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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab with  J.D. Scrimgeour
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, May 31\, 2022\, J. D. Scrimgeour will be the featured reader. \nVisit 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. \nRegister \n  \nJ.D. Scrimgeour is the author of four poetry collections The Last Miles\, Territories\, Lifting the Turtle\, and\, most recently\, Festival. He won the AWP Award for Nonfiction for his second nonfiction book\, Themes for English B: A Professor’s Education In & Out of Class. With musician Philip Swanson he released Ogunquit & Other Works\, a CD blending music and poetry. \nA longtime resident of Salem\, he’s written in many genres about the city. Mary Towne Eastey\, an ancestor in his direct line\, was put to death during the Salem Witch Trials. Another ancestor\, Thomas Perkins\, sat on the jury that found her guilty. \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-j-d-scrimgeour/
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SUMMARY:A FREE virtual book discussion with author Jennifer Freed
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nJoin author Jennifer Freed on Zoom May 31 at 2:00 for an informal discussion of her new book\, When Light Shifts.  In this book\, Freed creates a memoir that evokes from multiple perspectives the aftermath of brain injury (in this case cerebral hemorrhage)\, touching on themes of identity and ability\, loss and healing\, and the demands of parenting one’s parents. \n  \nProgram hosted on Zoom by the Gale Free Library in Holden\, MA.  Copies of the book can be borrowed at the registration desk.  To register\, please call (508)210-5569\, or email galefreelibrary@gmail.com \nJennifer Freed is an author\, poet and teacher\, and has been leading the Gale Free Library’s monthly “Craft of Writing” programs since 2014. She has been a finalist for the Frank O’Hara prize multiple times\, and has received multiple nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Orison Anthology.  Her chapbook\, These Hands Still Holding\, was a finalist in the 2013 New Women’s Voices Competition\, and she was awarded the 2020 Samuel Washington Allen Prize for a long poem or poem-sequence. Her website is jfreed.weebly.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-book-discussion-with-author-jennifer-freed/
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SUMMARY:Root and Press Poetry Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Open mic then our feature\, the extraordinary Eve Rifkah.\nBeverages and desserts available.\nSign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com\nSupport local poetry and an awesome venue.\nJoin us!\nEve Rifkah was co-founder of Poetry Oasis\, Inc. (1998-2012)\, a non-profit poetry association dedicated to education and promoting local poets. Founder and editor of DINER\, a literary magazine. She is the 2021 recipient of the Stanley Kunitz award. She lives in Worcester\, MA with her husband and cat\, Bela. webpage: Eve-Rifkah.com
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/root-and-press-poetry-extravaganza-4/
LOCATION:Root and Press LLC\, 623 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab with Eve Rifkah
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, May 24\, 2022\, Eve Rifkah will be the featured reader. \nVisit 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. \nRegister \nEve Rifkah was co-founder of Poetry Oasis\, Inc. (1998-2012)\, a non-profit poetry association dedicated to education and promoting local poets. Founder\, and editor of DINER\, a literary magazine with a 7-year run. She is the 2021 recipient of the Stanley Kunitz award. \nShe has run an ongoing writing workshop for 15 years and teaches workshops and classes at WISE (Worcester Institute for Senior Education). \nShe lives in Worcester\, MA with her husband\, musician\, artist\, writer Michael Milligan and their cat\, Bela.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-eve-rifkah-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sid Hall Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate Sid Hall\, Founder of Hobblebush Books and author of the new collected poems This Understated Land. This will be a virtual event and we ask that you register beforehand. To register\, please click here. \nOnce you register\, with instructions on how to join will be sent to your email. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/sid-hall-reading/
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SUMMARY:Poets At Large: Free Spoken Word Event
DESCRIPTION:The second in a series of free\, spoken word/poetry readings will be held on May 22 from 2-4 p.m. at the Community Plaza\, 60 Douglas Road\, Whitinsville\, MA from 2-4 p.m. The event will relocate to the Singh Center theater\, if rain. An affiliation of regional poets will perform in this series which is split between the Whitinsville location and Roseland Park\, 205 Roseland Park Road in Woodstock\, CT. All performances include an open mic segment. Sign-ups are at the event; 5-minute limit. Featured on May 22 are authors Gerald Yelle\, Loretta (Rhett) Watts and Joshua M. Stewart. Featured Open Mic reader will be Tianna Mercier. \n  \nYelle is a member of the Florence Poets Society and lives in Amherst.   