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The workshop, led by Susan Elizabeth Sweeney, features firsthand advice on writing about nature from John Hodgen and Susan Edwards Richmond.
Fee: $14 ($10 for members of WCPA or BMB)
Registration: Enrollment limited to 15.
To register, please call Broad Meadow Brook at 508-753-6087.
The Poets' Asylum is pleased to particpate in the 2008 West Boylston
Arts Festival on September 20th. The festival will be held at
Goodale Park and the West Boylston Middle/High School playfields (125
Cresent Street, West Boylston) and will run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
with night event continueing until 11:00 p.m. Admission will be $5.
More info on what the Poets' Asylum will be doing as we near the actual event.
| Friday, October 3rd | ||
| Team Poetry Slam @ The Middle East Corner
472 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA doors open at 9:00 p.m. - 18+ - no cover charge |
Team Poetry Slam @ The Cantab Underground
738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA doors open at 8:00 p.m. - 18+ - $3 cover |
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| Saturday, October 4th | ||
| Individual Finals @ The Cambridge Family YMCA Theater
820 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA doors open at 8:00 p.m. - all ages show - $5 cover |
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This event is produced by the Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge. Individuals wishing to attend or volunteer are invited to email cantab @ slamnews.com for more information.
Ballard Street Poetry Journal runs an occasional series of Poetry
Workshops. The workshops are held on Sunday afternoon between 3
and 5 p.m. at the offices of the Worcester County Poetry Association (1 Ekman
Street, first floor, Worcester). During each workshop a facilitator
will guide participants through an aspect of the poetic arts. Free
with a suggested donation of $3 to $5.
Each workshop is limited to 10 participants and registration is required. For more information please visit the BSPJ website.
Upcoming 2008 features include:
09/19 -- Kate Chadbourne & Philip Hasouris
10/17 -- Lea Deschenes & David Surette
11/21 -- David Heyes & Sandra Kohler
For more information visit the website or e-mail the host, Dawn Thistle, at dthistle@assumption.edu.
Upcoming dates & features include:
08/28 -- Carrie Rudzinski
09/04 -- Jen Mahon and 1st Anniversary Celebration!
09/11 -- to be announced
09/18 -- April Ranger
No cover but bring some money to buy beverage and to put in the captain's hat!! For audio clips and more info check out their MySpace page.
Upcoming 2008 features include:
09/27 -- to be announced
10/25 -- Kathleen Spivack
Shakti was created with the intention of enhancing women's sense of belonging within the poetry community through the creation of an unmoderated writing circle. We try to foster literary and performance growth through writing exercises and honest critique, and a pact that the poems born of this circle will be read in front of a public audience within a week of their creation.
For more information please contact shakti@poetsasylum.org.
Upcoming features include:
09/12 -- Joe Fusco Jr.
10/10 -- Victor Infante
Hosted by Dave Macpherson. Free & open to the public. A hat is passed so bring some money to support the featured performer. Come on down.
For more info please contact Dave Macpherson.
For more information contact Carle Johnson.
| Northeast of Worcester | Cambridge and points east of Natick | Western Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Connecticut |
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For more info, please email bzbriger@lowellma.gov.
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| Upcoming features include: | |
| 08/27 -- | 2008 iWPS rep Erich Hagan |
| 09/03 -- | Dave Keali'i plus a semi-final slam in the 8x8 series |
| 09/10 -- | Carrie Rudzinski plus Season Final Slam |
| 09/17 -- | Champion of Champions Slam! A best-of-seven bout for $100, wherein returning champ Brian S. Ellis defends his title agains the 9/10 Season Champio. |
Check their web page for more information and an updated schedule of events.
Upcoming features include:
09/13 -- Stephen Dobyns
09/27 -- Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Sean Singer
Visit their website for more information. Or contact one of the hosts, Vicki Murray. David R. Surette shares the hosting duties.
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Sign up is at 6:30 p.m. and open mic starts at 7:00 p.m. followed by a guest feature. Feature poets will resume September 9th.
Upcoming features include:
Jester's will be closed in July & August so Community Voices
will be on hiatus over the summer. See you in September.
09/08 -- Jason Tandon
09/15 -- Donnie Darkhorse
09/22 -- Marla (DiCarlo) Deschesnes
09/29 -- Greg Scott
Lori Desrosiers, co-host of Word In Westfield, keeps a blog of poetry happenings in Western Massachusetts. Give it a read by visiting poetrynewsonline.blogspot.com.
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Upcoming features include:
09/05 -- Slam
09/19 -- Brian Ellis
Check out their MySpace page for additional info. You can also contact them at bridgepoetry @ gmail.com.
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All this takes place from at AS220, (Empire Street, Providence, RI).
Reading starts at 6:30 p.m. Open mic sign-up list goes up before the reading and fills up fast so get there early if you want to read in the open. Cover is normally $4.
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The
Worcester County Poetry Asssociation is a non-profit organization
whose mission is to promote the writing arts. Founded in 1971 to provide
a forum for local poets, students, and others to celebrate the rich
literary history of Central Massachusetts, the WCPA sponsors readings,
workshops, and other activities involving both local and nationally known
poets and writers.
They are the publishers of The Worcester Review.
gotpoetry.com
is a kick-ass website from our friend John Powers down in Providence.
There's a plethora of info on upcoming events (both in Providence and the
region), poetic news, regular columns from the likes of Victor Infante,
Joe Fusco Jr. and Tony Brown, serialized novels from Sou MacMillan and
Ryk McIntyre and much more.
Plus you can submit things that you think are of interest... check out this article for all the details.
This is a spot for the strange, bizarre and down right nutty things that are referred to during readings.
Give them a visit at http://www.networcester.com and see what's happening in our fair city.
Editors note: I find it mildly disturbing that Peeps do not dissolve in sulfuric acid. It's just wrong.