Massachusetts Statewide Poetry Calendar

We are proud to announce Mass Poetry’s ninth annual Evening of Inspired Leaders, an event that brings together exceptional leaders from diverse fields to each read their favorite poem and reflect on its connection to their life and work. Join us for this memorable event on  Monday, November 20th, 2023 from 7:30 – 8:30 PM EST at The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115.

Inspired by Robert Pinsky’s Favorite Poem Project, this year’s event features: emcee Jeneé Osterheldt, The Boston Globe; April English, Chief Secretary to Governor Maura Healey; Imari Paris Jeffries, executive director of King Boston; Jill Medvedow, Ellen Matilda Poss Director, Institute of Contemporary Art; and Tamar Dor-Ner, Partner, Boston Office Head, Bain & Company.

Evening of Inspired Leaders raises funds to support Mass Poetry’s dynamic roster of free and low-cost poetry programs for thousands of people, young and old, across Massachusetts. Don’t miss this poignant night celebrating poetry and leadership. Tickets are available now!

Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the nation’s most intriguing opera companies,” Odyssey Opera, in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), presents the New England premiere of Dominick Argento’s opera The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe, on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Poe’s birthplace of Boston. In a one-night only, semi-staged production, Grammy Award-winning conductor Gil Rose leads a formidable cast including tenor Peter Tantsits playing the lead role of Poe, the Odyssey Opera chorus, the acclaimed BMOP orchestra, and more.