His books include The Holyoke Diaries\, from FutureCycle Press\, and Mark My Word and the New World Order\, from Pedestrian Press. He will be releasing a new book in 2023 from FutureCycle Press. \n  \nWatts has published poems in numerous journals including Sojourners Magazine\, Spoon River Review\, The Mud Chronicles\, and The Worcester Review\, Canary. She won the Connecticut Poetry Award in 2013. Her chapbook is No Innocent Eye from Seven Kitchen Press\, and her books are Willing Suspension (Antrim House) and The Braiding (Kelsay Books). She facilitates writing and Soul Collage workshops in CT and MA. \n  \nStewart is the author of Break Every String and The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums. His poems have appeared in the Massachusetts Review\, Salamander\, Plainsongs\, Brilliant Corners\, and many other publications. His third poetry collection\, Love Something\, will be published by Main Street Rag. \n  \nAll remaining readings in the series will be from 2-4 p.m. and will be on June 5 (Roseland)\, June 26 (Singh)\, July 17 (Roseland)\, September 11 (Roseland)\, and October 23 (Singh). \n  \nSponsors of the Roseland Park readings include Charter Oak Federal Credit Union\, Linemaster Switch\, Atty Mark Brouillard\, Ashford Xtra Mart\, CR Premier Properties\, WHZ Strategic Wealth Advisors\, Bank Hometown & EA Custom Millwork of Northbridge\, MA. Sponsors of the Singh Center events include Webster First Bank\, EA Custom Millwork and ValleyCast/Open Sky Community Services. Email karen.warinsky@gmail.com with questions. \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-free-spoken-word-event/
LOCATION:Community Plaza\, 60 Douglas Road\, Whitinsville\, MA\, 60 Douglas\, Whitinsville\, MA\, 01588\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Booklovers’ Gourmet Open Mic Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly round-robin-style\, open poetry reading in a positive\, supportive environment. Bring original pieces to share. Moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. \nSpace is limited\, please reserve your spot by email to: deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-poetry-share-8/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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SUMMARY:Clemente Worcester Graduation 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join the 2022 Graduating class of Clemente Worcester on \nSunday\, May 15\, 2002\n2:00—4:00 PM\nThe American Antiquarian Society\n185 Salisbury St. Worcester\, MA \nGuest Speaker: Jill Lepore\, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University\, staff writer at The New Yorker\, and the host of The Last Archive podcast. \n  \nThe ceremony will be live-streamed\, and you may join virtually via this zoom link.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/clemente-worcester-graduation-2022/
LOCATION:American Antiquarian Society\, 185 Salisbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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SUMMARY:Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight
DESCRIPTION:Presented By: Salisbury Singers \nIn 2009\, a series of unpublished works by the composer Florence Price (1887-1953) were discovered in an abandoned house in Illinois. \nSalisbury Singers brings to life one of these works\, Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight\, composed by the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. The text of this piece describes the restless ghost of Abraham Lincoln pacing the streets and reflecting on the state of America in the lead-up to World War I. \nThis event is being held in the Curtiss Performance Hall at Tsotsis Family Academic Center at Assumption College. \nSalisbury Singers will explore a series of texts and musical reflections from the period around World War I with poetry by Langston Hughes\, Christina Rossetti\, Vachel Lindsay\, William Henry Davies and others\, set to music by Rosephanye Powell\, Nathaniel Dett\, Marques Garrett\, Ralph Vaughan Williams and more. \nBrad Dumont\, Music Director\nWilliam Goliger\, Assistant Conductor\nWilliam Ness\, Piano \nTickets $25 for Adults\, $12-20 for Students – purchase tickets at salsisburysingers.eventbrite.com.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/abraham-lincoln-walks-at-midnight/
LOCATION:Assumption Colege\, 500 Salisbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602-1233\, United States
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SUMMARY:WCPA Monthly Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly board meeting on Wednesday May 11th 2022 at 7 pm. Zoom link here. \nMeeting ID: 858 5771 2493 \n  \nIf you are interested in joining\, please email ahead at WCPABoard@yahoo.com so that we may give you the meeting password. \n  \nOr\, simply come join in person at our office at the Sprinkler Factory (38 Harlow St.) in Worcester. \n  \nWe look forward to seeing you there. \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/wcpa-monthly-board-meeting/
