Welcome to the schedule of poetry events happening in Massachusetts! This schedule contains events happening all over the state, as entered by our Poetry Partners and others. It is not limited to Mass Poetry events. To submit an event, click here. For more questions regarding our calendar, you can email marketing@masspoetry.org.
Bow Market Upstairs will be visited by the presence of Madame Betty BOOM and her bevy of poetry whores, tarot & palm readers, burlesque creatures, and other beauties who will welcome you into their mysterious fold at a one-of-a-kind immersive event for one night only on HALLOWEEN! At The Poetry Brothel, a “madam” presents a rotating cast of poets, artists, and artisans who operate within self-constructed character, “erupting into verse in public and luring guests into back rooms for private readings,” as described in The New Yorker. Central to The Poetry Brothel experience is the creation of character, which for each artist serves as disguise and freeing device, enabling The Poetry Brothel to be a place of uninhibited creative expression in which artists and audience members alike can communicate more authentically. Artists performing with the Brothel are women, men, folx, people of color, queer, straight, emerging, established, local, and international. Their alter-egos are faeries, sea creatures, witches, aliens, virgins, whores, and everything in between. Some of the artists within The Poetry Brothel universe perform sex work in their off-hours. The Poetry Brothel uses its platform to support sex workers and to educate audiences about the sex industry.
DETAILS Venue: Bow Market Upstairs, Somerville MA Doors open at 700pm. The show begins promptly at 8pm. This event is 21+ Costume contest! First, second, and third prizes go to those with the most ghostly, haunting lewks. In addition to its poets, The Poetry Brothel presents artists and activists working in a variety of mediums both on stage and through its ever-changing array of intimate, interactive, and creative services. On Consent: Behave with beauty, connect with intention. We are, by and large, a no-contact event -- here to blow your mind and nothing else! Always ask before touching anyone in our House, and report any discomfort to security or staff or the Madam Herself without delay. Themed costumes and/or vintage formal wear are encouraged but not required. This event is 21+. Our show includes flashing lights, reasonably amplified music, and a startling glimpse of your true self.
