Mark Walsh will be the visiting author reading at New Dawn Tuesday, February 24th, at 7:00 p.m., followed by an open mic. at 8:00 p.m. at 84 Main Street, Ashburnham, MA About Mark: Mark Walsh is an English professor at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, MA. He is also an assistant editor at Lily Poetry Review. […]
Please join us for a very special double feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium Too at TidePool Bookshop on February 25th from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Paul Szlosek & (hopefully) Ron Whittle. It will be a full two hours of poetry and spoken word […]
An evening of dialogue and a screening of the award-winning documentary Location: The Museum of Worcester, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 6pm: Reception with light refreshments. 6:30pm: Screening of the 70-minute film: The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous 7:45pm: Worcester holds a high place in American Poetry, and also in the history of thePeace Movement. Stay for the discussion with filmmaker Richard Dresser, Claire […]
The annual meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association will be held in the ball room of The Salisbury House, followed by a reading by new Worcester Poet Laureate Nicole "Nic" Jean Turner! Nicole Jean Turner is the poet laureate of Worcester, Massachusetts for 2026-2028; a hand-patched, sticker-smattered, snagged-lace-layered writer. She writes in cursive to […]
Spend five weeks writing and reading in the dreamy, sharp, upside-down, carefully organized world of poetry! Whether you’re fine tuning your latest epic poem or wrestling with the blank page, this class is an encouraging and open environment for poets of all levels and backgrounds. Each week you’ll receive a prompt, two fascinating poems to […]
The poet, Fred Gerhard, recently published his mother’s poetry and will be reading from her works as well as his own. In 2026, Fred Gerhard, author of Drifting to “Hello” (Khotso, 2023) and Lilacs Still Bloom in Ashburnham (Local Gems, 2023), will be reading his poems and poems from the recently published posthumous collection from his mother, Rena Gerhard, The […]
Due to February's extreme cold and snow, Mapping Worcester in Poetry had to put off the annual birthday celebration at Bishop's grave in Hope Cemetery for a few weeks. Now, come join us to hear local poets read her poems about cats, roosters, armadillos, horses, giant toads, sandpipers, dogs, lions, loons, moose, and more. Readers […]
The public is invited to a spoken word/poetry reading to celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8 th organized by Poets at Large. The free event will be held at The Rose Room, 4 E. Main St., Webster, MA from 1-3 p.m. Featured readers will be Fred Gerhard, Meg Smith and Karen Warinsky. There […]
Spend five weeks writing and reading in the dreamy, sharp, upside-down, carefully organized world of poetry! Whether you’re fine tuning your latest epic poem or wrestling with the blank page, this class is an encouraging and open environment for poets of all levels and backgrounds. Each week you’ll receive a prompt, two fascinating poems to […]
On March 11th, 2025, the WCPA is proud to host its annual Women’s Zoom Reading. If you would like to attend, please CLICK HERE. Here is the reading list & order of readers: 1. Catherine Zebrowski grew up in Worcester County. Worcester has been an inspiration for hertwo novels Sleepwalking Backwards and Through a Bakery Window, along […]
