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SUMMARY:Listen! a Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Listen! is a weekly poetry open mic on Sundays at 6 PM\, Nick’s Worcester. Hosted by David Macpherson.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/listen-a-poetry-reading-31/
LOCATION:Nick’s Worcester\, 124 Millbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dave Macpherson":MAILTO:davemacp@aol.com
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SUMMARY:2022 Poetry Word Series - March edition
DESCRIPTION:The first event of the 2022 Poetry Word Series\, scheduled for March 19th (snow date March 26)\, presents Jovonna Van Pelt\, author of Unrelated Questions\, Karen Warinsky\, former Montreal Prize finalist and author of Gold in Autumn\, and National Beat Poet Laureate (2020) Paul Richmond\, author of several books including You Might Need a Bigger Hammer\, The 24 Hour Store was Closed\, and his latest\, Swimming on the Titanic. Richmond operates Human Error Publishing and is a member of psychedelic funk band\, Do It Now. Open Mic reader Robert Eugene Perry is the author of four books including Surrendering to the Path\, and his newest\, Earthsongs\, which will be released this year. \nFourteen published poets will read in a poetry/spoken word series this year at the G.B. & Lexi Singh Performance Center/Dennis H. Rice Community Plaza\, 60 Douglas Road\, Whitinsville\, MA. The four events are free to the public and will include an open mic segment for audience members\, as time allows. Open Mic participants will read up to five minutes each and sign up at the start of each event. \nThe series is being hosted by ValleyCAST\, the arts and culture arm of Open Sky Community Services in collaboration with Poets at Large. Following Open Sky’s current COVID safety protocols\, all attendees will be required to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/2022-poetry-word-series-march-edition/
LOCATION:GB & Lexi Singh Performance Center\, Alternative's Whitin Mill\, 50 Douglas Rd.\, Whitinsville\, MA\, 01588
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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-6/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T230000
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SUMMARY:The Duende Project
DESCRIPTION:The Duende Project is Chris O’Donnell\, drums and humor; Chris Lawton\, guitars and discipline; Steven Lanning-Cafaro\, bass\, keyboards\, guitars\, and probably another three or ten instruments by the time you read this; Tony Brown\, poems\, vocals\, unintentionally hilarious fretted instrumental attempts.) \nTogether\, these four blend poetry\, rock\, funk\, jazz\, reggae\, folk\, and whatever else works into something much more than the sum of the parts\, live or on record. \nFirst founded as a duo by Tony and Steven back in 2006\, the band became a trio with the addition of Chris O’Donnell in 2013.  Later that year Chris Lawton\, who’d been associated with the band as chief cook\, bottle washer\, drill sergeant\, and (most important) producer and studio engineer since before the beginning\, came on full time with that mean old Les Paul of his\, and there it was. \nThe band is based in Southern New England\, with members living in Massachusetts and Rhode Island from Worcester to south of Providence.  They’ve played everywhere from Washington DC to Portland ME\, concentrating most of their gigs between NYC and Worcester\, MA.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-duende-project-6/
LOCATION:Nick’s Worcester\, 124 Millbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220316T193000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Anselm Berrigan and Maureen Owen
DESCRIPTION:Please join Ashburnham Stevens Memorial Library via Zoom for a poetry reading on March 16 at 6:30. Two of the most gifted poets in contemporary poetry\, Anselm Berrigan and Maureen Owen\, will read their work. For more information about these two poets\, including links to their collections\, reviews of their work\, and recordings of their reading\, please read below. This reading will be the first installment in the Stevens Memorial Library Reading Series.  Please contact the library to get on the list for the Zoom link. \nPhone – 978-827-4115\nEmail – library@ashburnham-ma.gov\nor Facebook DM the library \nJoin us via Zoom for an evening of poetry and hear two of the most gifted poets in contemporary poetry share their work. \nAnselm Berrigan’s most recent book of poetry is Pregrets\, published by Black Square Editions in 2021. Other books include Something for Everybody\, Come in Alone\, and the book-length poems Primitive State and Notes from Irrelevance. He’s the poetry editor for The Brooklyn Rail\, and co-editor of Get The Money!: Collected Prose of Ted Berrigan\, forthcoming from City Lights this fall. \nMaureen Owen\, former editor and chief of Telephone Magazine and Telephone Books\, is the author of Erosion’s Pull\, a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and the Balcones Poetry Prize. Her title American Rush: Selected Poems was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize and her work AE (Amelia Earhart) was a recipient of the prestigious Before Columbus American Book Award. She has taught at Naropa University and co-edited Naropa’s online zine not enough night through 19 issues. Her newest title Edges of Water is available from Chax Press.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-reading-with-anselm-berrigan-and-maureen-owen/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Stevens Memorial Library":MAILTO:library@ashburnham-ma.gov
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220313T193000
