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Here is your Poetry News for the week of May 21, 2007.
Spoken word events are spreading like allysum over the Pioneer Valley and beyond.
Please email [email protected] if you would like to be added to the mailing or are interested in featuring at Jester's. We need poets!
Peace through poetry - Lori

Word in Westfield:

Community Voices Poetry Open Mic
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT
at Jester's Cafe and Deli
124 Elm Street (route 10/202) in Westfield, MA
Sign up is at 7 and open mic starts at 7:30PM
followed by a guest feature.
All are welcome. This venue is PG 13 due to the kids' taking lessons
at the music store next door

Here are our next features:
Monday, May 21 - R.S. Herrick (Westfield poet)
Monday, May 28 - Jesters will be CLOSED for Memorial Day
Monday June 4 - Lori Desrosiers (yes, I will be the feature with a special guest host)

We're now booking features for August and September
Please email [email protected] if you haven't featured in
at least 6 months and would like to return,
or if you would be interested in featuring for the first time at Jester's.

Poetry Workshops for Kids
Lori Desrosiers will be giving two FREE poetry workshops for children
at the Westfield Athenaeum July 6 at 11AM for children 6-10,
July 30 at 2PM for 10-15 yrs. These will be fun, hands-on workshops.
Sign up at the Boys and Girls Library or call 413-568-7833

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Chicopee/Springfield Poetry

GUMBOLIVE
Friday May 18 - Women who Jam!
Featuring spoken word and music
Artists from MA, NY and Vegas!
$15 advance, $20 at door
Poetry and music including:
Magest (Hip hop artist, MA)
Nikki Carr (Comic, NY)
Gina Emanuel-Satchell (Dancer, MA)
Sassy Lady (Spoken word artist, Las Vegas NV)
Mahogany Brown (Spoken word artist, NYC)
Crystal Senter-Brown (Spoken word/Vocals, MA)
Charmagne (Jazz, CT)
Brenda's Child (Spoken Word, MA)
Lori Desrosiers (Spoken Word, MA)
Days Inn, 450 Memorial Drive, Chicopee, MA
Doors open at 8:30- Showtime 9:30
The regular open mic is the 3rd Friday of every month.
Want to be their feature act? Email [email protected]

Open Mic at the Springfield Library
Spoken Word Sunday, May 20th, 2:00 pm ,
in the Central Library Community Room,
220 State St.
Open to all ages and styles of creative writing -
please keep it "family friendly"!
Bring a friend, and spread the word!
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/poetry/poetrypage.html

* WRITING GROUP - open to new members *
The Central Library Writing Group will be gathering at 12:30,
as they do each month before the Open Mic.
Newcomers are welcome.

Crystal Senter Brown www.crystalsenterbrown.com is your
gracious and talented MC, and she'll have copies of
her newly released book available.

Bookmark the Poetry Page http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/poetry/poetrypage.html
for updated information, and to read the work of some of our poets
(anyone who's read at events here, send a poem to be posted!)


Word in the Valley and Beyond

An Evening of Song at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
with local poet/musician/naturalist Claire Dacey.
Claire will perform a collection of songs in which the
land and seasons serve as inspiration, setting, and
metaphor for the human heart.
Wednesday, May 30th, 7pm
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
127 Combs Rd, Easthampton.
Admission is free;
donations to the sanctuary are welcome


