Events

The NEPC’s 2026 season at The Old Manse in Concord, Mass., continues on Sunday, August 23. This free reading will be held under a tent outdoors, at an accessible venue. Make a day of it! Arrive early or linger after the reading to explore the orchard, stroll along the Concord River, or enjoy a picnic ... Read more

The NEPC returns to Mass Audubon’s Magazine Beach Park Nature Center in Cambridge for the second of two poetry readings this summer. This event is free of charge, and the venue is accessible. Registration is requested. An open mic will follow the featured poets. Please join us! Thomas DeFreitas was born in Boston. Educated at ... Read more

On October 4, please join the New England Poetry Club in a return to the Menino Arts Center in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The reading begins at 2:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. An open mic will follow the featured poets. The Menino Arts Center, located at 26 Central Avenue, is an accessible venue, with ... Read more

Please join us on Zoom for our annual reading, featuring Winners and Finalists from our contests: Samuel Washington Allen Prize for a long poem or poem sequence E.E. Cummings Prize, for a compelling, lyrical, or experimental short poem Amy Lowell Prize, for an outstanding poem of any length or style by a poet with strong ties ... Read more

Claire Conroy (Beat Poet Laureate of Maine 2024-2026) has been called a “Protest Jazz Poet”, “The ‘Contact’ Queen”, “Emcee of Awesomeness” and “Soul Sister” of the Production Team for GonzoFest in NYC, July of 2026. She served as a board member of the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program (2021-2026) and hosted their HOOT Open Mic. Claire ... Read more

Join the poets and community of Jamaica Plain to celebrate Sylvia Plath's birthday! 24 Prince Street in Jamaica Plain was Plath's earliest home. We'll read her poems and, if we wish, share our own in a gathering that honors her literary legacy and her connection to our neighborhood. The Loring Greenough House is wheelchair-accessible.

Please join the New England Poetry Club on November 1, 2026, as we rejoin the Worcester County Poetry Association for a reading at the Salisbury House. The reading is free and open to the public. An open mic will follow the featured poets. The building has limited access, with steps leading to the entrance. Mandy ... Read more

Join us for the 7th annual Red Letter LIVE! poetry reading, presented by the Arlington Center for the Arts as part of Arlington Open Studios. This special afternoon will feature poetry readings by three distinguished poets with strong connections to the New England Poetry Club: Patrick Sylvain, Mary Buchinger, and Steven Ratiner. Hosted by Arlington ... Read more

Please join the New England Poetry Club for an afternoon on Cape Cod! We’re grateful to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Barnstable for their generous hospitality. The event is free, open to the public, and held in a wheelchair-accessible space. Refreshments will be provided. Janet Edmonds grew up in several states and Middle Eastern countries ... Read more