Join NEPC Member Margery Hutter Silver, who will read from her debut poetry collection Light in Dark Spaces. 📖 October 1, 7 PM 📍 Porter Square Books, 1805 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA Celebrate the launch of her first book at this reading!

Join online for the first Poems from Connecticut’s Four Corners reading of the fall! Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:00 PM (ET) Featuring: Terry Blackhawk, Charlie Chase, Mike O’Leary, River Ripa, and Versatile Poetiq Register here: https://bit.ly/3JFPb5X

NEPC member Stephen Haven will read in person from his new book of poems, The Flight from Meaning (Slant Books, 2025), with Rosa Lane and Mark Irwin, at the Crane Public Library, Monday, September 29, 7:00—8:00 PM. Learn more at https://loom.ly/IpKLzHk

NEPC is thrilled to share that member Catherine Strisik’s 4th book, Goat, Goddess, Moon (Holy Cow! Press), is out now! Order: https://loom.ly/o1c4zwo Catch her live reading Dec 4 at Gloucester Writers Center!

NEPC Member Benjamin Rozonoyer will read in person on Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. EDT from his debut poetry collection, The Beaver Pond at the Wayside Gallery of Fruitlands Museum. Event information: https://loom.ly/4UIkNYY Book purchase: https://loom.ly/oWxSEEo

NEPC Member Richard Fein is proud to announce a new book of poetry titles, The Polish Dream Machine, now available from Box Turtle Press in New York.

NEPC member Stephen Haven is pleased to announce two new publications! "Roadside Portals" appeared in 2025 in Vox Populi: https://loom.ly/xNy7Mto "Salem, Easter," selected from his book, The Flight from Meaning (Slant Books, 2025), appears in Verse Daily: https://loom.ly/5Lw0Nno

Mark your calendars! Join us Sat, Oct 11 at 3 PM for a poetry reading at the Boston Public Library (Jamaica Plain Branch) featuring Chris O’Carroll, Lynne Viti, and Shanta Lee — it’s part of our NEPC @ the BPL series! Learn more: https://loom.ly/lLpVdw0

📣 NEPC Board Advisor Jason O’Toole wants you to know about a Poetry & Costume Celebration 🎃 Sat, Oct 18 (11–1) at Bedford Town Center. Readings by Jason, Jack Giaour & Toni Artuso + light lunch! 🥪 RSVP by Oct 13: [email protected]

New Book Alert! NEPC Member John J. Ronan's The Idea of Light is published by Main Street Rag. The book features poems that have appeared in Notre Dame Review, Times Literary Supplement, Red Wheelbarrow, and other journals. Learn more and order at: https://theronan.org/

🎉 Congrats to NEPC board member Lloyd Schwartz! He’s been awarded the 2025 David Ferry & Ellen LaForge Poetry Prize 🏆 and has a new book of poems forthcoming this spring from Arrowsmith. 📖👏

NEPC Members! Check out this call to Poets: Concord250 invites MA poets (18+) to submit an original poem (≤260 words) on liberty, resilience & America’s future. $1,000 prize + publication + readings. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 👉 Learn more: https://loom.ly/xFcHcog

NEPC Board Member Linda Conte wants everyone to be aware of this event with former NEPC board member Denise Washington: 🚍 In Search of Darby Vassall: Tour of Cambridge & Beyond 📅 Sun, Oct 12 | 🕐 1 PM 🔗 More info here: https://loom.ly/nWs7ueE

Check out the NEPC member news recap for August 2025! Remember, all NEPC members can submit your Member news to be featured on our socials! https://loom.ly/BcnM28E

Reminder: Poetry at Magazine Beach Park tomorrow! — Sun, Sept 7, 3:30–5 pm. Readings by Karen Klein, Linda Flaherty-Haltmaier & Sara LeTourneau. Free & accessible. Bring a chair/blanket. Hosted by NEPC & Mass Audubon. Details here: https://loom.ly/vYqxQQo

We’re excited to share that NEPC board member Doug Holder has a new poem, “Tanked Carp in Chinatown,” published in the Journal of Expressive Writing. You can read it here: https://loom.ly/vudtQj8

