What attracted the Peabody Essex Museum to partner with Massachusetts Poetry Festival last year? According to Michelle Moon, Assistant Director for Adult Programs for the museum, the PEM staff sensed a mutual charter between the two organizations. “PEM’s mission is to create experiences that transform people’s lives by broadening their perspectives, attitudes, and knowledge of [...]

   Elizabeth Alexander Our hearts go out to poet Elizabeth Alexander and her family for the loss of her husband Ficre Ghebreyesus who died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 4th. If you wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Farnam Neighborhood House, 162 Fillmore, New Haven, CT, 06511 (farnamhouse.org)” Brookline selects Judith Steinbergh as Poet Laureate [...]

In the first week of registrationfor programs offered at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, nine workshops filled up. As a result we have added more workshops. Here are all the workshops that are still available. Space is going quickly so sign up today: Friday 2:45 p.m. We have added an extra session of the workshop Mockingbird- Learning [...]