The Massachusetts Poetry Festival – a biennial celebration that showcased an all-star roster of poets from across the Commonwealth and beyond – returned to Salem, MA on May 5-7, 2023. Following a successful virtual Festival in 2021, this year’s literary fete marked the long-awaited return of an in-person Festival after the highly acclaimed 2018 edition.
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