One of the highlights of the 2009 festival was a day-long reading featuring Massachusetts poets with new books. We are delighted to present the video of that reading with the generous support of AccelaCast and the Massachusetts Center for the Book. If you’re having trouble with the below video, you can watch it directly by [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]