Massachusetts Statewide Poetry Calendar 2

Amesbury Public Library begins its 2020 poetry series, with featured poet, Toni Treadway. Toni has been a member of the Powow River Poets since 2004. Her first poetry book “Late Harvest” came last year from Kelsay Books. Its title poem was a runner up for the 2019 Robert Frost Prize in Lawrence, Mass. She became co-organizer of the Powow Poets reading series at the Newburyport Public Library in 2015. She listens for music in nature and to share old struggles with odd friends. A handful of her poems are online with links on her page at the PowowRiverPoets.com website. She restores old movie film for archives with her partner Bob Brodsky and they sing in the Newburyport Choral Society. Toni is an enthusiastic reader at the Whittier Home's Tapestry of Voices poetry event held each August.
The Amesbury Public Library, 149 Main St. hosts a monthly poetry series with an open mic. Each month there is a featured poet followed by a discussion, an open mic and light refreshments. Ellie O'Leary, Amesbury Poet Laureate, hosts this event. Free and open to the public. For info: amesburypubliclibrary.org or 978-388-9771

Sunday January 28th Museum Of Poets Comes To MASSACHUSETTS! An Imersive Poetry Experience Where Poets Use Fully Curated Set Designs To Tell Their Stories.

Come Out And Enjoy A Dope Experience Hosted By Fly Ry @TheFaceOfCT and Music By DJ Young Kels & DJ Big Ron. Take Pictures At Any Of The Set Designs, Enjoy Food, Drinks And Listen To Some Of The Dopest Poets That Massachusetts Has To Offer.

Tickets Are On A Climbing Scale So Get Your Discounted Tickets Earlyyyyy! See You Soon
Have Questions? Contact Fly Ry On IG @TheFaceOfCT

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jan 27, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf-2upzkoE9H4Dv3L7KaQdI3N0JDHF5C9

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Join us for a fun evening of open mic poetry! We invite you to bring your own works and perform them in front of a supportive crowd. There's no better place to find your voice and share it with the world! 
The sign-up list opens at 6:30 pm in the upstairs cafe and the mic opens at 7:00pm.

• Seating is first come, first served! 
• Each open mic slot gets you about three minutes of stage time.
• No need to memorize your work - just be comfortable and have fun!
• If you read someone else’s work, give credit where due. 
• Above all, show kindness to all. No hate speech, slurs, or sexually explicit language. 

Got a question? Shoot us an e-mail!

The Thirsty Lab Reading Series is on 206 Worcester Road in Princeton, MA 01541. The series began in 2013 and happens the fourth and fifth Tuesdays of every month from 7-9 p.m. There is no open. The reader has the full two hours to use as s/he wishes. Some read two sets of 30-45 minutes. Some bring musicians to play behind the words.  Some use part of the time for a workshop session and discussion. There is usually a bottle of wine to share, some home baked treats, great discussion and a poetically intelligent audience.

Please join us on January 28th for our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium at Starlite hosted by Paul Szlosek and Ron Whittle. It will be a full evening of poetry and spoken word starting with a brief interview on stage with our featured poet Richard H. Fox (Author of Time Bomb, Wandering in Puzzle Boxes, You're My Favorite Horse, and The Complete Uncle Louie Poems), followed by a poetry reading by our feature, a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by a guest reader, a short intermission, and then the open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Admission is free (but a hat will be passed to pay our features)

The doors open at 7:00 pm every Sunday, and we start with our “Poetry Slam.” The “Featured Poet” will start roughly at 8:30 pm, accompanied by the Blake Newman Group. After the Featured Poet, we have our “Open Mic,” also accompanied by the Blake Newman Group. There’s a $10 cover charge, and the Lizard Lounge is a 21+ venue.