FLUX
The 5th Annual Art Show of The Western Mass Training Consortium
wmtcinfo.org
Opening reception: Apollo Grill, Easthampton
Sun, June 3, 1 pm - 4 pm
Art, Music, Poetry and Good Food!
The Western Mass Training Consortium (The Consortium)
invites you to attend the opening of its 5th Annual Art show, Flux, on
Sunday, June 3, from 1 pm - 4 pm
at Apollo Grill in the Eastworks
building at 116 Pleasant Street
in Easthampton.
The event will feature visual artists from the region
who have received 2007 Career Initiatives grants from The Consortium.
Flux is defined as: a continuous moving on or passing by
(as in a stream); a substance used to promote fusion; the rate of transfer of
fluid, particles, or energy across a given surface; a continued flow.
Artists Larry Ditman, Virginia Harlow, Molly Rupp and the show's
curator, Janice Sorensen provide not only a range of styles but a
fluidity within each piece and a movement within each artist's body of
work that speaks to the show's title. Performances at the June 3rd
opening for Flux will feature recordingartist Robin Lane, music by
A Woman's Voice and poetry by Chaya Grossberg who will also be
hosting an open mic. The event will be catered by Apollo Grill.
The Western Massachusetts Training Consortium is co-sponsoring the art
show through its Career Initiatives program. The Consortium creates
conditions that enhance the lives and make possible the dreams of people
living with disabilities and/or the impact of abuse in communities
throughout Western Massachusetts.


Catalyst Cabaret at The Blue Guitar Gallery Easthampton
The Blue Guitar Gallery
is open Sat/Sun 12 - 4, Mon. 9-1, and by appointment.
We invite you to come see the art work,
and if inspired, share something at the Catalyst Cabaret.
We will have Openings in conjunction with Art Walk Easthampton
(www.ArtWalkEasthampton.org)
every second Saturday of the month, 5 - 9 pm,
with a short performance at 7 pm.
Allowing two weeks for people to prepare something,
The Catalyst Cabaret
will take place every 4th Saturday, at 7 pm.
A donation of $5 - 10 is requested to keep our programs running.
For further information, please contact Christina Svane:
Christina Svane
[email protected]
The Blue Guitar Gallery
186 D Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
413-247-9454/413-348-5288
http://www.theblueguitar.org/


EVOLUTION OPEN MIC
The first Thursday of the month
June 7
Open poetry night at 7pm
at
Cafe Evolution
22 Chestnut Street
Florence Mass
phone 413.586.0200


FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY
The next meeting of Florence Poets Society is June 14, 2007
From 7-9PM at the Lilly Library
19 Meadow Street
Florence, MA

Annual Contest - submissions being accepted now,
through July 1 visit their website for more information
http://www.florencepoetssociety.org/

For more information:
Email us at or check out our web
page at www.florencepoetssociety.org

Florence Poets Society Readings:

Listen to "Twilite's Poetry Pub"
on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Weds from 9-10 am on WXOJ-FM LP
103.3 and streaming at www.valleyfreeradio.org.
Bringing to you a variety of interesting poetry and music!
Next show - April 18th

June 24 -Bryant Homestead- Cummington
Florence Poets Society group reading-2 pm
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All events are free and open to the public except as noted
For more information, Call Tom at (413) 584-5914
or email at: [email protected]
or: [email protected] or visit:
www.florencepoetssociety.org
or visit: http://www.tommytwilite.com/


Poetry Nights in Northampton:

Writer's Group at Packard's in Northampton:
Northampton Writer's Group is an ongoing writer's group
for any kind of written word.
It meets in the library room at Packard's restaurant/bar at
14 Masonic St. in Northampton.
Participants bring copies of their work to read and have
critiqued in a supportive, gentle, constructive environment.
Admission is free, and supper and drinks are available for purchase.
The next dates -
Sunday June 3, 6-9PM
Sunday June 17, 6-9PM

Writing Workshop
This is a FREE group that is sponsored by a grant.
There will be a publication at the group's commencement in the spring of 2007.
Florence Community Center
Wednesdays from 7pm - 8:30.
(please call Ellen. at 413.695.9830.
or contact at [email protected]

POETRY A LA CARTE
on WMUA-Amherst 91.1 FM
Fridays 4:30-5:00pm
The program, hosted by Daisy Mathias,
includes reading aloud from past
and contemporary poets, and occasionally
features live interview and
poetry-reading with a local poet.

Shelbourne Falls Poetry

Mocha Maya Open Mic
Open Mic at Mocha Maya's Coffee House
47 Bridge Street Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
First Thursdays 7:30 PM.
Bring Poetry or prose, your own or another's that you
fell in love with and wish to share with others.
All are welcome.

