[New-Poetry] Mass Poetry

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From: Michael Ansara, The Massachusetts Poetry Festival <info at masspoetry.org>
Sent: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 4:07 pm
Subject: An Epic Celebration of Poetry


  
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Dear Friend, 



  



The very first Massachusetts Poetry Festival will take place in just seven weeks. 




As David Mehegan of the Boston Globe wrote: "Why has no one thought of doing this in Massachusetts before?" Well now we have. And we need to let everyone know about this historic event. 




For the very first time, gathering in one place will be a cross-section of Massachusetts poets: Robert Pinksy, Eileen Myles, Martin Espada, Lucy Brock-Broido, Regie Gibson, Rhine Espaillat, Richard Hoffman, Joyce Perseroff, XJ Kennedy, Marjorie Agosin, Joe Torra, Ed Sanders, Ann Killough, Lloyd Schwartz and even more. 



  



And along with them are workshops for young people, workshops for new poets, workshops for established poets, a small press fair with small presses from across the country, poetry with music, programs for teachers, intercollegiate student readings, high school student readings, slam and performance poetry, films, debates and more, all in Lowell this October 10th, 11th and 12th. You can see the whole schedule at 



  



www.masspoetry.org. 




We need you to help us spread the word.





Most events are free. There 
are tickets for the three headline readings on sale at the web site. 



  



www.masspoetry.org ; 




We need you to email your friends and encourage them to tell their friends. Please help us to make this first Massachusetts Poetry Festival a huge hit by letting your friends know what we have planned. 




This fall we need to stand up for Poetry. We need to make poetry visible. We need to make it part of our Commonwealth's future, not just our heritage. For one weekend we can celebrate poetry and poets, mingle with poets famous and unknown and about to be known, learn and teach, sing and be moved. We can bring our children and have them play and participate. We can be stirred, shaken and inspired. 




Again - take a quick look at what is planned: www.masspoetry.org and then please help by sending this on to your friends. 




Looking forward to seeing you in Lowell for an epic celebration of Poetry. 




Yours, 




Michael Ansara
For the Planning Committee, Massachusetts Poetry Festival 



















Massachusetts Poetry Festival 
http://masspoetry.org/
Office of Cultural Affairs & Special Events
375 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852
















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