Massachusetts Statewide Poetry Calendar 2

Newly named Poet Laureate Juan Matos and Youth Poet Laureate Amina Mohammed will join us to share their poetry through the lens of life in Worcester. Q & A to follow.
Juan Matos, a retired Worcester Public Schools teacher of 32 years, has written and published 12 poetry books and anthologies, taken part in local and international literary festivals, and founded several literary groups and workshops. Matos has a long record of actively advocating for poetry and the arts.
Youth Poet Laureate Amina Mohammed grew up in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood and has been writing since the eighth grade. She is currently a senior at Holy Name High School.

The Arms Library and Friends of the Arms Library are having a celebration for internationally renown poet Martín Espada. Martín is the winner of the National Book Award for Poetry for his book Floaters: Poems.
April 8th, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Hall, 53 Main Street, Shelburne Falls, MA
Introducing Martín will be Paul Mariani, an American poet and University Professor Emeritus at Boston College.

Martín and his wife Lauren moved into Shelburne Falls at the beginning of the pandemic and are looking forward to meeting more of the community beginning with this gathering.

Following Martín's reading there will be a book signing, with books offered at a special Shelburne Falls discount, and a reception with refreshments.

The event is free. Masks are required at the gathering.

We thank Martín for his donation of copies of Floaters, and many of his other books, to the Arms Library! They are available to borrow.

Please call the Arms Library at 413-625-0306 or email armslibrary@gmail.com to let us know you are planning to attend. If emailing we will send you an evite.

Read your work, tell your jokes, bear your soul, all while accompanied by the coolest backing band since the invention of Ray-Bans. Sometimes there's snacks. Usually there are featured readers, local heroes and nationally ranked performance geniuses alike.