Events

Do you enjoy poetry? Like to read aloud? Like to share your work and the work of poets you admire? Join Clair Degutis and Claire Golding of the PAS for a Sunday afternoon hour of literary fellowship. Bring two poems—one may be your own work, if you wish—and read them aloud to the assembled group. […]

Please join us for a special double “Bill” edition of 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, spoken word, and music starting with a brief interview on stage with our two featured poets Bill Tremblay (Author of Shooting Script: Door of Fire and The […]

Join us on Tuesday, September 5th from 6:00-8:30 pm for an evening of poetry, humor, and revelry. Two open-mic sessions sandwich our Feature poet Sara Letourneau 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 Rock […]

Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden featuring musician Sarah French, and poet Meg Smith Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event. Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! Sarah Louise French began her music career in the […]

Three distinct poetic voices will unleash their truths at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Road (in the barn) on Sunday, September 10th at a free, spoken word reading hosted by Poets at Large. The reading will be from 2-4 p.m. with an open mic (5-minute limit as time allows), and is recommended for ages 14 […]

Yetta Dine, mother to poet Stanley Kunitz, finds her voice thanks to years of fastidious research and record keeping by the author Judith Ferrara. Come enjoy a special reading of the book by the author herself. Click Here for more information on the book.   Portrayed in Stanley Kunitz’s poems and interviews as an unforgiving and […]

  WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets Presents: Paul Richmond and Candace Curran! WHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock, CT. WHEN: Sunday September 17th, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm WHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 20 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales, snacks […]

Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden “an outdoor event that features music and poetry at the Community Teaching Garden on West Boylston Drive in Worcester. Performances will be every other Thursday starting July 7th from 6:30-8:00pm. Rain dates are the following day (Friday). On September 21st we will be featuring musician Cross Tracks, and […]

Join us in ONE WEEK on September 21st 2023 7:30-9:00 for our annual GREGORY STOCKMAL reading featuring the fantastic J.D. Scrimgeour.   J.D. Scrimgeour is the author of four poetry collections The Last Miles, Territories, Lifting the Turtle, and, most recently, Festival. He won the AWP Award for Nonfiction for his second nonfiction book, Themes […]

Join the winners of the WCPA’s 2023 Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize for a reading of their work and the work of contest judge Karen Skolfield. There will be an opportunity to mingle over refreshments as well.   First Place: Rebecca Cross with "They Do This And Call It Mercy" Second Place: John […]

Join us for the book launch by Geoff Wilkinson and Bill Tremblay and reading from their new books: "Confluence" and "The Luminous Racetrack: A Memoir in Poems."  It will take place in the Multipurpose Room of Sheehan Hall @ Worcester State University. The event is free and open to the public.     Bill TREMBLAY […]

  Come one, come all to the weekly meetings of the WWC over at the JMAC (20 Franklin St.)   6-7 Free Writing Time 7-9 Reading and Workshop   Building a small community of local writers of all genres is our priority and we are so thrilled to invite anyone interested to drop in and […]

Yetta Dine, mother to poet Stanley Kunitz, finds her voice thanks to years of fastidious research and record keeping by the author Judith Ferrara. Come enjoy a special reading of the book by the author herself. Click Here for more information on the book.     Portrayed in Stanley Kunitz’s poems and interviews as an unforgiving […]