Available now from Nixes Mate When did you first encounter poetry? How did you discover you wanted to write poems? Probably I first encountered poetry in the form of nursery rhymes my mother read aloud to me. She was a reading teacher and an avid reader who would...
10+ Questions! is a series in which we catch up with poets who have been featured in our programming. Rage Hezekiah was featured at Mass Poetry’s U35 reading in September 2016 and has led several workshops at Student Day of Poetry.
Mary Oliver Poem Excerpt in a Muralby Ken BreslerA portrait of poet Mary Oliver appears in a small mural in Boston with an excerpt from her poem “Invitation.” The excerpt, as Oliver published it, is: it is a serious...
Poet in residence Athena Edmonds on her semester at Everett High School It was my privilege to teach as poet in residence at Everett High School for the Spring 2018 semester. My personal goal for this pilot program was to create a safe space for students to write...
Great News: Poetry Readership Is Up!The National Endowment for the Arts released information confirming that poetry reading is on the rise. It confirms what we have seen at readings, festivals, in-school participation, and on social media. According to the NEA’s...
May 22, 2018Dear friends,As many of you know, our first full-time executive director, Laurin Macios, will be transitioning out of the ED role in the coming weeks. For more than five years, Laurin has worked with Mass Poetry in almost every conceivable role. For the...
10+ Questions is a series in which we catch up with poets who have been featured in our programming. Curtis Perdue was featured at Mass Poetry’s U35 reading in October 2014.