The Oldest Poetry Reading Series In The Country.
 
 

 
 

Events

New England Poetry Club Readings
Calendar 2010

All readings are free and open to the public.

Monday, February 1st
Members reading Love Poems

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Monday, March 1st
Sheila Motton Prize Reading
Winner RICHARD HOFFMAN reads from Gold Star Road,
and WENDY MNOOKIN (Honorable Mention) reads from
The Moon Makes Its Own Plea.
Introduced by ELLEN STEINBAUM, prize judge.

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Monday, April 5th
Poetry Of Human Rights
with SUSAN EISENBERG, CAROLYN GREGORY,
and JOYCE WILSON

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Monday, May 3rd
CHRISTINA THOMPSON, editor of The Harvard Review, and
author of the memoir, Come On Shore and We Will Kill You and Eat You All
will talk about the magazine, its staffing, and her own life as a working writer.

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Sunday, June 6th
Children's Day
Student Winners of the Ruth Berrien Fox,
John Holmes, and Longfellow contests

East Lawn
Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge

 

Sunday, June 27th
SAM HAMILL, KEVIN BOWEN, FRED MARCHANT
and F.D. REEVE: Poets of Conscience

East Lawn
Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge

 

Sunday, July 11th
New England Poetry Club's Golden Rose Reading
MARK STRAND

East Lawn
Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge

 

Sunday, July 25th
Garden Poetry with MARGE PIERCY
VICTOR HOWES, and TERESA CADER

East Lawn Porch
Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge

 

Sunday, August 8th
Poets with new books:
SUSAN DONNELLY, ELLEN STEINBAUM and
ALAN SEMERDJIAN

East Lawn
Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge

 

Sunday, August 22nd
Cambridge Voices:
DIANA DER-HOVANESSIAN, GAIL MAZUR, MATTHEW PEARL,
and DAVID SLAVITT.

Carriage House
Longfellow National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge

 

Monday, September 13th
Prize Winners of 2010 NEPC Contests
SUSAN EISENBERG, KATHLEEN SPIVACK, LEN KRISAK
will be joined by Catherine Staples, Patricia Borowicz,
Patricia Giragosian, and Philip Burnham reading their winning poems

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Monday, October 4th
Poets Who Edit:
Poetry Editors of Agni, LYNNE POTTS and
SUMITA CHAKRABORTY
Introduced by Sven Birkets

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Monday, October 18th
Poets Who Edit:
JACK BEDELL, editor of Louisiana Literature,
and VIVIAN SHIPLEY, editor of Connecticut Review, read from their new books

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Monday, November 1st
Literary couple, MARK PAWLAK and MARY BONINA,
read from their latest books,
Jefferson's New Age Salon: Mashups and Matchups
and Clear Eye Tea, respectively. Joining them
is GLORIA MINDOCK, editor at Cervena Barva Press,
reading from her book, Blood Soaked Dresses.

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Monday, December 6th
NEPC Prize Winners
TERESA CADER (Sheila Motton Book Award) and
KATHERINE BODE-LANG (Jean Pedrick Chapbook Award)
And other prize winners, including NANCY BRADY CUNNINGHAM,
PHILIP BURNHAM, LEN KRISAK, and others.

Harvard-Yenching Common Room 136
2 Divinity Ave, Cambridge (off Kirkland, near Memorial Hall)

 

Previous Years' Readings

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Click for Past Events of 2008

Readings are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact us at info@nepoetryclub.org or call 617-744-6034