Getting Curious: Responding to Curiouser and Curiouser with Ekphrastic Poetry
2026-06-06 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Hopkinton Arts Center, 98 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton, Massachusetts, 01748, United States

Elizabeth Bishop
2026-06-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Bishop’s grave in Hope Cemetery, 119 Webster Street, 119 Webster Street, Worcester, MA, 01603, United States
of Worcester and Elsewhere

We’ll begin with a talk at the Hope Cemetery Administration Office about Elizabeth Bishop’s life and work; turn right after entering the main gate. At 6:30 pm, a dozen poets will read poems by or about Bishop at her grave; from inside the main gate, proceed to Curtis Ave and take your fourth left to Beech Street.

LoveFest
2026-06-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Fitchburg Town Commons, 326 Main Street, Fitchburg, mass, 01420, Macau

BLOOMSDAY
2026-06-16 08:30 - 20:00
Come Celebrate BloomsdayIn Worcester Massachusetts, Tuesday June 16th 2026

The book Ulysses follows Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus as they wander through Dublin on June 16, 1904, the date James Joyce had his first encounter with his wife to-be Nora Barnacle. You can join us to listen or read a part of his story. Sponsored by the Worcester County Poetry Association.

SiteTimeChapterBancroft TowerBancroft Tower Rd.Worcester MA830-10:00 AMTelemachus: STATELY, PLUMP BUCK MULLIGAN ….Classical High21 Irving StreetWorcester MA10:00 -12:00 AMNestor: YOU, COCHRANE, WHAT CITY SENT FOR HIM? Birch Tree Bread Company 138 Green St. Worcester, MA12:00 – 1:00 PMoptional reading – your choiceLibrary3 Salem SquareWorcester MA 1:00 – 3:00 PM Aeolus: IN THE HEART OF THE HIBERNIAN METROPOLISTidepool Bookstore372 Chandler St.Worcester MA3:00 -5:00 PMProteus: INELUCTABLE MODALITY OF THE VISIBLERalph’s Diner148 Grove StreetWorcester MA5:00 -6:00 PMIthaca: WHAT PARALLEL COURSESOak Barrel Restaurant?229 Grove Street 6:00 – 800 PMPenelope: YES BECAUSE HE NEVER DID A THING LIKE THAT BEFORE….

Graphic courtesy of K-Fai Steele

The Poetry Extravaganza
2026-06-17 18:30 - 20:30 | The Mill, 185 W. Boylston Street, West Boylston, Massachusetts, 01583, United States
Join us at The Mill in West Boylston on June 17th! We need your support through the Summer months! 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 separate room with AC 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 from 6:30-8;45 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 June 17th is the multi-talented Emily Dart.

Mark Lewandowski of Lewandowski Painters sponsors our event. That’s how we pay the poets! I’m back from my adventures at Universal Studios and happy to host the event. Join the Fun on June 17th!

Emily Dart is scientist and writer. An ecologist, her writing explores the relationships between humans and their environments – both the natural world and the world we’ve built.

Booklover's Gourmet
2026-06-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 E. Main St., Webster, MA, 01570
Open Mic Poetry- with Guest Emcee Deb Mitsakos!

Saturday, June 20th

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join us for our monthly round robin style, open poetry reading!

Space for the open mic is limited to 14 and usually fills up quickly. Please email: deb@bookloversgourmet.com to register or call (508) 949-6232

All are welcome to come listen!

Poets at Large in June
2026-06-20 19:00 - 21:30 | The Vanilla Bean, 450 Deerfield Road, Pomfret, CT, 06259, United States
Poets at Large Presents DiCaronimo & Wheeler

Poets at Large will host poets from Fitchburg, MA on Saturday night, May 20th, at 7 p.m. at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, in Pomfret, CT. The featured readers that night will be Laura DiCaronimo and Sarah Beth Wheeler. Admission is free and donations are welcome. DiCaronimo is an optician, poet and wife who holds certification in nonprofit management. She hosts and organizes The Openest Mic series and is a board member of Worcester County Poetry Association. She was the inaugural Dan Lewis recipient and was one of the nominees for the 2025 Spoken Word Artist of the Year through the Boston Music Awards. DiCaronimo has performed internationally, and her first chapbook, Winner for Trying (Metaphysical Fox Press), was published in 2025. Her email is listenstotheradio@gmail.com.

