Poetry in the Parlor
Please come join us on Friday, February 2nd for Poetry in the Parlor at The Old Manse in Concord, MA! NEPC’s Jennifer Markell, Ralph Pennel, and Marjorie Thomsen will be … Read more
Concord Poetry at the Library Series, “The Tonic of Wildness”
Wendy Drexler will be reading with Susan Edwards Richmond at the Concord Free Public Library on Sunday, December 17th from 3:00-4:45 p.m. as part of the Thoreau Bicentennial. Please join us for … Read more
December’s First Tuesday Poetry Reading Series: Members with New Books
Please join us for our upcoming reading and open mic on Tuesday, December 5th from 7:00-9:30 pm at Harvard’s Yenching Library! The NEPC First Tuesday reading series, Members with New … Read more
Three poems from “The Nomenclature of Small Things” by Lynn Pedersen
Sheila Margaret Motton Book Award, selected by Jennifer Militello Honorable mention: Lynn Pedersen, The Nomenclature of Small Things The Birth of Superstition It’s not hard to imagine: my ancestor—a dry season, … Read more
Three poems from “Marvels of the Invisible” by Jenny Molberg
Sheila Margaret Motton Book Award, selected by Jennifer Militello Honorable mention: Jenny Molberg, Marvels of the Invisible Marvels of the Invisible With your new … Read more
Three poems from “Words on the Street” by Anna Rabinowitz
Sheila Margaret Motton Book Award, selected by Jennifer Militello Winning Poet: Anna Rabinowitz, Words on the Street THE TIME WAS THE TIME Torn by worn-thin profits stitched to … Read more
Three poems from “How Her Spirit Got Out” by Krysten Hill
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize, selected by Sara Backer Winning Poet: Krysten Hill, How Her Spirit Got Out This Mouth Never your bird, never finch, never graceful feathered thing. Maybe litany … Read more
D.G. Geis, “Psalm 152 (A Song of Ascent)”
Firman Houghton Award, selected by Sam Cha Winning Poet: D.G. Geis, “Psalm 152 (A Song of Ascent)” Psalm 152 (A Song of Ascent) Dying of Parkinson’s my mother’s handwriting … Read more
Hilde Weisert, “Ars Poetica”
Gretchen Warren Award, selected by Donald Vincent Winning Poet: Hilde Weisert, “Ars Poetica” Ars Poetica “I learned to talk from my mother,” I said, and was startled: Doesn’t everyone? … Read more
Leslie McGrath, “Encountering Franz Wright Along the Way”
Gretchen Warren Award, selected by Donald Vincent Winning Poet: Leslie McGrath, “Encountering Franz Wright Along the Way” Encountering Franz Wright Along the Way I had been dawdling I don’t … Read more