***POETRY NEWS***
Here is your Poetry News for Western Massachusetts for the month of November, 2018.
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Wishing you Peace through Poetry,
Poetry Highlights of This Month in Western Massachusetts:
Sun. Dec. 2 – Writers Read/Hilltowns, Frances Henry & Open Mic, Belding Library, Ashfield, 3-5 pm.
Tue. Dec. 4 – Writers Night Out! Straw Dog presents Michael Ponser & Open Mic, The Basement, 11 Center St. Northampton, 7pm
Tue. Dec. 4 – Northampton Poetry Open mic & feature at The Deuce, WWII Club Northampton, 7pm
Thu. Dec. 6 – Collected Poets Presents James Harms & Sarah Sousa, Mocha Maya, Shelburne Falls, 7pm
Sat. Dec. 8 – Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop w/Carolyn Zaikowski, Williamsburg, MA, 1pm. To sign up click here.
Tue. Dec. 11 – UNBUTTONED featuring Mel Bosworth & open mic, Luthiers Co-op, Easthampton, 7pm.
Tue. Dec. 11 – Poetry Slam & Open Mic at The Deuce, WWII Club, Northampton, 7pm
Thu. Dec. 13 – Florence Poets Society meeting & poetry share, Lilly Library, Florence, 6:30pm
Tue. Dec. 18 – Third Tue. Spoken Word, Feat. Cyn J. Horton, 9 Mill St. Greenfield, 7pm
Tue. Dec. 18 – Poetry Slam! & Open Mic at The Deuce, WWII Club, Northampton, 7pm
Wed. Dec. 26 – Teatro V!DA Youth Open Mic, Bing Arts Ctr., 716 Sumner, Springfield, 7pm
Sun. Dec. 30 – Literary Rendezvous at The Voo – Beth Filson features & Open Mic at the Rendezvous, Turners Falls. 3pm
IN DETAIL: POETRY EVENTS: PIONEER VALLEY AND BEYOND!
Nicole Braden-Johnson works with the Greenfield Recorder and is always looking for Franklin County poetry talent to spotlight. If you have recently published a book, or have an interesting local event in the works, you can reach her at bradennicole@gmail.com.
There are events throughout the semester at Smith.
For details, go to https://www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/wp/category/readings/
Last Sunday of every month, 3-5pm
Open Mic host: Candace Curran
The Rendezvous, Turners Falls, MA
Critique group based in Belchertown meets one Thursday morning
Every Tuesday Night 8pm – 10pm
Open Mic Signup starts at 7pm.
World War II Club, Conz St. Northampton,MA
Please bring a 3-5 minute selection of your work to share
Fabulous website with featured poets
http://www.northamptonpoetry.com/
Florence Poets Society meets every second Thursday of the month. Socializing at 6:30, poetry s at 7:00 pm. Please consider joining the Florence Poets Society. Your $20 membership dues (Sept. – Aug.) support our annual journal, Silkworm, as well as public readings and events. We meet monthly at the Lilly Library in Florence on the 2nd Thurs. of each month, and all are welcome. Please visit our web site for more information: http://www.florencepoets.com or contact us at info@florencepoets.com.
Open Mic Night for Youth
Every last Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. from September through April, youth ages 12-25 are invited to Ign!te the Mic, The Valley’s only open mic for youth by youth.A safe and non-competitive space for youth to share poetry, spoken word, music, monologues, theatrical scenes, dance, visual art, puppertry, or whatever your imagination can conceive!
All languages welcome. Admission $5 (no one turned away for lack of funds) Come and experience the healing power of the arts!
Co-sponsored by Teatro V!da and the The Bing Arts Center
Every last Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m.
Performers sign up at 6:45 p.m.
Bing Arts Center
716 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA
In the Forest Park neighborhood: free on street parking
www.teatrovida.com www.bingartscenter.org
ALBANY, NY POETRY
There’s a vibrant and active poetry community in the Albany area.
Go to http://www.albanypoets.com/ for schedules and events!
WORD IN WORCESTER
The Hangover Hour Poetry Salon
is every other Sunday afternoon, with a poet from the community reading the works of a poet from history. The open mic before the feature is a tight 5 minutes, for poems, stories or other spoken word propaganda. Spread the word nerd! The future is a drag, man!!! We start promptly at 5:00 p.m. every other Sunday, so come early, have a tasty beverage and be cool cats. 18+ Nicks (124 Millbury Street, Worcester)
The Little “a” Poetry Series
Every Thursday night at 7pm, with an open mic preceding the feature. It is free and all ages, and will be held at The Strange Attractor, 97D Webster St, Worcester MA. Hosted by “Cowboy” Matt Hopewell, who also does the booking and can be reached at themadcowboy@gmail.com or by phone at (508) 479 8311 .
CONNECTICUT POETRY
CT has a wonderful and comprehensive newsletter online. Write toctpoetnews@yahoo.com to get the CT Poet newsletter in your email, or the CT Poetry Calendar is online at http://www.ctpoetrycalendar.com
BOSTON/CAPE COD POETRY
If you want more events in the Boston area (and there are many more!) write to Dan Bouchard to get his poetry calendar in your email at bouchard@MIT.EDU
Cape Cod Poetry is under Barry Hellman’s Cape Cod Poetry Group on Facebook.
VERMONT POETRY
Poetry Slam
Every first and third Wednesday of the month. First, Poetry Slam, then is an open mic Equilibrium 14 Elm Street sign-up at 7:30 event is 8-10pmhttp://www.facebook.com/BrattleboroPoetry For a VT poetry events calendar go to: http://www.phayvanh.com/ For info on Brattleboro poetry and Write Action visit their website – http://www.writeaction.org Poetry readings at the Putney Library 55 Main Street, Putney VT (802) 387-4407
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