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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers' Collective
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-7/
LOCATION:JMac/Brickbox Theater\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T180000
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SUMMARY:Richard Fox Poetry Series Featuring Joe Fusco Jr.
DESCRIPTION:So\, I asked myself\, as a friend of the late and great Richard Fox\, if I wanted to feature at the last installment of The Richard Fox Poetry Series in 2025 and I answered ‘Sure!’ It would be really nice to see some of the past features of this wonderful series come support our year-ending event. Root and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food and beverages and an expanded book selection at their Shrewsbury Street location. Please support a locally-owned business with your patronage! \n\n\n\nSign up for the open mic at joesyellowpad@gmail.com. Limited spots (10) available. Five minutes\, please! Sponsored by the ‘Fox Fund’ (Worcester County Poetry Association). \n\n\n\nJoin the Fun on December 2nd! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe Fusco Jr. is a well-seasoned humorist/stand-up 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. \n\n\n\nJoe’s musings have appeared in Damfino Press\, Ballard Street Poetry\, Worcester Review\, Asinine Poetry\, Soul Lit\, and the e-zine 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. \n\n\n\nJoe 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 The Mill in West Boylston and The Richard Fox Poetry Series at Root and Press Café and Books in Worcester.Joe has taught “Humor 101” for high-school students at Gateways Academy in Shrewsbury\, and for adults at the Senior Centers of Worcester\, Lancaster\, Millbury\, and Auburn\, as well as Eisenberg Assisted Living\, Notre Dame Assisted Living\, The Residence of Orchard Grove\, Overlook in Charlton\, Hillside Village in West Boylston\, and Christopher Heights Assisted Living. He taught ‘Humor 102’ for WISE at Assumption University. \n\n\n\nHe 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 forty years. He is a registered Independent and sleeps with one eye always open.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/richard-fox-poetry-series-featuring-joe-fusco-jr/
LOCATION:Root and Press\, 156 Shrewsbury St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Thirsty Lab Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:r \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, MA\, continues to meet virtually. Join us virtually on Zoom with none other than Dennis Caldwell\, our featured reader! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDenny Caldwell has been a laborer\, factory worker\, soldier\, pilot\, mechanic\, firefighter\, researcher\, historian\, and anti-war and voting rights activist. Born and raised in southeastern Michigan\, he finally arrived in New England to his heart’s home when Eastern Airlines assigned him to Boston in 1987. He has been a technical aviation writer\, and is currently working on memoirs\, aviation history\, historical fiction\, and poetry. His work has appeared in Smoky Quartz\, The VHPA Aviator\, Touchtone\, The AAHS Journal\, and most recently\, Horizons\, a publication of Writing the Land. Denny lives in Hancock\, New Hampshire with his wife Deborah and two cats.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-thirsty-lab-poetry-reading-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T190000
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SUMMARY:Authors Voice's Presents Sharon A Harmon
DESCRIPTION: Sharon Harmon will be our featured author at New Dawn on Tuesday\, the 25th at 7:00 p.m.\, followed by an open mic at 8:00 p.m. \n\n\n\nHere’s the link to the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/688519987578878 \n\n\n\nPreview attachment sharon pic.jpgPreview attachment sharon pic.jpg \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSharon A Harmon Bio:  \n\n\n\nSharon A Harmon is a freelance writer and poet\, born and raised in Worcester\, Massachusetts. She has been published in Highlights for Children\, The Caterpillar\, A Patchwork Christmas\, Chicken Soup for the Soul\, and Worcester Magazine. Sharon has been published in magazines such as Birds & Blooms\, Taste of Home\, Woman’s World\, and recently Backwoods Magazine. She has two chapbooks of poetry and also writes flash fiction featured in Flash in the Can Number One and Flash in the Can Number Two. She has two children’s books\, Horatio Mortimer Loved Music and Francois Christmas Crossing. She was recently published in Writing the Land Northeast\, The Good Old Days\, and Green\, an anthology. She has taught writing for publication at Monty Tech\, The White Elephant\, and The Women’s Health Initiative. She is one of the editors for The Quabbin Quills and was also one of the editors for Smokey Quartz. Sharon knew from the age of twelve that she wanted to write\, and she belongs to a long-standing writers’ group that she adores. She resides deep in the woods of Royalston.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/authors-voices-presents-sharon-a-harmon/
LOCATION:84 Main Street\, 84 Main Street\, Ashburnham\, Massachusetts\, 01430\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T180000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers’ Collective Weekly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-weekly-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Jean McDonough Creative Arts Center\, 20 Franklin St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T190000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Night Poetry at The Vanilla Bean Cafe