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SUMMARY:The Spring Painters and Poets Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Plein air painter and Plein air writer Sam Lalos invites you to a retreat at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center (10 Evans Road\, Biddeford Pool\, Maine  04005)\, \nMAY 11-13. WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 2022 TWO NIGHTS arriving Wednesday 1ish leaving FRIDAY 13 after lunch \nContact Anne or Sister Kate at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center directly 207 284 5671 and ask for Sam Lalos’ Worcester painters and poets group\nor contact Sam. 508 753 4319 slalos@worcester.edu and mention dates.\n100 per night with a private room and three meals included for 100 total per night.  Book other dates\, an option you have.  Price may change depending on the size of our group. \nThere is the possibility of eliminating the weekend days; check out the possibilities of booking your own or other dates. Separate sections for women. Religious services are optional and not required.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-spring-painters-and-poets-retreat/
LOCATION:Marie Joseph Spiritual Center\, 10 Evans Rd.\, Biddeford Pool\, ME\, 04005
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SUMMARY:Artists Who Are Poets/Poets Who Are Artists
DESCRIPTION:OPEN POETRY READING \nTUESDAY May 10\, 2022; FROM 5-6:30 PM \nFeaturing Linda McCarthy \nPOET AND MUSICIAN  \n (With a special tribute: Paul Szlosek reading the poetry of late friend Joan Erickson\, member of the ‘Motley Crew’)  \n  \nOpen mic: 2 Poems or 5-minute max \nContact Sam 508 753 4319 or Huck 508 753 2500 \nLOCATION TIDEPOOL BOOKSHOP \n372 Chandler Street 01602 \n508 753 2500 \nMASKS RECOMMENDED
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/artists-who-are-poets-poets-who-are-artists-5/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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SUMMARY:Free Poetry Workshop: Writing about History in Place
DESCRIPTION:with Susan Edwards Richmond\nWorcester PopUp\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester\n\nJoin Mapping Worcester in Poetry on May 7 for a free in-person workshop at Worcester PopUp! \nWe will focus on writing poems inspired by the past and the present of our city’s public spaces. The workshop includes resources\, practical tips\, field research at historical sites in downtown Worcester\, and a chance to share your new poem with others. Perhaps you’ll decide to enter the finished product in the Poems in and out of Places contest! \nBecause we will be going in and out ourselves during the workshop\, please wear a mask inside\, dress appropriately for walking outside\, and bring writing materials with you. \nThe workshop is free\, but spaces are limited.  Please reserve your spot by submitting a request to poemsinandoutofplaces@worcestercountypoetry.org by May 3\, 2022. \n\n  \nSusan Edwards Richmond is the author of five books of poetry for adults\, including Purgatory Chasm  and Increase\, which give voice to the stories of individual Massachusetts residents in the physical landscape where they occurred.  She also coordinates the annual Plein Air Poetry Writing and Reading at Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio in Harvard\, MA.  \nSusan writes books for children as well. Her picture book Bird Count won a Parent’s Choice Silver Award and the International Literacy Association’s Primary Fiction Award\, and two new picture books are coming out in fall 2022: Bioblitz! Counting Critters and Science Play. A passionate birder and naturalist\, Susan teaches preschool at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm and is happiest exploring natural habitats with her  husband and two daughters. \n\n  \n“Writing about History in Place” is the first in a series of free poetry workshops sponsored by Mapping Worcester in Poetry to inspire new poems about public spaces in our city. Notice this undated photo of 20 Franklin Street (courtesy of the Worcester Historical Museum)\, back when it was the Telegram Building rather than the home of Worcester PopUp. \nWe will also offer workshops in the Canal District in fall 2022 and at the Worcester Art Museum in early spring 2023. We believe that every place in our city is worthy of a poem! \nPoems in and out of Places will culminate in a one-time poetry contest for Worcester County residents with a deadline of June 1\, 2023. Selected poems—as many as two dozen—will be awarded an honorarium of $75. The poets will be photographed in the spaces that inspired them\, their words recorded on YouTube\, and their poems published and displayed either on site or in an exhibit at the Worcester Historical Museum. Additional poems will be posted online. To learn more about Poems in and out of Places\, check out our Call for Poems and visit the Mapping Worcester in Poetry page. \n  \n#PopUpJMAC\n#JMACWorcester\n#MakeArtEverywhere\n#WorcesterCulturalCoalition\nThe Worcester PopUp at the JMAC is a free-to-use\, creative\nco-working space of the Worcester Cultural Coalition and in partnership with The Barr Foundation. This event does not necessarily reflect the views of either organization.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-writing-about-history-in-place/
LOCATION:Worcester PopUp\, 20 Franklin Street\, Worcester
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SUMMARY:The Word at Workshop13
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Grand Hall on the first Friday of the month for an evening of Open Mic Poetry. \nThis monthly event is hosted by Adam Graboswski. Sign-up starts at 6:30 pm\, 7 pm start. Each month will also spotlight a featured poet. \n$5 suggested donation \nBeer\, wine\, soft drinks for pur­chase. Complimentary popcorn \nOPEN MIC POETRY DATES 2022 \nApril 1st – Featuring Hannah Larabee\nMay 6th\nJune 3rd\nJuly – August – Summer break – No open mic\nSeptember 2nd\nOctober 7th\nNovember 4th\nDecember 2nd