NEPC Member Brian Evans-Jones has some exciting publications to share! "Swallowed" - https://loom.ly/mgIuy7E "Return Service Requested" - https://loom.ly/vxFZ6TU "The Last Night" appears in the anthology The Aplomb Project Portraits, Vol. 2 - https://loom.ly/aGF96pk

Mark your calendar! NEPC Member Kristin Dykstra will read with Kirun Kapur and Mary Gillibrand on September 25 at 7 PM Eastern. The event will take place at Amherst Books, located at 8 Main Street, Amherst, MA. Learn more at: https://loom.ly/qOwtNtM

NEPC Advisory Board member and Poet Laureate of Medford Vijaya Sundaram is featured this week in the Somerville Times. Check out her poem "Where the Moon Rises ..." here: https://loom.ly/fik-EAo

NEPC Member Susan Eisenberg interviewed Martín Espada about his book Jailbreak of Sparrows on the Labor Heritage Power Hour podcast. You can find a link to it here: https://loom.ly/PKwr1kU

NEPC Member Kymm Coveney is excited to announce an in-person reading on Sept. 6th at 10 a.m. EDT as part of Micro Marvels at the #salemlitfest Ames Hall 290 Essex St. in Salem, MA. Find information about the reading and how to sign up here: https://loom.ly/afe79ZY

We are excited to announce that NEPC Member Kymm Coveney's poems "Qualities of Air" and "Eight Bells" appear in the latest edition of California Quarterly, published in Summer 2025! You can find them here: https://loom.ly/ZGjrcs4

NEPC Member and former co-president Denise Provost's poem Enforcement is included in the Somerville Times Lyrical Somerville section edited by NEPC board member Doug Holder. You can read it here: https://loom.ly/au21BX8

NEPC Member Leticia Priebe Rocha will offer two cohorts of a free, 6-week poetry workshop called "Celebrating Voices of the Diaspora," Registration is required at this link: https://forms.gle/cwJDtHXJ3LvqRupL8

This weekend! Join us for Poetry at the Manse on Aug 24 at 3 PM in Concord, MA, featuring Libby Maxey, Nina Rubinstein Alonso & Matthew Henry. Presented by the New England Poetry Club. Free & open to all! 📍The Old Manse 📅 Sunday, Aug 24 3PM 🔗 https://loom.ly/UtfhfOI

This Saturday! Don’t miss an evening of powerful poetry at the BPL with Nidia Hernández, Naomi Mulvihill & Cheryl Clark Vermeulen, presented by NEPC! 📍Boston Public Library 📅 Saturday, Aug 23 at 3 PM 🎟️ Free & open to all 🔗 https://loom.ly/wcPxYXE

This Sunday, NEPC Member Dan Murphy and 3-time U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will read from their new collections on August 24 at 3 PM EST as part of the Cecilia Woloch & Friends Reading Series.

NEPC board member Doug Holder interviews Somerville poet Michael Franco on community, creativity, and craft. A great glimpse into Franco’s poetic world. 🌟 https://loom.ly/LKO2-RU

New Book Alert! First Book Alert! NEPC Member Benjamin Rozonoyer's "The Beaver Pond" was published by Darkly Bright Press and is available now at https://loom.ly/jn361MM. This is the poet's first book.

NEPC member R.H. Russell's “Spectral” appears in the spring 2025 edition of Touchstone, the journal of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire, published in June. You can purchase a copy on Amazon here: https://loom.ly/TdsXbjo

Great news! NEPC member Kymm Coveney is featured in The Somerville Times’ Lyrical Somerville. 📝💬 Read it here: https://loom.ly/20GlGz0

New Book Congrats! NEPC member Jean L. Kreiling's Home and Away, just published by Kelsay Books, is now available at Amazon (https://loom.ly/egm_M9w) and Kelsay Books (https://loom.ly/wcWXSSY). This is the poet's fourth collection of poems.

📣 This Sunday! Don't miss the Longfellow Summer Arts Festival featuring Martha Collins receiving the Golden Rose Award! 🗓 Sunday, August 10, 2025 · 3 PM ET 📍 East Lawn, Longfellow House (indoors if rain) 🎟 Free & open to all 💻 Watch online too! Learn more at https://loom.ly/UAi9zfw

NEPC Member Kristin Dykstra has an essay on the topic of "What Sparks Poetry (Other Arts)," published by Poetry Daily. You can read it here! https://loom.ly/c-2DSxQ

NEPC Member Kristin Dykstra's book Dissonance, published by the University of Chicago Press, received the Phoenix Emerging Poet Book Prize! Congratulations Kristin! You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://loom.ly/n7C4nU8

Congrats to NEPC member Stephen Haven on his recent reading with Rosa Lane at The Word Barn in Exeter, NH on July 22! 🎉 They celebrated their new books: The Flight from Meaning & Called Back. Previous event info: https://loom.ly/DtAAN2w - We can't wait for the next one!

