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10 YEARS OF MASS POETRY!

Our 2018 headliners: Sonia Sanchez · Kaveh Akbar · Duy Doan · Jeffrey Harrison · Dorianne Laux · Erika Meitner · Carl Phillips · Nicole Sealey · Sean Thomas Dougherty · Rhina P. Espaillat

Purchase your button today at masspoetry.org/festival2018!

Featured Speakers

avatar for Kaveh Akbar

Kaveh Akbar

avatar for Sean Thomas Dougherty

Sean Thomas Dougherty

avatar for Rhina P. Espaillat

Rhina P. Espaillat

avatar for Nicole Sealey

Nicole Sealey

avatar for Carl Phillips

Carl Phillips

avatar for Dorianne Laux

Dorianne Laux

avatar for Duy Doan

Duy Doan

avatar for Erika Meitner

Erika Meitner

avatar for Jeffrey Harrison

Jeffrey Harrison

avatar for Sonia Sanchez

Sonia Sanchez

Speakers

avatar for Janet Aalfs

Janet Aalfs

Lotus Peace Arts
Founder and Director
avatar for Lucy Abbott

Lucy Abbott

Heart of Mirrors Tarot
Intuitive Reader
avatar for Hassanal Abdullah

Hassanal Abdullah

Shabdaguchha
Editor
avatar for Kathleen Aguero

Kathleen Aguero

avatar for Liz Ahl

Liz Ahl

Plymouth State University
Professor of English
avatar for Justen Ahren

Justen Ahren

Noepe Center for Literary Arts
founder and Director
avatar for Mary Akers

Mary Akers

r.kv.r.y. quarterly literary journal
Editor-in-chief
avatar for Cassandra de Alba

Cassandra de Alba

KA

Kimberly Alidio

avatar for Doug Anderson

Doug Anderson

avatar for Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

avatar for María Luisa Arroyo

María Luisa Arroyo

multilingual Boricua poet & educator
VR

Victorio Reyes Asili

avatar for M R Baird

M R Baird

Rachel Elion Baird
LB

Linda Bamber

avatar for Candida Rose Baptista

Candida Rose Baptista

Golden Rose Music
Vocalist/Educator
avatar for Jennifer Barber

Jennifer Barber

Suffolk/Salamander
Scholar in Residence/Editor
avatar for Stanley Barkan

Stanley Barkan

avatar for DeMisty D. Bellinger

DeMisty D. Bellinger

Fitchburg State University
Associate Professor
avatar for Carrie Bennett

Carrie Bennett

Boston University
HS

Holly St. John Bergon

avatar for Ben Berman

Ben Berman

THEN AGAIN
Author
avatar for Simeon Berry

Simeon Berry

avatar for Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

Director, MFA in Creative Writing
avatar for Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

avatar for Tamiko Beyer

Tamiko Beyer

avatar for Julia Bouwsma

Julia Bouwsma

avatar for Kevin Bowen

Kevin Bowen

avatar for William Brewer

William Brewer

avatar for Antoinette Brim

Antoinette Brim

Capital Community College
Associate Professor of English
avatar for Iva Brito

Iva Brito

MB

Michael Brown

avatar for Polly Brown

Polly Brown

Every Other Thursday Poets
avatar for Zella Brown

Zella Brown

avatar for Kimberly Burwick

Kimberly Burwick

WSU
avatar for Richard Cambridge

Richard Cambridge

writer
avatar for Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello

Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello

Miami Book Fair
Program Coordinator
avatar for Tina Cane

Tina Cane

avatar for Kevin Carey

Kevin Carey

CC

Christine Casson

Emerson College
Scholar- /Writer-in-Residence
avatar for Melissa Castillo-Garsow

Melissa Castillo-Garsow

avatar for Mollie Chandler

Mollie Chandler

Macmillan Learning
Associate Editor
avatar for Chen Chen

Chen Chen

avatar for Ching-In Chen

Ching-In Chen

University of Washington Bothell
avatar for Malia Chung

Malia Chung

avatar for Charles Coe

Charles Coe

avatar for Andrea Cohen

Andrea Cohen

avatar for Nadia Colburn

Nadia Colburn

Align Your Story
Poetry and Nonfiction Writer
avatar for Kimberly A. Collins

Kimberly A. Collins

avatar for Ginny Lowe Connors

Ginny Lowe Connors

Grayson Books
publisher
avatar for Wyn Cooper

Wyn Cooper

Wyn Cooper Editing
Editor
avatar for Steven Cramer

Steven Cramer

CC

Curtis Crisler

avatar for Dominique Cyprès

Dominique Cyprès

avatar for Tom Daley

Tom Daley

Tom Daley Workshops
Instructor
avatar for Jarita Davis

Jarita Davis

avatar for Cathie Desjardins

Cathie Desjardins

avatar for Rachel E DeWoskin

Rachel E DeWoskin

University of Chicago
Prof/Novelist
CD

Carol Dine

avatar for Kristine Doll

Kristine Doll

Salem State University
Professor, World Languages and Cultures
avatar for Margot Douaihy

