The 2025 Massachusetts Poetry Festival

The 2025 Massachusetts Poetry Festival

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Jacqui Morton

6:30pm EDT

Kickoff Event: Common Threads: A Celebration of Massachusetts Poets Old Town HallElizabeth Bradfield • J.D. Scrimgeour • David J. Silva, Ph.D. • John Andrews • Carmen Barefield • Janet E. Aalfs • Amy Wise Rothschild • Theadora Siranian • Porsha Olayiwola • Anna Lucia Deloia • Gray Davidson Carroll

10:15am EDT

Danielle Legros Georges: A Tribute PEM - Morse AuditoriumMartha Collins • Kevin Gallagher • Patrick Sylvain • Tracy K. Smith

4:30pm EDT

The Night Office: Embracing the Creative Power of Darkness National Park Service - AuditoriumCarolyn Oliver • Hannah Larrabee • Matthew E. Henry • Nina MacLaughlin American Tyrant: Poetry in the Age of Democratic Fragility St. Peter's Church - Large RoomEnzo Silon Surin • Cortney Lamar Charleston • Suzanne Frischkorn

9:00am EDT

Poetry & Yoga The Salem CommonKirsty Yetter

11:30am EDT

Finding the Lyric in Shame Cinema Salem - Theater 1Shira Dentz • Krysten Hill • Jennifer Martelli • Jessica Cuello • Joan Kwon Glass

12:45pm EDT

The Climate for Publishing Poetry in Massachusetts Cinema Salem - Theater 1Anna M. Warrock • Gloria Mindock • Robbie Gamble • Cheryl Clark Vermeulen • Eileen Cleary Moving Words: Poetry & Dance Old Town HallTimothy Gager • Casey Lynn Roland • Betsy Miller • Meghan McLyman • Subhaga Crystal Bacon • Hannah Larrabee • Anna V. Q. Ross • Michelle Deane • Abriana McCollim • Sarah Soares • Olivia Fasino

3:15pm EDT

Headline Reading: Featuring Marilyn Chin & Ross Gay PEM - East India Marine HallRoss Gay • Marilyn Chin