Writing, Writing, Writing! with Laura Rodley
Writing exercises quaranteed to break writing blocks,
beginning and experience writers welcome.
Held Tuesday evenings in Shelburne Falls,
7 to 9 :30 p.m. Call 413-625-8424 for more information.


Open Mic at the Arms Library
The Third Friday Reading Series
at the Arms Library
welcomes you
Bridge and Main Streets,
Shelburne Falls, MA
7—9pm, 3rd Friday of each month
Open reading of poetry and prose.
Come early and sign up for a 5 minute reading.
Next open mic - June 15
When a writing group is featured,
the 2nd half of the evening will be an open reading.
Please plan to stay for the entire event.
Refreshments will be served.
(now in its twelfth year!)

For more information, please call Arms Library 625-0306
or Lisa Merrill 625-9765

News from Mo and Ginger Cat Press
The Last Sunday, 27 May,
will again be marked by a Scintillating Sunday Salon
for writers, poets, artists and all who love'em
at Mo's Place (102 Mechanic Street, Shelburne Falls)
drop in between 1 - 5
chili and chips on hand ~ chatter too!

Open Mic for Spoken Word schedule
* May 23, 6 - 8pm ~ Green Fields Market, 144 Main Street, Greenfield
next month
* June 7, 6:30-8:30 ~ Food for Thought Books, Amherst
* June 14, 6:30-8:30 ~ Conway Library, Conway
* June 27, 6:30-8:30 ~ Poetry Center at Smith College, Northampton
These open mics are funded in part by grants from Greenfield, Amherst, Conway, Northampton Cultural Councils, local agencies, and Mass Cultural Council, a state agency

Ginger Cat Press has a new website: http://gingercatpress.com


The FallEQUiNOX
Greetings to you all: got a story to tell? in rhyme, meter or prose -- maybe chapter and verse too? lyrics perhaps with some notation, or in images painted or photoed. I would like to add reviews to this issue; I hope to have space for three to five brief ones. Please share this information with fellow creatives Mo (Note that "non-fiction" can include travel tales, takes on the creative life, social/political commentary, humor and satire too.)

published by Ginger Cat Press:
interesting tales for curious readers
102 Mechanic Street, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
[email protected]
Submission Guidelines
Submission limits
Poems, lyrics: Three to five poems or lyrics with music notation (approx 50 lines/spaces max),
and/or Fiction: 2-3 short (250-500 words double-spaced) fictions, and/or
Non-fiction: 2-3 concise (500-1000 words double-spaced) non-fictions. and/or
Art/photos: line art, block prints preferably black/white suitable for 5x7 or less sizing.
NEW: Reviews of journals, books, film: incisive but fair, 250-300 words.

Starting in 2007 the journal will be published annually, in the Fall of the year. There is no guarantee that publication will be timely since natural and man-made disasters, illness, or the occasional disorganized spell may intervene.

Submission deadline: June 1st
NOTE: Electronic submissions preferred, as it saves me time. Either paste into e-mail or attach a .doc file; please, NO zip or mime files Be sure to check grammar, punctuation, line breaks, paragraphing, apt use of transitions, effective word choice etc etc. Include your full name on every page of hardcopy submissions, in case materials flutter wildly around the room, the way parakeets do, and must be recaptured and restored to their original order and completeness. Always keep a copy for your records in case they are lost in transmission and because your submitted copy will not be returned. Most, but not all edits, will be subject to author’s approval.
THEMES/GENRES: The Equinox is eclectic thematically. Its goal is to offer a forum for the many voices of our region, even at the risk of “cacophony.” Political commentary, controversial topics handled with care, history, humor, etc are all welcomed as is art work, music notations and lyrics and more. Acceptance depends totally on the subjective, arbitrary decision of the editor, who is a sucker for a thoughtful message crafted into life with well-chosen words and imagry. Simple charm or complex angst — & all points between — equally considered.
Short stories and non-fiction are especially encouraged to maintain a prosaic balance to the poetics; else wise, the excess of paddling poets will have our literary vessel turning in circles. And the wordsmiths would benefit from the tuneful and artful contributions of those who craft meaning from sounds and sights.
Previously published work OK; author responsible for obtaining written permissions. Never before published writers are welcome. Contributors’ rewards are fame and one free copy; additional copies at cost or by donation. This represents a change in policy: contributors were awarded two free copies of the biannual issue to which they contributed. The costs of publication, whether biannual or annual, are such that I must be more frugal i.e., less generous; however, in the interests of distribution, I will accept payment on a sliding scale for all copies in excess of the contributor copy -- no reader will be denied!

