Archive | September, 2011

Poetry at the Boston Book Festival

The third annual Boston Book Festival will again feature poets and poetry. The BBF, which will be in the Copley Square area on October 15, will present over 100 writers and literary professionals, as well as Massachusetts Governor, Patrick Deval.  The events range from programs for children and teens as well as topics that range from cooking, [...]

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Fruitlands Museum sponsors reading and poetry contest

On September 25 at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts , Susan Edwards Richmond, will read from Increase: Poems Inspired by the Harvard Shaker Community and will kick off the Call for Poets, sharing details and deadlines at the Wayside Visitor Center at Fruitlands at 1 o’clock. In partnership with the Concord Poetry Center, Fruitlands Museum  [...]

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Calling all teachers — the Huntington Theatre has an afternoon for you!

  For teachers of Poetry Out Loud and Student Matinee The Education Department of the Huntington Theatre offers an informal discussion for teachers interested in participating in Student Matinee, a program for grades 6 through 12, and Poetry Out Loud, a contest that encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program [...]

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Salem Literary Festival, September 23-25

Whether you like to write, talk about books, listen to others talk about books, listen to authors read, think about agents and ways to get published, or simply schmooze with authors and people who love books, the Salem Literary Festival 2011 will be an exciting weekend for you. The fourth annual event will be held [...]

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