DESCRIPTION:November 22nd at 7 p.m. Featured that evening will be poets Gloria Monaghan and Heather Treseler. Admission is $15.00 and includes a raffle and an open mic. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to be on the open mic list. Five- minute limit\, recommended for ages 16 plus. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeather Treseler was recently awarded the 2025 Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry. She is the author of the poetry collection Auguries & Divinations\, which received the May Sarton New Hampshire Prize and the Sheila Margaret Motton Book Award\, and she has authored two chapbooks\, Partuition and Hard Bargain. Treseler has received a Pushcart Prize\, the W.B.Yeats Prize\, and the Editors’ Prize at Missouri Review\, and her poems appear in The American Scholar\, Harvard Review\, The Iowa Review\, The Irish Times\, and Kenyon Review. Recipient of the George I. Alden Award for Excellence in Teaching\, she is professor of English at Worcester State University and a scholar at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center.  \n\n\n\nGloria Monaghan is a Professor at Wentworth University with seven poetry collections to her credit. Her latest book\, Diary of Saint Marion\, (Lily Poetry Review\, 2025) was featured this year at the Association of Writers and Writing Program\, and her poems have appeared in Nixes Mate\, NPR\, Poem-a-Day\, Lily Poetry Review\, and Mom Egg Review\, among others. She has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize\, as well as the Massachusetts Book Award\, and the Griffin Prize. She has also been nominated for the Sheila Margaret Motton Book Award from the New England Poetry Club. Thanks to a Bistline Grant from Wentworth Institute\, she recently completed a film on the painter\, Nancy Ellen Craig\, Daughter of Rubens\, which was accepted into the 2023 Provincetown Film Festival. Monaghan is currently working on another film about the Dominican painter\, Jose Ricon Mora. \n\n\n\nPoets at Large is now in its sixth year. PAL and is a part of Windham Arts. All events are ADA compliant. Admission to all Vanilla Bean events is $15.00 which includes a raffle. All Poets at Large events are sponsored in part by Linemaster Switch\, bankHometown\, WHZ Financial Advisors\, the Putnam Area Foundation and Charter Oak FCU. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic which is recommended for ages 16 and up and has a 5-minute max as time allows.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/saturday-night-poetry-at-the-vinalla-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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T183000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Christine Omodi-Engola
DESCRIPTION:On November 20\, 2025\, Christine Omodi-Engola will be reading from her new book\, Crimson Courageous. Like the Mayor-elect of New York City\, Ms. Omodi-Engola was born in Uganda and grew up in NYC. She has worldly wealth to share with listeners\, including tales from her life here in Worcester County. Christine’s experiences with all kinds of work environments and family situations are also chronicled in this work. It promises to be an interesting and informative evening.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-reading-christine-omodi-engola/
LOCATION:Jacob Edwards Library\, 236 Main Street\, Southbridge\, Ma\, 01550
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T203000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Extravaganza with Nic Turner
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Mill in West Boylston on November 19th.The Mill is right off Rt 190\, has a spacious parking lot\, serves delectable apps\, entrees\, and desserts with a full bar. We have a seperate room for our monthly shenanigans. Admission is still free. All of the Tip Jar proceeds go to the Feature.The Poetry Extravaganza (PE) is the 3rd Wednesday of the month\, except for July \,from 6:30-8;30 pm. Sign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com. Five minute maximum\, Please! There are no language restrictions. We are not kid-friendly!Our Feature Poet on November 19th is the exciting Nicole Jean Turner\, one of the featured poets in the 1st edition of the Worcester County Poetry Association’s Three Decker.Mark Lewandowski of Lewandowski Painters sponsors our event. That’s how we pay the poets!Join the Fun on November 19th! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicole Jean Turner is a hand-patched\, sticker-smattered\, torn-lace-layered writer from New England. Turner writes in cursive to hide the butchered spelling that might otherwise raise suspicion regarding her master’s degree in writing. Find yourself between their lines on Poetry-Journal.com.Nicole is also one of the writers published in the 1st issue of Three Decker.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-extravaganza-with-nic-turner/
LOCATION:The Mill\, 185 W. Boylston Street\, West Boylston\, Massachusetts\, 01583\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T190000
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SUMMARY:Dawn Writers' Group Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Come out to the New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Poetry Workshop. Every third Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 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. Many of our poets have had books come out in the past year. Join in the fun! The address is 84 Main Street\, Ashburnham\, MA. The workshop is being led by Fred Gerhard. \n\n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1A1kjDg2pG \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganizer Bio: \n\n\n\nFred Gerhard leads the Poetry Workshop\, and is one of the open mic hosts\, for the New Dawn Writers’ Group. His books include Drifting to “Hello” (Khotso Publishing\, 2023) and Lilacs Still Bloom in Ashburnham: Songs of Spring (Local Gems Poetry Press\, 2023). A 2023 winner of Poetry in the Pines\, and 2024 winner of Art on the Trails\, he is also an editor at Quabbin Quills and Smoky Quartz.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/dawn-writers-group-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:84 Main Street\, 84 Main Street\, Ashburnham\, Massachusetts\, 01430\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T210000