NOTICE: the Fall Equinox: an excursion of stories, poems, essays, and art an annual, was formerly known as the Equinox:an excursion of stories, poems, and essays a bi-annual production


Pittsfield/Stockbridge Poetry

Stockbridge Booksellers
Garfield Reed hosts our bi-monthly open mike poetry night
...The Power of Words. P.O.W. is open to all poets,
writers and performance artists of all types.
We also welcome those less dramatic types who prefer
to watch from the audience. recently we have seen some
amazing young poets come out and wow their audience. Don't miss out!!

John, Eve and Hannah
Stockbridge Booksellers
10 Elm Street
Stockbridge, MA 01262
www.stockbridgebooksellers.com


Word Street
is a youth literacy project and creative writing center located at
163 North Street in downtown Pittsfield.
Since 2003, Word Street has offered homework help, tutoring,
MCAS and SAT test prep, creative writing instruction,
mini-magazine publishing, summer camps, and much more to
Berkshire County youth ages 7-18 absolutely free of charge.

"Poets are the theoretical physicists of language.
Rivers of literary magma are flowing just under the
surface all over Berkshire County.
This reading is a volcano."
--Steve Dew

For more information, please contact:
Steve Dew
Development Director
Word Street
163 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
( 413) 458-5171 home
(415) 407-3664 mobile
( 413) 997-3307 office
http://www.blogger.com/http://www.blogger.com/

Check out this website for information on spoken word events in Pittsfield:
There are some great events so check it out. http://www.wordstreet.org


Word in Ware:

Carpe Stylum! (Latin for Seize the pen!)
meets every Wednesday 6-8pm, usually at the Ware Library
but some meetings are held elsewhere.
This group includes poets, short story writers, novelists,
historians, political satirists, video game designer and others.
All are welcome.
Call LuWanda Cheney (413) 277-9676 for a schedule.


Word in Worcester:

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Shakti Women's Writing Pact
The Shakti Women's Writing Pact meets
every Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at
the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester).
Shakti was created with the intention of enhancing women's
sense of belonging within the poetry community through the
an unmoderated writing circle.
For more information please contact Sou MacMillan at
[email protected].

POET'S ASYLUM
Join us at the Java Hut
(1073A Main Street, Worcester).
Open mic sign-up every Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.
with the reading starting somewhere around 7:00p.m.

The feature follows the open mic.
Please throw some money in the bucket when it comes your way;
everything collected goes to the feature.

Sunday May 27
Please join us at the Asylum this week for a feature by Andrea Gibson and Katie Wirsing.
"Guileless, genuine and alive," Andrea Gibson is a poet who creates more than art (San Francisco Magazine). Rousing audiences throughout the United States and Canada with her poignant message and her genuine interest in generating change, her words are powerful, compassionate, and inspiring. She is a queer poet/activist who is "political, opinionated, and partial to the big issues" (The Westword).
Katie Wirsing, decided she'd try her hand at poetry as a member of the 2003 and 2004 Denver slam teams, following a near death bout with Iambic Pentameter. She was propelled into her new found fame after winning the world championship medal in jello wrestling. But when she's not writing bios, she's just an 20 year old starving poet living in Denver Colorado. (She really does kick ass at jello wrestling).

