2018 Massachusetts Poetry Festival

The lives of women are celebrated in poems from the recently published anthology: Forgotten Women: A Tribute in Poetry. Several of the contributing poets will share work from the collection, which pays tribute to women from all walks of life: factory workers, artists, sharp-shooters, scientists, lighthouse keepers, mothers, wives, and others. As poet Patricia Spears Jones has said of this collection, “In an era where you'd think that women's lives would always be celebrated or considered, we find that women's lives and stories are often disrespected and dismissed." The poems in this reading present the compelling stories of some women who deserve our attention and respect.