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The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 17h

Join Ridgefield Poet Laureate Emerita Barb Jennes for Protest & Praise: 250 Years of American Poetry — Session Two, exploring voices from the Suffrage era through the Civil Rights Movement.

📅 Tuesday, Nov 4 | 7:00–8:30 PM ET | Online

👉 Register here: https://loom.ly/fR9fM_Y

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 3d

NEPC Member Gary Whited will be reading in person with McKendy Fils-Aime on November 20 at 7 pm at the Rozzie Reads Poetry & Open Mic venue, at Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street in Roslindale, MA. The event is free and accessible. See the attached flyer for all the details!

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 4d

📝 NEPC board member Doug Holder interviews poet Matthew Johnson, finalist for the E. E. Cummings Poetry Prize, about nostalgia, sports history & faith in his work. Read the full interview 👉 https://loom.ly/_AzUn60

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The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 5d

Join us on Nov 16th, 1 pm ET for the 2025 New England Poetry Club Contest Reading — hear this year’s winning poems and celebrate outstanding voices in New England poetry.

📅 Details & RSVP: https://loom.ly/xIYvE3Q

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 6d

TOMORROW, NEPC Member Stephen Haven & Rosa Lane will read in person from their new books of poetry on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:00 PM CT, at Prairie Lights Bookstore, 15 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa. Check it out if you are in the area!

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 6d

NEPC Member David Banach's "How to be Good" was published by Bee Monk Press and is available now. This is the poet's first book! Congrats David! Get your copy here: https://loom.ly/UMarQlQ

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 8d

NEPC Board Member Doug Holder interviewed the late poet Jennifer Martelli, an NEPC member who passed away recently and was well-loved by the poetry community. Check out this wonderful interview: https://loom.ly/9cqIBP8

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 9d

We are proud to announce that NEPC Member Max Heinegg, the current Poet Laureate of Medford, was nominated for a 2025 Boston Music Award for Spoken Word! Congrats Max! You can see a full list of the nominees at https://loom.ly/FJhpmEU

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 10d

Poets Stephen Haven & Rosa Lane share their work across the Midwest this week 🌙

📍 Oct 20 – Cedar Falls, IA (Univ. of Northern Iowa, 7 PM)
📍 Oct 22 – Minneapolis, MN (Milkweed Books, 7 PM, https://loom.ly/UYQm9A4)
📍 Oct 23 – Rockford, IL (Inscape Collective, 6–7:30 PM)

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 11d

Join Pulitzer Prize–winner Lloyd Schwartz for A Master Class in Reading Your Work Aloud.

📅 Sun, Oct 26, 2:30–4:30 pm
📍 First Church, Cambridge

Free & open to all—bring a short poem if you’d like feedback!

Learn more at: https://loom.ly/Rtc3QiE

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 16d

NEPC & the Poetry Society of Vermont came together for The Collaborative Poet — a day of readings, workshops & community in West Brattleboro. Poets left inspired and connected—proof that when we gather, poetry thrives. 💫 Read more: https://loom.ly/txZkp3U

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 17d

NEPC Member Ivy Schweitzer's “Dividing Rivers,” published by Finishing Line Press, is available now. This is the poet’s first book! Congrats Ivy! Purchase a copy here: https://loom.ly/BnkaRsE

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 18d

Join us Oct 20, 8–9 pm at the Blacksmith House Poetry Series ✨ NEPC Board Member Nidia Hernández (The Farewell Light) reads with Askold Melnyczuk (The Venus of Odesa). 📍56 Brattle St, Cambridge. More info: https://loom.ly/JX6jsFo

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 19d

Join Ridgefield Poet Laureate Emerita Barb Jennes for a special 3-part online series exploring poems that reflect the struggles and triumphs of our nation—sessions on Tuesday: 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, online via Zoom.

Register here: https://loom.ly/1_YaiOE

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 22d

✨ Calling all young poets of Boston! The City is searching for its next Youth Poet Laureate — a young artist, performer, and leader ready to use poetry to uplift youth voices and inspire change. Learn more at: https://loom.ly/07Y-d1E

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 23d

Here is a recap of all the excellent news from NEPC members in September 2025! https://loom.ly/XpBjpnM - Remember, if you are a NEPC member, you can submit your news on our website and get your own mentions! We love learning what everyone is up to!

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 24d

A new interview with poet and translator Richard Fein is now available on the Internet Archive, conducted by NEPC Board Member Doug Holder in Fein’s Cambridge home. Listen here: https://loom.ly/0gqb0_E

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 25d

NEPC member Vijaya Sundaram is hosting an Open Mic for Poetry and Original Song on October 23 at 7 p.m. EDT at Arts Collaborative Medford, 162 Mystic Avenue #1, Medford, MA 02155. The Feature Poet on October 23rd is Toni Bee. Suggested donation: $5-10. All are welcome.

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · 26d

Congratulations to NEPC member Jason O’Toole, winner of the 2025 Amy Lowell Prize for his poem Astropastoral (The Second Pentacle of the Sun)! Read more: https://loom.ly/ubtovRg

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · Oct 3

Congratulations to NEPC Member Paula J. Lambert for releasing "Terms of Venery, Revised," published by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. The book is available now at: https://loom.ly/52lfL-s

This is the poet's fifth book.

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · Oct 2

NEPC Members Carla Schwartz and Jennifer Jean will read poems for Boston Yetzirah (to a general audience) at a home in Arlington, MA, on Saturday, October 4, 4 PM. You must register in advance to receive the address. The registration form is here: https://loom.ly/Twbg66A

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · Sep 30

The New England Poetry Club is excited to announce this year's winners of our poetry contests! Here they are: https://loom.ly/7aQsEIY

There will be a winners/finalists reading on Sunday afternoon, November 16 (exact time TBA). Watch our website and social media for more details!

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The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · Sep 29

NEPC member Roberta Batorsky is publishing her debut poetry collection, Perihelion, with Prolific Pulse Press this October. She’s looking for reading opportunities—connect with her here: https://loom.ly/qvJcA5M

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · Sep 28

Join NEPC Member Margery Hutter Silver, who will read from her debut poetry collection Light in Dark Spaces.

📖 October 1, 7 PM
📍 Porter Square Books, 1805 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

Celebrate the launch of her first book at this reading!

The New England Poetry Club @nepoetryclub.bsky.social · Sep 27

Join online for the first Poems from Connecticut’s Four Corners reading of the fall! Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:00 PM (ET) Featuring: Terry Blackhawk, Charlie Chase, Mike O’Leary, River Ripa, and Versatile Poetiq

Register here: https://bit.ly/3JFPb5X