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The city of Salem hosts the Massachusetts Poetry festival on Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6, featuring more than 150 poets. Events range from performances and readings to panel discussions and workshops.
Find a full listing of events on the MA Poetry Festival website.
Don't miss Salem State faculty, alumni and students at the following scheduled events:
College Slammers (features Salem State Students)
Friday May 4, 2018 9-10:30 pm
Hawthorne Hotel, Library Room 18 Washington Square W
What Poetry Means to Me: Stories about Poems, Poets, & Poetry (led by JD Scrimgeour)
Saturday May 5, 2018 9:30-11 pm
Salem Waterfront Hotel, Ballroom 1 225 Derby St, Salem
FDU MFA Poets: This Time It's Terminal (featuring Kevin Carey)
Friday May 4, 2018 3:45-4:45pm
Hawthorne Hotel, Skylark Room 18 Washington Square W, Salem
Lesser Heard Voices East and West: Poetry in Translation (featuring Kristine Doll)
Sunday May 6, 2018 1-2 pm
PEM Create Spaces 161 Essex St, Salem, MA
Poetry as Social Action: Panel Discussion, Hopeful Prompts (featuring Elisabeth Weiss Horowitz)
Saturday May 5, 2018 12:15-1:15 pm
Salem Waterfront Hotel, Ballroom 1 225 Derby St, Salem, MA
SSU alumnae Casey Lynn Roland is leading two workshops:
https://2018massachusettspoetryfestival.sched.com/speaker/caseylynnroland
Soundings East will have a table at the Small Press and Literary Fair on Saturday, May 5.