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SUMMARY:Listen! a Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Listen! is a weekly poetry open mic on Sundays at 6 PM\, Nick’s Worcester. Hosted by David Macpherson.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/listen-a-poetry-reading-30/
LOCATION:Nick’s Worcester\, 124 Millbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dave Macpherson":MAILTO:davemacp@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220309T190000
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Business meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association to be held on site at the Sprinkler Factory also virtually.  Link\, Meeting ID and password below \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89708940069?pwd=TVRwY2tuQ0xUMzJuNjV5QXVsV25FQT09 \nMeeting ID: 897 0894 0069\nPasscode: 334942
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/board-meeting-6/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T193000
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UID:4303-1646589600-1646595000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Listen! a Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Listen! is a weekly poetry open mic on Sundays at 6 PM\, Nick’s Worcester. Hosted by David Macpherson.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/listen-a-poetry-reading-28/
LOCATION:Nick’s Worcester\, 124 Millbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dave Macpherson":MAILTO:davemacp@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T160000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212112
CREATED:20220228T142031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T153232Z
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SUMMARY:Steve Kuusisto @ Worcester State University
DESCRIPTION:Worcester State University will host Steve Kuusisto on Wednesday\, March 2\, for the annual Hoyer Poetry Reading (3 p.m.) and the Honors Program’s Keynote lecture on disability and human rights (12:30 p.m.). Both events will occur at the May Street Auditorium at 280 May Street\, Worcester\, MA 01602\, and they are open to the public. \nRecognized by the NYT as a “powerful writer with a musical ear for language and a gift for emotional candor\,” Kuusisto is a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in Literature\, the author of several collections of poetry with Copper Canyon including Letters Borges and Only Bread\, Only Light\, as well as the bestselling memoirs Have Dog\, Will Travel; Planet of the Blind; and Eavesdropping: a Memoir of Blindness and Listening. These will be terrific events\, not to be missed.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/4396/
LOCATION:WSU May St. Auditorium\, 280 May St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212112
CREATED:20220224T013652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T013652Z
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SUMMARY:Free People's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A workshop for artists\, writers\, poets to share\, listen and receive helpful feedback. This will be an on-line event only. To participate click the link below or use the Meeting and passcode also listed below \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81083353435?pwd=QTBQUk1LaUNaaVVsMGRFYkpzVE43QT09 \n  \nMeeting ID: 810 8335 3435 \nPasscode: 525788
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-12/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220227T193000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212113
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UID:4300-1645984800-1645990200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Listen! a Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Listen! is a weekly poetry open mic on Sundays at 6 PM\, Nick’s Worcester. Hosted by David Macpherson.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/listen-a-poetry-reading-27/
LOCATION:Nick’s Worcester\, 124 Millbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dave Macpherson":MAILTO:davemacp@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T190000
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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab with Moira Linehan
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, February 22\, 2022\, Moira Linehan 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 \nMoira Linehan is the author of four collections of poetry. Her first two books\, If No Moon (2007) and Incarnate Grace (2015)\, were published by Southern Illinois University Press. If No Moon had been selected by Dorianne Laux as the winner of the 2006 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry open competition. Both books were named Honor Books in Poetry in the Massachusetts Book Awards. In June 2020 Slant Books published her third book\, Toward and at the end of that year\, Dos Madres Press brought out her latest\, & Company. She lives in the greater Boston area. \nFor her February 22\, 2022\, Worcester County Poetry Association reading\, Linehan will read from Toward. Many of its poems are set in landscapes where she had been awarded a writer’s residency. In particular\, she will highlight those begun at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in County Monaghan and the Cill Rialaig Project in Ballinskelligs\, County Kerry.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-moira-linehan/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T193000
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SUMMARY:Listen! a Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Listen! is a weekly poetry open mic on Sundays at 6 PM\, Nick’s Worcester. Hosted by David Macpherson.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/listen-a-poetry-reading-26/
