Four Poets at the Waltham Historical Society

Waltham Historical Society 260 Grove St., Waltham, MA, United States

Prepare for a unique tapestry of history and verse! The Waltham Historical Society and the New England Poetry Club join forces on March 12th, 7:00 PM, to explore Waltham's rich spirit, and more, through the voices of: Barbara de la Cuesta, poet and novelist, weaving Waltham tales that transcend time. Owen Lewis, Professor of Psychiatry ... Read more

Fruitlands: Maru Colbert, Gary Duehr, A.M. Juster

Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd, Harvard, MA

Maru Colbert is an engineering professor and performer. Her collegiate research and teaching span three engineering fields and she has a K12 STEM focus on chemistry and mathematics. Her spoken, written and choreographed works were featured in Denver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Windsor, Montreal, Amsterdam, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit and Boston.  Her African and Native American culture, ... Read more

Amy Lowell 150th Anniversary. Scholars Carl Rollyson and Melissa Bradshaw discuss the life and work of Amy Lowell. 

Online

  Welcome! You are invited to join a Zoom meeting Amy Lowell scholars Melissa Bradshaw and Carl Rollyson. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. An award-winning Amy Lowell scholar, Dr. Melissa Bradshaw is editing both print and digital editions of the poet's never-before collected letters. Professor Bradshaw suggests that ... Read more

Medford Historical Society & Museum: Denise Bergman, Kevin Gallagher, Max Heinegg, Scott Ruescher

Medford Historical Society & Museum 10 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA, United States

Join Medford High School English teacher and poet Max Heinegg and three other New England Poetry Club poets for a night of poetry and song. Please note that seating is limited: register here for free tickets. Max Heinegg is the author of Going There (Lily Poetry Review Books, 2023) and Good Harbor (Lily Poetry Review Books, ... Read more

Free

Poetry at the Manse: Martha Collins, Merryn Rutledge, Timothy Gager

Old Manse 269 Monument St, Concord, MA

Join the New England Poetry Club outdoors in the open air tent at the Old Manse for free poetry readings on select Sunday afternoons. Extend your visit by signing up for a tour of the historic house prior to or following the reading. Learn more about tour offerings and pre-register for house tours here. Plan ... Read more

Free

Meet Our Poets: Somerville Poets Reading Their Own Poems & Poems They Love

Somerville Poet Laureate Lloyd Schwartz Somerville Armory 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA, United States

Meet Our Poets: Somerville Poets Reading Their Own Poems and Poems They Love
This once-in-a-lifetime reading includes the largest array of Somerville poets ever assembled. More than 30 Somerville poets will each be reading one of their own poems and a poem they love by a poet of their choice. The poets include Jennifer Badot, Simeon Berry, David Blair, Zack Bond, Elizabeth Callahan, Parama Chattopadhyay, Jennifer Clarvoe, Linda Conte, Linda Haviland Conte, Donna Donna, Gary Duehr, Kirk Etherton, Michael Franco, Bridget Seley Galway, Seth Garcia, Doug Holder, Katherine Hollander, Lucy Holstedt, Gloria Mindock, Tam Lin Neville, Pat Peterson, Denise Provost, Andrea Read, Hilary Sallick, Lloyd Schwartz, Michael Steffen, Janaka Stucky, Patrick Sylvain, Gilmore Tamny, Christie Towers, Anna Warrock, and Dan Wuenschel.
This free event, organized by Somerville Poet Laureate Lloyd Schwartz with the Somerville Arts Council, will take place at the Somerville Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, on Sunday, April 28, at 5:30 PM. It is free and fully accessible.

Free

Poetry at the Manse: Sara Epstein, Denise Provost, Gary Whited

Old Manse 269 Monument St, Concord, MA

(L to R: Gary Whited, Sara Epstein, Denise Provost) Join the New England Poetry Club outdoors in the open air tent at the Old Manse for free poetry readings on select Sunday afternoons. Extend your visit by signing up for a tour of the historic house prior to or following the reading. Learn more about ... Read more

Free

Sophie Cabot Black Geometry of the Restless Herd. Poetry

Brookline Public Library, Coolidge Corner 31 Pleasant Street, Brookline, MA, United States

Poet Sophie Cabot Black visits Boston with her recent book; Geometry of the Restless Herd  from which she will offer a reading of poems. "In Geometry of the Restless Herd Sophie Cabot Black stages a powerful allegory for the social and political realities of our human world. Through hauntingly metaphysical poems set within a sheepherder’s ... Read more

Longfellow Student Poetry Awards 2024

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kick off the summer with a celebration of emerging poets! The Longfellow Student Poetry Contest is an annual competition of original poetry, with categories for high school, middle school, and elementary school students. Students will read their winning poems at this ceremony, followed by a celebration on the lawn. The contest aims to encourage and ... Read more

Free

2024 Golden Rose Award with Gail Mazur

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

(Note: in the event of rain, this event will be held in the Longfellow Carriage House AND livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/@LONGNPS/streams.) Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gail Mazur grew up in Auburndale, MA. Since the 1960s she has lived primarily in Cambridge and Provincetown, with periods in New York City, Houston and Los Angeles. In 1973, she ... Read more

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