• FREE SPOKEN WORD/POETRY EVENT SET FOR SEPT. 11TH AT ROSELAND PARK, WOODSTOCK, CT

    Roseland Park 205 Roseland Park Rd., Woodstock, CT, United States

    Massachusetts poet and former National Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2020) Paul Richmond, will be among the readers at the next Poet’s at Large spoken word/poetry event at Roseland Park, Woodstock, CT. This will be held on September 11th from 2-4 p.m. at 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, Ct. in the barn. Recommended for ages 14 and […]

  • Board Meeting

    Business meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association. We will NOT be meeting at the Sprinkler Factory. Meeting on Zoom only. The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82984700339?pwd=bldlZHc3VWxQL1hLK0JlV3JnNmlsZz09 Meeting ID: 829 8470 0339 Passcode: 226862

  • Arts In The Garden

    Community Teaching Garden 3 West Boylston Dr., Worcester, MA, United States

    Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden featuring musician Ron Carlson, and poet Paul Szlosek Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event. Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! Ron Carlson has been performing in Central Massachusetts and […]

  • FOX FEST 2022

    Betsy's Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road, Woodstock, MA, United States

        Featuring Richard Fox! Richard Fox seeks three-decker rainbows, fluent scout dogs, and illuminating espresso. When not writing about rock ’n roll or youthful transgressions, his poems focus on cancer from the patient’s point of view drawing on hope, humor, and unforeseen gifts. He is the author of seven poetry collections, the latest: Once […]

  • Through the Rear View

    Brooks Concert Hall College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, United States

    Join us for an evening of poetry and music, Through The Rear View. The concert features musical adaptations of poems about time, memory, and the past, performed by Jennifer Ashe (soprano), Brian Church (baritone), Jonathan Hess (percussion), and Matthew Jaskot (piano). Works include poems by Emily Dickinson, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, and authors of haiku such as […]

  • Annual Gregory Stockmal Reading

    Assumption College 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA, United States

    The 2022 Annual Gregory Stockmal  in Assumption University's Curtiss Hall After a two-year hiatus, we are excited to once again host the annual Gregory Stockmal Reading on Thursday, September 22, 2022.  The event will occur in the Curtis Performance Hall at Assumption University at 7:30 pm.  This year the featured reader will be Martha Collins. Click to view […]

  • Winners’ Reading for the 2022 Frank O’Hara Prize

    First Unitarian Church 90 Main Street, Worcester, MA

    Join the winners of the WCPA’s 2022 Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize for a reading of their work and the work of contest judge Usman Hameedi. There will be an opportunity to mingle over refreshments as well. First place - Jennifer Freed Second place - Lis Beasley Third place - Cheryl Bonin Honorable […]

  • Free People’s Workshop

    WCPA Office @ Salisbury House 61 Harvard St., Worcester MA, MA, United States

    Artists, poets. musicians, dramatists, etc. meet to discuss and share their work. Constructive critique is encouraged.    

  • Artists Who Are Poets/Poets Who Are Artists Reading

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

    Featuring Susan Elizabeth "Beth" Sweeney! Susan Elizabeth (Beth) Sweeney’s poems have appeared in Diner, Worcester Review, Journal of Irish Literature, and elsewhere, and won an Academy of Poets Prize, a Frank O’Hara Poetry Prize, and other awards. Her chapbook, Hand Me Down (Finishing Line, 2013), was a semifinalist in the New Women’s Voices Competition. She is now collaborating with […]

  • A Virtual Thirsty Lab with B.G. Thurston

    Zoom Online Meeting , United States

    The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, bg Thurston will be the featured reader. bg Thurston received her MFA in Poetry from Vermont College. She teaches writing courses at Lasell University/Village and conducts workshops for the Writing the Land Project. Her third […]