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.
Debbie Tosun Kilday – Co-Owner, Founder, & Executive Director of National Beat Poetry Foundation with Colin Haskins – (10-2015-Present) Debbie is an award winning published author, writer, poet, nature photographer, artist & illustrator, and an expert high-roller slot player. She is a member of Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA)(2005-Present) – Works as Special Events Director of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA), and organizes and acts as manager of the CAPA Bookstore at the Big E in the Connecticut Building for the last 10 + years. She is the Past President of The Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA) (2014-2016). She is also a member of the National Beat Poetry Festival (NBPF), International Beat Poetry Festival, Free Poets Collective, University of Connecticut’s (OLLI) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Hydropolis Poetry Workshop Group and The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society.