A Reckoning in Boston is an award-winning documentary about the Clemente Course in the Humanities experience of Kafi Dixon and Carl Chandler. On Monday, January 17 - MLK Day - A Reckoning in Boston will have its national broadcast premiere on PBS Independent Lens at 10:00 pm, and will be available on the PBS video […]
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The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, Muriel Nelson will be the featured reader. Visit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading. Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and a link to […]
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 - 11:00 AM—12:00 PM Virtual Event Worcester, MA, 01608 Registration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-o-brien-9/ This virtual poetry workshop is a vehicle for critique, a time of close reading and thoughtful responses that help craft the written word so that it says exactly what the author intends. The focus is the work itself. Poets are […]
Renowned poet, painter, memoirist, and short story writer, Worcester's own Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) rests within Hope Cemetery. On what would be her 111th birthday, we gather by her grave to read her poetry and summon the scenes so skillfully painted in her verse. Come celebrate with the WCPA and Beth Sweeney, director of the new […]
Open Poetry and Play Reading featuring Michel Duncan Merle and Stewart Evan Lalo "Sam." Staged Reading of the play "Art." Open Mic: one poem and a lightening round . Contact Sam 508-753-4319 or Huck 508-753-2500 to sign up. **** UPDATE UPDATE **** Note: This event will not take place at the Tidepool bookstore. It will […]
Business meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association. Visitors are welcome. Only board members can vote on official matters. Due to the pandemic this event will be held on Zoom only. Please click on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84188100514?pwd=bHZuTmFwY012MEZqWEF3VUtOS2svdz09 Meeting ID: 841 8810 0514 Passcode: 279377
Pondering the Pandemic During the Rust Years: A Virtual Poetry Reading with Joe Fusco Jr. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 4:00—5:00 PM Virtual Event Worcester, MA, 01608 Registration link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/pondering-the-pandemic-during-the-rust-years-a-virtual-poetry-reading-with-joe-fusco/ Joe Fusco Jr. is a well-seasoned poet and humorist from Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the author of four books of semi-amusing poems and essays: Pondering the Pandemic During the […]
Bedlam Book Cafe presents Reading Sylvia Plath Now with Professor Amanda Golden on Friday, February 11, 2022, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Visit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading. Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and a link to join. Register Sylvia Plath irrevocably […]
Now that the snow is on the ground, we're turning our thoughts to giving voice to the poetry that has filled Worcester's rainy streets. We have invited the poets who created the Rain Poems to share their work in a reading for friends and family at the Park View Room (just off Elm Park @ […]
