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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
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Thursday, March 18
 

7:00pm EDT

March U35 Reading Series
U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35, held once each January, March, May, July, September, and November. The series seeks to promote and bolster young Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read via Mass Poetry's website! This event is free and open to the public. 

http://www.masspoetry.org/u35

Our March readers are:

Emily Duggan is interested in work — and play! — at the intersection of the performing/expressive arts and individual and community healing. To that end, they create and perform poetry, experimental theater, and improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy. In the recent past, they have: acted and written with various performance troupes in Roslindale; appeared as a featured poet for the Boston Poetry Slam; enjoyed a stint as an ensemble member at Chicago's Green Mill; and haunted graveyards as a ghost-tour guide. Lately, they partner with Writers Without Margins, bringing writing beyond conventional spaces, and they served as Mass Poetry's Development Intern last spring.

Egan Millard has worked as a journalist in Alaska, Maine and New York City, where he grew up. His poetry has appeared in The Worcester Review, Cirque, The Aurorean (featured poet, Spring/Summer 2019), and “Building Fires in the Snow” (University of Alaska Press, 2016), the first-ever anthology of LGBTQ Alaskan writers, and is forthcoming in "From the Farther Shore: Discovering Cape Cod and the Islands Through Poetry" (Bass River Press, 2020). His chapbook "Interstate" is available from Harvard Book Store. He now lives in Boston, where he works as a reporter and editor.

Sarah O'Brien loves dark chocolate and light wordplay. Sarah is the author of the poetry book Shapeshifter and she is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Boston Accent Lit, a literary journal and press. She earned her MFA in Poetry at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Sarah has been published in places such as Allegro Poetry Magazine, Elbow Room, Helen Literary Magazine, Homology Lit, and The Flat Water Stirs: An Anthology of Emerging Nebraska Poets. She was runner-up for the 2018 Helen W. Kenefick Academy of American Poets prize with her poem "School of Love." Sarah is active in the writing community; she often reads work at The Bebop or Cantab Lounge and she volunteers at Grub Street's Muse & the Marketplace and Mass Poetry's annual Poetry Festival. Learn more at www.sarahobrien.org

Georgia Park is a contributing editor of Sudden Denouement, founder of Whisper and the Roar, and author of Quit Your Job and Become a Poet (Out of Spite). She dropped out of high school in 2004 and earned her Master’s degree with an emphasis on creative writing in 2019. She is currently teaching English and ESL at the college level. She has been published in several literary magazines, most recently, The Offbeat and Soundings East. Her work has also been featured in several books, including We Will Not Be Silenced, All the Lonely People, Smitten, and Anthology Volume l: Writings from the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective. Georgia has been asked to speak about her poetry at several educational institutions, including Boston University. Georgia's current book, titled Softly Glowing Exit Signs, is an autobiography written in poetry that covers her time in Korea and her journey from dysfunctional childhood to semi-functional adulthood.


Thursday March 18, 2021 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Trident Booksellers & Cafe
 
Saturday, March 20
 

5:30pm EDT

CANCELLED - Poetry Night
A Timilty Middle School event, in partnership with Roxbury Heritage State Park and MassPoetry. 

Please join us for a night of Community and Poetry at the Dillaway-Thomas House.

Dinner 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Poetry Reading  6:30 pm - 8:30pm

Featured poets include: Charles Coe, Ashley-Rose, Imani Powell, and Boston Youth Poet Laureate Finalist Norah Brady. Musical entertainment by Savoir Faire.

Free food & childcare provided. All students must attend with a parent or guardian. Tickets available at Eventbrite starting March 2.

Readers/Speakers

Saturday March 20, 2021 5:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Roxbury Heritage State Park
 
Saturday, March 27
 

7:00pm EDT

Evening of Inspired Leaders 2020
Evening of Inspired Leaders–a fundraiser to benefit Mass Poetry–highlights the power of poetry to inspire and delight while showcasing an all-star field of leaders. Inspired by Robert Pinsky’s Favorite Poem Project, this event brings exemplary leaders in diverse fields together to read a poem that is meaningful to them and discuss its influence on their life and work.

You can support Mass Poetry by purchasing a VIP package (by March 1st) to join us at the dessert reception in Huntington Theatre's Studio 210 following the event! Become a sponsor here: 
http://www.masspoetry.org/inspiredleaderssponsor

Ticketing will open shortly! Check back for the link and more info. 

Speakers for Evening of Inspired Leaders 2020 include: 
- Mohamad Ali, CEO of International Data Group Inc.
- Andrew Bacevich, Writer & President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
- Meghna Chakrabarti, Host of WBUR's OnPoint
- Vikiana Petit-Homme, Regional Organizer, March for Our Lives
- Darrell Jones, Strongest Link Community Activist 
- Dr. Anne Klibanski, President and CEO of Mass General Brigham
- Julia Mejia, Boston City Councilor 
- Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County District Attorney 
- Yusufi Vali, Director, Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement
- Bina Venkataraman, Boston Globe Editorial Page Editor 
- David Waters, CEO of Community Servings

Saturday March 27, 2021 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Huntington Theatre Company
 
Thursday, May 20
 

6:00pm EDT

U35
Thursday May 20, 2021 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Trident Booksellers & Cafe
 
Thursday, September 28
 

7:00pm EDT

U35 Reading

Our U35 reading series returns to Trident Booksellers & Cafe on September 28th at 7PM. The series seeks to promote and bolster young Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. This event is free and open to all.

This U35's featured poets are:
  • Jordan Barnes
  • Shari Caplan
  • Nathan Erwin
  • Dariana Guerrero
Stay tuned for full poet profiles in future newsletters!

Learn more and reserve your tickets here.


Thursday September 28, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Trident Booksellers & Cafe
 


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