The WCPA is happy to help the Thirsty Lab poetry reading go virtual for their 4th (and occasional 5th) Tuesday reading. On Tuesday, March 30, 20201, northern Minnesota native Francine Sterle will be the feature. Visit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading, and Zoom will send you an […]
From Worcester State University: Person, Place, and Thing A Virtual Poetry Reading featuring Poets Judy Hoyer '65 and Heather Treseler (Dept. of English) Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 7 pm Poets Judy Hoyer ('65) and Heather Treseler (Dept. of English), authors of Bits and Pieces Set Aside (Finishing Lines Press, 2017) and Parturition (Southword Press, 2020), will read from […]
Join us for the WCPA College Poetry Contest where we will award the Elizabeth Manuscript Prize and the Etheridge Knight Performance Prize. In its thirteenth year, area colleges send representatives to compete for bragging rights, complimentary membership in the WCPA, and the publication of a poem by the manuscript winner in The Worcester Review. The […]
The next reading in our Zoom into Poetry series will feature Boston-poet Charles Coe. Join us on Sunday, April 11, 2021, at 7:00 pm. Visit the Zoom registration link to receive information on how to join the reading, and Zoom will send you an e-mail with the meeting details and link. Register Charles Coe is […]
In this time of pandemic, poets lack a regular forum for performing, and we lack the ability on our parts to see/hear what poets are writing. In the virtual reading, each poet will read one poem of his/her own and one of another Worcester area or Worcester connected poet. The reading will be aired live […]
Register here: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poets-of-worcester-present-a-writing-workshop-with-worcester-s-poet-laureates/ Join the City of Worcester’s Poets Laureate Juan Matos and Amina Mohammed for a Poetry Writing Workshop! Experienced poets and novices, teens and adults alike are invited to join this virtual workshop and hear the experiences of the Poets Laureate, who will share some of their works and guidehttps://worcestercountypoetry.org/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=tribe_events&page=tribe-common attendees through creating […]
Join the board of the Worcester County Poetry Association for our monthly board meeting. This will once again be a virtual meeting due to the continued need for social distancing. This is a working meeting, not a poetry reading. We welcome the respectful input of the central Massachusetts poetry community. Please register in advance for […]
Starting in 1971 with a conversation among friends and a dream to formalize the poetry community in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Worcester County Poetry Association and its dedicated poet- and poetry-loving volunteers has grown to be one of the longest-running non-profit poetry organizations in the United States, publishing The Worcester Review and promoting and supporting readings, […]
Presented By: Seven Bridge Writers' Collaborative Together, published inspirational writers, Barbara Foster and Sharon Harmon, will share what they have learned in the field of writing inspirational pieces. In this class, Sharon will discuss the therapeutic work of writing to deal with issues. It will include journaling, letters, and poetry. She will show the class […]
Worcester Public Library invites you to an evening of Black women creating poetry, inspired by Audre Lord's book Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Expect great verse and conversation with poets Rush Frazier, Tina Gaffney, Amina Mohammed, Xaulanda Thorpe, and Ashley Wonder. Register at https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/sisters-outsider-a-virtual-panel-of-black-women-creating-poetry/ Miss Tina E. Gaffney is the Artistic Director of Stage Presence […]
