The NEW ENGLAND POETRY CLUB was founded in 1915 by Amy Lowell, Robert Frost and Conrad Aiken. The Club sponsors the oldest poetry reading series in the country.

Naomi Shihab Nye Winner of the 2011 NEPC Golden Rose Award




Mark Strand Winner of the 2010 NEPC Golden Rose Award





Charles Simic Winner of the 2009 NEPC Golden Rose Award





Carolyn Forché Winner of the 2008 NEPC Golden Rose Award

Board of Directors:
President: Diana Der-Hovanessian; Vice Presidents: Daniel Tobin, Sally Cragin; Treasurer: Pat Cosentino; Assistant Treasurer: Krikor Der Hohannesian; Membership:Victor Howes; Contest Chair: Ellin Sarot; Information Officer: Teresa Iverson; Programs: F.D. Reeve, Fred Marchant; Board Members: Ifeanyi Menkiti, Kevin Bowen, Audrey Kalajian; Database Administrator: Chuck Warner; Editor of WRIT and Web Admin: Ellen Jane Powers; Consulting Members: Seamus Heaney, X.J. Kennedy, Helen Vendler, Rosanna Warren, and Derek Walcott.

To contact us, call 617-744-6034, or info@nepoetryclub.org.

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