Events

The NEPC is delighted to return to Mass Audubon’s Magazine Beach Park Nature Center in Cambridge. This event, the first of two, is free of charge and the venue is accessible. Registration is requested: https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/magazine-beach/97530-nature-poetry-readings. Please join us! DeWitt Henry’s books are Restless for Words: Poems (Finishing Line Press, 2023); a U.S. edition of Foundlings: ... Read more

The NEPC is delighted to return to Mass Audubon’s Magazine Beach Park Nature Center in Cambridge. This event, the second of two for 2025, is free of charge and the venue is accessible. Registration is requested: https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/magazine-beach/97530-nature-poetry-readings. Please join us! Karen Klein began a haiku/senryu writing practice, published in Modern Haiku & Frogpond,  then published ... Read more

The NEPC’s 2025 season at The Old Manse in Concord, Mass., concludes on September 28. 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 on ... Read more

The Poetry Society of Vermont and New England Poetry Club are excited to announce our first collaborative event! We’ll present morning readings and an afternoon workshop on Saturday, October 4, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm, at the All Souls Church at the West Village Meetinghouse, West Brattleboro, Vermont. The day begins with readings by NEPC members Richard Michelson and Gail Thomas, and PSOV member ... Read more

The NEPC is delighted to return to the Boston Public Library, Jamaica Plain Branch, for our third event there this year! The reading, on Saturday, October 11 at 3:00 pm, will be free and open to the public. The JP Branch, at 30 South Street, is an accessible venue. Shanta Lee is a visual artist, ... Read more

In the literary world today, writers often reach a wider audience through readings and live performances than through publication. Yet most writers are not trained to read their works aloud. Even well-known writers may read mechanically, monotonously, with too little—or too much—expression. In this master class, participants discuss what makes a good reading and explore ... Read more

Arlington Center for the Arts is pleased to be hosting these special Poetry Readings by 3 Red Letter Poets as part of Arlington Open Studios! The event will also feature music by bassist Rick McLaughlin! Hosted by Steven Ratiner, publisher of The Red Letters and Jean Flanagan, Arlington’s Poet Laureate in the Community Room at ... Read more

Please join the New England Poetry Club on November 9, 2025, 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. Linda ... 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

The New England Poetry Club is proud to partner with the Beehive Poetry Group in a reading presented by Jean Flanagan, the Arlington, Massachusetts Poet Laureate. This month's reading features Krysten Hill and Heather Treseler, with introductions by Steve Rapp. The event is free and open to the public. Open-mic reading slots are on a ... Read more