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-word-at-workshop13-2/
LOCATION:Workshop13\, 13 Church Street\, Ware\, MA\, 01082
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SUMMARY:Monadnock Pastoral Poetry Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Monadnock Pastoral Poets for their annual gathering of the Monadnock New Pastoral Poets & Writers as they host their weekend poetry retreat at the Barbara C. Harris Conference Center in Greenfield\, NH. \nThe weekend will be low-key\, collegial\, but full with small group (6 maximum) workshops (a primary workshop which meets twice and an optional single-session secondary workshop that meets once)\, an individual conference with mentors\, readings by participants\, writing time\, social time\, optional activities such as Saturday night acoustic folk music by The Grumbling Rustics. The conference concludes with the 30th annual reading of mentors followed by a closing banquet. \nThere will also be an opportunity to enjoy the almost 350 acres of hiking trails at the Harris Center on Otter Lake. \nDownload the Retreat PDF for more information including pricing. [link]
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monadnock-pastoral-poetry-retreat/
LOCATION:Barbara C. Harris Center\, Monadnock Pastoral Poetry Retreat\, Greenfield\, NH\, 03047
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SUMMARY:Birds & Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mass Audubon | Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary\, Princeton. \nFrom ancient to modern times\, birds have been a source of inspiration to poets. Walk with us along Wachusett Meadow’s ponds\, fields\, and forests. You’ll stop occasionally to listen as a poem is read\, then look for birds and other features of nature similar to those that may have inspired the poet’s words. You may just be inspired yourself\, so bring a small notebook and pen to record your experience. \n$15 for members / $20 for non-members – \nRegistration is required – visit https://www.massaudubon.org/program-catalog/wachusett-meadow/82607-birds-and-poetry to register and pay.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/birds-poetry/
LOCATION:Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary\, 113 Goodnow Rd\, Princeton\, MA\, 01541\, United States
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SUMMARY:Annual Contest Submission Deadline
DESCRIPTION:April 30\, 2022\, is the submission deadline for the WCPA’s Annual Poetry Contest which awards the Frank O’Hara Prize.  \nThe 2022 contest is being judged by Pakistani-American scientist\, poet\, and educator Usman Hameedi. \nThe contest is open to WCPA members in good standing\, residents of Worcester County\, or students/employees of institutions within Worcester County. \nThere is no fee for WCPA members to enter. Non-members pay $8 to enter the contest. \nContest guidelines and a link to the online submission portal are available at worcestercountypoetry.org/2022contest/. \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/annual-contest-submission-deadline/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T190000
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SUMMARY:"Fair Copy: Relational Poetics and Antebellum American Women’s Poetry" with Jennifer Putzi
DESCRIPTION:Presented By: American Antiquarian Society \nThis online event is free\, but registration is required. You will be sent an email with a link and instructions on how to join the event upon registration. Closed captioning is available as an option for this program via Zoom’s live transcription. \nRegister at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3716390599742/WN_0fyKADkmSNSxnRzu0mS4aw. \nIn Fair Copy Jennifer Putzi studies the composition\, publication\, and circulation of American women’s poetry in the antebellum United States. In opposition to a traditional scholarly emphasis on originality and individuality\, or a recovery method centered on author-based interventions\, Putzi proposes a theory and methodology of relational poetics: focusing on poetry written by working-class and African American women poets\, she demonstrates how an emphasis on relationships between and among people and texts shaped the poems that women wrote\, the avenues they took to gain access to print\, and the way their poems functioned within a variety of print cultures. Yet it is their very relationality which has led to these poems and the poets who published them being written out of literary history. Fair Copy models a radical reading and recovery of this work in a way that will redirect the study of nineteenth-century American women’s poetry. \nBeginning with Lydia Huntley Sigourney and ending with Elizabeth Akers Allen and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper\, Putzi argues that relational practices like imitation\, community\, and collaboration distinguished the poetry of antebellum American women\, especially those whose access to print was mediated by class or race. To demonstrate this point\, she recovers poetry by the “factory girls” of the Lowell Offering\, African American poet Sarah Forten\, and domestic servant Maria James\, whose volume Wales\, and Other Poems was published in 1839. Putzi’s work reveals a careful navigation of the path to print for each of these writers\, as well as a fierce claim to poetry and all that it represented in the antebellum United States. \nJennifer Putzi is Professor of English and Gender\, Sexuality\, & Women’s Studies at William & Mary in Williamsburg\, Virginia\, where she teaches courses in nineteenth-century American literature\, American women’s poetry\, and book history and print culture. She is the author or editor of five books\, most recently The Cambridge History of Nineteenth-Century American Women’s Poetry (2017\, co-edited with Alexandra Socarides) and Fair Copy: Relational Poetics and Antebellum American Women’s Poetry (2021). She is a co-editor of Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers. She is currently working on an edition of the 1868 diary of Frances Rollin Whipper\, an African American woman from South Carolina commissioned to write a biography of Martin R. Delany.