The Poets' Asylum -- in its fifteenth year of
bringing the best in Performance and Slam poetry
to Central Massachusetts and beyond.
http://poetsasylum.org/mailman/listinfo/


CT POETRY
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Visit the CT Poet Online calendar, updated weekly: http://www.poetz.com/connecticut


Poetry Workshop in Spanish at Hartford Public Library
NUESTRAS VOCES, NUESTRAS VIDAS:
POEMAS COMO CUENTOS/OUR VOICES,
OUR LIVES: POEMS AS STORIES
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
En tres talleres gratis de poesía, vamos a explorar - en español, en inglés o en una combinación de los dos idiomas - como escribir y como presentar poemas originales sobre algunos aspectos de nuestras vidas que nos impactan como latinos y latinas. La poeta y educadora, Maria Luisa Arroyo, estara facilitando estos talleres el 8, el 15 y el 22 de mayo. Unas de las metas es presentar poemas el 29 de mayo para el público invitado. Registración es requerida, por favor llámenos al 860-695-6295 o 695-6353.
3rd Fl Program Room (Downtown),
Hartford Public Library,
500 Main St.
In three free workshops of poetry, we will explore – in Spanish, in English, or in a combination of both languages – how to write and to present original poems about some aspects of our lives that impact us as Latinos and Latinas, A poet and an educator, María Luisa Arroyo, will be facilitating these free workshops. One of the goals is to present poems for the public on May 29th. Please register at (860) 695-6295 or 695-6353.
3rd Fl Program Room (Downtown),
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main St.

Bonnie Enes Workshop
Bonnie Enes, poet laureate of South Windsor will be teaching a five-week poetry course:
"The Who, What When, Where, Why and How of Poetry"
for LifeLearn -- West Hartford Continuing Education.
The course is for people interested in understanding
how poetry "works" and how to enhance the art of writing poetry.
The course will run during June and July and those interested
should call West Hartford Continuing Education at 860-523-3535
and ask for LifeLearn brochure be sent to them.

Windsor Workshop:
A workshop for serious poets interested in critique
at the Windsor Library, Windsor, CT
each second and fourth Monday at 6:30 PM.
For information call Alice Ahrens Williams 860-668-6142
or Janet Henderson 860-688-5770

WINTONBURY LIBRARY POETRY WORKSHOPS

THING.IMAGE.IDEA.LINE: Two Poetry Workshops with Brad Davis

Thursdays, May 17 & 24, 2007 6:30-8:00 pm This workshop series is for anyone who wants to think about and make poems.
Over two sessions each participant will move from (a) the thrilling awkwardness of being here to (b) the satisfaction of having made something that testifies to his or her voice and vision. Please bring with you to the first workshop something of personal value that is inanimate and can be held in one hand, like an infant's cap. Perhaps a cereal bowl or sea shell or that baseball from the night game at Fenway? (Suffice it to say,no pets, no photographs, no favorite poems.)
The object(s) you bring in will serve as a stimulus for writing excercises.
Poet and teacher, Brad Davis directs the Writers Studio and edits the Broken Bridge Review at Pomfret School in Pomfret, CT. Winner of an AWP Journal Award and the 2005 Sunken Garden Poetry Competition, his work has appeared in such journals as Poetry, The Paris Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, DoubleTake, Puerto del Sol, Ascent, and Image. He has three books of poems: Short List of Wonders (Hill-Stead Museum); and Through War Break Out and Song of the Drunkards (Antrim House).

Call to register and arrive early for best seating:

Wintonbury Branch Library
1015 Blue Hills Ave
Bloomfield, CT
06002
860-242-0041

THE SPOKEN WORD SERIES
at the Wood Memorial Library and Museum
South Windsor, CT

May 24 6:30
New Voices of Poetry
featuring Greg Scott, Sympetalous, Nancee Cheffet,
June Mandelkern, Sherri Bedingfield and Lina Garber.

Admission is free. Refreshments provided.