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CREATED:20251028T164859Z
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers’ Collective Weekly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-weekly-meeting-6/
LOCATION:Jean McDonough Creative Arts Center\, 20 Franklin St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T090000
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SUMMARY:Sunrise-Sunset Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \n\n\n\nPoetry Bridging Continents next Sunrise\, Sunset Poetry Reading is set for Sunday\, November 16th at 1:00pm Irish Time\, 9:00pm China Time\, 8:00am US Eastern Time. Five poets from each continent will read their poems in Mandarin\, English\, and Irish. \n\n\n\nPlease share the Zoom link with those who might be interested in attending. The reading is open to the public. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by Thoor Ballylee\, The Ploughed Field Collective\, Worcester County Poetry Assoc.\, and Monadnock Writers Group.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/sunrise-sunset-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rodger Martin":MAILTO:rmartin1@keene.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251014T201303Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Bridging Continents events. Sunset /Sunrise Fall 2025 Reading
DESCRIPTION:Zoom event
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-bridging-continents-events-sunset-sunrise-fall-2025-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T160000
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet
DESCRIPTION:BLG Open Mic Poetry  \n\n\n\nFeaturing Book Launch with Tom Skarzynski \n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 15th \n\n\n\n2:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nIn addition to our regular open mic (1.5 hours)\, this month Tom Skarzynski will be the featured reader (20 minutes) to celebrate his new book Echoes of Reflections published by Metaphysical Fox Press. \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly round robin open poetry share\, moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share in a friendly\, supportive environment. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. Please email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232 to sign up.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-11/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251031T124009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T124203Z
UID:12355-1763204400-1763215200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Worcester Poetry Archive Discovery Day
DESCRIPTION:Mapping Worcester in Poetry is teaming up with Museum of Worcester to create an archive of materials related to poetry reading series\, open mics\, organizations\, journals\, zines\, workshops\, and events in Worcester County. Bring items to donate or to have scanned with the originals immediately returned.  You don’t need to organize them first — we’ll do that. You only have one flyer for a reading 20 years ago? Bring it down. We welcome anything and everything related to poetry in our city!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-poetry-archive-discovery-day/
LOCATION:Museum of Worcester\, 30 Elm Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251105T181756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T181800Z
UID:12372-1762974000-1762979400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Board Meeting: November Edition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly discussion and planning. Come see what what we have been up to and will be up to. 😉 \n\n\n\nNot a Board Member? Not a problem! Our meetings are always open to the public and everyone is welcome!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monthly-board-meeting-november-edition-2/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251104T203302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T203305Z
UID:12367-1762968600-1762974000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Zine-Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:For WCPA Members and guests only.  \n\n\n\nSandy Edwards is a writer\, activist\, and artist\, who is an active member of Worcester Writers Collective. Her work has been shared at the WWC Showcase event\,  the Poetry Extravaganza\, the Dirty Gerund\, and ArtsWorcester. A former professor at WSU\, Sandy is passionate about education\, community building and communications. 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/zine-making-workshop/
LOCATION:Salisbury House Ball Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251028T164720Z
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers’ Collective Weekly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-weekly-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Jean McDonough Creative Arts Center\, 20 Franklin St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T170000
