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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!

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Final Count of Poets, Workshop Leaders, and Presenters = 178

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. [...]

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Harvard-Allston Partnership Fund Residents

We are proud to announce that the two residents for our inaugural year of the HAPF (Harvard-Allston Partnership Fund) sponsored MassPOP Allston-Brighton Poet Residency Program have been selected. Patrick Donnelly will be the fall resident in the Gardner Pilot Academy’s 5th grade class and Jason Roush will be the spring resident for the 4th grade. [...]

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Saturday Check In: A chance for a poetry box

Saturday Check In: A chance for a poetry box

We want to encourage everyone who comes to Lowell on Saturday to check in at Festival Central at the National Park Visitor Center 246 Market St. As an added incentive to check in, everyone who does will be entered into a raffle. The  Poetry Box will contain: 1. A gift certificate from Grub Street entitling [...]

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