Wood Memorial Library and Museum
783 Main Street
South Windsor, CT 06074
860-289-1783

For more information, visit the website:
http://www.woodmemoriallibrary.org
Or email: mailto:[email protected]


HARTFORD HAPPENINGS

SOUL SESSIONS at The Art Space Gallery

The creator of the Monday Night Love Jones brings you--
"Soul Sessions" every Monday night at 8:00 PM

Join us for live Jazz Jams & share your Poetry and Song
backed by a live band or just come and chill in the vibe
of Hartford’s Hottest Open Mic Event.
Hosted By Charmagne

$5.00 donation. B.Y.O.B.
For more info, call 860-874-8797
or email mailto:[email protected]

The Art Space Gallery
555 Asylum Street
Downtown Hartford


Freestyle Hip-Hop Open Mic
Tuesdays
in Hartford
Filthy Kleen host Sully’s Hip-Hop Open Mic night
every Tuesday in Hartford
Sully’s Pub
2071 Park St.Hartford, CT
860-231-8881
http://www.sullyspub.com/


NEW ARTS SERIES AT MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Announcing a New Arts Series at Manchester Community College
“The Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series”
On the 2nd Thursday of Each Month from 6:00 - 8:30pm in MCC’s Fireside Commons.
Featuring Live Music, a Spoken Word Open Mic, and a Featured Poet/Writer for
each event.
Sign up for the Spoken Word Open Mic upon arrival.

Manchester Community College
Great Path
Manchester, CT
For more information, and for directions, please visit the Mishi-maya-gat web
page at:
www.mcc.commnet.edu/faculty/spoken.php


Boston Area Poetry Info:

POETRIBE
Thomas Lux
Saturday, June 9, 8 pm
7:30 Open Mike Sign Up
8:00 Open Mike
9:00 Feature Poet
The Community Room
East Bridgewater Public Library
32 Union Street East Bridgewater, MA
http://www.poetribe.org

Hosted by David R. Surette and Victoria Bosch Murray
For info and bookings, contact [email protected]
Directions to Poetribe
(from the East Bridgewater Public Library
website http://www.sailsinc.org/ebpl/):
Take Route 24 to Exit 16A, Route 106 East towards
West Bridgewater. Follow Route 106 for about 4 miles
to Route 18. Take a left onto Route 18 North.
At the 6-way intersection in East Bridgewater center
stay straight on Route 18. The red brick library building
is one block north on the left, at the corner of
Union Street and Route 18.

CAMBRIDGE READINGS

Central Square’s world-famous Cantab Lounge
presents performances from local and national poets, as well as a
chance to present your own work in the open mic or poetry slam.
Upcoming features include:

• Wednesday, May 23
It must be May: it’s time for the SlamMaster Exchange Program!
The Cantab Lounge welcomes Lizard Lounge SlamMaster Jeff Robinson
into the venue tonight, but not for his poetic prowess; instead, the
Jeff Robinson Trio (that’s Jeff, Blake Newman, and Jerome Deupree)
will back our open mic with their incomparable improv jazz,
just as they do every Sunday at the Lizard. Come enjoy our
annual get-together with the group Marc Smith called
“The best poetry band in the country!”

• Wednesday, May 30
A fantastic double feature from Denver arrives just in time
for spring. Perennial National and World Individual finalist
Andrea Gibson is always welcome at the Cantab; her particular
brand of earnest, straightforward rhyme and rhythm resonates
with audiences nationwide, and especially well in Cambridge.
This year, she tours with Katie Wirsing, 2006 National Poetry
Slam champion, whose poignant narratives and genuine,
engaging performance style are sure to win over even more hearts for Denver.

• Wednesday, June 6
Although he’s only been coming to the Cantab for a year,
North Shore poet Artie Moffa has insinuated himself into
nearly every part of the scene. A competitive slammer,
scrupulously honest doorman, and fixture at the one-spot
of the open mic, this self-styled “overdressed new formalist”
is perhaps overdue for his first feature in the home venue.
Artie’s work is everything that is right about the open mic
and poetry slam: honest, hilarious, and heartbreaking by turns,
he’s a poet who knows how to play to the audience and still
maintain his own style and sound.