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SUMMARY:New England Poetry Club & Worcester County Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Come for the Poetry Reading; Stay for the Open Mic! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlease join the New England Poetry Club on November 9\, 2025\, as we rejoin the Worcester County Poetry Association for a reading at the Salisbury House. The reading is free and open to the public. An open mic will follow the featured poets. The building has limited access\, with steps leading to the entrance. \n\n\n\nLinda Carney-Goodrich is a writer and teacher from Boston. Her first book of poetry\, Dot Girl (Nixes Mate\, 2024) was a finalist for the New England Poetry Club’s Sheila Margaret Motton Prize. Her poems have been displayed at Boston City Hall and have been published in Solstice Literary Magazine\, Lily Poetry Review\, The MacGuffin\, Literary Mama\, Muddy River Poetry Review\, Anti-Heroin Chic\, Amethyst Review\, Gyroscope Review and more. Linda is a recipient of a writing residency at T.S. Eliot House and an Artist Opportunity Grant through the Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. As Poetry Coordinator for the Menino Arts Center\, she organizes a monthly reading series\, poetry & wine pairings\, and a mobile arts project that brings poets to elders in senior housing. She offers classes\, tutoring\, and educational consulting through her business\, Home Scholars of Boston. \n\n\n\nSteven Ratiner is the author of Grief’s Apostrophe\, published by Beltway Editions in 2025.  He’s also published three poetry chapbooks and a collection of poetry interviews.  His work has appeared in scores of journals in America and abroad\, including Parnassus\, Agni\, Hanging Loose\, Poet Lore\, Salamander\, Vox Populi\,  QRLS (Singapore)\, and Poetry Australia.  He’s also written poetry criticism for The Christian Science Monitor\, The San Francisco Chronicle\, and The Washington Post.  Giving Their Word: Conversations with Contemporary Poets was reissued in a paperback edition (University of Massachusetts Press).  He is Poet Laureate Emeritus for Arlington\, Massachusetts\, and was elected in 2024 as President of the New England Poetry Club\, one of the oldest literary associations in America.  His weekly Red Letter Poems features a diverse range of poets\, from up-and-coming talents to some of the most important voices in contemporary poetry (stevenratiner.com). \n\n\n\nElaine Reardon writes in a forest in the north Quabbin area.  She’s an herbalist and former educator. Her work has been published  In the United States and Europe in a variety of journals. Elaine’s  first two chapbooks\, The Heart is a Nursery For Hope and Look Behind You won first honors from Flutter Press. A new chapbook\, Stories Told In A Forgotten Tongue\, recently published by Finishing Line Press tells her family story from landing in the United States as refugees to assimilation.  www.elainereardon.wordpress.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/new-england-poetry-club-worcester-county-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Salisbury House Ball Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Deborah Jane Mitsakos & Anne Maire Lucci
DESCRIPTION:Hello poets! \n\n\n\nOur Slightly Off-beat Poets event is November 9th featuring Deb Mitsakos & Anne Marie Lucci! \n\n\n\nThis will also include the release for Deb’s new book of poetry Mystical Heart of Nature from Metaphysical Fox Press \n\n\n\nI am told by the host there will be a cozy fire in the living room. Please respond ASAP as the last event at Donna’s house filled up pretty quickly! \n\n\n\nRoom for 20 poets. \n\n\n\nBob Perry \n\n\n\nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Deborah Jane Mitsakos & Anne Maire Lucci \n\n\n\nWHERE: Donna Lange’s Home: 59 Chase Road Thompson\, CT (Exit 50 off RTE 395) \n\n\n\nWHEN: Sunday November 9 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\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\n\n\nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \n\n\n\nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 POETS. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-presents-deborah-jane-mitsakos-anne-maire-lucci/
LOCATION:Donna Lange’s House\, 59 Chase Road\, Thompson\, CT\, 06277\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251002T161455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T161458Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Olympics Medal Ceremony
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-olympics-medal-ceremony/
LOCATION:Canvas by Coff33 Corp.\, 326 Main Street\, Fitchburg\, Massachusetts\, 01420\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T130000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251024T203055Z
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SUMMARY:Legend of the Oxford Pirate book signing event with Robert Racicot
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, November 8th from 11 am- 1 pm\, Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main Street in Webster\, MA will host a book signing event with local author Robert Racicot and his latest release The Legend of the Oxford Pirate. The event is free and open to the public. Signed copies will be available for purchase. For more information or to RSVP\, please call 508-949-6232. \n\n\n\nAbout the book: A storm sinks pirate Sam Bellamy’s ship off Cape Cod. A stranger carries a secret inland along the Bay Path. Centuries later a discovery is made at ancient ruins. Blending legend\, local lore\, and childhood adventure\, this coming of age tale uncovers how mysteries of the past still haunt the forests of New England. \n\n\n\nAbout the author: Robert Racicot is a retired Air Force Lt Col and Professor of Chemistry. He is enjoying his retirement years hiking\, mountain biking\, and writing stories\, and poetry. He is the author of the young reader books The Legend of Carbuncle Pond and The Haunting of the Oxford Library.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/legend-of-the-oxford-pirate-book-signing-event-with-robert-racicot/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251028T164419Z