Margot Douaihy

Franklin Pierce University
avatar for Amy Dryansky

Amy Dryansky

avatar for nicole terez dutton

nicole terez dutton

CM

Carlyn Marcus Ekstrom

avatar for Susan Elmslie

Susan Elmslie

Dawson College
Professor (poet & teacher)
avatar for R.G. Evans

R.G. Evans

JF

Joey Farber

SF

Seth Farber

avatar for Alan Feldman

Alan Feldman

avatar for Chanda Feldman

Chanda Feldman

Oberlin College
Visiting Professor of Creative Writing
avatar for David Ferry

David Ferry

MF

Miranda Field

EF

Eunice Flanders

avatar for Nick Flynn

Nick Flynn

JF

Jennifer Freed

EF

Erica Funkhouser

avatar for Mag Gabbert

Mag Gabbert

avatar for Robbie Gamble

Robbie Gamble

avatar for Danielle Georges

Danielle Georges

Lesley University
Professor
avatar for Regie Gibson

Regie Gibson

avatar for Kevin Goodan

Kevin Goodan

KG

Karin Gottshall

avatar for Joseph Gould

Joseph Gould

avatar for Kelle Groom

Kelle Groom

Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe
Low-residency MFA Faculty
VG

Vincent Guerra

avatar for Melissa Guillet

Melissa Guillet

15 Minute Field Trips
Consultant
avatar for Holly Guran

Holly Guran

JP

Jane Poirier Hart

avatar for James Haug

James Haug

avatar for Stephen Haven

Stephen Haven

avatar for Joyce Hayden

Joyce Hayden

Blue Angel Studio
Artist/ Owner
avatar for Gayle C. Heney

Gayle C. Heney

avatar for Greg Hill

Greg Hill

avatar for Krysten Hill

Krysten Hill

avatar for Mark Hillringhouse

Mark Hillringhouse

avatar for Carol Hobbs

Carol Hobbs

avatar for Richard Hoffman

Richard Hoffman

avatar for Elisabeth Weiss Horowitz

Elisabeth Weiss Horowitz

Salem State University
PH

Paul Hostovsky

avatar for Joan Houlihan

Joan Houlihan

avatar for Barbara Helfgott Hyett

Barbara Helfgott Hyett

PoemWorks
Director
avatar for Dennis Norris II

Dennis Norris II

Writer
avatar for Brionne Janae

Brionne Janae

avatar for Jennifer Jean

Jennifer Jean

24PearlStreet Online Writing Program at FAWC
Program Manager
avatar for Sonja Johanson

Sonja Johanson

avatar for Danielle Jones

Danielle Jones

avatar for Janine Joseph

Janine Joseph

Oklahoma State University/Virginia Tech
Associate Professor/Dean's Distinguished Visiting Scholar
GK

