Lisa Stott, who teaches at the Wetherbee School in Lawrence and organized a Student Day of Poetry, contributed the following story. Lately it seems that Lawrence has been in the news only to highlight the state’s designation of the Public School System’s “underperforming status” and announcement of its newly appointed receiver. But on January 10, [...]
Louder Than a Bomb: a slam festival that expands on Student Day of Poetry
Friday March 30th through Sunday April 1st Massachusetts Institute of Technology will play host to Massachusetts’ first Louder Than a Bomb festival. The festival, founded by Anna West and Kevin Coval in 2001, originated in Chicago. It is the largest youth poetry slam in the world. The Louder Than a Bomb festival allows youths [...]
Spoken word — the durability of a universal tradition
We have presented several stories about the value of spoken word poetry including Dr. Susan Weinstein’s study of the literacy value of spoken word and Nicole L Rodriguez’s President’s Volunteer Service Award for her work in schools as a spoken word poet. Here is a story about what MassPoetry is doing in that area. Spoken [...]
Performance is key to getting students hooked on writing poetry
MassPoetry is sponsoring school programs to promote poetry, especially spoken word poetry. This interview with Dr. Susan Weinstein is the first of a series of stories on the benefits of spoken word poetry in the classroom. Dr. Weinstein is an associate professor of English and Director of the Secondary English Concentration at Louisiana State [...]
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
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- 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 04:47 hours. - The Mixi N' Music more on February 23 2012 18:30
in 1 day and 04:47 hours. - Poet's Corner Open Mic more on February 23 2012 19:00
in 1 day and 05:17 hours. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Annual Birthday Celebration on February 25 2012 10:00
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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






















