Events

The NEPC is happy to announce a collaboration with Phillip Hasouris, recent Brockton Poet Laureate. In January, we’ll participate in the series, “Everyone Has a Voice,” presented at the Brockton Public Library. These events pair an established poet with a student poet and include an open mic. This month’s reading is hosted by Queen of ... Read more

The NEPC continues our partnership with the Beehive Poetry Group, in a reading presented by Jean Flanagan, the Arlington, Massachusetts Poet Laureate. This month’s reading features Carla Panciera and Julia Thacker, with introductions by Steve Rapp. The event is free and open to the public. The Robbins Library is an accessible venue. Open-mic reading slots ... Read more

In contemporary classical music, recomposing means to take the work of a composer from the past and use it as the basis for a new piece of music. Sometimes the original changes only a little, and sometimes it seems to vanish almost entirely! (An example is The New Four Seasons – Vivaldi Recomposed by Max ... Read more

The NEPC continues our partnership with the Beehive Poetry Group, in a reading presented by Jean Flanagan, the Arlington, Massachusetts Poet Laureate. This month’s reading features Wendy Drexler and Philip Hasouris, with introductions by Steve Rapp. The event is free and open to the public. The Robbins Library is an accessible venue. Open-mic reading slots ... Read more

The NEPC continues our partnership with the Beehive Poetry Group, in a reading presented by Jean Flanagan, the Arlington, Massachusetts Poet Laureate. This month’s reading features Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, presenting a tribute to the late Charles Coe. Additional readers include Susan Donnelly, Richard Hoffman, Cecily Miller, Steven Ratiner, Vijaya Sundaram, Deanna Witter, with ... Read more

The NEPC kicks off National Poetry Month with a return to the Boston Public Library, Jamaica Plain Branch! The reading, on Saturday, April 4, at 2:00 pm, will be free and open to the public. An open mic will follow the featured poets. The JP Branch, at 30 South Street, is an accessible venue. Lee ... Read more

The NEPC is proud to partner with the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in honoring Rhina P. Espaillat, beloved Dominican diasporic poet and English crossover poet. Espaillat will read favorite selections from her work, alongside readings by the acclaimed Dominican diasporic poet and author Leonardo Nin and the award-winning Dominican poet José Enrique Delmonte, ... Read more

The NEPC continues our collaboration with Phillip Hasouris, recent Brockton Poet Laureate, for the Everyone Has a Voice” series, presented at the Brockton Public Library. These events pair an established poet with a student poet and include an open mic. This month’s reading is hosted by Queen of Ceremonies Hope Z. Fernandes and takes place ... Read more

The NEPC’s partnership with the Beehive Poetry Group concludes in April, with a reading presented by Jean Flanagan, the Arlington, Massachusetts Poet Laureate Emerita. This month’s event features Jason O’Toole and John Pijewski. The event is free and open to the public. The Robbins Library is an accessible venue. Open-mic reading slots are on a ... Read more

The New England Poetry Club is delighted to team up with the Worcester County Poetry Association for a collaboration to round out National Poetry Month! The event takes place on Sunday, April 26, at the Park View Room, 230 Park Avenue in Worcester. (Please note: this is a change from the originally announced location.) The ... Read more