George Kalogeris

avatar for Kirun Kapur

Kirun Kapur

LB

Lauren Banks Killelea

avatar for Stephanie Kirkos

Stephanie Kirkos

avatar for Alice Kociemba

Alice Kociemba

Calliope—Poetry for Community
Founding Director
avatar for E. J. Koh

E. J. Koh

University of Washington
Researcher
avatar for Joy Ladin

Joy Ladin

Yeshiva University
Professor
avatar for K. T. Landon

K. T. Landon

avatar for Hannah Larrabee

Hannah Larrabee

avatar for Valerie Lawson

Valerie Lawson

Resolute Bear Press
Editor/Publisher
avatar for Jenna Le

Jenna Le

avatar for Joseph O. Legaspi

Joseph O. Legaspi

Kundiman
avatar for Deborah Leipziger

Deborah Leipziger

Author. Advisor. Poet
avatar for Gregg LeStage

Gregg LeStage

McKinsey & Co.
Consultant
avatar for Keegan Lester

Keegan Lester

avatar for Jeffrey Levine

Jeffrey Levine

avatar for Kali Lightfoot

Kali Lightfoot

Poet
avatar for Taylor Liljegren

Taylor Liljegren

Lexington High School
English Teacher
avatar for Kate Lindroos

Kate Lindroos

avatar for Frannie Lindsay

Frannie Lindsay

avatar for Matthew Lippman

Matthew Lippman

Beaver Country Day School
avatar for Margaree Little

Margaree Little

avatar for Anni Liu

Anni Liu

AL

Anne Loyer

avatar for Janet MacFadyen

Janet MacFadyen

Slate Roof Press
Managing Editor
avatar for Laurin Macios

Laurin Macios

avatar for Jacquelyn Malone

Jacquelyn Malone

LM

Lisa Mangini

avatar for Fred Marchant

Fred Marchant

Suffolk University
Emeritus Professor of English
avatar for Jennifer Martelli

Jennifer Martelli

The Mom Egg
Vox Editor
JM

Jeannie Martin

avatar for Gail Mazur

Gail Mazur

avatar for Kerrin McCadden

Kerrin McCadden

avatar for Jill McDonough

Jill McDonough

University of Massachusetts, Boston
Associate Professor
EM

Elizabeth McKim

avatar for Kevin McLellan

Kevin McLellan

avatar for Michael Medeiros

Michael Medeiros

The Emily Dickinson Museum
Public Relations Coordinator
avatar for Amy Merrill

Amy Merrill

avatar for Jennifer Militello

Jennifer Militello

avatar for Gloria Mindock

Gloria Mindock

avatar for Wendy Mnookin

Wendy Mnookin

AM

Ansley Moon

KA

Kamilah Aisha Moon

avatar for C. J. Morse

C. J. Morse

avatar for Donna Munro

Donna Munro

avatar for Daniel Nester

Daniel Nester

The College of Saint Rose
Associate Professor
avatar for Lesléa Newman

Lesléa Newman

avatar for Christopher Nye

Christopher Nye

Orion Magazine
Chair
avatar for Julie Danho O'Connell

Julie Danho O'Connell

avatar for January O'Neil

January O'Neil

Salem State University
Associate Professor
JO

Jeanne Obbard

avatar for Rebecca Hart Olander

Rebecca Hart Olander

Editor & Director / Perugia Press
Writing Teacher / Westfield State University
JO

Joseph Osmondson

LP

Lillie Paquette

avatar for Dawn Paul

Dawn Paul

Montserrat College of Art
Writing/Interdisciplinary Faculty
avatar for Elizabeth Paul

Elizabeth Paul

George Mason University
INTO Mason Graduate Pathway Instructor
avatar for Oliver de la Paz

Oliver de la Paz

College of the Holy Cross
Associate Professor
avatar for Beth Platow

Beth Platow

avatar for Ruby Poltorak

Ruby Poltorak

Rubies&Pearls Confections
Prop
avatar for Georgia Popoff

Georgia Popoff

Downtown Writers Center
Workshops Coordinator
avatar for Elizabeth Powell

Elizabeth Powell

avatar for Liz Queler

Liz Queler

Liz QUeler / The Edna Project
avatar for Pilar Quintana

Pilar Quintana

Grey Court Poets
poet, artist, musician, actor
RR

Raven Ramnath

avatar for Ed Rayher

Ed Rayher

avatar for Srinivas Reddy

Srinivas Reddy

Brown University
Visiting Assistant Professor
avatar for Steven Riel

Steven Riel

avatar for Casey Roland

Casey Roland

avatar for Aidan Rooney

Aidan Rooney

avatar for Wesley Rothman

Wesley Rothman

avatar for Paul Saint-Amand

Paul Saint-Amand

Northern Essex CC
avatar for Cheryl Savageau

Cheryl Savageau

avatar for Sue Scavo

Sue Scavo

Writing Vertically and Embodied Dreamwork
Teacher/Poet/Embodied Dreamworker
avatar for Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz

University of Massachusetts Boston
Frederick S. Troy Professor of English
avatar for J.D. Scrimgeour

J.D. Scrimgeour

avatar for Jocelyn Shen

Jocelyn Shen

avatar for Sara Siegel

Sara Siegel

avatar for Karen Skolfield

Karen Skolfield

avatar for Sarah Sousa

Sarah Sousa

avatar for Frederick Speers

Frederick Speers

avatar for Kathleen Spivack

Kathleen Spivack

Writer/teacher.
CS

Catherine Stearns

avatar for Nomi Stone

Nomi Stone

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