Straw Dog Writers Guild
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FeaturedWriters Night Out – Featured Reader Kathy Ford
The BasementFeatured Reader - Kathy Ford grew up in Rochester, New York, graduated from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in 1980 with a major in design theory, and moved to New York City to pursue a career in architecture. She received her Masters in Architecture from Harvard University in 1985 and has been practicing architecture in Read More
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FeaturedDiving Deep: Poetic Craft, Form and Emotion w/ Gail Thomas
Lily Library Florence, MA, United StatesDiving Deep: Poetic Craft, Form and Emotion A challenge that many writers face is how to choose artful details when writing about strong emotional content. Some of us may shy away from expressing loss or anger, or we may produce work that’s overly sentimental. For inspiration, we will read poems that elevate personal experience by Read More
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FeaturedVoices for Resistance – A Celebration!
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060VOICES FOR RESISTANCE - A CELEBRATION! with special guests Martín Espada, The Nields, and Nicole M. Young! Short readings by Maria Jose Gimenez, Lauren Marie Schmidt, Eileen Kennedy, Ellen LaFleche, Dina Friedman, Christopher J. Sparks & Theresa Vincent OPEN MIC - slots available on June 4. If you’d like to read (max. 4 minutes) please arrive BY 6:45 Read More
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FeaturedWriters Night Out – Featured Reader Jan Maher
The BasementWriters Night Out July 3, 2018 7-9pm The Basement 21 Center Street Northampton, MA Featured Reader - Jan Maher Just the facts: Jan Maher's writing credits include two novels, Heaven, Indiana and Earth As It Is; one-act plays Ismene and Intruders; Most Dangerous Women; and books for educators Most Dangerous Women: Bringing History to Life Read More
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FeaturedCompass Roads Reading at the Northampton Senior Center
Northampton Senior Center 67 Conz St, Northampton, MA, United States -
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FeaturedWriters Night Out – Featured Reader Emily Arsenault
The BasementDoors open at 7 – with an open mic. If you’d like a chance to read, place your name in the hat up until 7:10. Ten names will be randomly selected. The reading starts at 7:15, and each reader will have five minutes. Admission is free; participants are encouraged to buy a drink in support Read More
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FeaturedPoetry Critique Group – Register today!
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesRegister Here
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FeaturedStraw Dog Writers Guild Authors Showcase!
South Hadley Public Library 2 Canal St, South Hadley, MassachusettsTuesday, September 25, at South Hadley Public Library at 6 p.m. AUTHORS READING Elizabeth George Amy Laprade Susan LaRosa Ruth Lehrer Melanie S. Lewis Ed Orzechowski Michael Ponsor Jessica B. Sokol Joshua Michael Stewart Melissa Volker Tom Weiner Ellen Wittlinger
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FeaturedNEW EVENT -Literary Rendezvous – Open Mic/Featured Poet: Nicole M. Young!
The Rendezvous 78 3rd Street, Turners Falls, MANicole M. Young - Featured Poet Nicole M. Young is a performance poet, playwright, theatre instructor and pop culture critic originally from Detroit, MI. Her work has been performed across Western Massachusetts, New York, and Michigan. She self-produced a spoken word album, In/Put: Live from the Valley, which was recorded live and is working on her first memoir. Website Candace Read More
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FeaturedCompass Roads Reading at Graham Hall, Smith College
Graham Hall, Smith College Smith College, Northampton, MAPOETS READING Janet E Aalfs Alice Barrett Jean Blakeman Anna Bozena Bowen Floyd Cheung Candace R Curran Beth Filson Michael Goldman Tzivia Gover Sharon A Harmon Jane McPhetres Johnson Mary Ellen Kelly Patricia Lee Lewis Richard Michelson Burleigh Mutén Jovonna Van Pelt Christine Anne Pratt Stephanie B Shafran Cynthia Suopis Jane Yolen