• WCPA 2023 Annual Meeting

    Salisbury House Ball Room 61 Harvard St., Worcester, MA, United States

    The annual meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association will be held in the ball room of The Salisbury House, followed by a reading of Worcester’s newest poet laureate Oliver de la Paz.     Oliver de la Paz is the Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA for 2023-2025. He is the author and editor of […]

  • Poetry Extravaganza featuring Robert Eugene Perry

    Redemption Rock Brewery 333 Shrewsbury St,, Worcester, MA, United States

    Join us on Tuesday, April 4th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry, humor, and revelry. Two open-mic sessions sandwich our Feature poet Robert Eugene Perry Sign up for the open-mic at jfjr6969@gmail,com . Five-minute maximum, please. Free admission. Separate area for our event. On-the-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options. Redemption […]

  • ‘Humor 101’ at the Worcester Senior Center with Joe Fusco Jr. Worcester Senior Center

    Worcester Senior Center 128 Providence St, Worcester, MA, United States

    We're back! Worcester Humorist/Senior Center member Joe Fusco Jr. hosts 'Humor 101.' for another four sessions.   This year, we'll deep-dive into Sitcoms, Funny Movies, British Humor, Satire and Political Humor, and, of course, Ventriloquism. Classes are the 2nd Monday of the month (March 13th, April 10th, May 8th, and June 12th). Admission is Free! […]

  • Poetry Reading at Tidepool Bookshop

    TidePool Bookshop 372 Chandler St. Unit 101, Worcester, MA

    C. I. MARSHALL is. reading from her new book "The Locksmith Journeys Into The Afterlife" winner of the Frosted Fire First Pamphlet Award 2022.

  • Solo/Duet: Music & Poetry Unite

    Merriam Gilbert Library 3 West Main St., West Brookfield, MA, United States

    An evening of poetry and music. Each evening will feature solo readings by area poets that will bookend a musical duet performance in the Merriam Gilbert library in West Brookfield, Ma. Each program will begin at 6:00 pm. The evenings are free and open to the public and sponsored in part by a grant from […]

  • Westborough Public Library Poetry Night: Open Mic

    Westborough Public Library 55 West Main Street, Westborough, MA, United States

    For National Poetry Month, come out to celebrate the spoken word--join the Westborough Public Library for an Open Mic Night! Have you been workshopping an original poem, or do you have a ballad by a favorite author? Come and read them aloud! Or, simply celebrate by listening and supporting local writers. 5 minute time limit […]

  • Dear Suzanne

    Beaman Memorial Library 8 Newton Street, West Boylston, MA

    A reading of poems from “Dear Suzanne” in 2 voices with slides of her artwork, Paintings with her as a model and photographs. Suzanne Valadon 1865-1938, French artist, favorite model of Renoir and mother of Utrillo. A book in 2 voices. Persona poems in the voice of Valadon talking about her life and letter poems […]

  • 12-Hour Write-a-Thon

    New Dawn Center 84 Main St., Ashburnham, MA, United States

    A fundraiser in the form of a Write-a-Thon will take place at New Dawn Arts Center at 84 Main Street in Ashburnham on Saturday, April 15th, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. The Write-a-Thon is the brainchild of Kevin Scott Hall, one of the instructors of the free Tuesday night writing workshops at the Center. […]

  • a Workshop with Martha Collins

    Preservation Worcester Board Room 61 Harvard St., Worcester, MA, United States

    Martha Collins’ Workshop Saturday, April 14, 1-5 pm The Salisbury Mansion, Worcester, MA   $35.00 per person, Class limited to ten participants  (Three spots now already filled)   QUICK STARTS, THOUGHTFUL RESPONSES Part One: This workshop will begin with a very short brainstorming exercise to help you identify or refine subjects you’d like to address in […]

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