Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, 10 am Bishop’s grave (see directions below) Hope Cemetery, 119 Webster Street, Worcester       They have arranged to meet the rings around the moon, although within our memories they have not changed. Elizabeth Bishop, “The Shampoo”     Join us to share Bishop’s poems and enjoy some birthday cake! […]

Join us for the monthly business meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association. Visitors are welcome. Only board members can vote on official matters.

The Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation has announced a new poetry program organized by 2022 Kunitz Medal recipient Tony Brown. The first two readings will feature Uxbridge poet Robin Ballou Boucher. The program is partially funded by the Milford Cultural Council and the Mass Cultural Council.

FEATURING SHARON HARMON Sharon A. Harmon has chapbook Wishbone in a Lighting Jar (Flutter Press). She has been published in Compass Roads, The Aurorean Silkworm, Green Living, The Patterson Literary Review and many other publications. She is also a freelance writer and is the author of two new children’s books. She lives in the woods […]

Clemente Worcester Launches Speaker Series in collaboration with our partners: The Worcester County Poetry Association, Trinity Lutheran Church and Worcester Art Museum   Join us for in-depth discussions with writers, artists, and influencers of all dimensions four times a year. On Tuesday, February 14th from 6-7pm in Trinity Lutheran Church’s Fellowship Hall: we welcome our […]

The Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation has announced a new poetry program organized by 2022 Kunitz Medal recipient Tony Brown. The first two readings will feature Uxbridge poet Robin Ballou Boucher. The program is partially funded by the Milford Cultural Council and the Mass Cultural Council.  

  Join us for a monthly round robin style, open poetry reading.  Bring original pieces to share. Sign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com Space is limited to 14 participants and usually fills quickly!

Poets at Large will begin its 2023 series of spoken word/poetry readings on Sunday, February 26th at The Rose Room Café, 4 East Main St., Webster, MA.  The reading is free to the public (ages 14 and up) and will be held from 2-4 p.m.  Featured readers will be Steve Veilleux, Michael McAfee and Karen Warinsky.  There will be […]

Creative Artists meet to discuss and share their work - painters, poets, musicians.  

Come out to the New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Poetry Workshop. Every third Tuesday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm we will discuss poems and writing, write to prompts, give feedback, encourage one another, and discuss upcoming projects. It’s a friendly, pressure-free atmosphere at the New Dawn Arts Center in Ashburnham. The address is 84 Main […]

The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 Martha Collins will be the featured reader.   Martha Collins’s eleventh volume of poetry is Casualty Reports (Pittsburgh, 2022). Her tenth, Because What Else Could I Do (Pittsburgh, 2019), won the Poetry Society of America’s […]