We are committed to a process of rigorous evaluation of the 2009 Poetry Festival. What worked well? What did not? We tried out regional kick off events across the state – should we keep them or not? Should we keep scheduling the Festival in October? We have an online survey that we hope you will [...]
Archive | October, 2009
Thank you for everything
What an incredible weekend! The second annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival was a great success — but a special thank you to everyone who was involved: poets, presenters, participants, partners, sponsors, funders, volunteers, and organizers — especially the Organizing Committee, whose leadership, vision, commitment, and energy brought the Festival to life. You can listen to a great [...]
WANTED: 20 more volunteers
Given the size of the Festival and its growing audience, we still need 20 more volunteers for Saturday in Lowell. Please if you can, volunteer a couple of hours by clicking on the orange volunteer button. Thank You!
Final Count of Poets, Workshop Leaders, and Presenters = 178
That’s right: 178 poets and presenters are reading, leading workshops or performing at the Poetry Festival. It is a remarkable number. But even more remarkable is the creativity, talent, diversity and energy of this group. Poets reading range in age, literally, from teens to people in their 80’s. We have famous poets. Obscure brilliant poets. [...]
Subscribe / Connect
Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.