Doors for the show open at 7:30. The open mic begins at 8:00, the feature performs at approximately 9:30, and an open poetry slam follows. The show is 18+ (ID required) and the cover charge is $3.

The Boston Poetry Slam at The Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.

http://www.slamnews.com/ [email protected]



Ibbetson Press Journal Release
On June 10, 2007 at 5PM at McIntyre and Moore Books in Davis Square ( 255 Elm St.), Somerville, the Ibbetson Street Press will celebrate the release of its literary journal "Ibbetson Street 21" The press was founded in 1998, by Doug Holder, Timothy, Richard Wilhelm and Dianne Robitaille, and started publishing from its home on (33) Ibbetson Street in Somerville, Mass, later moving several streets down to 25 School Street in the same city. Since its inception the press has released over 30 books of poetry from local and national authors, and 21 issues of the journal "Ibbetson Street." Ibbetson Street is listed in the "Index of American Periodical Verse," and won several pics of the month from the "Small Press Review." Many of the journals and books published over the years are archived at Harvard, Brown, Buffalo, Yale, university libraries, as well as "Poet's House" in New York City.The reading will cellebrate the release of "Ibbetson 21" The new issue has poetry from such local stars as : Timothy Gager, Bert Stern, Deborah Priestly, Lo Galluccio, Dorian Brooks, Robert K. Johnson, Dianne Robitaille, Marc Widershien, and many more. Front and back cover photographer is the work of poet/vocalist Jennifer Matthews. Featured readers: will be Doug Holder, Bert Stern, Richard Wilhelm, Molly Lynn Watt, Dorian Brooks and others. There will be an open mic to follow. Refreshments provided. Free admission. Handicap Accessible.

Brockton Library Poetry Series,
Tony Brown, Randall Horton
Saturday, June 16th
304 Main St.
(508) 580-7890 x 207
www.thinkworks.com/bps

Free Event with really comfortable chairs and cool refreshments

12:00 - 5:00 Art Exhibit, Melissa Guillet, Painter
12:00 – 2:00 Writing Workshop. Danielle Legros Georges,
2:15 - 3:30 Open reading
3:45 - 4:45 Features Tony Brown, Randall Horton

July 21st Tom Chandler

August 18th an Afternoon with painter, philosopher Arnie Danielson

September 15th Maxine Kumin, Carole Oles

October 20th Dr Jeffrey Thomson

November 17th Joanna Nealon


Cambridge Community Television
Tuesdays at 11:00 PM Saturdays at 10:30PM
Catch the latest from the Boston Poetry Slam I
NFO: [email protected]
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LETRA Poetry Nights
in LAWRENCE MASS
Every TUESDAY at
Julio's 99 Club
99 Essex Street Lawrence, MA
Doors open at 7pm open mic starts at 8pm
Admission $3.00
For more information or for directions please call
Michelle Richardson at 978-423-7045

Gypsypashn's Poetry Caravan
at Bestseller's Cafe
24 High Street
Medford, MA. 02155
Third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM.
Free refreshments open mic. July 20 Sean Theall '
The Poetry Man' hosts
The Main St. Cafe, North Easton MA.
August is Biker Poetry Month,
and celebrated at Besteller's on the 13th.
After this reading there'll be a 2nd annual BBQ at Gypsy's.
Come one come all, come and enjoy a night of poetic delight
in a cozy bookshop setting!


Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
Every Sunday 21+ $5 at door
1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
617-547-0759 Website - http://poetryjam.com/
Blog - http://poetryjam.com/blog/poetryjam.html


Providence Poets

GOT POETRY LIVE
Every Tuesday starting at 7:30 PM
@ Reflections Cafe
8 Governor St, corner of Wickenden St
Providence, RI 02903-4429
(401) 273-7278

http://www.gotpoetry.com/ContactUs.html

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