Archive | January, 2011
Spreading the Mass Poetry Festival Word to the North Shore

Spreading the Mass Poetry Festival Word to the North Shore

When the Massachusetts Poetry Festival began to look for a new home, J. D. Scrimgeour, a professor of creative writing at Salem State University, began to investigate Salem as a possible locale.

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SSU Provides Staff, Space and Money for the Mass Poetry Festival

SSU Provides Staff, Space and Money for the Mass Poetry Festival

  According to Jude Nixon, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Salem State University is happy to be a primary sponsor of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. “We see the festival as a way to participate in a statewide arts program and to be involved in an event with national relevance.”   The festival is [...]

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Mass Poetry Blog — January 2012

Each month, in addition to topics each blogger wants to discuss, we are selecting one essay or remark for bloggers to respond to if they wish. This month some bloggers are reacting to “The Mystery of Vachel Lindsay“ by T.R. Hummer, which you may want to read, too.  We’ve marked these blogs with a blue [...]

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