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Friday May 30, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Help us Kickoff the Festival with a celebration of poetry in the Commonwealth! This event will feature readings by distinguished poets and poet laureates from across the State, our First Poem Contest Winners, with special appearances by state, local, and non-profit officials.
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Bradfield

Elizabeth Bradfield

Poetry, Brandeis U, Western Colorado U
Elizabeth Bradfield’s seven books include SOFAR: Poems, which includes poems that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Sun, and Orion; Interpretive Work, which won the Audre Lorde Prize in Lesbian Poetry; Toward Antarctica; and the co-created Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology... Read More →
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J.D. Scrimgeour

"J.D. Scrimgeour is the author of six poetry collections, the most recent being Small, Rectangular, Reflected World (Nixes Mate, 2025). Among his other collections is a book of bilingual poetry, 香蕉面包 /Banana Bread. With musician Philip Swanson, he released Ogunquit & Other... Read More →
avatar for Regie Gibson

Regie Gibson

Literary performer, Regie Gibson has performed, taught, & lectured at schools, universities, theaters, & other venues around the world. He’s a Brother Thomas Fellow & has received several Mass Cultural Council Awards, two Live Arts Boston Grants to develop his first play, The Juke... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Old Town Hall 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970

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