LOCATION:Nick’s Worcester\, 124 Millbury Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dave Macpherson":MAILTO:davemacp@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212113
CREATED:20211220T164724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220212T214203Z
UID:3970-1645279200-1645286400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Booklovers’ Gourmet Open Mic Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Open Mic Poetry on the Third Saturday of (most) months\, 2-4 pm.\nBring an original piece to share in a round-robin style.\nModerated by Robert Eugene Perry. \n**Masks are required for all attendees at this time.** \nSpace is limited so please RSVP to deb@bookloversgourmet.com or 508-949-6232.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-poetry-share-5/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T203000
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CREATED:20210923T150454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220104T214939Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Michael True Memorial Reading
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the 2022 Michael True Memorial Reading featuring Jonathan Blake. \nThursday\, February 17\, 2022 \nCurtiss Performance Hall\nTsotsis Family Academic Center\nAssumption University \nThe reading will be free and open to the public\, though public health metrics may require a change to that plan. \nDownload the flyer feature artwork by Julie Chlapowski alongside a poem by feature Jonathan Blake.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/2022-michael-true-memorial-reading/
LOCATION:Curtiss Performance Hall\, Tsotsis Family Academic Center\, Assumption College\, 500 Salisbury St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212113
CREATED:20211209T180236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T224750Z
UID:3958-1644764400-1644768000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:“A Walk in the Woo” Worcester’s Rain Poets Read
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe 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 @ 230 Park Ave\, Worcester). \nThe reading will take place on Sunday\, February 13th\, 2022\, from 3-4 pm (with February 27th as a snow date).
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-walk-in-the-woo-worcesters-rain-poets-read/
LOCATION:Park View Room\, 230 Park Ave. (inside Cornerstone Bank)\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212113
CREATED:20220109T151119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220109T151244Z
UID:4047-1644606000-1644609600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Reading Sylvia Plath Now
DESCRIPTION:Bedlam Book Cafe presents Reading Sylvia Plath Now with Professor Amanda Golden on Friday\, February 11\, 2022\, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. \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 \nSylvia Plath irrevocably altered the landscape of poetry in the mid 20th century. Few poets have rendered such syntactical realizations of language combined with stunning emotional intelligence onto the page. In this celebration and resurrection of Plath’s indelible mark on the world of poetry\, we’ll get to hear from scholar Amanda Golden on the relevance of Plath’s work now. \nAmanda Golden is an Associate Professor of English at the New York Institute of Technology. She is the author of “Annotating Modernism: Marginalia and Pedagogy from Virginia Woolf to the Confessional Poets\,” and will be discussing this text in recognition of the launch of the paperback edition. She is co-editor of “The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sylvia Plath” (2022) and is currently co-editing “The Poems of Sylvia Plath” with Karen V. Kukil.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/reading-sylvia-plath-now/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bedlam Book Cafe":MAILTO:bedlambookcafe@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212113
CREATED:20211228T204148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T204148Z
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SUMMARY:Pondering the Pandemic During the Rust Years: A Virtual Poetry Reading with Joe Fusco Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Pondering the Pandemic During the Rust Years: A Virtual Poetry Reading with Joe Fusco Jr.\nFRIDAY\, FEBRUARY 11\, 2022  4:00—5:00 PM  Virtual Event Worcester\, MA\, 01608\nRegistration link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/pondering-the-pandemic-during-the-rust-years-a-virtual-poetry-reading-with-joe-fusco/\n\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/pondering-the-pandemic-during-the-rust-years-a-virtual-poetry-reading-with-joe-fusco-jr/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212113
CREATED:20220203T234820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220203T234820Z
UID:4220-1644433200-1644440400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Board meeting
DESCRIPTION: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: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84188100514?pwd=bHZuTmFwY012MEZqWEF3VUtOS2svdz09 \nMeeting ID: 841 8810 0514\nPasscode: 279377 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/monthly-board-meeting/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220209T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220209T183000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212113
CREATED:20220101T195929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220206T212246Z