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/fair-copy-relational-poetics-and-antebellum-american-womens-poetry-with-jennifer-putzi/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at WSU's Fuller Theater
DESCRIPTION:Members and especially board members of the WCPA Worcester County Poetry Association are invited to the dress rehearsal of the play ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at WSU’s Fuller Theater on WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 @ 7:30 PM.\nContact Sam Lalos slalos@worcester.edu  or even better Andrea Binnick at abinnick@worcester.edu.  We need to know who is coming to notify campus security.\nActual performance takes place the next 4 consecutive days.  Offer is extended to the first 25 people who sign up.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead-at-wsus-fuller-theater/
LOCATION:WSU;s Fuller Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T200000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153601
CREATED:20220421T184415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220421T184415Z
UID:4868-1651084200-1651089600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Mensa Subversa: Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Presented By: Bigelow Free Public Library \nJoin us for an open mic night to celebrate the conclusion of National Poetry Month 2022! Bring a poem or two to perform or just come and listen. Performance slots are 5 minutes each. There will be 15 slots available and you may come in and get your name on the schedule as early as 6 PM. \nPlease register online by 6 PM on Tuesday\, April 26th if you plan to attend\, even if you are not performing\, so we know how many people to expect! \nMasks are welcome but not required at this time and any performer who would prefer is welcome to bring a personal mic from home instead of using the shared mic. We will have a small guitar amplifier available for those who would prefer to perform a song. \nAs this is an Adult Services event\, while we expect performers to be mindful and respectful of others\, poems and lyrics do not need to be “family friendly.” \nHosted by Rainy Maple Sugar Candy.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/mensa-subversa-poetry-open-mic/
LOCATION:Bigelow Free Public Library\, 54 Walnut St\, Clinton\, MA
ORGANIZER;CN="Rainy Maple Sugar Candy":MAILTO:rlogan@cwmars.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T200000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153601
CREATED:20220403T163312Z
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SUMMARY:Root and Press Poetry Extravaganza featuring Robert Eugene Perry
DESCRIPTION:Open mike (5 minutes each) then the fabulous Robert Eugene Perry.\nFancy beverages and desserts available.\nSign up for the open mike at jfjr6969@gmail.com\nSponsored by D’Errico’s Markets\nJoin the fun!\nRobert Eugene Perry is a native of Massachusetts.\nHis first novel Where the Journey Takes You\, a spiritual allegory combining poetry and prose\, was published in 2007. This was followed by four collections of poetry The Sacred Dance: Poetry to Nourish the Spirit in 2008\, If Only I Were a Mystic\, This Would All Come So Easy in 2011\, Surrendering to the Path released by Human Error Publishing in 2020\, and Earthsongs a 50 poem/50 sketch collaboration with artist Ferol Anne Smith also released by Human Error Publishing in March 2022.\nPerry hosted a poetry group for disabled individuals at the former New England Dream Center in Worcester MA\, and has emceed the monthly Open Mic at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster MA since May 2017.\nThree poems were included in NatureCulture/ Human Error Publishing 2021 anthology Honoring Nature. Two of Perry’s poems were published in Poetica Magazine’s 2020 Mizmor anthology. He has had several poems published in Worcester Magazine\, and his short story In The Company of Trees was published by WordPeace journal in 2021.\nA metaphysical poet\, he draws inspiration from nature endeavoring to reveal connections between our higher selves and the natural world. He is a devoted husband and father of two grown boys.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/root-and-press-poetry-extravaganza-featuring-robert-eugene-perry/
LOCATION:Root and Press LLC\, 623 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T200000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153601
CREATED:20220222T211313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T112139Z
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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab with Joe Fusco Jr.
