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2021 Massachusetts Poetry Festival

Rebekah Wolman

San Francisco, CA

https://linktr.ee/RWolman

35 years ago, I declined acceptances to MFA programs in poetry and dedicated my time to a career in education. That chapter is now closed, and I've taken up the pen and notebook.

7:00pm EDT

Headline Reading with Victoria Chang and Khadijah Queen OnlineSamantha DeFlitch • Khadijah Queen • Emily Cooper • Victoria Chang • Samn Stockwell

12:30pm EDT

Verse Novels: Gateway to Poetry OnlineRajani LaRocca • Kip Wilson • Margarita Engle • Rebecca Caprara

3:00pm EDT

Beyond the First Book, a Conversation with Jay Deshpande and Kundiman OnlineJay Deshpande • Megan Pinto

5:30pm EDT

Art in Plain Sight: Writing in Response to Massachusetts Murals OnlineMaría Luisa Arroyo

2:15pm EDT

TEACHER TRACK: Poets Teaching Poetry in the Virtual Classroom OnlineOlivia Lawrance • Becca Van Horn • John McDonough

4:45pm EDT

State of Poetry Panel OnlineCristela Guerra • Tyehimba Jess • Martín Espada • Jen Benka • Jonathan Galassi

6:00pm EDT

Crossing Dimensions with Indigenous Poets OnlineMargaret Noodin • Kimberly Blaeser • LeAnne Howe • Gordon Henry

7:00pm EDT

Headline Reading with Porsha Olayiwola, Tyehimba Jess, and Naomi Shihab Nye, sponsored by The Grolier Poetry Book Shop OnlinePorsha Olayiwola • Tyehimba Jess • Naomi Shihab Nye

11:30am EDT

BLBC Presents: We Are Our Own Gods OnlineTeri Ellen Cross Davis • Katy Richey • Saida Agostini

2:45pm EDT

Drawing Inspiration from the Everyday: A Reading OnlineSandra Beasley • Khadijah Queen • Aricka Foreman • Kate Durbin