Back by popular demand: “Bad Poetry”
Steve Almond drew an overflow audience last year at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival with his presentation Bad Poetry. Using his own poems as well as those of others who wanted to be in on the fun and learn at the same time, he joked, displayed and generally had the audience roaring at what we all [...]
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Calling all visual artists: Display your poetic side
The Massachusetts Poetry Festival is looking for visual artists who would like to have their work prominently displayed at the festival. The stipulation for display is that the artwork must relate to poetry. Check in with January O’Neil with your proposals at january@masspoetry.org. Last year’s festival had a wonderful visual installation – a [...]
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Massachusetts presses publish “Notable” books
“Recognition is the coin of the realm for a literary press,” says Jeffrey Levine, Editor-in-Chief of Massachusetts-based Tupelo Press. Right now Levine has a couple of big coins. Of the twenty-two books assessed by the Academy of American Poets as “Notable” for 2011, two were published by Tupelo. Two may not seem a large number [...]
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MassPoetry blog — January 2012
Each month, in addition to topics each blogger wants to discuss, we are selecting one essay or remark for bloggers to respond to if they wish. This month some bloggers are reacting to “The Mystery of Vachel Lindsay” by T.R.Hummer in a recent issue of Slate. You may want to read, too. We’ve marked these blogs [...]
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2012 FESTIVAL POETS
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- Joy Harjo A Poem to Get Rid of Fear
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- Nikky Finney reads "Penguin Mullet Bread"
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- 4:17
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- A poem from Head Off and Split. Visit www....
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- Wesley McNair: 2011 National Book Festival
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- 38:39
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- Wesley McNair appears at the 2011 National Book Fe...
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- Blog, January 17 — Carla Panciera January 17, 2012
- Blog, February 3 — Jamaica Poets January 21, 2012
Highlighted Events
- Dreamspeak Artists - 2nd Annual Words of Love Contest on February 08 2012 07:30
Past event! - Duxbury Free Library Poetry Circle on February 09 2012 07:00
Past event! - Chapter and Verse Literary Reading Series more on February 10 2012 07:30
Past event! - Poetry: The Art of Words: Mike Amado Memorial Series more on February 12 2012 12:00
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