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SUMMARY:Writing Creative Prose with Catherine Martin
DESCRIPTION:Come spend five weeks diving into the nooks\, fields\, and sticking points of writing creative prose! Whether you’re hard at work at your novel or essay collection or not sure where to start in your writing journey\, this class is a supportive environment for writers of all levels and backgrounds. Each week you’ll receive a prompt\, discuss the craft of the wonderful examples we’ll read\, and bring in a piece of your own (300 to 1500 words) to workshop. You’ll have the opportunity to be workshopped by your peers at least twice\, and you’ll receive written feedback from the class every week. \n\n\n\nThrough our workshop sessions\, readings\, and discussions of narrative voice\, language\, character\, setting\, and plot\, we’ll sharpen our tools of the craft to inform and inspire our work. By the end of this session you will have five pieces\, either new or more polished; writing prompts to carry you forward; and a deeper understanding of the building blocks of creative prose. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor: Catherine Martin  is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet with work published in Pleiades\, Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry\, Superstition Review\, and others. She loves writing\, reading\, and workshopping with fellow writers and artists. Catherine is currently writing her first manuscript of poetry. She lives in Hopkinton with her family.Age: AdultDates: 5 Mondays\, January 12 to February 23\, 2026Time: 7 to 9 p.m.No Class Dates: January 19 and February 16 \n\n\n\nHCA Policies: Please review our website’s HCA Student Policies and Procedures here. \n\n\n\n\nInjury Waiver: You must agree to the HCA injury waiver to register for classes. \n\n\n\nPhoto Release Agreement: You can agree to the HCA’s Photo Release Agreement during registration.\n\n\n\nWaiting List: If this class is sold out\, it will say so below and will not allow you to register. If so\, please add your name to our waitlist here. \n\n\n\n\nScholarships: The HCA believes the arts are for everyone. Thanks to the generosity of the Dora Kishibay Garabedian Scholarship Fund and individual donations to our scholarship fund\, we can assist children\, teens\, and adults who might not otherwise be able to afford classes. Assistance is awarded based on demonstrated need\, motivation\, and potential benefit to the student. Apply for a scholarship here.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/writing-creative-prose-with-catherine-martin/
LOCATION:Hopkinton Arts Center\, 98 Hayden Rowe St.\, Hopkinton\, Massachusetts\, 01748\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000
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SUMMARY:Poems of Myths and Muses
DESCRIPTION:January 13\, TapaVino: “Myths and Muses” with poet Linda Warren–in the Worcester Public Market at 160 Green Street\, Worcester\, MA – Entrance on Harding Street\, Worcester\, Mass.\, 6-8:30 p\,m. (w/open mic) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRodger Martin’s The Sleeping Dogs of Lubec\, was shortlisted for the 2024 Granite State Poetry Award and published by NatureCulture in 2025. For All The Tea in Zhōngguó\, 2019\, follows The Battlefield Guide\, and the selection of The Blue Moon Series by SPR as a bi-monthly picks of the year. He received the 2024 Stanley Kunitz Medal and an Appalachia award for poetry. His work’s been translated and published in China where he participates in a poetry exchange between China and the United States. A recipient of numerous fellowships\, his first collection\, a new edition of A Martian Perspective: The Nemo Poems\, was released in 2025. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLinda Warren has worked as a teacher\, writing instructor\, Romance novelist and software analyst. She has published a dozen novels and had poems published in in The Worcester Review\, Diner\, Whiskey Island Magazine\, Naugatuck River Review\, Writing the Land\, and other books and journals. She has been nominated for a Pushcart\, and is a past winner of the Frank O’Hara prize for the poem\, “Black Ghost.” She fishes the trout and salmon rivers of New England and New Brunswick as often as she can\, and this collection is inspired by those rivers and the hours she has spent standing in them\, casting for fish and for words.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poems-of-myths-and-muses/
LOCATION:Tapa Vino!\, 160 Green St.\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01604
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T173000
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SUMMARY:3Decker's 2nd Issue Launch with David Leach
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/3deckers-2nd-issue-launch-with-david-leach/
LOCATION:Preservation Worcester Board Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T140000