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SUMMARY:Worcester Writers’ Collective Weekly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC: \n\n\n\n6-7 Free Writing Time \n\n\n\n7-9 Reading and Workshop \n\n\n\nBuilding a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and participate. \n\n\n\nIt’s FREE and open to all. 🙂
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/worcester-writers-collective-weekly-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Jean McDonough Creative Arts Center\, 20 Franklin St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Worcester Writers Collective":MAILTO:worcesterwriterscollective@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251007T204837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T204842Z
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SUMMARY:Fox Poetry series: Featuring Lea Deschenes & Victor Infante
DESCRIPTION:The Richard Fox Poetry Series is an open- mic with a featured reader(s) at Root and Press Books and Cafe.It honors the memory of the iconic Worcester poet and human-being extraordinaire Richard Fox.Our next Feature poets will Lea Deschenes and Victor Infante.Free admission. On-the-street parking. Root and Press Books and Cafe has an awesome array of food and beverages and an expanded book selection at their location. Please support a locally-owned business with your patronage!Sign up for the open mic at joesyellowpad@gmail.com. Limited spots available.Sponsored by the ‘Fox Fund’ (Worcester County PoetryAssociation).Lea C. Deschenes is the author of “The Constant Velocity of Trains” and the editor of “Knocking at the Door: Approaching the Other” from Write Bloody Press. She was a co-founder of Damfino Press and is the fastest poetry book layout in the East. A long-time Worcesterite and veteran of the poetry scene\, her work has appeared online\, on stage\, and in print. She holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College. She once found a five-leaf clover during a solar eclipse.Victor D. Infante is the features editor for The Worcester Telegram & Gazette and the editor for Worcester Magazine. He has appeared in dozens of journals\, including The Chiron Review\, The Collagist\, Barrelhouse\, Pearl\, Spillway\, The Nervous Breakdown and Word Riot\, as well as in anthologies such as “Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry\,” “Spoken Word Revolution Redux\,” “The Last American Valentine: Poems to Seduce and Destroy\,” “Aim For the Head: An Anthology of Zombie Poetry\,” “The Incredible Sestina Anthology” and all three “Murder Ink: Tales of New England Newsroom Crime anthologies.” His most recent book is the poetic novella\, “Suffer For This: Love\, Sex\, Marriage and Rock ‘n’ Roll\,” from Moon Tide Press.He is the 2025 Stanley Kunitz Medal winner.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/fox-poetry-series-featuring-lea-deschenes-victor-infante/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251028T160805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T160808Z
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SUMMARY:Resistance & Hope A song for Palestine\, Congo & Sudan
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/resistance-hope-a-song-for-palestine-congo-sudan/
LOCATION:The Village Worcester\, 4 King Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251014T201904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T020940Z
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SUMMARY:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, MA\, continues to meet virtually. Join us virtually on Zoom with none other than Francine DALessandra\, our featured reader!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-thirsty-lab-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251007T205541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T205546Z
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SUMMARY:The Vanilla Bean Cafe
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-vanilla-bean-cafe/
LOCATION:Vanilla Bean Cafe\, 450 Deerfield Road\, Pomfret\, CT\, 06259\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
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SUMMARY:O’Hara Prize Winners’ Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join the winners of the WCPA’s 2025 Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize for a reading of their work and the work of contest judge DeMisty Bellinger. There will also be an opportunity to mingle over refreshments. The reading will start at 4:00 pm US/Eastern. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Prize – Anthony DiPietro is a gay sex poet originally from Providence\, RI\, who has lived throughout New England and elsehwere. Now deputy director of Rose Art Museum\, he resides in Worcester\, MA. He composed his 2021 chapbook And Walk Through (Seven Kitchens Press) on a typewriter during the pandemic lockdowns\, and his debut collection is kiss & release (Unsolicited Press\, 2024). \n\n\n\nSecond Prize – Maia Campbell is a Jamaican-American writer and doctoral candidate studying political philosophy at the University of Dallas. Maia has published poetry in Amistad: Howard University’s Literary Arts Journal and Wilder Roam. She has also participated in several poetry readings and has had her work publicly displayed as part of the Worcester County Poetry Association’s Rain Poetry Competition in 2022 and 2024. Maia grew up in Worcester and moved back to the city in 2023. \n\n\n\nThird Prize – Claire Schaeffer-Duffy\, along with their husband Scott\, is a founding member of the SS. