The annual meeting of the Worcester County Poetry Association will be held in the ball room of The Salisbury House, followed by a reading of Worcester’s newest poet laureate Oliver de la Paz.     Oliver de la Paz is the Poet Laureate of Worcester, MA for 2023-2025. He is the author and editor of […]

Join us on Tuesday, April 4th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry, humor, and revelry. Two open-mic sessions sandwich our Feature poet Robert Eugene Perry Sign up for the open-mic at jfjr6969@gmail,com . Five-minute maximum, please. Free admission. Separate area for our event. On-the-street parking or check redemptionrock.beer for other parking options. Redemption […]

Charlton Public Library Poetry Event   TBD

We're back! Worcester Humorist/Senior Center member Joe Fusco Jr. hosts 'Humor 101.' for another four sessions.   This year, we'll deep-dive into Sitcoms, Funny Movies, British Humor, Satire and Political Humor, and, of course, Ventriloquism. Classes are the 2nd Monday of the month (March 13th, April 10th, May 8th, and June 12th). Admission is Free! […]

C. I. MARSHALL is. reading from her new book "The Locksmith Journeys Into The Afterlife" winner of the Frosted Fire First Pamphlet Award 2022.

An evening of poetry and music. Each evening will feature solo readings by area poets that will bookend a musical duet performance in the Merriam Gilbert library in West Brookfield, Ma. Each program will begin at 6:00 pm. The evenings are free and open to the public and sponsored in part by a grant from […]

For National Poetry Month, come out to celebrate the spoken word--join the Westborough Public Library for an Open Mic Night! Have you been workshopping an original poem, or do you have a ballad by a favorite author? Come and read them aloud! Or, simply celebrate by listening and supporting local writers. 5 minute time limit […]

A reading of poems from “Dear Suzanne” in 2 voices with slides of her artwork, Paintings with her as a model and photographs. Suzanne Valadon 1865-1938, French artist, favorite model of Renoir and mother of Utrillo. A book in 2 voices. Persona poems in the voice of Valadon talking about her life and letter poems […]

Martha Collins’ Workshop Saturday, April 14, 1-5 pm The Salisbury Mansion, Worcester, MA   $35.00 per person, Class limited to ten participants  (Three spots now already filled)   QUICK STARTS, THOUGHTFUL RESPONSES Part One: This workshop will begin with a very short brainstorming exercise to help you identify or refine subjects you’d like to address in […]

Authors Voices: a speaker series.   Event is free, but donations are of course accepted. Open to the public. Come for a free poetry reading by Paula J. Lambert at the New Dawn Writers' Group. Reading 6-6:45 pm, Q&A to follow. Paula J. Lambert has authored several collections of poetry including The Ghost of Every […]

Join us for our 5th Annual Women's Reading. There will be 21 Readers  to celebrate with us on zoom.

  WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets event VEILLEUX-MANIA Featuring Steve Veilleux WHERE: 112 Fabyan-Woodstock Road. North Grosvenordale, CT WHEN: Sunday April 23, 2023 from 1:00 to 4 P.M. WHAT HAPPENS: Feature poet Steve Veilleux will read for 25 minutes. Then we’ll take a break for book sales, snacks & the raffle before starting the open mic. COST: 50/50 raffle split between the […]

An evening of poetry and music. Each evening will feature solo readings by area poets that will bookend a musical duet performance in the Merriam Gilbert library in West Brookfield, Ma. Each program will begin at 6:00 pm. The evenings are free and open to the public and sponsored in part by a grant from […]

The Thirsty Lab poetry reading, normally based out of Princeton, Mass., continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday, April 25th, 2023  Trevor Code will be the featured reader.   Please click HERE to register.     Trevor Code bio.

POpen Mic & Reading Series Featuring James B. Nicola Please join us for our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium at Starlite hosted by Paul Szlosek and Ron Whittle. It will be a full evening of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our featured poet […]