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Calling all High School Poets

We have some very exciting opportunities for high school students. The Friday high school poetry program has openings for another school and a few more students. The program — beginning at 9:30 — will be chock full of workshops led by famous poets, poetry games and exercises, and a coffee house venue where students can read [...]

It’s not all free …

Dear poetry supporters,
Two urgent updates about the poetry festival: Unlike the other Festival events, tickets for the Amherst Launch event and the Sunday workshops at the Boston Children’s Museum are not free. The Amherst Cinema and Boston Children’s Museum will charge their normal ticket prices at the door. (Or, in the case of the Amherst [...]

Opening night of the Festival

While much of the Festival remains in Lowell, this year we are taking the Festival across the state on Thursday evening. There will be kick-off events now in 8 locations on Thursday, October 15th. That has grown to 8 because poets in Martha’s Vineyard are now organizing a Festival kick-off event on the Island that [...]

Changes to Saturday Feature Reading Event

What could be better than two great poets in one night? Oh yes, four! A number of you contacted us feeling torn–Who to see, Pinsky & Gluck or Waldman & Weaver? Many wanted to see both. Based on your response, we’ve shifted around the schedule to make it possible so that you will be able [...]