📣 This Sunday! Don’t miss the Longfellow Summer Arts Festival featuring inaugural poet Richard Blanco! 🗓 Sunday, August 3, 2025 · 3 PM ET 📍 East Lawn, Longfellow House (indoors if rain) 🎟 Free & open to all 📺 Watch online too! More info at https://loom.ly/tFSvTgo

Check out this review by Dennis Daly of NEPC Board Member Doug Holder’s new chapbook, "I Ain’t Gonna Wait for Godot, No More." Daly calls it “maddening at times… funny… sad… ravenous," and a thoughtful take on mortality and meaning. Read the review at: https://loom.ly/2t3VZ4o

📣 The NEPC’s summer season at the Longfellow House continues this Sunday, July 20th! Join us for the next We (too) The People event featuring two powerhouse poets: 🎤 Diannely Antigua 🎤 Stephanie Burt Free & open to all! Learn more: https://loom.ly/5auPGmc

New Book Announcements! NEPC member Elizabeth Sylvia's chapbook My Little Book of Domestic Anxieties, finalist for the Kari Ann Flickinger Memorial Award and published by Ballerini Books Press, is available now. Get it here: https://loom.ly/8lBX09A

NEPC Member Beth Ann Hooper was recently interviewed about her book, poetry, and films on The Writers' Den by the New Hampshire Writers' Project on WKXL Talk Radio. Listen to the podcast here: https://loom.ly/5fBiuJ8

Congrats to NEPC member Beth Ann Hooper! Her debut novel The Roots That Clutch won two major book awards and reveals a family connection to poet William Carlos Williams. 📚🎉 Learn more: https://loom.ly/ZDN-ZGU

NEPC Member Michael McCarthy will present Earthview, a concert for solo fiddle and spoken word, on Thursday, July 31st, at 7:00 pm EDT at the Little Crepe Cafe, 102 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. The venue is accessible. Tickets are $5-$15, available at the door.

📣 Congrats to NEPC Member Barbara Cassidy on a string of publications! 🖋️ "The Fens" – Copies available: [email protected] 🖋️ "Last Wishes" – Read: https://loom.ly/OhHrKjo 🖋️ "Out of Love" – Read: https://loom.ly/iAMQQ1I 🌿 "The Clearing" – Visit: https://share.google/SrYWbgMT0x8ApaaF9

TOMORROW: July 7 at 7 PM, Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield, CT will host Voices from Marginalized America – Indigenous Voices, a free public event featuring poetry readings by Kimberly Blaeser, Natasha Gambrell, and Denise Low.

NEPC Member Liane St. Laurent would like to announce a reading from her chapbook, un/winter (Bee Monk Press, January 2025) at 11 AM on July 19 at the Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot Square, Peterborough, NH. Bring a friend and a poem to share! Learn more about her book here: https://loom.ly/t_ngEeA

NEPC board member Doug Holder has published a new book: I Ain’t Gonna Wait for Godot No More. Congrats Doug! Now available in paperback on Lulu: 👉 https://loom.ly/jQ_RqHc

NEPC member Stephen Haven will read in person with Maine Literary Book Award winning poet Rosa Lane, on July 22, 2025, 6:00-7:30 pm, as part of the Silo Series, at The Word Barn, 66 Newfields Road, Exeter, NH. Mark your calendar! Get his new book here: https://loom.ly/te5aBEc

NEPC Member Tim Mayo's two poems, "A Candle For" and "A Father's Lament," appeared in One Art on May 30. You can read them here! https://loom.ly/oicITCE

NEPC Miriam Manglani’s “Invisible Lines” is published by Kelsay Books and is available now. This is the poet’s first book. Purchase from Kelsay Books at: https://loom.ly/N28GLIM Purchase from Amazon at: https://loom.ly/XEHb6ZU