Events

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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more

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 ... 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 ... 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, ... Read more

The NEPC returns to the Boston Public Library, Jamaica Plain Branch, to help kick off the holiday season! The reading, on Saturday, November 28 at 2:00 pm, is free and ... Read more