The application deadline for the following Advanced Workshops has been extended to Monday, May 31st:

• Advanced Poetry Workshop with Brionne Janae
• Advanced Revision and Submission Strategies: Nonfiction with Dorian Fox

Our advanced workshops are limited to 9 students to foster a closer and more rigorous learning experience. Don't wait – apply today!

Writers attending conferences - like last week's The Muse & The Marketplace 2021 - tend to react to the experience in one of two ways: despair or elation.

Camp #1 is overwhelmed with information. Too much of the advice they absorbed seemed contradictory or overly complicated. They’re not sure they even like agents and editors anymore. And dammit, if all those other attendees are trying to get published, how do they stand a chance? 

The Massachusetts Poetry Festival returns May 13-16, 2021.

The 2021 Festival will showcase an all-star roster of poets from across the Commonwealth and the country, including more than 50 events in total featuring well over 100+ poets. Headline poets include Victoria Chang, Jos Charles, Martín Espada, Tyehimba Jess, Patricia Spears Jones, Lang Leav, Khadijah Queen, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ariana Reines, Dara Wier, and more. You can learn more about these poets by going to their headliners page.

In addition to headline readings, panels, workshops and performances, this year’s …

Join Regie Gibson for a virtual performance of Letter and Spirit: Here, Among the Americans, which will use poetry, spoken word, and song to explore what it means to be an American

Join Mass Poetry and GrubStreet on Tuesday, March 16th at 7 PM EST on Zoom for a special "U18" edition of Mass Poetry's U35 reading series! You'll hear from an inspiring set of student features from Mass Poetry's school residencies and GrubStreet's youth writing programs. Register here.