Join us for the open mic then our feature, the amazing Paul Szlosek. Doors open at 530pm. Kitchen will be open. Sign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com Paul 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 […]
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/89003033509?pwd=aXpqeE1sU0pHbmY3S3BqZnlDUUswUT09 or use Meeting ID: 890 0303 3509 Passcode: 341143
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 - 4:00—5:00 PM Virtual Event Worcester, MA, 01608 Registration Link: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/birthright-a-virtual-poetry-reading-with-george-abraham/ George 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. […]
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15- 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-8/ 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 respectful […]
This will be our first monthly open mic poetry event of 2022! **At this time, masks are required REGARDLESS OF VAX STATUS. You must register to attend.** Bring original or favorite poetry to share in a round-robin style moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. Space is limited so please reserve your space in order to participate […]
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 […]
Artists, poets. musicians, dramatists, etc. meet to discuss and share their work
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 […]
