poetry
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Stepping Into the Story – Using Psychodrama to Deepen Character Development
Easthampton Public Library Annex 52 Main Street, Easthampton, MA, United StatesDive 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
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Cracking Open Your Poetic Process
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Cracking 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
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A Writer’s Night in April with Janet Aalfs
The Longmeadow Adult Center 211 Maple Road, Longmeadow, MA, United StatesStraw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present poet Janet Aalfs for A Writer's Night on Thursday, April 9th from 6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. Janet E. Aalfs, former poet laureate of Northampton, MA, is a Jian Mei Tai Chi/ Qigong chief instructor, an 8th degree black belt, and the founder and director of Lotus
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Writers Night Out in May with Eileen P. Kennedy
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday May 5th, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Eileen P. Kennedy, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half