Contests
Poems for Turkish Diaspora & Dislocation
Adnan Adam Onart will present his poetry of Turkish and Muslim people living in diaspora and dislocation. He will also discusses the challenges of writing poetry in a language other than one’s mother tongue. Mary Buchinger and Denise Provost of the New England Poetry Club will moderate the discussion with Adnan
The Golden Rose 2023
Merryn Rutledge; Sweet Juice and Ruby-Bitter Seed
Announcing the publication of Sweet Juice and Ruby-Bitter Seed Merryn Rutledge Available for purchase at Amazon and Kelsay Books www.kelsaybooks.com Merryn Rutledge is a poet, book reviewer, and poetry craft … Read more
NEPC Board Member Lynne Viti is Westwood’s Inaugural Poet Laureate
Congratulations to Lynne Viti, our communications co-chair, who was selected as Westwood’s Poet Laureate.
Congratulations to our 2022 Prize Winners and Honorable Mentions
Here are the prize winners, honorable mentions, and finalists from our 2022 contest.
Judges Announced for NEPC Contest
SAMUEL WASHINGTON ALLEN PRIZE for a long poem or poem sequence Charles Coe is a poet, writer, and musician. He sings jazz and playsand teaches the didgeridoo. He’s written three … Read more
Student Poetry Contest Open Now
The Longfellow Student Poetry Contest is an annual competition of original poetry, with categories for high school, middle school, and elementary school students.
Congrats to Jason O’Toole for inclusion in anthology, Poets with Masks On
Featuring pandemic poetry by Richard Blanco, Molly Peacock, Ellen Bass, Gary Fincke, Connie Post, Melanie Simms, Christine Gelineau, Jason O’Toole, David Swanger among many others. “In a dark time the … Read more