• Open Mic at WOW in Westfield

    Open Mic at WOW in Westfield

    The WOW Center 105 Elm Street, Westfield, MA

    A FREE, low-pressure, open mic night welcoming all who love prose and poetry. Authors, poets and writers of every skill level are invited to share a 3–5-minute piece for WOW’s newest series celebrating the spoken word, produced with the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Whip City Wordsmiths. This program will happen each month on the 2nd Read More

    Free
  • Poetry Critique Meet Up in June

    Poetry Critique Meet Up in March

    Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United States

    Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Sunday March Read More

  • Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

    Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

    Dalton Free Public Library 462 Main Street, Dalton, MA

    This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary “Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on: getting settled Read More

  • Straw Dog Writes

    Straw Dog Writes

    ZOOM MA

    Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions, a 45 minute writing session, have a 15 minute discussion, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards, the Zoom room will remain open for a Read More

  • Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

    Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

    Dalton Free Public Library 462 Main Street, Dalton, MA

    This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary “Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on: getting settled Read More

  • Straw Dog Writes

    Straw Dog Writes

    ZOOM MA

    Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions, a 45 minute writing session, have a 15 minute discussion, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards, the Zoom room will remain open for a Read More

  • Stepping Into the Story – Using Psychodrama to Deepen Character Development

    Easthampton Public Library Annex 52 Main Street, Easthampton, MA, United States

    Dive into character building using psychodrama with author and poet Kevin Thomas! March 28th from 10am-12pm Easthampton Public Library Annex In this experiential writer’s craft workshop, participants will use psychodrama to enter their characters’ worlds as fully as possible—speaking in their voices, seeing through their eyes, and discovering unspoken motivations. By moving beyond the page Read More

  • Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

    Weekly Wednesday Writing Group

    Dalton Free Public Library 462 Main Street, Dalton, MA

    This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary “Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on: getting settled Read More

  • Straw Dog Writes

    Straw Dog Writes

    ZOOM MA

    Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions, a 45 minute writing session, have a 15 minute discussion, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards, the Zoom room will remain open for a Read More

  • Cracking Open Your Poetic Process

    Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060

    Cracking Open Your Poetic Process: a roundtable experiment in stimulating our personal approaches to writing poetry. Co-facilitated by Lindsay Rockwell and Becky Jones Saturday, April 4, 2026, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Coolidge Museum at Forbes Library 20 West Street, Northampton In this roundtable experiment, up to twelve poets will gather to share reflections, ideas and Read More