http://masspoetry.org Oct. 15 to 18, 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:30:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the highlights of the 2009 festival was a day-long reading featuring Massachusetts poets with new books. We are delighted to present the video of that reading with the generous support of AccelaCast and the Massachusetts Center for the Book. If you're having trouble with the below video, ... http://masspoetry.org/2010/01/07/incredible-video-of-poets-with-new-books-reading/ We are committed to a process of rigorous evaluation of the 2009 Poetry Festival. What worked well? What did not?  We tried out regional kick off events across the state – should we keep them or not? Should we keep scheduling the Festival in October? We have an online survey that ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/10/23/we-need-to-hear-from-you/ What an incredible weekend!  The second annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival was a great success -- but a special thank you to everyone who was involved: poets, presenters, participants, partners, sponsors,  funders, volunteers, and organizers -- especially the Organizing Committee, whose leadership, vision, commitment, and energy brought the Festival to life. You ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/10/19/thank-you-for-everything/ Given the size of the Festival and its growing audience, we still need 20 more volunteers for Saturday in Lowell. Please if you can, volunteer a couple of hours by clicking on the orange volunteer button. Thank You! http://masspoetry.org/2009/10/09/wanted-20-more-volunteers/ 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 ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/10/09/final-count-of-poets-workshop-leaders-and-presenters-for-2009-poetry-festival-178/ 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 ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/10/02/harvard-allston-partnership-fund-residents/ We are just 15 days from the state-wide opening events of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival.  Many of our writing workshops on Saturday are sold out; if you're interested, get your tickets now and tell your friends to do the same. The Poetry Fest Sessions in Cambridge on Sunday evening has ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/10/02/fridays-events/ Are you looking to stay overnight for the Poetry Festival? Here's a list of area hotels: Motel 6-Tewksbury 95 Main Street Tewksbury, MA 01876 978-851-8677 Fax: 978-851-9266 Email: m61403bo@motel6.com Website: http://www.motel6.com Contact: Ann Cordiero   Radisson Hotel and Suites-Chelmsford 10 Independence Drive Chelmsford, MA 01824 978-256-0800 Fax: 978-250-5887 Email: jmcandrews@radisson-chelmsford.com Website: http://www.radisson.com/chelmsfordma Contact: Jeannie McAndrews   Best Western Inn-Chelmsford 187 Chelmsford Street Chelmsford, MA 01824 (978)256-7511 Fax: 978-250-1401 Email: bwcisales@aol.com Website: http://www.bestwestern.com/chelmsfordinn Contact: Marge O'Connor   Holiday Inn--Tewksbury/ ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/10/01/where-to-stay/ 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 ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/09/28/saturday-check-in-a-chance-for-a-poetry-box/ For Saturday’s programs in Lowell we are encouraging people to take public transportation if you can. Trains leave regularly from North Station and go through Medford and Woburn ( the stop there is right off of Rt. 93 just past the intersection with 128)  You can get the Saturday schedule ... http://masspoetry.org/2009/09/24/take-the-train/