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:BLG Open Mic Poetry  \n\n\n\nFeaturing Book Launch with Deb Mitsakos \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn addition to our regular open mic (1.5 hours)\, this month Deb Mitsakos will be the featured reader (20 minutes) to celebrate her new book Mystical Heart of Nature published by Metaphysical Fox Press. \n\n\n\nJoin us for our monthly round robin open poetry share\, moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. Bring original pieces to share in a friendly\, supportive environment. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited to 14 participants and usually fills up quickly. Please email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232 to sign up.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-15/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T183000
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DESCRIPTION:Black Byrd is a  Poet/Actress. Byrd has performed in plays with 2 community theatre companies such as Oscar Mischeaux Family Theatre Boston and A Common Thread Theatre Framingham where she still holds a membership and is currently in rehearsal with OMFTC for an upcoming series called The Harlem Renaissance Revisited with a Gospel Flavor. Her first poetry album out now called Welcome 2 My Journey is available on ALL PLATFORMS including social media platforms such as Facebook\, Instagram\, Tik Tok and even threads and X (twitter).  \n\n\n\n“I love performing on stage and sharing my story and sharing historical figures stories like Ida B Wells who was a real life Journalist and a writer herself. My goal is to share my story and to help others get through their own trials and tribulations through my own experiences. Oh I am also a mother of 3 and everything I do is for them. I want them to know that their mother is not a failure and that she will always get back up after hitting her rock bottom more than once. Life is what you make it. Keep going! Show up for yourself\, love yourself and be great.” 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/12600/
LOCATION:Spicy Water Distiller\, 108 Elm Street\, Millbury\, Massachusetts\, 01527\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry Extravaganza with Jeff Raymond
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Mill in West Boylston on Wednesday January 21st. \n\n\n\nThe Mill is right off Rt 190\, has a spacious parking lot\, serves delectable apps\, entrees\, and desserts with a full bar. We have a separate room for our monthly shenanigans. Admission is still free. All of the Tip Jar proceeds go to the Feature. \n\n\n\nThe Poetry Extravaganza (PE) is the 3rd Wednesday of the month\, except for July from 6:30-8;30 pm. Sign up for the open mic at jfjr6969@gmail.com. Five minute maximum\, please! There are no language restrictions. We are not kid-friendly! \n\n\n\nOur Feature Poet on January 21st is the mercurial Jeff Raymond of Worcester Writer’s Collective. Mark Lewandowski of Lewandowski Painters sponsors our event. That’s how we pay the poets! Join the Fun on January 21st! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Raymond is a lifelong resident of Millbury\, MA\, where he lives with his wife\, his son\, and his cat\, but not necessarily in that order. He is sometimes a writer\, sometimes a journalist\, sometimes an activist\, and sometimes an annoying gadfly. Under a pen name\, Jeff has also published more than a dozen short stories in various collections and literary magazines since 2021. A member of the Worcester Writers’ Collective\, he serves the group’s participants as a facilitator and editor-in-residence.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-extravaganza-with-jeff-raymond/
LOCATION:The Mill\, 185 W. Boylston Street\, West Boylston\, Massachusetts\, 01583\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T190000
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SUMMARY:Writing Creative Prose with Catherine Martin
DESCRIPTION:Come spend five weeks diving into the nooks\, fields\, and sticking points of writing creative prose! Whether you’re hard at work at your novel or essay collection or not sure where to start in your writing journey\, this class is a supportive environment for writers of all levels and backgrounds. Each week you’ll receive a prompt\, discuss the craft of the wonderful examples we’ll read\, and bring in a piece of your own (300 to 1500 words) to workshop. You’ll have the opportunity to be workshopped by your peers at least twice\, and you’ll receive written feedback from the class every week. \n\n\n\nThrough our workshop sessions\, readings\, and discussions of narrative voice\, language\, character\, setting\, and plot\, we’ll sharpen our tools of the craft to inform and inspire our work. By the end of this session you will have five pieces\, either new or more polished; writing prompts to carry you forward; and a deeper understanding of the building blocks of creative prose. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor: Catherine Martin  is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet with work published in Pleiades\, Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry\, Superstition Review\, and others. She loves writing\, reading\, and workshopping with fellow writers and artists. Catherine is currently writing her first manuscript of poetry. She lives in Hopkinton with her family.Age: AdultDates: 5 Mondays\, January 12 to February 23\, 2026Time: 7 to 9 p.m.No Class Dates: January 19 and February 16 \n\n\n\nHCA Policies: Please review our website’s HCA Student Policies and Procedures here. \n\n\n\n\nInjury Waiver: You must agree to the HCA injury waiver to register for classes. \n\n\n\nPhoto Release Agreement: You can agree to the HCA’s Photo Release Agreement during registration.