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Newburyport Literary Festival: fund raiser and fun!

Newburyport Literary Festival will be Midwinter Night’s Tales – an evening of readings on Saturday, February 25, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., 69 High Road, Newbury MA at the home of Beth Welch & Chuck Christensen. Tickets for this festival fundraiser are $50 and include casual supper fare and a glass of wine or beer. A cash bar [...]

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Poetry Out Loud Contests in Massachusetts

Spotlights shine on eager students’ faces, illuminating them only half as brightly as the words they speak. Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition that encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation and encourages high school students’ oratory skills and confidence. The official website for Poetry Out [...]

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Still a few spots open for Student Day of Poetry

The Student Day of Poetry (SDOP) is a full day of innovative poetry workshops and spoken word performances provided FREE of charge to all Massachusetts students. What better way to engage your students in literacy than a full academic day of innovative poetry workshops and performances by over 30 of Massachusetts best poets, performers and teaching [...]

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Small press fair: a place to discover and share

As the 2012 Massachusetts Poetry Festival approaches, its volunteers kick into gear. Samantha Milowsky, a Somerville resident and founder of Amethyst Arsenic, is now in charge of organizing the Small Press fair for this year’s festival. In keeping with last year, the 2012 Small Press fair will also include literary magazines. Currently, we have 28 [...]

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