UID:4027-1644426000-1644431400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:ARTISTS WHO ARE POETS / POETS WHO ARE ARTISTS  & POETS' THEATER
DESCRIPTION:Open Poetry and Play Reading featuring Michel Duncan Merle and Stewart Evan Lalo “Sam.” \nStaged Reading of the play “Art.” \nOpen Mic: one poem and a lightening round . Contact Sam 508-753-4319 or Huck 508-753-2500 to sign up. \n**** UPDATE UPDATE **** \nNote: This event will not take place at the Tidepool bookstore. It will be held on Zoom only. Use the following link \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83427305912?pwd=NjVUcXMwMzJvYURhUmt0YXF6bmpLQT09 \nMeeting ID: 834 2730 5912\nPasscode: 336580
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/artists-who-are-poets-poets-who-are-artists-poets-theater/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Sotirios Evangelos Lalos":MAILTO:selalos@verizon.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
CREATED:20220111T230411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T230655Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Bishop Graveside Reading
DESCRIPTION: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 Mapping Worcester in Poetry Project\, on Tuesday\, February 8th at 12:00pm. \nTo find Bishop’s grave in Hope Cemetery at 119 Webster Street:  \n\nEnter the cemetery’s main gate and drive along Curtis Avenue\nTake your fourth left onto Beech Street\nProceed for one block until you see two trees next to each other on the left side of the road \nBishop’s grave lies behind the first tree\nIf you like you can use these coordinates: 42°14’08.7″N 71°49’43.2″W\n\nIf you have a bit of time that day you might wish to use this new downloadable\, 20-minute do-it-yourself driving tour which will lead you past five Bishop sites on Main Street in Worcester to end at her grave in Hope Cemetery. Download the Bishop DIY Driving Tour. \nPlease wear appropriate attire\, footwear\, and a mask. \nA past reading in Hope Cemetery on the anniversary of the death of Elizabeth Bishop.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/elizabeth-bishop-graveside-reading-2/
LOCATION:E.Bishop Grave at Hope Cemetary\, 119 Webster St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220205T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
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SUMMARY:Poetry Writing Workshop with Susan Roney-O’Brien
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 5 – 11:00 AM—12:00 PM\n \nVirtual Event Worcester\, MA\, 01608\nRegistration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-o-brien-9/\n\nThis 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 respectful of each other\, value the craft\, understand the courage it takes to have work critiqued\, and make the final decisions about their own writing. Please join us. Writing prompts will be shared with registrants one week before the workshop\, and we request you submit your work at least three days before the workshop to give attendees time to read your poem. \nSusan Roney-O’Brien earned her MFA at Warren Wilson College and is the author of five poetry collections. She hosts monthly poetry readings\, teaches workshops\, and coordinates the Stanley Kunitz summer writing series.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-obrien-9/
LOCATION:Online event\, Cyberspace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220125T200000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
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SUMMARY:A virtual Thirsty Lab with Muriel Nelson
DESCRIPTION: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. \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 \nMuriel Nelson’s publications include Part Song\, winner of the Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize (Bear Star Press)\, and Most Wanted\, winner of the ByLine Chapbook Award (ByLine Press). Nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize\, her poems have appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal\, Four Way Review\, Front Porch Journal\, Hunger Mountain\, National Poetry Review\, The New Republic\, Northwest Review\, Ploughshares\, Prairie Schooner\, and Superstition Review\, and on Verse Daily and Poetry Daily. Italian Culture published her critical essay on Eugenio Montale. She holds master’s degrees from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers and the University of Illinois School of Music.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-muriel-nelson/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
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SUMMARY:Free People's workshop
DESCRIPTION:Artists\, poets. musicians\, dramatists\, etc. meet to discuss and share their work
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-11/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220117T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220117T220000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
CREATED:20220113T011249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220113T011249Z
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SUMMARY:A Reckoning in Boston
DESCRIPTION: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 app for 30 days. \nA white\, suburban filmmaker sets out to document students of color enrolled in Boston’s Clemente Course in the Humanities. He finds out that when it comes to exploring the city’s history of racism and gentrification\, it’s his own education he needs to reckon with. \nSite: pbs.org/reckoninginboston\nHashtag: #ReckoningInBostonPBS
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-reckoning-in-boston/
LOCATION:PBS Video App
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
CREATED:20211220T164616Z
