April Workshop (Members Only)
The NEPC workshop will meet on the third Monday of the month, September-May, from 7-9 pm on Zoom. Current NEPC members are welcome to participate. Please contact Mary Buchinger if you'd like to take part or to learn more.
New England Poetry Club at 3rd Space
A FREE evening of poetry readings and music at 3rd Space! Presented by The New England Poetry Club, local poets Toni Bee, Charles Coe, and David Miller will perform readings. There will also be a performance from folk duo Crowes Pasture. Complimentary refreshments will be provided; no registration is required. Tue, Apr. 18, 2023 6:00 PM — 9:00 PM 12 SUMMER ... Read more
CANCELLED: Poetry at the Old Manse – April
Old Manse 269 Monument St, Concord, MADue to inclement weather, this reading has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled at some point in the future.
The Loom Poetry: Katie Farris & Ilya Kaminsky
The Brick Church 13 Canal Street, Harrisville, NH, United StatesKatie Farris & Ilya Kaminsky will read in person on Sunday, April 30 at 4:30 EDT as part of The Loom, Poetry in Harrisville reading series at the Brick Church, 13 Canal Street, Harrisville NH.
Poetry at the Old Manse – May
Old Manse 269 Monument St, Concord, MAJoin 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
Longfellow Student Poetry Awards
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MassachusettsKick 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 ceremony concludes with the presentation ... Read more
Poetry Reading: Sam Cornish Award with Harris Gardner & Ruth Lepson
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MassachusettsThe Sam Cornish Award is given in recognition of a poet of long-standing artistry, literary advocacy, and generous mentorship who has made a significant impact on the literary communities of New England and beyond. Harris Gardner has been the Poetry Editor of Ibbetson Street since 2010. He has authored four poetry collections: Chalice of Eros, co-authored with Lainie ... Read more
Poetry in Translation: Dzvinia Orlowsky & Nidia Hernandez
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MassachusettsDzvinia Orlowsky is a Pushcart prize poet, an award-winning translator, and a founding editor of Four Way Books. She’s published six poetry collections by Carnegie Mellon University Press including A Handful of Bees, Convertible Night, Flurry of Stones, and Bad Harvest, a 2019 Massachusetts Book Awards “Must Read” in Poetry. Her poem sequence “The (Dis)enchanted ... Read more
Poetry Reading: Enzo Silon Surin & Joan Houlihan
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MassachusettsEnzo Silon Surin is a Haitian-born, award-winning poet, educator, librettist, publisher and social advocate. He is the author of three previous collections of poetry, including When My Body Was A Clinched Fist, winner of the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Awards for Poetry and the forthcoming collection, American Scapegoat. He is co-editor of Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience, ... Read more
2023 Golden Rose Award with Afaa M. Weaver
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MassachusettsAfaa M. Weaver (formerly Michael S.Weaver) is the author of sixteen collections of poetry, several plays, and some short fiction. As a journalist in Baltimore, where he was born in 1951, Afaa wrote for the Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Afro-American, and other papers. His awards include a Fulbright appointment, a Guggenheim fellowship, multiple Pushcarts, the PDI ... Read more