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker\, a lay community in Worcester\, MA\, that offers hospitality to men and women in need and engages in a variety of works for peace and justice. The community publishes The Catholic Radical\, to which Claire contributes. Claire began writing as a freelance journalist for the National Catholic Reporter in 2000\, a pursuit that has allowed her to satisfy her wanderlust. Her profiles\, features\, and investigative stories have garnered several awards from the Catholic Press Association. You can find her book reviews in America magazine. She and Scott are the happy parents of four children and grandparents of six. The couple still logs their miles as long-distance runners\, although lately\, Claire is thinking about taking up the ukulele. \n\n\n\nHonorable Mention – Em Judkins (they/them) is an over-caffeinated queer poet and filmmaker based in Massachusetts. They graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in English and Film and Media Studies. Their work has received Ethel Olin Corbin Prize\, the Ruth Forbes Eliot Prize\, and Elizabeth Drew Essay Prize\, and appears in The Core Review\, new words poetry journal\, Emulate\, and elsewhere. They believe in love and bad art. \n\n\n\nHonorable Mention – Elina Kumra is a poet\, writer and author of Ash and Olive and Extant.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIrena Kaci will moderate the ceremony. \n\n\n\nContest Judge DeMisty D. Bellinger’s latest book\, All Daughters Are Awesome Everywhere\, is an award-winning collection of short fiction from the University of Nebraska Press’ Zero Street Fiction series. Her other books are the novel New to Liberty (Unnamed Press)\, and the poetry collection Peculiar Heritage (Mason Jar Press). DeMisty teaches creative writing at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. You can learn more about DeMisty at demistybellinger.com. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for what is always a fun and inspiring event.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/ohara-prize-winners-reading-2/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20251010T192815Z
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SUMMARY:Booklover' Gourment Open Mic 10/18
DESCRIPTION:Join Booklover’s Gourment for a monthly round robin style\, open poetry reading hosted by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share. \n\n\n\nSpace for the open mic is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. \n\n\n\nSign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklover-gourment-open-mic-10-18/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourment\, 72 E Main St\, Webster\, 01570\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20250929T174836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T181735Z
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SUMMARY:ThreeDecker Workshop & Reading
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Surrette grew up in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester\, Massachusetts. She now spends her time between her family in Worcester and at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) where she is a PhD candidate. She has contributed chapters to edited volumes such as Qualitative Inquiry in the Present Tense: Writing a New History and in the Demystifying Social Justice Education book series. Melissa has also co-authored an article in the “International Review of Qualitative Research”. Her published poems can be found in ThreeDecker and ONE ART: a journal of poetry. Melissa is a member of the PoemWorks poetry group as well as the Round Table Poetry Workshop based out of the Boston area.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/threedecker-workshop-reading/
LOCATION:Jacob Edwards Library\, 236 Main St.\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T192527
CREATED:20250911T222848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T222852Z
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SUMMARY:The Shawna Foundation’s Library Poetry Tour Wraps Up 2025 With Final Stops of the Year
DESCRIPTION:The Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation\, Inc. is proud to announce the final stop of the year for its Library Poetry Tour\, featuring Worcester poet John Edward Keough. This free event\, part of the Shawna Foundation’s mission to uplift diverse voices and foster creative expression in community spaces\, will take place Oct. 15 and 16 at two different libraries in our area. We welcome everyone to experience the power of the spoken word. \n\n\n\nThe Library Poetry Tour program will hit the Uxbridge Free Public Library\, 19 North Main St.\, Uxbridge onThursday\, Oct. 16. The readings begin at 6 p.m. and are free. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur October featured poet John Edward Keough is an award-winning poet\, journalist\, and filmmaker who makes his home in his beloved city of Worcester. His favorite book of all time is “Don Quioxte\,” and he can be found walking in Elm Park telling the geese about his adventures\, righting wrongs\, doing good deeds\, and trying to be better than the day before. The Shawna Foundation Library Poetry Tour is made possible by our local cultural council partners\, financially supporting this program since 2023. The Milford Cultural Council\, the Uxbridge Cultural Council; and the Massachusetts Cultural Council support a critical part of the mission of the Shawna Foundation by joining us in believing that giving voice to poets can change the world. Audience donations also support our poets and the program. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMore About the Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-shawna-foundations-library-poetry-tour-wraps-up-2025-with-final-stops-of-the-year-2/
LOCATION:Uxbridge Free Public Library\, 15 North Main Street\, Uxbridge\, MA\, 01569\, United States
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