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SUMMARY:Booklovers’ Gourmet Open Mic Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:This will be our first monthly open mic poetry event of 2022! \n**At this time\, masks are required REGARDLESS OF VAX STATUS. You must register to attend.** \nBring original or favorite poetry to share in a round-robin style moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. \nSpace is limited so please reserve your space in order to participate by responding “Going”\, email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-poetry-share-4/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
CREATED:20211202T191812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211202T192402Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Writing Workshop with Susan Roney-O’Brien
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, JANUARY 15- 11:00 AM—12:00 PM\n \nVirtual Event Worcester\, MA\, 01608\nRegistration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-o-brien-8/\n\nThis 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 respectful of each other\, value the craft\, understand the courage it takes to have work critiqued\, and make the final decisions about their own writing. Please join us. Writing prompts will be shared with registrants one week before the workshop\, and we request you submit your work at least three days before the workshop to give attendees time to read your poem. \nSusan Roney-O’Brien earned her MFA at Warren Wilson College and is the author of five poetry collections. She hosts monthly poetry readings\, teaches workshops and coordinates the Stanley Kunitz summer writing series.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-obrien-8/
LOCATION:Online event\, Cyberspace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220114T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220114T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
CREATED:20211202T191550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211202T192420Z
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SUMMARY:Birthright: A Virtual Poetry Reading with George Abraham
DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY\, JANUARY 14 – 4:00—5:00 PM\nVirtual Event Worcester\, MA\, 01608\nRegistration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/birthright-a-virtual-poetry-reading-with-george-abraham/\n\nGeorge Abraham’s highly anticipated debut Birthright (Button Poetry\, 2020) constructs a dialogue in which “every pronoun is a Free Palestine.” Through poems of immense emotion\, and the use of alluring form\, Abraham crafts work that examines what we come to own by existing. As trauma seeps through generations\, can the body deconstruct its own inheritance? In a world that only takes\, what is owed? George Abraham is a Palestinian American poet and writer from Jacksonville\, FL. Their debut Birthright won the Big Other Book Award and the Arab American Book Award in Poetry and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Poetry. He is a board member for the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI)\, a recipient of fellowships from Kundiman and The Boston Foundation\, and winner of the 2017 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational’s Best Poet title. Their work has appeared in The Nation\, American Poetry Review\, The Baffler\, The Paris Review\, Mizna\, and elsewhere. A graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard University\, Abraham currently teaches at Emerson College and is a Litowitz MFA+MA Candidate at Northwestern University.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/birthright-a-virtual-poetry-reading-with-george-abraham/
LOCATION:Online event\, Cyberspace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212114
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89003033509?pwd=aXpqeE1sU0pHbmY3S3BqZnlDUUswUT09 \nor use \nMeeting ID: 890 0303 3509\nPasscode: 341143 \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/board-meeting-5/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211230T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211230T200000
DTSTAMP:20260616T212115
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SUMMARY:Root and Press Poetry Extravaganza!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the open mic then our feature\, the amazing Paul Szlosek. \nDoors open at 530pm. Kitchen will be open. \nSign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com \nPaul Szlosek is a poet residing in Worcester\, Massachusetts\, and was co-founder and co-host of both The Poet’s Parlor and The Poetorium at Starlite Featured Poetry Open Mic & Reading Series in the nearby town of Southbridge. A past recipient of the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry and third place winner of the Worcester County Poetry Association’s 2020 Frank O’Hara Poetry Prize\, his poems have appeared in numerous publications both online and in print including the Worcester Review\, Worcester Magazine\, Sahara\, Radius\, Concrete Wolf\, Sikworm\, Star*Line\, Diner\, and We Are BEAT: National Beat Poetry Foundation Anthology. Paul’s probably best known in the Worcester poetry community for his fanatical obsession with obscure poetry forms\, and has invented his own including the ziggurat\, the streetbeatina\, the hodgenelle\, and the singsangsong which he shares on his blog Paul’s Poetry Playground @ https://playground.poetry.blog.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/root-and-press-poetry-extravaganza-3/
LOCATION:Root and Press LLC\, 623 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
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