⭐Top Shelf Pour
Visit Riffraff this week for the return of their monthly works in progress series to hear new work from 5 local poets!
🏠 Brew-It at Home
During this challenge, writers will be encouraged to write, read, and engage daily and share updates within an online community. The rules? Write something new every day. Read 4 pages of a craft writing book. Share work for others to enjoy. Engage with fellow writers in the Audacious Writers Circle. It starts 9/1 & is $10/month to join. Because when you invest in something, even a small amount, you’re more likely to show up, stay consistent, and finish strong.
🗳 Spill the Tea
I’m still trying to finalize the TBR list for the Poetry Book Club before I follow-up & propose the first 3 reading selections to Lucas at Riffraff next week.
Some titles I’m considering:
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay
Lighthead by Terrence Hayes
Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim
📤 Pour Your Heart Out
🏘 Pour-trait of a Neighbor
Meet Cas & Spocka of Public Shop & Gallery
After receiving the special 6th anniversary edition of their newsletter, I knew I had to make space this week to give credit where credit is due: to the incredibly creative & wholly hospitable, Cas & Spocka. While I’ve mentioned their shop & gallery before (in my very first post actually!), it’s time I introduce you to the people behind Public, who’ve been hosting art exhibitions, community programming, and special events in PVD since 2019! I first met the founder couple back in May of 2024 when my sister’s artwork & my poem hung together on opening night of an art show at their old Sims Ave location. Since moving to Olneyville, I've visited them a handful of times, most recently for Art Lounge, where it costs you nothing to just show up & hang in their comfy, creative space. Cas & Spocka have been nothing but sweet & welcoming to me so it’s only right I repay the favor & ask you a favor on their behalf: if you’ve got room in the budget, click the link below to ensure they get the support they deserve—before it becomes urgent!
www.publicpvd.com/connect
📆 On Tap This Week
Disclaimer: All events are subject to change without notice. Please check event pages and social media for the most up to date information.
Wednesday, August 27
The Lilypad Variety Show | Wed., Aug. 27 | 10 p.m. | The Lilypad, 1253 Cambridge St, Cambridge
Visual Journals and Zines Online | Wed., Aug. 27 | 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston | $208.00
Thursday, August 28
Book Launch and Reading: SOFAR: Poems by Elizabeth Bradfield and Towards a Retreat by Samaa Abdurraqib | Thu., Aug. 28 | 5 p.m. | Provincetown
Free Verse | Thu., Aug. 28 | 6-9 p.m. | Boston | Free
Versatile Open Mic (Monthly) | Thu., Aug. 28 | 6-8 p.m. | Windsor Art Center, 40 Mechanic St, Windsor | Free
Works in Progress: POETRY | Thu., Aug. 28 | 7 p.m. | Riffraff Bookstore + Bar, 60 Valley St #107A, Providence
Saturday, August 30
Writing Group In-Person | Sat., Aug. 30 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Eastham Library, 190 Samoset Road, Eastham
Sunday, August 31
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Ashley Wonder | Sun., Aug. 31 | 7-10:30 p.m. | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
Poetry at Magazine Beach Park: DeWitt Henry, Anthony DiPietro, Angela Patten | Sun., Aug. 31 | 3:30-5 p.m. | Audubon Nature Center, Magazine Beach Park, 660 Memorial Dr, Cambridge
Monday, September 1
Slam Adams | Mon., Sep. 1 | 8 p.m. | Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, 30 Germania St, Boston
Tuesday, September 2
Poetry Reading: Ed Meek and Gloria Monaghan | Tue., Sep. 2 | 7-8 p.m. | Wellfleet Library, 55 West Main Street, Wellfleet
Writers Night Out with author Joshua Michael Stewart | Tue., Sep. 2 | 6-8 p.m. | Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton | Free
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