View of Boston from the windows of the Royal Sonesta

From 7 to 10 o’clock share complimentary wine, a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, music, and great company — like Robert Pinsky, Gail Mazur and Maggie Deitz as they share with us their favorite poems. The gala will be at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge on June 13.

Imagine the evening — wonderful poetry, smoozing with poetry friends, and the beauty of Boston at the turn of your head!

The money from ticket sales supports the  year-round work of Mass Poetry–the placement of poet-educators in schools, Louder than a Bomb Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, and Common Threads. What better way is there to support a great cause.

Jack Scully

Thanks to Jack Scully for the following report:

Did you hear about the celebration in late April? Not an abundance of rain, but a shower of literature, readers, and writers from April 26-27 in Newburyport Massachusetts.

The eighth annual Newburyport Literary Festival, represented by the theme Imagination Soars, will take place in various venues throughout downtown Newburyport, Ma. This year the Festival will honor Matthew Quick, the award-winning author of Silver Linings Playbook, and Sue Little, owner of Newburyport’s popular Jabberwocky Bookshop. [Read more...]

Are you going to be at the marathon? Not the marathon that starts in Hopkinton, but the poetry marathon that runs April 5 to 7 at the Boston Public Library?

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A message from Michael Ansara:

An Exciting Lineup for 2013

• Common Threads: For National Poetry Month in April, we will be releasing a new selection of poems by a diverse group of Massachusetts Poets. Chosen by Jill McDonough, the Common Threads  poems, reading guide and videos will be released on March 1. Here is the list of poets for 2013. If you have not already signed up to receive your Common Threads kit and participate in this group reading, we urge you to sign up now.
• Student Day of Poetry: this year will be held on May 2 at Salem State University. We will be releasing the names of the participating poets and opening sign ups for schools soon.
• The Massachusetts Poetry Festival:  May 3,4 & 5 in Salem.
  Featured poets include: Steve Almond, Martín Espada, Nick Flynn, Erica Funkhouser, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Kevin Goodan, Terrance Hayes, Gail Mazur, Jill McDonough, John Murillo, Sharon Olds, Tracy K. Smith, Arthur Sze, Yusef Komunyakaa, and many more!

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  We have a great trailer for the festival. Share it with your friends and post it on Twitter and Facebook and put a link to it on your website.