\n\n\n\nWaiting List: If this class is sold out\, it will say so below and will not allow you to register. If so\, please add your name to our waitlist here. \n\n\n\n\nScholarships: The HCA believes the arts are for everyone. Thanks to the generosity of the Dora Kishibay Garabedian Scholarship Fund and individual donations to our scholarship fund\, we can assist children\, teens\, and adults who might not otherwise be able to afford classes. Assistance is awarded based on demonstrated need\, motivation\, and potential benefit to the student. Apply for a scholarship here. \n\n\n\n$200 \n\n\n\nHopkinton Writing Center
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/writing-creative-prose-with-catherine-martin-2/
LOCATION:Hopkinton Arts Center\, 98 Hayden Rowe St.\, Hopkinton\, Massachusetts\, 01748\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T190000
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Terry Farish
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, MA\, continues to meet virtually. Join us on Tuesday January 27th virtually on Zoom with none other than Terry Farish\, our featured reader! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerry Farish is the author of books for children\, young adults\, and adults. A reviewer called her stories full of synergy and it’s true that she loves to create unlikely friendships from which something brand new and unplanned might arise.  Her books include The Good Braider\, a novel in verse\, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults\,  Go Home written with Lochan Sharma\, winner of the NH Literary Award for Young Adult Lit\, and the picture book\, The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup with Barry Root.  She’s just finished a novel called “Somebody to Love” named for the Jefferson Airplane song sung by Grace Slick. It’s set in Viet Nam.  You can meet her at terryfarish.com.  
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-terry-farish-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author’s Voices: A Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:New Dawn Art Center’s Writers Group proudly hosts a new local author on the fourth Tuesday of each month \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nElaine De Lisle Membrino is the author of On Being an Artist and Other Writings (Old Naughty Dog Books\, 2025).In a touching memoir of questions\, Elaine De Lisle Membrino traces her motivations and growth as an artist. Her stream of consciousness narrative portrays life in a small New England mill city from World War II through society’s changes in the 1960s and 1970s. Of French-Canadian descent\, Elaine ties her love of the arts and her family together. She is a visual artist\, poet and writer.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/authors-voices-a-speaker-series/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T173000
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SUMMARY:Poetorium Too with Kate & Rebecca
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the very first double feature edition of 2026 of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium Too at TidePool Bookshop at 372 Chandler Street in Worcester on January 28th from 5 pm to 7 pm hosted by Paul Szlosek & (hopefully) Ron Whittle. It will be a full two hours of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our two featured poets Kate Gregoire (organizer of the Worcester Rain Poetry Project ) and Rebecca Cross (winner of the 2023 Frank O’Hara Poetry Prize) followed by poetry readings by our two features\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader if time permits). For more information\, please get in touch with us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKate Gregoire lives and writes in Grafton\, Massachusetts. Her poetry covers themes of motherhood\, ecospirituality\, and incantation. She serves on the board of the Worcester County Poetry Association and organized the Rain Poetry project. She is an editor of Worcester County’s literary journal\, The Three Decker. You can find her work on Instagram @katherinegregoirepoet and at local open mics. \n\n\n\nRebecca Cross is a disabled writer and actress who lives in Vermont and worked for four years in Worcester. She has an MA in creative and critical writing from the University of Sussex. Her work has appeared in Poetry Daily\, The Southern Review\, Southern Humanities Review\, Hotel Amerika\, Quarterly West\, Poet Lore\, Beloit Poetry Journal\, and Image\, among other journals\, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize\, Best of the Net\, and Best New Poets. She was the 2023 recipient of the Frank O’Hara Prize.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-too-with-kate-rebecca/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T180000
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SUMMARY:Open Reading Night-Seeking Poets!
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/open-reading-night-seeking-poets/
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