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, April 26\, 2022\, Joe Fusco Jr. will be the featured reader. \nVisit 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. \nRegister \nJoe 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 Rust Years (2021); Hmm…That’s Different (2020); Three Score (2014); and The Lost and Found Essays (2012)\, all available on Amazon. Joe’s musings have appeared in Damfino Press\, Ballard Street Poetry\, Worcester Review\, Asinine Poetry\, and the naughty ezine 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. Joe is still a frequent contributor to Worcester Magazine and the last Worcester Mega-Slam winner in 2017. Joe has lived in lovely Worcester with his better half Cyndi and their large family for thirty-five years. He is a registered Independent and sleeps with one eye always open. More info on Joe can be found at joesyellowpad.com.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-joe-fusco-jr/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T150000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153601
CREATED:20220330T183850Z
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UID:4555-1650718800-1650726000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Earthsongs Book Release Party: Poetry reading & signing
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate Earth Day with “Earthsongs”\, a new book of poetry & art featuring a collaboration between friends Robert Eugene Perry & Ferol Smith. \nSigned copies will be available for purchase. \nPoet Statement:\nThis collaboration with my artist friend Ferol was absolutely a labor of love. In discussing the sketches that would accompany the poems\, she intuitively grasped the meaning of the words and translated them into sublime images. She needed very little direction from me. \nIt was almost as if the synchronicity of the project was palpable to both of us. Her sketches added a new dimension to my own perception of my poems. This has been one of the most rewarding artistic experiences of my life. \nArtist Statement:\nWhen Bob first approached me about this project\, I was intrigued. Normally\, my art requires creatively rendering a visual scene. For this project\, it would involve interpreting the written word. \nAt first\, it was a challenge to read a poem and conceptualize a complementary nature scene. However\, once I started to really grasp the essence of his words\, the process became much easier. His poems inspired me to reach within\, and as a result I gained a deeper appreciation and understanding of his work.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/earthsongs-book-release-party-poetry-reading-signing/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T133000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153601
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UID:4364-1650715200-1650720600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:2022 Bishop/Knight College Poetry Contest Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, April 23\, 2022\, at noon for the 2022 installment of our annual College Poetry Contest where we will award the Elizabeth Manuscript Prize and the Etheridge Knight Performance Prize.  In its fourteenth year\, area colleges send representatives to compete for bragging rights\, complimentary membership in the WCPA\, cash prizes\, and the publication of a poem by the manuscript winner in “The Worcester Review“. \nOur 2022 event will be held 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. \nRegister \nDetails on the participating colleges and university students will be added as we approach the event.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/2022-bishop-knight-college-poetry-contest-reading/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T203000
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UID:4582-1650567600-1650573000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poems in and out of Places: The City in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading of poems set all over Worcester – Plantation Street\, Coes Pond\, Vernon Hill\, Main South\, Tatnuck Square\, downtown—and the launching of Poems in and out of Places. \nPhoto by Francisco Galarza \nThursday\, April 21\, 7-8:30 pm      ♦     TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler Street \nOpen Mic—Share a poem\, your own or someone else’s\, about a place in Worcester (sign up at the event) \nFeature—Enjoy poems about Worcester places that are written or read\, or both\, by Elizabeth Bishop\, Tony Brown\, Gennifer Dorgan\, Mary Fell\, Judith Ferrara\, John Gaumond\, Chris Gilbert\, Gertrude Halstead\, Carolyn Howe\, Judith O’Connell Hoyer\, Elijah Johnson\, Stanley Kunitz\, Ann Lewis\, Dan Lewis\, Juan Matos\, Charles Olson\, Robert Eugene Perry\, Vidya Prabhu\, Catherine Reed\, Eve Rifkah\, Robert Steele\, Susan Elizabeth Sweeney\, Paul Szlosek\, Heather Treseler\, Mike True\, and David Williams \nPlease wear a mask to this in-person event to help keep everyone safe. \n  \nCALL FOR POEMS AND CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT \nMapping Worcester in Poetry is seeking brand-new poems about the city’s public spaces by June 1\, 2023. Selected poems will be displayed\, recorded\, published\, and awarded an honorarium of $75. During the year before the deadline\, we’re hosting free workshops on writing about place. We invite you to learn more about the Poems in and out of Places contest and workshops and also more about Mapping Worcester in Poetry. \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poems-in-and-out-of-places-the-city-in-motion/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220421T210000