Wheeler is a lifelong poet, and has performed from Boston to San Fransico placing second in the Dancing Poetry Festival. She recently served as a judge for the Second Annual Massachusetts Poetry Olympics. Wheeler has been published in multiple chapbooks and she is co-creator of the album, The Unforgivable Ghetto where her poetry is powerfully accompanied with a musical underscore. This event begins at 7 p.m. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to be in the open mic. Age 16 and up.

Poets at Large has brought over 120 published and awarded poets to the area since 2020 and dozens of people have participated in the open mic portions during that time. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. All events are ADA compliant and are recommended for ages 16 andup. Readings for the rest of the season are sponsored in part by donations from bankHometown, Charter Oak FCU, WHZ Financial and The Putnam Area Foundation. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic; 5-minute max as time allows.

Poets at Large with DiCaronimo & Wheeler
2026-06-20 19:00 - 21:30 | The Vanilla Bean, 450 Deerfield Road, Pomfret, CT, 06259, United States
Poets at Large Presents DiCaronimo & WheelerPoets at Large will host poets from Fitchburg, MA on Saturday night, May 20th, at 7 p.m. at The Vanilla Bean Café, 450 Deerfield Road, in Pomfret, CT. The featured readers that night will be Laura DiCaronimo and Sarah Beth Wheeler. Admission is free and donations are welcome.

DiCaronimo is an optician, poet and wife who holds certification in nonprofit management. She hosts and organizes The Openest Mic series and is a board member of Worcester County Poetry Association. She was the inaugural Dan Lewis recipient and was one of the nominees for the 2025 Spoken Word Artist of the Year through the Boston Music Awards. DiCaronimo has performed internationally, and her first chapbook, Winner for Trying (Metaphysical Fox Press), was published in 2025. Her email is listenstotheradio@gmail.com.

Wheeler is a lifelong poet, and has performed from Boston to San Fransico placing second in the Dancing Poetry Festival. She recently served as a judge for the Second Annual Massachusetts Poetry Olympics. Wheeler has been published in multiple chapbooks and she is co-creator of the album, The Unforgivable Ghetto where her poetry is powerfully accompanied with a musical underscore.

This event begins at 7 p.m. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to be in the open mic. Age 16 and up.

Poets at Large has brought over 120 published and awarded poets to the area since 2020 and dozens of people have participated in the open mic portions during that time. Poets at Large is a project of Windham Arts. All events are ADA compliant and are recommended for ages 16 and up. Readings for the rest of the season are sponsored in part by donations from BankHometown, Charter Oak FCU, WHZ Financial and The Putnam Area Foundation. Contact karen.warinsky@gmail.com to sign up for the open mic; 5-minute max as time allows.

A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Susan Roney-O'Brien
2026-06-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event
The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, MA, continues to meet virtually. Join us on Tuesday June 30th virtually on Zoom with none other than Susan Roney O’Brien, our featured reader!

Susan Roney-O’Brien earned an MFA from Warren Wilson College, has published two chapbooks: Earth and Farmwife, and three collections: Legacy of the Last World, Bone Circle and Thira. She received the 2020 Stanley Kunitz Poetry Medal, and has been nominated for many Pushcart Prizes. Her work has been translated into Braille and Mandarin and has been published widely. She curates the monthly Thirsty Lab Series, coordinates grant-funded literary readings, works with student-poets and organizes, runs, and participates in poetry workshops. She and her husband live on a small farm with Oliver, their chocolate Lab, in Central Massachusetts.
