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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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
POEM OF THE MOMENT:
by David R. Surette
John Connelly began each school day
by placing six Vanilla Wafers shrouded
in Saran Wrap on the left corner of his desk
with permission to eat them when needed.
At the Immaculate Conception
Grammar School, rules were rules, and eating
outside of lunch and recess was forbidden.....
MASS POETRY'S UPCOMING EVENTS: POETRY FESTIVAL APRIL 20-22 in SALEM; STUDENT DAY OF POETRY - MARCH 30; LOUDER THAN A BOMB - MAR. 30-APR. 1; COMMON THREADS for NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
- Small press fair: a place to discover and share
- Friday night headliners for MPF: Pinsky, Jackson and Dietz
- 2012 Massachusetts Poetry Festival–April 20-22
- Volunteers needed for the Mass Poetry Festival
- CommonThreads: Poems for national poetry month
- Saturday Night Headliners for 2012 Festival–Nikky Finney, Wesley McNair, Joy Harjo
- Louder Than a Bomb: a slam festival that expands on Student Day of Poetry
- Student Day of Poetry – March 30
Local Poetry Events
- Lizard Lounge Poetry more on February 13 2012 19:30
in 00:00 hours. - Poetry at The Main Street Cafe more on February 22 2012 18:30
in 04:48 hours. - The Mixi N' Music more on February 23 2012 18:30
in 1 day and 04:48 hours. - Poet's Corner Open Mic more on February 23 2012 19:00
in 1 day and 05:18 hours. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Annual Birthday Celebration on February 25 2012 10:00
in 2 days and 20:18 hours.
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READINGS BELOW BY PINSKY, JACKSON & DIETZ - FRIDAY NIGHT LINE UP FOR MASS POETRY'S 2012 FESTIVAL, APRIL 20-22, IN SALEM, MA
- Title
- Major Jackson at Virginia Festival of the Book 2010
- Runtime
- 6:20
- Description
- Major Jackson
- Title
- Readings by Robert Pinsky and Maggie Dietz
- Runtime
- 45:54
- Description
- The Favorite Poem Project, in cooperation with Bos...
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- BOSTON HERALD INTERVIEWS POET LAUREATE ROBERT PINSKY
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Description
- Newburyport Literary Festival: fund raiser and fun! February 20, 2012
- Poetry Out Loud Contests in Massachusetts February 17, 2012
- Still a few spots open for Student Day of Poetry February 17, 2012
- Small press fair: a place to discover and share February 14, 2012
- Friday night headliners for MPF: Pinsky, Jackson and Dietz February 13, 2012
- MassPoetry blog — January 2012 February 6, 2012
- Report on a Student Day of Poetry: “Every single kid is engaged!” February 3, 2012
- CommonThreads: Poems for national poetry month January 28, 2012
- Massachusetts presses publish “Notable” books February 6, 2012
- Poet Rhina P. Espaillat on The House of Seven Gables: Bringing Cultural Awareness Across Borders of Time and Place February 4, 2012






















