinsky@gmail.com. Open mic readers will get 5 minutes each. \n  \nBrim-Bell is the author of three full-length poetry collections: These Women You Gave Me\, Icarus in Love\, and Psalm of the Sunflower. She is a Cave Canem Foundation Fellow and an alumna of Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA). Her poetry has appeared in various journals\, magazines\, textbooks\, and anthologies\, including Villanelles\, 44 on 44: Forty-Four African American Writers on the 44th President of the United States\, Not A Muse\, and has appeared in Poetry Magazine and Poem-a-Day\, as well as numerous critical essays. \n  \nA printmaker and collage artist\, Brim-Bell has exhibited her work widely\, serves on several arts organization boards and is a professor of English at Capital Community College in Hartford\, CT. Tony Fusco was West Haven\, Connecticut’s Poet Laureate in 2019. He is the past president of the Connecticut Poetry Society and has edited several poetry anthologies. Fusco received The Eve Cummings Poetry Prize\, among other awards\, and he produced the poetry series West Shore Poets at Citizen’s Television in New Haven. \n  \nKaren Warinsky is a former finalist of the Montreal International Poetry Contest and is the coordinator of Poets at Large\, a group of regional poets who perform in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She is the author of two books of poetry\, Gold in Autumn (2020) and Sunrise Ruby (2022) both from Human Error Publishing. Other published work includes the short story\, “Decatur Girl” featured in Dear Nana\, (Pegasus Books) two poems in the 2017 anthology Nuclear Impact: Broken Atoms in Our Hands\, (Shabda Press) and poems in editions of Blue Heron\, Light; a Journal of Photography and Poetry\, the 2019 Mizmor Anthology\, Deep Wild Journal\, Honoring Nature\, Circumference and Consilience.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-spoken-word-poetry-event/
LOCATION:Roseland Park\, 205 Roseland Park Rd.\, Woodstock\, CT\, 06281\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230419T010720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T202915Z
UID:6831-1685644200-1685649600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Arts In The Garden
DESCRIPTION:Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden featuring poet\, Susan Roney O’Brien\, and musician\, Fox and the Dragon. 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  \nSusan Roney  O’Brien curates a monthly poetry venue\, is part of 4 X 4\, a group of visual artists and poets and is the vice president of programming for the Worcester County Poetry Association. Her poetry has been published widely\, translated into Braille and Mandarin and nominated for many Pushcart Prizes. She won the 2020 Stanley Kunitz Medal in Poetry. Publications include chapbooks: Farmwife\, the winner of the William and Kingman Page Poetry Book Award\, and Earth (Cat Rock Press). Word Poetry published Legacy of the Lost World in 2016. Kelsay Books published Bone Circle\, in 2018 and Thira in April\, 2020.\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nJared Fiske is a performing musician out of central MA. He has been performing professionally for 20+ years. Fiske is best known for his work as a solo performer and songwriter\, and as a member of the popular Americana/rock outfit “The Casters”. He also performs in an acoustic duo with his wife\, Jessica\, under the pseudonym “Never Say Never”. He was also a member of the (now defunct) folk-pop duo “Fiske and Herrera”\, who recorded and toured throughout the country from 2006-2011.  Fiske’s original song “Choice” was selected for use in a short film by the non-profit organization Planetaid.org. He also co-wrote the song “On a Monday” which received the $5\,000 grand prize award at ourstage.com for best song in 2009. His music has been described as “Alluring and beautiful” by Tim Harrington of the band Tall Heights\, and Worcester Magazine said of his most recent album “We’re Already Gone” that “there’s really no way to prepare oneself for how achingly beautiful and melancholy Jared Fiske’s new album is.” (Victor Infante). Fiske runs a small home studio\, “Foundation Studios”\, and has produced and/or engineered albums for many prominent musicians including Tall Heights\, Dave Dersham\, and many of Fiske’s own solo and group recording projects. Hailing from an artistic family\, Fiske began performing in musical groups with his father\, Rob Adams\, and brother Seth at a young age. “It was the best possible way to learn\,” recalls Fiske. “You really had to sink or swim and get over the stage fright in a hurry.” You can catch Jared performing at bars\, coffeehouses and festivals throughout Massachusetts. You can find Fiske’s latest solo LP\, “We’re Already Gone” and The Casters album “Shave Your Soul” on Spotify\, iTunes\, CDBaby and Bandcamp. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-6/
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:20230530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230530T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230502T141801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T141801Z
UID:6986-1685473200-1685476800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Muriel Nelson
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, May 30th\, 2023 Muriel Nelson will be the featured reader. \nPlease click HERE to register. \n  \n  \n  \nRegister \n  \n \nMuriel Nelson lives near Seattle where she enjoys music\, furry muses\, and edible landscaping\, and believes that salads need flowers\, too. She’s sung in choirs\, played chamber music\, taught elementary music and college English\, lobbied for education\, founded a children’s clothing bank\, and helped start community suppers. Her favorite city is Prague\, which is pictured on Sightsinger‘s cover. Nominated five times for the Pushcart Prize\, Nelson’s books include two full-length poetry collections\, Sightsinger (Encircle Publications) and Part Song (Bear Star Press\, Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize)\, and two chapbooks\, Please Hold (Encircle Publications\, Poetry Chapbook Award) and Most Wanted (ByLine Press\, ByLine Chapbook Award). Her poems have appeared in anthologies and journals\, and two have been set to music. She holds master’s degrees from the University of Illinois School of Music and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-muriel-nelson-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230529T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T042540
CREATED:20230518T144755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T144755Z
UID:7096-1685386800-1685394000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Free People Artist Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Visual artists\, poets\, writers meet to share and discuss their work Positive feedback is encouraged.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-people-artist-workshop-2/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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