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UID:4789-1650564000-1650574800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Open Mic Poetry Night - In Celebration of National Poetry Month
DESCRIPTION:Join in a celebration of National Poetry Month for an open space for local poets and spoken word artists to share their pieces with the community. \nAnyone interested in sharing their poetry / spoken word during the event should email. \nEvent by The Village Worcester\, Sha-Asia Medina and Parlee Jones.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/open-mic-poetry-night-in-celebration-of-national-poetry-month/
LOCATION:The Village Worcester\, 4 King Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220416T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220416T160000
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UID:4392-1650117600-1650124800@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Booklovers’ Gourmet Open Mic Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly round-robin-style\, open poetry reading in a positive\, supportive environment. Bring original pieces to share. Moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. \nSpace is limited\, please reserve your spot by email to: deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-poetry-share-7/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220415T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153601
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon with the Worcester Poets Laureate (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join the City of Worcester’s Poets Laureate\, Juan Matos and Adael Mejia\, for an afternoon of poetry. Q&A to follow. In celebration of National Poetry Month\, this program is hosted in partnership between the Worcester Public Library and the City of Worcester’s Cultural Development Division. For ages 16+. \nRegister in advance at https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/an-afternoon-with-the-worcester-poets-laureate-virtual/ \nJuan Matos earned a Master’s Degree in bilingual education at Worcester State University and went on to teach Spanish Literature and ESL for 32 years\, the last 22 of which were in Worcester Public Schools. During this time\, he wrote and published 12 poetry books and anthologies\, took part in local and international literary festivals\, and founded several literary groups and workshops. \nAdael Mejia’s father was a teacher in Ecuador and would bring young Adael to school\, instructing him to practice his ABCs and write stories. As he grew older\, Adael also discovered a love of theatre\, dance\, music\, art\, and performing. Following his graduation from Burncoat High\, Adael joined the City’s first Create 508 program\, where he found a passion for developing youth artists and growing the community. Adael looks forward to working with young people\, including those in mental health and rehabilitation programs\, in his two-year term as Youth Poet Laureate.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/an-afternoon-with-the-worcester-poets-laureate-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220413T210000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153601
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Business meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association \nWill also be available on Zoom by clicking the following link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81588732414?pwd=aGgwV0JveTIvaWtBcENsZzJZMEhlQT09 \nMeeting ID: 815 8873 2414\nPasscode: 883943\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/board-meeting-7/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220409T120000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153602
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SUMMARY:What’s Next? The Story of One Creative Journey (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Judith Ferrara traces the source of inspiration that sustained over three decades of creativity resulting in poetry\, blogs\, paintings\, and an upcoming biography/memoir of Yetta Dine\, mother of poet Stanley Kunitz (TidePool Press). \nJudith Ferrara’s poems\, essays\, and artwork have appeared in several books and numerous journals. In 2018\, she received the Stanley Kunitz Medal from the Worcester County Poetry Association She was awarded a 2003 Worcester Cultural Commission/Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Arts Fellowship. A Few Sweet Drops in My Bitter Cup\, a biography/memoir of Yetta Dine\, mother of poet Stanley Kunitz\, from TidePool Press\, is forthcoming this year. \nRegister by visiting the Worcester Public Library event page at https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/what-s-next-the-story-of-one-creative-journey/.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/whats-next-the-story-of-one-creative-journey-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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