****POETRY NEWS****
Here is your Poetry News for Western Massachusetts for the month of September, 2019.
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Wishing you Peace through Poetry,
Poetry Highlights of This Month in Western Massachusetts:
Special Event! Amherst Poetry Festival, Sept. 19-21st
Schedule and information at https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/apf/
Sun. Sept. 1 – “Titanic Poetry” poetry circle/Open Mic at Endopolis Poetry Room, 40 Main St. Suite 201, Florence, 7pm
Tue. Sept. 3 – Writers Night Out presents James Arthur, The Basement, 21 Center Street, Northampton, 7pm
Tue. Sept. 3 – Sonnet Workshop with Sam Rush, Northampton Poetry Community, The Deuce, 50 Conz St. Northampton, 7pm
Wed. Sept. 4 – Nadine Gallo talk on Seamus Heaney’s poetry, Boltwood in Amherst, Bangs Center, Options Room, Amherst, 2pm
Thu. Sept. 5 — A Trio of Local Poets Reading at Flourish: Slate Roof poets Amanda Doster and Cindy Snow with Amy Gordon. 102 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, 6:30 pm
Sat. Sept. 7 – Non-Fiction workshop from Pioneer Valley Writers Workshops with Dennis James Sweeney, 16 Main St. Williamsburg, register at http://pioneervalleywriters.org
Sat. Sept. 7 – Cirque des Fantomes Etranges, Meat for Tea release party, Sonelab and Abandoned Building Brewery, 142 Pleasant St. Easthampton, 7pm
Sun. Sept. 8 – Writers Read/Hilltowns presents Trish Crapo & Open Mic, Town Hall, Ashfield, 2-4pm.
Tue. Sept. 10 UNBUTTONED: Elizabeth Vickery Haight and Open Mic, Luthiers Coop, Easthampton, 7pm
Thu. Sept. 12 – Florence Poets Society Meeting & Poetry Share, 2nd Thu. of the month, Lilly Library, Florence. All Welcome! 6:30pm business, 7pm poetry share.
Sat. Sept. 14 – Good Storytelling in Non-Fiction with Suzanne Strempek-Shea, Northampton Center for the Arts, 10:30am
Tue. Sept. 17 – Third Tuesday Spoken Word: features Terry S. Johnson, Jan Maher, & Open Mic, 9 Mill St. Greenfield, 7pm
Tue. Sept. 24 – Terrence Hayes at Smith College, Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall, 7:30pm
Tue. Sept. 24 – Writers Read presents Susan Lewis & David Giannini at Lee Library, Lee, 5:30pm
Wed. Sept. 25 – Teatro V!DA Youth Open Mic, Bing Arts Ctr., 716 Sumner, Springfield, 7pm
IN DETAIL: POETRY EVENTS: PIONEER VALLEY AND BEYOND!
Great Falls Word Festival coming October 11-14, 2019!!
https://greatfallswordfestival.com/
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, MAIn the Forest Park neighborhood: free on street parking
www.teatrovida.com www.bingartscenter.org
Go to http://www.albanypoets.com/ for schedules and events!
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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 .
Cape Cod Poetry is under Barry Hellman’s Cape Cod Poetry Group on Facebook.
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
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